Newly Discovered Gene Halts Cell Division and May Have Cancer Link
...rch, and education in cancer. Throughout its long, distinguished history, the Center has played a leadership role in defining the standards of care for patients with cancer. Memorial Sloan-Kettering was recently named the nation's best cancer center for the fourth consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report ....Bigger Biology Tackled Through Keyboards
...cs at LosAlamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, distinguished for his work inimmunology and for recent theoretical work fundamental in developing newtreatments for AIDS....High Levels of Vitamin C Prove Toxic to HIV
...rch, and education in cancer. Throughout its long, distinguished history, the Center has played a leadership role in defining the standard of care for patients with cancer. In 1996, Memorial Sloan-Kettering was named the nations best cancer center for the fourth consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report....Herpes-Based Gene Therapy Is Key To Promising Liver Tumor Vaccine
... and education in cancer. Throughout its long and distinguished history, Memorial Sloan-Kettering has played a leadership role in defining the standard of care for persons with cancer. In 1996, Memorial Sloan-Kettering was named the nation's best cancer center by U.S. News and World Report for the fourth yea...American Fisheries Society Conference Attracting 2,000 Plus Scientists To Explore "Interfacing"
...leagues. In addition, a plenary session with eight distinguished speakers is scheduledfor Monday, August 25, from 8 a.m. to noon. A trade show of more than 40companies and agencies runs concurrently with most of the conference, and AFSmembers install new officers and vote on any policy statements or resolutionsdur...Study Shows Hereditary Legacy Of Radiation Exposure
...ne of the embryos has a special marker so it canbe distinguished from the other). If there are fewer cells from the cellsthat received radiation, then they have a growth disadvantage from inheritedDNA damage, according to Wiley. Wiley said she found a significant reduction in cell reproduction andgrowth in the of...Virologists Track New Influenza Threat
...15 different types of influenza distinguished by variations in their surface proteins. People and other mammals commonly get H1, H2 and H3 influenza and have antibodies that can fight off infection for those types. The......ngoing drug design efforts." Helicases are enzymes distinguished by their ability to unwind regions ofdouble-stranded RNA or DNA, in preparation for replication or transcription ofgenetic information. In the case of hepatitis C, the NS3 helicase functions tounwind double-stranded viral RNA complexes. The resulti...AAAS Honors Three USGS Scientists As Fellows
...r his geologic and geographic research.Moore had a distinguished career in astrogeology and was involved in selectingthe landing site for the Mars Pathfinder. Moore died suddenly in September 1998,three days after being elected an AAAS fellow. The American Association for the Advancement of Science is the largest ...Memorial Sloan-Kettering Investigators
...arch, and educationin cancer. Throughout its long, distinguished history, the Center has played aleadership role in defining the standard of care for patients with cancer. In1997, Memorial Sloan-Kettering was named the nation's best cancer center for thefifth consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report....Hultgren Receives Prestigious Eli Lilly Award
...list as the previous recipients, which includemany distinguished microbiologists. I also have had the great fortune to workwith extremely talented and dedicated graduate students, postdoctoral fellowsand a research technician at Washington University. This award recognizes theiroutstanding achievements." H......Ph.D., will host a presidential symposiumfeaturing distinguished scientists who will discuss challenges for chemistry inthe 21st century, including the interface of chemistry and biology and theemerging new materials of nanotechnology. A second panel will debate the futureof federal support for research and devel...New Gene Therapy Technique Results In 60 Percent Tumor Regression Rate
...hese new studies confirm that, says Thomas Wagner, distinguished professorof molecular and cellular biology at Ohio University and principle investigatoron the T7 project at the Edison Biotechnology Institute. The benefit to using T7for gene therapy, Wagner says, is that the genes expressed using this method aretr...Prostate Cancer Switch May Yield Map Of Cancer Machinery, Targets For Drugs
...he researchers said. Prostate cancers are distinguished by their tendency to linger at arelatively benign stage for many years, but to suddenly transform into a deadlyform that spreads, or metastasises, throughout the body. The scientists are Russ Carstens and Mariano Garcia-Blanco of the DukeUni...Growth Factors Shown To Increase Vitamin C In The Immune System
...arch, andeducation in cancer. Throughout its long, distinguished history, the Centerhas played a leadership role in defining the standard of care for patientswith cancer. In 1997, Memorial Sloan-Kettering was named the nation's bestcancer center for the fifth consecutive year by U.S.News and World Report . Link...Stanford Microbiologist Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
...vement Award. The award, which is given tohonor a distinguished scientist for a lifetime of outstanding contributions infundamental biomedical research in any of the microbiological sciences, will bepresented at the General Meeting of the ASM, May 17-21, 1998 in Atlanta,Georgia. Dr. Yanofsky, who is being recogni...New Fossil Discoveries Clinch Ancient Age Of Human Ancestor
...at the University of Missouri; and Alan C. Walker, distinguished professor of anthropology and biology at Penn State. The researchers, who first named the new species Australopithecus anamensis, in a paper published in Nature in 1995 based on 22 fossils discovered in northern Kenya, now have unearthed 38 add......and at the University of Sheffield inEngland, have distinguished between potential mechanisms by which the FHIT geneworks in preventing cancer development. A report of the researchers' work appears May 12 in the Proceedings ofthe National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Brenner and his colleagues used ...Schmidt-Nielsen Autobiography Details Scientific Adventures
...dhood in his native Norway, with a father whowas a distinguished chemist and a mother who was a patient educator. Schmidt-Nielsen'sinterest in animal adaptation had a family history, for his grandfatherwas well-known for an experiment in which he introduced saltwater floundersto a freshwater lake in Norway. Schmi......M. AGU Honors Ceremony and Reception. A group of distinguished scientistsand a science writer will receive prestigious AGU awards. This event is open toregistered media representatives. Boston Marriott Hotel, Copley Place. Followedimmediately by: 7:30 PM. Honors Banquet. Open to the media, but a ticket ($40...