New Discovery About Genes Has Implications For Genetic Therapy
...important implications for potential future use in guiding genetic therapy. Current techniques can insert new information into genes but exactly where that information is transferred is often left to chance. The new intron approach could allow researchers to insert new information at specific sites along...Researchers To Investigate Years Before Menopause
...nges could benefit many women. For example, in guiding women and their physicians in making choices about hormone replacement therapy." "This research would not be possible without the Tremin Trust," says Wood. "The dedication of these women is amazing." The Tremin Trust, begun at the Un...Researchers Investigate Years Before Menopause
...o modelchanges could benefit women in such ways as guiding women and their physiciansin making choices about hormone replacement therapy. "This research would not be possible without the Tremin Trust," Woodtold attendees today (Feb. 15) at the annual meeting of the American Associationfor the Advance...Heart and Soul: The Blood Vessels And Brain Use Common Guide
...s only logical that there would be a mechanism for guiding bloodvessel growth, he adds. Though at first glance, blood vessels appear lessintricate than neuronal circuits--mere plumbing to carry blood, one mightthink--they do form an exquisite structure that is largely identical in allpeople. What is behind t...Babbitt To Help Explore Depths Of Lake Tahoe
.... This project is a classic case of sound science guiding environmentalrestoration." Babbitt will go aboard the USGS research vessel, the Inland Surveyor, toobserve the use of acoustic sonar by U.S. Geologic Survey scientists. Thistechnology will allow development of high-resolution, 3-dimensional...What Makes An Arm An Arm And A Leg A Leg
..., as researchers began toisolate genes involved in guiding the growth and development of limbs, it becameobvious that the crucial signals for limb patterning were present in all four"limb buds"--the outgrowths on the sides of an embryo's trunk that represent thebeginnings of the future limbs. If the same sig...UT Southwestern Researchers Find Way To Control Gene Activity, Opening Way For Cancer Drugs
...o get PNAs intocells, and we have determined rules guiding their ability to block DNA and RNAtargets." The scientists introduced PNAs into cells by adding a lipid -- a fat-solublesubstance. This method allowed delivery of PNAs into the nucleus in almost 100percent of the tests on two different cell lines, Co...USGS assesses nation's biological resources at century end
...cores the essential need for science to be used in guiding decisionson resource management. Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt, said, "This study is a CT scan ofour nation, and like a doctor, it can give us a diagnosis as to what weneed to do to restore the health of our living landscapes. The rest is ...USGS studies wildfire ecology in the western United States
...hlands of California, fire has been a strong force guiding the evolution of local plant life, and a constant regulator of ecological communities. In many desert habitats, on the other hand, fires have been far less frequent, but represent a more severe disturbance when they do occur. Scientists and mana...Scientists discover addition of new brain cells in highest brain area
...ich had never been seenbefore, may prove useful in guiding therapeutic cells to desired sites in thebrain that have lost their functioning neurons through disease or injury. "It shows there are natural mechanisms in the brain that, someday, might beharnessed for therapeutic purposes to replenish damaged area...Errant nerve cells risk a clockwork death
...g from one side of thespinal cord migrate toward a guiding structure at the base of the developingspinal cord known as the floor plate. They then are directed along the floorplate by chemical cues, covering a distance of nearly a centimeter, beforedeparting for their final target on the other side of the spi...New Cosumnes River research partnership announced
...sumnes Research Group is of critical importance in guiding the preserve's management and restoration activities, said Mike Eaton, director of The Nature Conservancy's Cosumnes River/Delta Project. "We expect this program to become a model for collaboration elsewhere. We also recognize the tremendous research...This is your adolescent brain on alcohol
...g things that will help them chart their future by guiding academic and career decisions. But if students are drinking so heavily that it's affecting their brain functioning, they may not be able to get as much out of educational opportunities. This could significantly disrupt their future choices, chances...BioOne appoints first board of directors
...the Board. The BioOne Board is responsible for guiding BioOne's policies and progress. BioOne's Board of Directors is comprised of ten individuals from the five organizations that are collaborating to create BioOne: AIBS, SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), University of K......tibody development," Ravetch says. "The assumption guiding antitumor therapy has been that there are specific molecules needed for tumor-cell growth, and if you want to stop the tumor you definitely have to target those molecules. Now we're learning that how the antibody binds to the tumor cell may be far le...UC Berkeley biologist disputes current dogma that genetic mutation is the cause of cancer
...that has dominated thinking for the past 15 years, guiding research and dictating how doctors detect and prevent cancer. One field that would feel the impact is cancer screening. "Rather than looking for mutations in biopsied cells, we should look for aneuploidy as a sign of early cancer," said Duesberg, a p...Alleviating and managing pain in animals is focus of new guidebook
... is targeted toward advancing pain recognition and guiding practitioners on various management techniques and concepts," said lead author William J. Tranquilli, a veterinarian and professor of veterinary clinical medicine. "This kind of knowledge is the key to improving patient care in instances where acute...Computing the connections between proteins
...gn, the scientists used this relationship as their guiding principle - developing an algorithm capable of determining the genetic changes necessary to boost association rates. Dr. Schreiber: "A common approach to improving protein affinity is to create a large pool of mutations and discover the optimal co...Genetic 'switch' key to biotech patent royalties
...d. He has mentored 15 different graduate students, guiding their research in organic chemistry, biochemistry and molecular biology. As the only university in the state to have its curriculum accredited by the American Chemical Society, UAF's undergraduate and graduate programs in chemistry, biochemistry, m......sfully demonstrate the role of a molecular motor guiding the spindle during mitosis -- a small step for a cell's nucleus and a giant leap for cellular life. The mitosis studies at Cornell were funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health. Related World Wide Web sites: The following ...