Computer Program For Quicker, More Detailed Mapping
...e disease. "The more detailed maps are essentialin identifying disease genes, especially for diseases that are inheritedin a complex manner and aren't due to a defect in a single gene," saidMyers....Genetic Alterations Linked To Cancer In Some Blood Samples
..."But it might be helpful in patient management for identifying patients with a very poor prognosis who may benefi...om aggressive therapy," he says. The test works by identifying replication errors, or chromosomal deletions, in the DNA of cancer cells. In this study, the invest...Northwestern Scientists Discover How Herpes Simplex Virus Infects Cells
...gresearch in Spear's laboratory is directed toward identifying other cellsurface proteins that can mediate entry of herpes simplex virus into othercell types, including nerve cells, and defining the relevant mechanisms ofentry into different human cells....Cornell Scientists Find Way To Boost Rice Crop Yield -- They'll Walk On The Wild Side
...from the wild species, because there was no way of identifying the functions of the genes in the wild species. Not only is rice being genetically mapped, but other researchers throughout the world can tap into a Cornell information Web site and use that mapping data to boost rice production in their parts of th...Bacterial Protein Structure Hints At Mechanism Of A Class Of Premature Aging Diseases
...l genetic diseases. Bastia is now starting workon identifying the comparable protein in humans. The researchers' findings appear in the Nov. 29 issue of the journalCell. The research was funded by the National Institutes of Health. RTP has been known to exist for 20 years, but it wasn't until two y...Researchers Find How Disease-resistant Plants Recognize Bacteria
...e plant cell, the plant recognizes the invasion by identifying "signal" proteins, which are products of a specific gene in the bacterium Scientists have labeled this gene the "avirulence" gene, or avrPto , because in resistant plants it alerts the plants' defense mechanisms. The bacterium's avrPto gene produ...The CIA Would Like To Know What Scientists Are Seeing Over The Rainbow
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...rus, thestarlings were still nearly as successful, identifying thecorrect bird songs with an accuracy ranging from just under 80percent to about 85 percent. Hulse began working with birds about 15 years ago, studyinghow the brain is able to separate a series of sights or soundsinto distinct objects, using t...Duke researchers find existing drugs can stop fungus that attacks AIDS patients
...against Cryptococcusand other fungi because we are identifying an increase both in the numberof cases of serious fungal infection and in strains of fungus resistantto current treatments," Perfect said. "Ironically, our successeswith antibiotics have helped foster this increase. Patients are survivingbacterial in...Jefferson Scientists Discover Mechanism Of Viral Link To Disease Commonly Associated With Asbestos
... Cell Biology at Jefferson Medical College. "By identifying the virus that causes tumor-suppressor genes to stop working, his research may lead to the development of tests to determine mesothelioma in early stages, and treatments that will allow the genes to restore normal function." The S...Evolution Re-Sculpted Animal Limbs By Genetic Switches Once Thought Too Drastic For Survival
...ears, researchers have made remarkable progress in identifying genes thatspecify gross changes in body shape early in development. But others have arguedthat any naturally arising variants in such genes would quickly die."The question has always been did evolution actually fiddle with this stuff togenerate diver...Researchers To Investigate Years Before Menopause
...ge. "Anything that takes us a step further in identifying the changes leading up to menopause will be very helpful," says Dr. James W. Wood, professor of anthropology in College of the Liberal Arts and senior research scientist in Penn State's Population Research Institute. The research...MGH-Led Team Finds Gene For Crippling Neurologic Disorder
...and no truly effective drug treatment. Only after identifying the responsible gene and then determining the func...rs that set off dystonia in vulnerableindividuals, identifying these carriers of the mutation could allow application of preventive treatments. Supporters of thi...Study Sheds Light On Behavior Of Middle-Age 'Undertaker' Bees
... the journal Ethology. The work -- which involved identifying the undertakers, marking themwith tiny, colored and numbered plastic tags, and following them closelythrough middle age -- provides the first close look at undertakers. Sincebees' nests are built in cavities, such a specialty is important for keepin...Lethal Parasite Prime Suspect In Fish Kills At Salton Sea
...nvestigative facility of its type, devoted to identifying causes and possible management responses for episodes of death or debilitation among free-ranging wild creatures throughout the United States and -- on a consulting basis -- other nations....UT-Houston Awarded $2.5 Million For Scleroderma Research
...ntonio. Studies willfocus on three project areas: identifying the genetic factors underlyingscleroderma; elucidation of the mechanisms of collagen regulation, leading tothe skin tightening; and a large survey of epidemiologic and genetic factorsthat may determine, or help physicians predict, disease outcomes in...CTC Visualizations Help Ecologists See The Forest And The Trees
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...and investigative facility of its type, devoted to identifying causes and possible management responses for episodes of death or debilitation among free-ranging wild creatures throughout the United States and, on a consulting basis, other nations. As the nation's largest earth and biological science and civili......nglays the foundation for future research aimed at identifying the cause of ET. And it may eventually further our understanding of why people shake and benefitindividuals with tremor through better diagnosis and treatment." The discovery of a genetic susceptibility locus for ET is the first step towardfinding th...