High resolution satellite imagery assists hunt for infectious 'kissing bugs'
...roject called HUMAN, set up to provide geo-spatial mapping products and services for humanitarian aid organis...ng with hand-drawn maps". "The use of space-based mapping technologies allows us to carry out a more efficient situation analysis of the Chagas disease on a h...The book opens on the first tree genome
...tes. Just as DOE earlier played a leading role in mapping the human genome and making possible advances in human health, we now are pleased to build on that success and help deliver the poplar's parts list--and the clean energy and cleaner environment that scientists will produce using the genetic sequence ...Human chromosome 5 final sequence analysis released to public
...Susan Lucas led the sequencing and Joel Martin the mapping and analysis efforts. Additional Stanford contributors included Jane Grimwood, the finishing group leader, and Mark Dickson, the production sequence group leader....Hunting illusive signs of natural selection
...sibilities like milk drinking but can also help in mapping genes underlying complex human diseases....A genetic disorder yields insight into genes and cognition
...n humans, and define a systems-level phenotype for mapping genetic determinants of visuoconstructive function." Such insights, they said, should help scientists trace the genetic origin and molecular causes of the disorder....Other highlights in the August 18 JNCI
...d among specific subsets of families. Further fine mapping studies will be needed to identify any prostate cancer susceptibility genes in these regions, the authors say. Contacts: Wake Forest University: Karen Richardson ( krchrdsn@wfubmc.edu ) or Shannon Koontz ( shkoontz@wfubmc.edu ), 336-716-4587 TGen:...Emory researchers map structure of anti-cancer molecule
...ctive cancer treatments. "Uncovering and mapping the structure of this model system will assist scientists around the world in creating new compounds that hopefully will lead to new cancer drugs," says researcher Jim Snyder, an Emory chemist and director of biostructural research at the university....Satellites are tracing Europe's forest fire scars
...s Risk-EOS is to develop a standardised burn scar mapping methodology for use throughout Europe, along with ... "We want to link up PROMETHEE with this burn scar mapping product from Risk-EOS to have a good historical basis of information," Raffalli added. "The benefit ...Mapping the evolution of a virus
...nds) have developed a computer modeling method for mapping the evolution of the influenza virus. The method ...ught to elude human immunity over the decades. The mapping method will allow researchers involved in vaccine development and viral surveillance programs for in...Researchers identify gene for a primary form of sudden infant death sydrome (SIDS)
...y increasing speed of modern medical research. The mapping and identification of the gene was performed in less than two months from start to finish. According to the physicians at the Clinic for Special Children, SIDDT is a new disease that has never been described before. The alteration in TSPYL can af...Satellites map volcanic home of Africas endangered gorillas
...te (ESRIN) in Frascati near Rome to review initial mapping products. These comprise a 1:50000 scale base map, land cover map and digitial elevation model (DEM) of the area around Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. The base map was provided in a paper version during the two-day review process. In addition b...Tulane opens doors to discovery
...e program features Francis Collins, who headed the mapping of the human genome, and Darwin Prockop, director of the Tulane Center for Gene Therapy, along with Lance Liotta of the National Cancer Institute and pharmaceutical executive Steve Paul. The second day kicks off with a symposium discussion of modern ...Canine word-learning research published in Science
...nguage acquisition called "fast mapping." The fast mapping abilities of children allow them to form quick and rough hypotheses about the meaning of a new word after a single exposure. "Such fast, one-trial learning in dogs is remarkable. This ability suggests that the brain structures that support this kind ...Continents played key role in collapse and regeneration of Earth's early greenhouse, geologists say
...mentary record goes.'' After measuring and mapping rocks, Lowe brings samples back to Stanford to cut into sections so thin that their features can be revealed under a microscope. Collaborators participate in geochemical and isotopic analyses and computer modeling that further reveal the rocks' histo...When blood can't get to brain, special CT scan helps
...are super-permeable, the technique lends itself to mapping tumors and assessing their rate of growth and stage. Suresh Mukherji, M.D., director of the U-M Division of Neuroradiology, praises Hoeffner for spreading the word about the technique's many uses. "Dr. Hoeffner's work and her lectures at national mee...Danger spots identified for threatened grizzly bear
...locations. Until now, research has concentrated on mapping habitat alone. The biggest culprit, said Nielsen, is when industry--forestry, oil and gas, and mining--extract resources, since each activity develops a new network of roads to access this property. Grizzly bears already are low in number and have v...Zebrafish model human development and disease
...a fish mutant they named cardiofunk (cfk). Genetic mapping of cfk showed that the abnormality was caused by a mutation in a gene encoding a novel actin molecule that is most closely related to the actins found in muscle cells. Actin is involved in muscle contraction; so these results suggest that muscle con...'Cardiofunk' mutation: Probable source of congenital heart defects
...ene expressed in the developing valve. But genetic mapping of the cfk mutation revealed a change in a gene for a previously unknown actin molecule, related to actins found in muscle cells. Using techniques to detect RNA, they showed the cfk gene is expressed in the heart muscle, and not in tissue that gives ...Busy sequencing technique saves money and time
...bl and other techniques that use protein-to-genome mapping missed these genes. Brent and his collaborators verified the existence of 59 percent of their predicted genes. "We showed that we can do this efficiently with a reasonable fraction of the genes that TWINSCAN predicts and that you can actually produ......itional resource for us." Joining forces for fire mapping CHRIS is also set to join forces with another mini-satellite to survey the longer-term damage done by forest fires. When Proba was launched it shared its rocket with the Bi-Spectral Infrared Detection (BIRD) spacecraft designed by the German Aerosp...