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...nt of cancer in a mouse model. "However, our data fit in with the general picture that lycopene and vitamin E may have chemopreventative effects on prostate cancer. Therefore we would certainly recommend that all men regularly eat lycopene and vitamin E-rich foods: for example, all kinds of processed to...Scientists sequence genome of kind of organism central to biosphere's carbon cycle
...hree or four microns in width as many as 70 could fit in the width of a human hair Thalassiosira pseudonana is among the smallest diatoms. Like its brethren, it is encased by a frustule, a rigid cell wall delicately marked with pores in patterns distinctive enough for scientists to tell the species ap...Award winning researchers reveal potential new role for Glivec
...tivated." Said Professor Cvitkovic: "These results fit perfectly the FNAB objectives supporting research using tissue sample biopsy for molecular analysis to select more accurately patients who could benefit from targeted therapeutics. We are confident that this approach will first benefit patients by ta...Green, leafy spinach may soon power cellphones and laptops
...o 20 nanometers wide. Around 100,000 of them would fit on the head of a pin. "They are the smallest electronic circuits I know of," said researcher Marc A. Baldo, assistant professor of electronic engineering and computer science at MIT. Baldo and other researchers from MIT, the University of Tennessee...JCI table of contents September 15, 2004
...therosclerosis prevention. Furthermore these data fit well with previous work that indicated that low doses of aspirin, which inhibits TXA2 more than PGI2, has been used as anti-platelet therapy for the prevention of myocardial infarction and recurrence of strokes. TITLE: Roles of thromboxane A2 and pro...Picking prostanoids to provide protection
...therosclerosis prevention. Furthermore these data fit well with previous work that indicated that low doses of aspirin, which inhibits TXA2 more than PGI2, has been used as anti-platelet therapy for the prevention of myocardial infarction and recurrence of strokes....DuPont developing new protective suits for military, first responders
...rmeable to aerosols and biological agents and will fit compactly in a small duffel bag. "In this post-9/11 environment, first responders and firefighters throughout the country are saying they need improved protection from weapons of mass destruction without compromising the weight and existing protecti...Breaking new ground in germ cell guidance
...nt (Akira Nakamura, Team Leader; Kobe, Japan) have fit a new piece into this jigsaw with findings recently published in the online edition of Development , describing an intriguing new model of germ cell migration involving a pair of guidance molecules, Wunen and Wunen2, and their discrete activities in ...Hunting illusive signs of natural selection
...tally provide a change that makes individuals more fit for their environment and gives them an advantage. These individuals are more fit and reproduce more, increasing the prevalence of that particular trait in the population. "To ident......ne that looked like the Smac N-terminal domain and fit into the groove of IAP that triggers it to unleash caspases. And they found one that responds nearly identically in terms of concentration, but it's resistant to proteases and it can penetrate the cell membrane just like other small molecules," said ...NIGMS funds Center for Quantitative Biology
... community. The goals and approaches of the center fit squarely with the NIGMS mission, according to Jeremy M. Berg, Ph.D., NIGMS director. "The Princeton center advances NIGMS efforts to move into new areas of science, foster multidisciplinary collaboration, and enhance research training. It also joi...Tiny collars fitted on youngest-ever tiger cubs
...growing cubs-weigh just over five ounces and would fit well on a large house cat. These devices will give researchers crucial insights into the lives of tiger cubs in the Russian Far East and ways of improving the survival and reproduction of the largest of the cat species. "Through radio telemetry, we'v...Streptococcus infects humans by thwarting blood clotting
...ore toxic to these mice than the normal mice. This fit with the idea that streptokinase was an important component of the pathogenicity of strep. "I didn't really think that this would work, because it seemed unlikely that, since pathogenicity seemed to be such a complex process, one factor could have su...Columbia, Stony Brook, Guidant to develop biological pacemaker based on gene & cell therapies
... pacemaker, one that can vary the heart's beats to fit the body's needs, as is required during variations in exercise or emotion. "The opportunity to translate this important technology from basic research into human therapy fits in with our mission at Columbia University Medical Center," said Gerald D...Virus known for its photo ops makes its movie screen debut
... multiple copies. Before infection, these proteins fit together to form a hexagonal shape. Together with the 12 legs that extend from the T4's tail to grasp the victim E. coli, the virus resembles an Apollo moon lander. When the T4 approaches "touchdown" on an E. coli's cell membrane, the baseplate's pro...Study reveals surprising 'remodeling' property of gene regulation process
...dense it into structures called chromatin that can fit inside a cell's nucleus. It was historically assumed that nucleosomes were uniformly distributed throughout the genome and that this distribution was unchanging.The new study overturns this assumption, the UNC researchers said. "Except for at a few g...Ancient brewery discovered on mountaintop in Peru
...re about the scale of chicha production and how it fit into the political life of Wari lords on Cerro Bal," said Dr. Williams, who specializes in the anthropology of South American empires, and the use of chemical and geophysical science in archaeology....Gene defects found in age-related macular degeneration
...seen a change in one only person, it wouldn't have fit our concept of the disease, and we would have probably ignored it completely." Stone emphasized that future searches for causative mutations of AMD must be painstaking in their precision and involve large numbers of patients. "It may well be that so...What are babies thinking before they start talking?
...pace. For example, the distinction between a tight fit versus a loose fit is marked in Korean but not in English. A cap on a pen would be a tight fit relationship, while a pe...Lack of immune system protein prevents lupus-like condition in mice
... genetically modified line of mice continued to be fit even after pristane exposure. Created by National Institutes of Health researcher and coauthor Pamela L. Schwartzberg, the mice lack the SAP gene. "The mice appear to be generally healthy," Peng says. "They have none of the lupus-like symptoms of the...