Landmark gene agreement announced by Samoan government and UC Berkeley for anti-AIDS drug Prostratin
...eley's Vice Chancellor for Research Beth Burnside, gives Samoa and UC Berkeley equal shares in any commercial proceeds from the genes. Samoa's fifty-percent share is allocated to the government, to villages, and to the families of healers who first taught ethnobotanist Dr. Paul Alan Cox how to use the pla...Landmark agreement between Samoa and UC Berkeley could help search for AIDS cure
...eley's Vice Chancellor for Research Beth Burnside, gives Samoa and UC Berkeley equal shares in any commercial proceeds from the genes. Samoa's 50 percent share will be allocated to the government, to villages, and to the families of healers who first taught ethnobotanist Dr. Paul Alan Cox how to use the pl...Lycopene slows human prostate tumour growth in mice and combined with vitamin E is even better
...ed that high intake of lycopene a carotinoid that gives the red colour to tomatoes and other fruits is associated with a reduced risk of prostate cancer. But, these observational findings have now been underpinned by new research demonstrating a beneficial effect in human prostate tumours grown in mice. ...UT Southwestern receives $1.78 million grant for obesity research as part of NIH Roadmap initiative
..., so it's a common problem. The Dallas Heart Study gives us a real snapshot of what the exact prevalence is in Dallas," Dr. Malloy said. "There also are underlying conditions, such as fatty liver, that would never be identified in the population without those people having participated in the study. Fatty ...Scientists sequence genome of kind of organism central to biosphere's carbon cycle
...ucted at its Joint Genome Institute in California, gives insight into how the diatom species Thalassiosira pseudonana prospers in the marine environment, Armbrust says. It's important to understand because diatoms like Thalassiosira pseudonana and other phytoplankton are vital components of the biosphere's...DNA lends scientists a hand, revealing new chemical reactions
...ic molecules onto short strands of DNA, which then gives the reactants the opportunity to react by zipping together. Their work draws upon an innovative technique, known as "DNA-templated synthesis," that uses DNA to code not for RNA or proteins but instead for synthetic molecules. The researchers, led by ...Phase II trials of second-generation antisense cancer drug planned following successful early study
...Being able to identify the active dose in this way gives us confidence that the Phase II dose of the drug that we have selected is the appropriate one. The Phase II studies are of a more conventional design, looking at response rates from OGX-011 plus standard chemotherapy in patients with metastatic hormo...Cancer vaccine based on pathogenic listeria bacteria shows promise targeting metastases
...s the antigen into exactly the pathway we want and gives us a robust antigen-specific response." Listeria also can avoid antibodies, whereas other microbial vectors set up an antibody response that prevents them from being used more than once. A listeria-based cancer vaccine could thus be given periodicall......w crews to take advantage of the cooler air, which gives more lift to the helicopter. The truck carrying the jacketed dinosaur skeleton pieces will arrive at the Utah Museum of Natural History where this precious cargo will be carefully unloaded and one of the jackets will be cut open at the museum either ...Grant advances biochemical engineering laboratory
...hat have more value than the crops themselves. It gives farmers one more way to market what they grow." Tech's biochemical engineering initiative also has received major equipment support from Cargill, as well as scholarship support from Broin and Associates, a Sioux Falls-based company. "Industrial supp...Binocular rivalry: Fulfilling visual expectations
...al information. The separation between our eyes gives us two slightly different views of the world. Ordinarily, our brain will fuse these two views to add depth to our visual world. However, if the two eyes' images are so different that they cannot be fused, we experience "binocular rivalry" a process ...22nd amino acid synthesized and added to genetic code of e. coli bacteria
...de in an organism like E. coli," Krzycki said. "It gives us some new insight into how the genetic code evolved, that's the take-home message." Chan called the project itself "a great example of how researchers in chemistry and biology can come together to solve some important fundamental scientific questio...The American Phytopathological Society announces 2004 awards
...Subbarao, University of California-Davis. Syngenta gives this award to an APS member for an outstanding recent contribution to teaching, research, or extension in plant pathology. ...Molecule awakens and maintains neural connections
...l. This treatment impaired dendrite growth, "which gives us hints that there is a signaling pathway within the cell activated by Dasm1 that we need to explore," she said. The next step, the researchers say, is to knock out the Dasm1 gene in mice to see whether the observations they have made in isolated b...OutFoxed! New research may redefine late-stage cardiac development
...erstanding the earliest steps in heart development gives us insight into the possible genetic causes of the dramatic heart defects exhibited by so many newborn babies, " says Morrisey. During normal embryonic development in mammals, pre-cardiac cells form the bilateral cardiac primordia two symmetrical, tu...Hunting illusive signs of natural selection
...kes 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 identify genes that were naturally selected, it is important to know the demographic history of the popu...Bone marrow cells routinely help with wound healing
...help form the matrix of the skin. Collagen is what gives your skin its tough nature. It's expandable, and it's tough. You cannot break your skin without a sharp object. The reason is because of the collagen content, a scaffolding that is very strong." ...Natural mineral locks up carbon dioxide
... not need high temperatures. In fact, the reaction gives off heat. Our method is much less energy expensive." The researchers, who also include John M. Andresen, director of the Consortium for Premium Carbon Products from Coal (CPCPC), the Energy Institute; Yinzhi Zhang, post doctoral fellow, the Energy ...Study reveals first genetic step necessary for prostate cancer growth
...allows us to closely mimic what happens in man and gives us a glimpse into the natural history of the disease that we haven't had before." Greenberg developed a widely used genetically engineered strain of mice that develops prostate cancer at the Baylor College of Medicine prior to joining Fred Hutchinson...New imaging technology at Joslin shown to detect early signs of type 1 diabetes
...ences, show that a powerful new imaging technology gives scientists a glimpse into the earliest stages of the inflammatory process leading to type 1 diabetes in laboratory animals. The new findings one day may be useful for predicting whether and when diabetes will develop in humans. Type 1 diabetes is...