AAAS US Presidential Candidates' Forum
...ential Candidates' Forum in person may listen to a live audio webcast at www.aaas.org/election *** WASHINGTON, DC -Stem cell research, climate change and many other scientific matters are currently attracting significant interest from both candidates for the U.S. presidency and the general public as sci...Half-million dollar landmark achieved for the Methuselah Mouse Prize
..., but help bring about breakthroughs in the way we live and age." "We're thrilled to have the support of the X PRIZE, said David Gobel, Director of the Methuselah Foundation and the Methuselah Mouse Prize. "This landmark contribution will further swell the size of the Prize, and encourage scientific resea...Trial shows which brain cancer patients benefit from temozolomide
...f brain tumours called glioblastomas are likely to live longer if they are treated with temozolomide, and which patients are likely to get only marginal, if any, benefit. The genetic predictive test on tumour biopsies to identify who will benefit from the drug could be carried out fairly easily in any gen...USAID, Conservation International & Starbucks launch Conservation Coffee Alliance in Central America
...diversity and demonstrate that human societies can live harmoniously with nature. CI develops scientific, policy and economic solutions to protect threatened natural ecosystems that are rich in biodiversity. To find out more, visit www.conservation.org . The United States Government, working primarily t...Hidden diversity: DNA 'barcoding' reveals a common butterfly is actually 10 different species
...d ecosystem. However, as many as six species can live in the same place, which strongly suggests mating segregation. Because the adults differ at best only slightly in appearance -- so slightly that it was attributed to ordinary "variation" -- this finding may have larger implications for maintaining b...Wisconsin scientists develop quick botox test
... at a time, and you can do all the screening using live cells." The potential upshot of such a screening technology could be the development of drugs that act like a prophylactic to confer protection from botulinum poisoning. The new tests, according to Chapman, can be conducted with ordinary lab equipmen...DNA barcode finds four new bird species
...yzed by taxonomists. Although most unknown species live in tropical climates, even in a place as well trodden as New York City's Central Park a previously unknown species of centipede was discovered two years ago. "DNA barcodes will be the key for the naturalist's field guide for the new millen...New hydrothermal vents discovered as 'South Pacific Odyssey' research begins
... to gigantic snails and other strange animals that live in total darkness off of the hot, acidic vent water. Many scientists have dubbed the basin "the perfect geologic experiment," an ideal place to study the processes that connect Earth's deep interior to ocean ridge volcanoes and the biological commun...New signs of life found at the Poles
...ust as much as the plants, lichens and mosses that live above ground. BAS microbiologist Dr Charles Cockell says, "Although it's usual to find micro-organisms thriving under quartz and translucent rocks in hot deserts because enough light gets through, we wouldn't have expected this type of colonization...A novel, safer strategy for regulating gene expression
... Finally, they proved that the technique works in live animals. They introduced the gene for a protein called luciferase, containing an embedded ribozyme, into the retinas of mice. When they treated the mice with a ribozyme-inhibiting drug, the gene turned on and the animals' retinas began producing luc...Scientists explore genome of methane-breathing microbe
...bility in its metabolism, suggesting an ability to live successfully in environments previously thought to...ility to grow on sugars, to oxidize sulfur, and to live in reduced-oxygen environments. "We now have a much better picture of the relationship between M. c...Information system to help scientists analyze mechanisms of social behavior
...als with highly flexible behavior," he said. "They live in the equivalent of an urban environment where much of their social behavior is in response to environmental conditions." A BeeSpace team led by Robinson will generate a molecular signature of all the major roles performed by honey bees. "To do thi...New way to protect brain from stroke damage
...f ASIC1a is involved in ischemic brain injury in a live animal, the team tested the protective effect of ASIC blockers in an ischemic rat. Rats injected with PcTX, which is known to specifically block ASIC1a, showed a 60 percent reduction in the area of brain damage following ischemia compared to control ...Peering inside the body, with a new spinliterally
...d said. "If you tried that with intact tissue or a live animal, you'd blow up your bio-sample and kill the...hat if you could slow the spinning down, so that a live animal could withstand the centrifugal force? The problem with slow MAS is that it produced unwanted...Pioneering AIDS researcher to speak at UH
... the AIDS epidemic. The lecture will be Web cast live at http://www.uh.edu/streaming/live.htm and archived at http://www.uh.edu/admin/media/newsroom/webcast/index.html . WHO: David D. Ho, M.D. World-renowned AIDS Researcher WHAT: Committee of 100 / University of Houston Distinguished Lecture W...Genetic analysis rewrites salamander's evolutionary history
...nd emerging onto land. Salamanders that evolved to live totally out of the water, however, lost the larval stage, emerging from the egg as a smaller version of an adult. The new family tree shows, however, that some terrestrial salamanders regained their larval stage after moving back to the water. This m...Blue marlin in gulf have high mercury levels, A&M study shows
...nds, some can weigh more than 1,000 pounds and can live up to 20 years, and because they are so large, the...have more mercury because they eat larger prey and live longer than other fishes," Rooker explains. "Still, the story appears to be more complex and we are ...New dye directly reveals activated proteins in living cells
...So there's a really good reason to look at this in live cells. You can't understand spatio-temporal contro... "The use of fluorescent labeling of molecules in live cells was pioneered over a decade ago here at UNC," Hahn said. "My work with these new dyes is an ex...Israeli scientists reveal the plan of a key cellular machine
...ob, the team's investigations of spliceosomes from live cells found splicing to take place in pre-formed machines. This fits in with what is known about the way cells optimize their workload. "It's much more efficient to have a machine on hand, ready to go, than to build a new one each time," they noted.......ob, the team's investigations of spliceosomes from live cells found splicing to take place in pre-formed machines. This fits in with what is known about the way cells optimize their workload. "It's much more efficient to have a machine on hand, ready to go, than to build a new one each time," they noted....