Houston minority graduation rises in sciences, engineering as result of UH-led alliance
...can and Pacific Islander descent in STEM fields to ensure that scientific advancements reflect the needs of all sectors of our society. Established in 1999, H-LSAMP has been approved for phase II of the program with another five-year NSF grant in the amount of $5 million, starting Oct. 1, 2004. H-LSAM...Landmark gene agreement announced by Samoan government and UC Berkeley for anti-AIDS drug Prostratin
...temisinin. "A microbial source for Prostratin will ensure a plentiful, high-quality supply if it is approved as an anti-AIDS drug," said Keasling, who also is a faculty affiliate with the California Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research (QB3) and head of the Synthetic Biology Department at Lawrence...Landmark agreement between Samoa and UC Berkeley could help search for AIDS cure
...temisinin. "A microbial source for Prostratin will ensure a plentiful, high-quality supply if it is approved as an anti-AIDS drug," said Keasling, who also is a faculty affiliate with the California Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research (QB3) and head of the Synthetic Biology Department at Lawrence...Half-million dollar landmark achieved for the Methuselah Mouse Prize
... the best and most effective way that you can help ensure that human biological rejuvenation technologies are developed and widely available as quickly as possible. The future return on your investment is a longer, healthier, and ultimately better quality of life for yourself and your loved ones."...... therapeutic to its correct location of action and ensure that pharmacological activity is maintained for an adequate duration once there." Professor Duncan's research (funded by CRC, now Cancer Research UK) led to the transfer of the first polymer-based anticancer conjugates into clinical trial. She poin...Fortifying food with folic acid benefits babies
...ortification of some foods with folic acid to help ensure that all women of childbearing age increased their intake of this vitamin. Dr. Catherine McCourt, from the Population and Public Health Branch, Health Canada, and her colleagues from other Canadian institutes studied the effects of this folic acid fo...Researchers ID chlorophyll-regulating gene
...s probably an evolutionary development designed to ensure seed survival among higher plants. Primitive plants, such as mosses and some species of fern, thrive in moist, humid environments where their spores can stay safely above the soil surface. But all higher plants - from grasses to trees to agr...Flexible pain relief with morphine-free poppy
...t of the world's legal poppy crops and Norman will ensure Tasmania stays an international leader in pharmaceutical development from poppy compounds. This research is supported by voluntary contributions from industry with matched funding for R&D from the Australian Government through HAL and is a collabor...Enzyme maintaining chromosome ends is linked to bone cancer recurrence, decreased survival
...elomeres in order to protect their chromosomes and ensure the cells survive and multiply. However, a minority of cancers use a poorly understood mechanism called "alternative lengthening of telomeres" (ALT) to maintain telomeres. "Osteosarcoma is different from most cancers," Dome said. "Many osteosarcoma...Anthrax enzyme images reveal secrets of antibiotic resistance, suggest new drug design
... academic institutions fill in the research gap to ensure we will have effective treatments for these infections in the years ahead."...NSF awards 22 new projects for plant genome research
...es, which play a central role in cell division and ensure that the newly divided cells each receive a set of chromosomes. A growing challenge is how to handle the massive amounts of data coming out of ongoing genomics projects and to make it readily accessible to the broader community of students, resear...Binocular rivalry: Fulfilling visual expectations
... present in any given part of the visual world. To ensure that rivalry was not generated until a late stage of visual processing, the experimenters used images of walking human figures visible only via lights placed on their joints. This sparse visual stimulus has long been known to provide a compelling imp...US investment firm gives away Rhode Island-sized lands in Chile
...le Fund in a novel and powerful alliance that will ensure conservation in the region in perpetuity. The announcement was made last Friday in Chile. "This announcement underscores the important role the private sector can, and must, play in the efforts to save wildlife and conserve wild lands," said Dr. S...Information system to help scientists analyze mechanisms of social behavior
...tting significant resources behind this project to ensure that it demonstrates the great potential of genomic biology." New genome technology will underlie the BeeSpace efforts in biology and informatics research. "In biology research, we will develop the first complete analysis of the normal behavior of an...9/11 search-and-rescue dogs exhibit few effects from exposure to disaster sites
...uture studies," Otto said. "Not only will it help ensure the health and safety of search-and-rescue dogs, but it will also help anticipate human disease as well."...European common frog found to use novel mating strategy
... strategy is a good way for the frog population to ensure that as many genes as possible are passed on to succeeding generations, particularly when there are far more males than females. Despite the lack of reports of similar behavior elsewhere in Europe, clutch piracy may even be common in Rana temporaria,...Researchers report new gene test for isolated cleft lip and palate
... best to apply these types of tests clinically and ensure that they truly benefit the families and their children." Isolated clefts arise during fetal development from a dynamic interplay of genes, diet, and environmental factors, and current research tools are just beginning to cut through the complexity. ...$18 million bioinformatics center to become weapon against deadly diseases
...ntal research and the bioinformatics efforts." To ensure such cooperation, the center's outreach and training for experimental researchers will be led by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. "This group has had extensive experience in...Optimizing protein's 'death domain' halts leukemia in laboratory study
...number of molecules known as BH3-only proteins. To ensure that cells destroy themselves when appropriate, despite contrary signals from anti-death molecules, BH3-only proteins contain a peptide subunit, termed "BH3", that is made of amino acids and functions as a critical "death domain." This subunit forms ...Computer models expose humans as main cause of caribou decline
...Weclaw believes that even more needs to be done to ensure the continued survival of the caribou in northern Alberta. "We need to get all interested parties together to work on solutions to protect the caribou. Our research suggests that if things continue as they are now, soon we won't have anymore caribou ...