NSF and AIBS sign cooperative agreement for NEON project office
... of climate change on forests and agriculture, the emergence and spread of infectious diseases, and the causes and consequences of invasive species all result from complex interactions between human, natural and physical systems," said Elizabeth Blood, program director in NSF's division of biological infrastru...Algal contact as a trigger for coral disease
...he foundation blocks of coral reef ecosystems. The emergence of these diseases has occurred simultaneously with large increases in the abundance of seaweeds, called macroalgae. Macroalgae frequently interact with corals, usually by overgrowing them from their edges. In the October issue of Ecology Letters, Nug...Ecology of infectious diseases grants awarded
...tween human -induced environmental changes and the emergence and transmission of infectious diseases. Interdisc... in non human biodiversity have coincided with the emergence and re emergence of numerous infectious diseases around the world," said Sam Scheiner, EID program d...Missing genes may help explain why plague bacteria are so deadly
...ollow the precise molecular events that led to the emergence of this highly virulent bacterium," said LLNL biologist Emilio Garcia, who headed the research team. Knowledge of the genetic factors that contribute to the plague bacteria's virulence could aid researchers in developing better ways to detect, preve...New research suggests link between maternal diet and childhood leukemia risk
...of the more surprising results of the study is the emergence of protein sources, such as beef and beans, as a beneficial food group in lowering childhood leukemia risk. "The health benefits of fruits and vegetables have been known for a long time," said principal investigator Gladys Block, professor of epidemi...Viral suspect for amphibian decline traced to human spread through bait
...mander system is really a model for looking at the emergence of these diseases," he said....Highlights of American Chemical Society national meeting in Philadelphia, Aug. 22-26
...prevalence of highly resistant microorganisms, the emergence of new microbes and the existence of large numbers of immunosuppressed individuals in whom standard antimicrobial therapy is often not effective," says Ekaterina (Kate) Dadachova, Ph.D., assistant professor of nuclear medicine at the college. "Furthe...Study of flu patients reveals virus outsmarting key drug
...because of cost. Kawaoka emphasized that while the emergence of resistant flu virus was worrisome, the compound...ic value of these agents can be compromised by the emergence of drug-resistant mutants."...Gene duplication allowed pigs to have more babies
...n the number of aromatase genes coincided with the emergence of larger litter sizes. Ancestral hooved animals produced between one and two offspring at a time, whereas peccaries produce at least two offspring, and the true pigs, such as Sus scrofa, routinely have between three and four young. This evidence sug......nd within-sex allocation of cooperative effort and emergence of family structure." Suggesting traditional sexual selection theories are more complicated than the concept of "horny, handsome, warriors, and discreetly discerning damsels," Roughgarden will explain how selection follows social relationships, not ...Study finds anti-HIV protein evolved millions of years before the emergence of AIDS
...mechanism that evolved 32 million years before the emergence of HIV, according to new findings from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The research, by Harmit Malik, Ph.D., and colleagues in Fred Hutchinson's Basic Sciences Division, is available on the Public Library of Science Web site and will appear i...Antimalarial substances found in New Caledonian sponges
...pecies to the shallow-water reef environment. The emergence of drug-resistant forms of the malarial agent Plasmodium falciparum has made essential a search for new compounds to control it. Scientists specialized in natural substances, investigating the chemical structure and properties of the phloeodictines a...As humans alter land, infectious diseases follow
...ger a chain of events that manifests itself in the emergence of new diseases. An example cited in the report is the emergence of nipah virus in Malaysia and Singapore in 1999 when El Nino-fueled fires are thought to have drive...Bacterial protein recycling factor possible key to new class of antibiotics
...t is humans versus bacteria," says Kaji. "With the emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens, this will be the best avenue of devising new antibiotics." Thirty Years of Searching The ribosome is the structure within cells on which amino acids are strung together to make proteins with the aid of transfer R...New public policy & aging report highlights facts and fiction about anti-aging medicine
...s, and ethical issues associated with the possible emergence of a "long-lived" society. Case Western Reserve University Professor Robert Binstock begins the issue with an overview of the anti-aging medicine debate as it has played out in recent years - remarking on issues that would emerge in a society populat...UC Riverside researchers discover new way to identify cell growth
...covered marker as a diagnostic tool to monitor the emergence of cancer. The unwanted 'awakening' of cells from the dormant phase can result in uncontrolled cell growth that is loosely referred to as cancer. "We have developed a tool (antibody) that detects the novel marker and identifies growing cells," Sauer ...Antibiotic resistance risk from triclosan questioned
...bacterium Escherichia coli to triclosan led to the emergence of triclosan-resistance in the organism, which researchers believed might select for antibiotic resistance. In the research released today, Andrew McBain and his colleagues have discovered that the ability of E. coli to develop resistance is not sha...From biodefense to prostate cancer offense
...te cancer untreatable. "Preventing or delaying the emergence of androgen independence, and perhaps even reversing it after it has occurred, would provide new treatment options and greatly impact overall patient survival," Mack says. Gumerlock also received a second, 18-month grant for $111,000 to exploit two ...The cicadas are coming, the cicadas are coming: Research on 'Brood X' cicadas focus of briefing
...ed with millions of the bugs. A particularly heavy emergence will also occur in the Washington, D.C., metro area. Among other topics, the scientists will discuss how human alteration of forests affects cicadas. Cicadas are drawn to the forest edge; because eastern forests have grown since the last emergence, ...... communications in the 19th century as well as the emergence of modern historical concepts that have developed from the tension between events and process since the end of the 18th century. The project will focus on the effectiveness of the media in different cultures as well as how media and media techniques ...