Researchers Corral Millions Of Microscopic Membranes
... In addition, they demonstrated that each membrane patch was effectively isolated from its neighbors. Stanford University has applied for a patent on the basic process. One of the possible applications for these micro-membranes is as a tool for determining the structure of membrane proteins. One of the ...A New Biochemical Link Established Between Stress, Sex And Dominance
...ish when a bigger, rowdier male controls a coveted patch of lake-bottom territory. In a study published Aug...imself and others that he can control and defend a patch of food-laden gravel. Those males that prove themselves Fernald and his students call them "...Research Aims At Nation's First 'Smart' Ground Water Regulations
...ular piece of land." Currently, for example, every patch of soil is treated the same when it comes to regulations stating how much agrichemical can be used. Sandy or clay, wet or dry, hilly or flat, ground water that's shallow or deep, it doesn't matter one whit as far as the law is concerned. For the amou......a fluorescent reaction. Fluorescence forms a black patch on unexposedphotographic film, informing the researchers that the bacterium they aresearching for is present. The pattern of black squares signifying each positive result gives thecheckerboard assay its name. It was originally developed by ...Three-Dimensional Structure Of Human Lung Tryptase Determined, An Enzyme Involved In Allergic Asthma
...d stabilize the complex by binding to an elongated patch of positively charged residues spanning two adjacent monomers. This unique tetrameric architecture explains many of tryptase's distinct biochemical properties and will facilitate the understanding of its role in health and disease......."Lucy was a slow-speed forager and walked from one patch of trees to another. Her environment was plentiful enough that there was no demand for her to walk fast or go very far. So her day-range was pretty small, but it allowed her to get enough to eat and be very efficient at walking," says Kramer. That w...Study Shows Aspirin Blocks "Plant Pain"
...action. Unless you're a hungry insect ransacking a patch of plants, that is, and youwant to shut off the neighborhood's burglar alarms... and have lunch.......ou expect when you arrive at your favorite pumpkin patch thisfall? There still will be plenty of pumpkins in a plenitude of sizes for you topick. Pumpkin acreage has more than doubled in the last ten years and diseasesare kept in check by the research efforts of plantpathologists throughout the United Stat...Resolving Conflicts -- What We Can Learn From The Apes
... the type who likes to avoid conflict, or at least patch up arift as quickly as possible? Such tendencies may have an evolutionarybasis. Research in chimpanzees by Frans de Waal at Yerkes PrimateResearch Center shows that conflict and conflict resolution areintegrated parts of social relationships, determ...Do wildlife corridors work? Studying butterflies and fragments of open space
...ement within 27 patches of open space.Each square patch measured 128 meters (about 140 yards) on a side. Severalpatches were connected by open habitat corridors of varying length, measuringabout 32 meters (about 35 yards) across. The others remained isolated andunconnected to open areas. Once the clear...Cedars-Sinai medical tip sheet (b)
Experimental testosterone patch shows promise for treating diminished sexualfuncti...ng to a recent study, an experimental testosterone patch offers new hopefor women who suffer from diminished sexual function as a result of surgicalmenopause...Jefferson scientist hopes to answer the question, 'Why is it so hard to quit smoking?'
...and counseling, nicotinereplacement therapy with a patch or gum, and drugs. Zyban, an antidepressant, isgaining popularity. "Despite similarities in nicotine levels in the blood and how peoplemetabolize nicotine, people differ in their addictions," Dr. Leone says. Theresearchers suspect that the b...Duke expedition to rescue rare lemurs
...to rescue extremely rare lemurs in a small, doomed patch of foresthabitat in Madagascar. The resear... will searchfor the diademed sifakas in a 600-acre patch of forest that is rapidly beingdestroyed by wood-gathering and slash-and-burn agriculture. The area ...A 'Juliet' is found for the rare lemur Romeo
...he expedition concentrated on an isolated 600-acre patch of forest thatis rapidly being destroyed by wood-gathering and slash-and-burn agriculture. Theexpedition originally sought to capture three young adult females and two males. The Ivoloina Zoological Park where Juliet and the male are beingacc...Lemur 'Juliet' may be new subspecies; no mate for 'Romeo'
... expedition to rescue the sifakas from a dwindling patch of the Mahatsinjo forest in the depths of Madagascar. The animals that he and his colleagues sought are "diademed sifakas" -- the largest living lemur and considered among the most beautiful of primates, with lush fur of yellow, orange, gray, white ...... and3) measurement of specific body chemistry. The patch could deliver the correct level of amedicine, such as insulin, or report chemical identification or remaining capacity for drugdelivery as an optical indication on the surface of the patch. Diagnostics for Veterinary Applications Although animal mo...UB researchers develop novel way to study dynamics of receptor proteins
... acetylcholine. Using a standard technique called patch clamp, they have been able to obtain a "snapshot" of several regions of the receptor at the transition state -- the highest energy point between active and inactive states. Their results suggest there is a wave of structural change during receptor a...... Many of those would be helped with a ventricular patch of cardiac tissue, a sort of "contracting living Band-Aid" that could improve cardiac performance to the point that a transplant wouldn't be necessary, Ratner said. A ventricular tube could be similarly beneficial. Designing the scaffolding is an ea...Ohio State to host first worldwide biomed/nanotech conference
...for transplant. A skin patch containing thousands of microscopic needles that inject medication painlessly. Physicians' perspective on the role nanotechnology may one day play in oncology, cardiology, ...