Houston minority graduation rises in sciences, engineering as result of UH-led alliance
... of Houston. Put on by H-LSAMP, the conference is open to anyone who wants to register and attend. There will be workshops for various graduate and undergraduate programs, GRE classes, exhibitors recruiting students and poster and oral presentations for prizes. ...Belgian researchers explore revolutionary approach to angiogenesis
...tients, the principle of keeping tumour arterioles open to boost responses to treatment should work in the many tumour types where ET-1 was expressed....4 October press briefing to focus on minority recruitment to science and engineering programs
...e million. The non-profit AAAS ( www.aaas.org ) is open to all and fulfills its mission to "advance science and serve society" through initiatives in science policy; international programs; science education; and more. For the latest research news, log onto EurekAlert!, www.eurekalert.org , the premier s...Newly identified master gene key in baby's first breath
... - from collapsing and in turn allows the lungs to open when the newborn starts to breath. The absence of surfactant causes respiratory distress syndrome within hours of birth. "We showed that Foxa2 regulates a group of genes that stabilize surfactant production, which is required for the transition fr...A test case for DNA barcodes to identify species
...n species and from an entirely new species. In the open access journal, PLoS Biology, Paul Hebert and colleagues demonstrate the utility of their controversial "DNA barcoding" concept, which uses genes to identify species much like supermarket barcodes identify products. Using a region of one specific gen...HHMI, NIBIB/NIH to invest up to $35 million in interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs
...houni, NIH director. In October 2004, HHMI will open a competition for up to 10 grants to educational institutions, totaling as much as $1 million each. The grants will be awarded in November 2005. All U.S. institutions that grant Ph.D. degrees in the biological sciences will be eligible for the three-...Conference at UH opens doors for new scientists, engineers
...lliance. Put on by H-LSAMP, the conference is open to anyone who wants to register and attend, including LSAMP members from around the nation. There will be workshops for various graduate and undergraduate programs, GRE classes, exhibitors recruiting students and poster and oral presentations for pr...DNA barcode finds four new bird species
...imens makes the results believable, repeatable and open to revision," says Stoeckle. "Once you build a library, then many people can take advantage of it," adds Stoeckle. The barcode technique has several advantages that complement traditional methods of identifying species. It ...Researchers devise potent new tools to curb ivory poaching
...monitor elephant populations with flights over the open savannas of eastern, central and southern Africa, ...nce the door is cracked open, they try to force it open all the way," Wasser said. He noted that a number of countries have kept ivory stockpiles since the......efully unloaded and one of the jackets will be cut open at the museum either October 7 or 8. Details to follow. WHO: The Bureau of Land Management in partnership with the Utah Museum of Natural History. The helicopter staff will be an interagency crew comprised of employees from the BLM and Zion Na...Keep genome data freely accessible
...o all. The editorial comments: 'But while free and open access to these data is a boon to science, it carr...y syndrome (SARS) as an example of the power of an open system. In March, 2003, WHO issued a global health alert about an atypical pneumonia in Vietnam, Hon...'Gene chips' research in cotton could lead to superior variety
...lop a high-quality DNA microarray resource that is open and accessible to the cotton community. The microarrays will eventually include all favorable genes from cotton researchers so they can be used in cotton breeding and field applications. "This project represents a clear example where ...22nd amino acid synthesized and added to genetic code of e. coli bacteria
...protein through a more circuitous route. That left open the question of whether future amino acids would follow the traditional path of the first 20 amino acids or the unusual route taken by 21st. In the end, tradition won out. The results are described in two papers published in scientific journals this ...US investment firm gives away Rhode Island-sized lands in Chile
...egion's signature animal, symbolic of the valuable open ecosystems of southern South America. Separated from the mainland of South America by the Straits of Magellan, the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego (which translates to "land of fire") was named by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520 when he spotted bonfires ...Information system to help scientists analyze mechanisms of social behavior
... $75 million state-of-the-art facility, which will open in mid-2006, will be home to 400 campus researchers in three broad areas: systems biology, cellular and metabolic engineering, and genome technology. "We are pleased to provide the institutional support for BeeSpace, which will be a flagship project ...European common frog found to use novel mating strategy
...es observed, one or more of the later frogs forced open the clutch and fertilized the interior eggs. The common frog is known throughout its range as an explosive breeder once the ice melts in spring, but what may have hampered observation of this unusual behavior is the fact that at lower elevations, bre...Former US Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt to speak at science symposium
...A 99201 Note to Editors : Dr. Timothy White will open the symposium at 9:00AM (Pacific), and introduce former Secretary of Interior Bruce Babbitt at 9:25AM, September 20 in the Grand Pennington Ballroom....Gene expression in liver tumors and patient prognosis
... length of patient survival and these findings may open the door to the development of more targeted therapies for liver cancer patients. While gene technology has previously been applied to some specific aspects of liver cancer, researchers led by Dr. Snorri Thorgeirsson of the NIH's National Cance...New dye directly reveals activated proteins in living cells
...ular location of the protein Cdc42. The novel dyes open new possibilities for screening the molecular effects of drugs within the living cell. Currently, automated "high throughput" drug assays are conducted on thousands of cells at a time, but in vitro, in laboratory test tubes. Cdc42, a member of the Rh...NJIT professor receives Presidential Award for breakthrough research with adult stem cells
...eh said. "The field of tissue regeneration is wide open and has the potential to influence how physicians treat patients with severely damaged or diseased tissues."...