New 'Twist' In Proteins Offers Possible Route To Improved Antibiotics
...et for a new generation of antibiotics designed to home inon the structure. The left-handed structure also offers a new "twist"to biochemists attempting to design and construct proteins for use as medicinesand chemical probes. The researchers' next step will be to pinpoint the LpxA enzyme's "activ...Children Become Gorillas In VR Zoo
...on Interpretive Center, against thebackdrop of the home of Zoo Atlanta's most famous gorilla, Willie B. I...cal gorilla family. In reality, thishabitat is the home of Willie B, a 439-lb silverback male, and hisfamily -- Kinyani, Shamba, the pregnant Mia Moja, Choo...DNA Techniques Allow Scientists To Become Pollution Detectives.
...bloodedanimals," said Mark Tamplin, a professor of home economics atUF/IFAS. "By testing the E. coli (present in fecal matter) forantibiotic resistance and looking at the DNA chains, we can tellif it is human pollution or animal pollution. Different animalswill have different E. coli and will have greater...Duke's Russian Laser Making Ultraviolet Light And Gamma Rays
...electron laser(FEL) has begun operating at its new home at Duke University, where investigatorsexpect to harness it soon for medical research such as improved laser surgicaltechniques. The device also is producing intense beams of gamma rays, which other physicistshope will help answer major questions in...Plants Have Future As Environmental Clean-Up Agents
... going to be the case in Riley County, which isthe home county of both K-State and the city of Manhattan. Facingclean-up costs at a closed landfill, they drew on K-State's expertisein the area of bioremediation for a solution. Drawing on work by both students and faculty, the county decidedto adopt biore...KU Researcher Eyes The Rain Forest Through The Trees
...ss than 7 percent of the earth's surface, they are home to more than half of all plant and animal species. "I have worked in many tropical rain forests where there are more tree species in 10 hectares - about 25 acres - than in all of the United States and Canada," she said. "That's a remarkable array of ...Christmas Bird Count: Another Holiday Tradition
...ver time. The USGS now has a Christmas Bird Count home page on the Internet, showing full color maps of bird distribution in the U.S. and Canada for the past 30 years. Visit the site at: http://www.mbr.nbs.gov/bbs/cbc.html And when others are stuck with a mere partridge in a pear tree, you can ...Moving DNA Molecules With Magnetic Tweezers
...like shape. Wirtz used themagnetic tweezers in his home city of Brussels, Belgium, tobecome the first scientist to measure the friction coefficient--force divided by velocity--of a single DNA molecule. In 1995, hisfindings were published in Physical Review Letters. He joined thefaculty of Hopkins' Whiting......m maps and written reportsto our latest electronic home page on the Internet -- we are striving toserve ...tem, with computerlinks to schools, libraries, and home computers through the World Wide Web. An increase of $3.0 million to expand and upgrade the globals...'BirdSource' Website For Citizen-Science Data
...rica on their way to South America. You will come home from a day of birding, logon to BirdSource, and share your checklist with thousands of other amateur birders and with professional ornithologists who need your data." And if feeder-watchers aren't sure whether they've spotted a Northern Flicker or a ...Pets Provide Physiological Benefits For Women Living Alone
...pants' blood pressure and heart rate were taken at home four times during the six months. A computerized monitor recorded cardiovascular measurements every five minutes for 40 minutes at each session. Researchers were not in the room, but pet-owners had their pets with them. Results showed tha......s, but the trend is still downward. New England is home to 12 of the top 100 research universities in the nation. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Harvard, and Yale all rank among the top twenty university recipients of federal R&D funds, and account for 54 percent of New England's federal...... of Baltimore, has wanted to docarpentry and minor home repairs without relying on anotherperson for help. Three engineering undergraduates at The JohnsHopkins University, including one who is himself adouble-amputee, have invented equipment to grant Rickels'wish. Students Mili Ashar, Jay Humphries and Aa...First Planned Release Of Captive Lemurs In Madagascar Wilds Expected In Fall
...o that firsthabituation period." The animals' new home will be Betampona Natural Reserve, a protectedarea of more than 5,000 acres. It is one of the few remaining parts of thelowland rain forest that once dominated much of eastern Madagascar. Mostof that forest has now been cleared for farming and local ...The American Phytopathological Society Announces 1997 Awards
...dwide. For moreinformation, access the Society's home page on the Internet: http://www.scisoc.org......also posted electronically to the medical center's home page( http://www.med.upenn.edu ) and to EurekAlert! ( http://www.eurekalert.org ), anInternet resource sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement ofScience....Common Childhood Virus Poses Threat To Adults, Research Shows
... Most people can go back to workas soon as they go home from the hospital.” Murry said a normal person couldn’t easily tell whether they haveRSV or just a nasty cold. One clue is the time of infection -- cases ofRSV explode across the United States only in winter. In summer, cases ofRSV are pra...Lethal Parasite Prime Suspect In Fish Kills At Salton Sea
...rtalities in fish-farming facilities and public or home marine aquaria. Under closed conditions, such as aquaria and apparently also in the Salton Sea, the investigators reported, parasite levels can build up to extremely high levels in fish. Healthy fish in aquaria can die after on...Report Notes Difficulties In Eliminating E. Coli O157:H7 From Food Supply
...oking ground beef and venison to at least 160 F at home and in foodservicekitchens. Unpasteurized juices, if consumed at all, should be also heated to160 F. Growers of produce should not fertilize plants with fresh manure. In aneditorial accompanying IFT's Scientific Status Summary, I. Kaye Wachsmuth,......also posted electronically to the medical center's home page (http://www.med.upenn.edu) and to EurekAlert! (http://www.eurekalert.org), anInternet resource sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement ofScience.<P<...