Scientists to prototype cyberinfrastructure for research and education access to ocean observatories
...ential architecture for the software, hardware and network services that will enable routine ocean access to ...technology, education and outreach of the emerging network of science-driven ocean observatories. Working with other NSF-funded organizations, LOOKING will dev...Alzheimer's disease is not accelerated aging
...heimer's. Together, these point toward a disrupted network in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease, which includes the medial temporal lobe and other regions of the brain that undergo atrophy and reduced glucose metabolism, and appear to be involved in memory impairment. "We see profound disturban...Termites could hold the key to self-sufficient buildings
...ned in 2006. The mounds incorporate a complicated network of tunnels and air conduits designed to channel air flow for the control of internal air quality, temperature and moisture levels. Furthermore, the termites have evolved in such a way that they out source some biological functions, for example, diges...NSF and AIBS sign cooperative agreement for NEON project office
... and project office to develop a blueprint for the network and a plan for its implementation. NEON, envisione...ealizing NEON," she said. Just as the nation's network of meteorological stations allows scientists to predict changes in the weather, NEON will make it po...AIBS tapped to coordinate design of ecological observatories
...fice will be set up to develop a blueprint for the network and a plan for its implementation. NEON will be th...nable ecological forecasting. Just as the nation's network of meteorological stations allows scientists to predict changes in the weather, NEON will make it po...Researchers develop fast track way to discover how cells are regulated
...computational approach to investigate a regulatory network for gene expression that is implicated in cell growth and development. The study was published today in the journal Science. "When studying the genome of any organism, be it yeast, worm, fly or human, scientists are faced with a problem -- the incr...New fruitfly model of diabetes has future implications for pancreatic cell transplantation
... Stanford University, discovered an interconnected network of cells that tell the fly to take up or release sugar, as needed. Two years ago Rulifson and Kim showed that a group of cells in the brain of the fly make insulin, which parallels the role of beta cells in humans. Now, in the September 16 issue o...A new protein is discovered to play a key role in cancer progression
...unexpected role for PML in affecting the nucleolar network for tumor suppression and in regulating the function of a gene crucial to the suppression of the genesis of cancer. In this current work, the Sloan-Kettering researchers found that cytoplasmic PML (cPML) also has a key role in cancer development....Integrative biology of exercise APS Intersociety meeting October 6-9, 2004 in Austin
...0 speakers and papers, plus four hours each day to network and discuss the 330 volunteered papers submitted by researchers from around the world that will be presented in poster sessions. "The submission of so many volunteered papers really speaks for itself and reflects the great interest generated by this ...Homeland security initiative takes Memphis' ORNL technologies to the nation
...egration architecture for a national warning alert network that greatly expedites detection of biological, chemical, or radiological releases and relay critical data to first responders within minutes. Jim Kulesz, project manager for ORNL's Memphis Operational SensorNet system at the Port of Memphis, said d...Congress to fund Sequim-based coastal security research effort
... marine environment. "The vision is to establish a network of sensors and biosensors that can be easily and i...yed across wide regions on or near the shore. This network would serve as an early warning system for coastal security," said Steinmaus. Through this program, ...Muscles are smarter than you think
...own as excitation-contraction-coupling. There is a network of tiny tubes in muscle fibre known as the T-system that allow electrical signals, set up on the muscle fibre's surface in response to nerve signals, to move deep inside and excite the whole of the fibre. 'Chloride ions play an important role in musc...Newly discovered protein may be key to muscular dystrophy
...hy results from genetic defects in components of a network of proteins, known as the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex (DGC),that extends through the entire muscle cell membrane, linking the framework inside the cell to the region outside of the cell. The complex is found in C. elegans, in mice and in humans. ...Institute for OneWorld Health nominated for the 2004 World Technology Awards
...embers are nominated and selected and by which the network grows and is refreshed. For more information please visit www.wtn.net...Rare mutations can significantly increase risk factor for heart disease
...ole of rare genes is just one piece of the complex network of factors that shape heart disease risk, but according to Hobbs, the Dallas Heart Study provides an invaluable means to further examine those factors and their interplay. "We've developed a carefully phenotyped population, with information not just ...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, August 2004
...biomolecular simulations, Agarwal has identified a network of protein vibrations in the enzyme cyclophilin A., which is involved in many biological reactions. These include protein folding and intracellular protein transport. Cyclophilin A is also required for the infectious activity of HIV-1. Funding is pro......logical clocks are equally complex, regulated by a network of genes and transcriptional factors that interact to stabilize the rhythms of numerous physiological systems. Unlike the wristwatch, however, there is no visible readout or display showing an individual's body time, a lack which has stood as one of ...Newcastle scientists get UK's first stem cell license
...ovic. We provide laboratory space, equipment and a network of expertise and support." He added: "This is one of the most innovative cutting-edge endeavors to come out of Britain in the last ten years. We cannot under estimate the importance of staying ahead in a highly competitive field which may provide imm...LBP-1a gene mutation linked to disruption of normal fetal development
...yos lacking LBP-1a failed to produce the extensive network of blood vessels that extends into the part of the developing placenta called the labyrinthine layer and mingles with the sinuses containing blood from the mother. A sinus is a channel inside certain tissues that contains blood. In the absence of th......l along with the distance-based models to define a network of spatial spread of contagious disease. "We are combining the basic theory of epidemiology with models from sociology and transportation theory to see what networks might look like," Bjornstad told attendees today (Aug. 5) at the annual meeting of ...