Leader in cancer treatment and prevention research honored
...ation of individuals at high risk for cancer. This technology serves as a sensitive biomarker for response to treatment with chemopreventive agents. "Our cancer chemoprevention research laboratories are focused on research to uncover biochemical and molecular-based intervention strategies to halt and/or revers...Landmark gene agreement announced by Samoan government and UC Berkeley for anti-AIDS drug Prostratin
...make microbial factories for Prostratin. A similar technology is currently being explored to produce the anti-malarial drug artemisinin. "A microbial source for Prostratin will ensure a plentiful, high-quality supply if it is approved as an anti-AIDS drug," said Keasling, who also is a faculty affiliate with th...Landmark agreement between Samoa and UC Berkeley could help search for AIDS cure
...o make microbial factories for the drug. A similar technology is currently being explored to produce the anti-malarial drug artemisinin. "A microbial source for Prostratin will ensure a plentiful, high-quality supply if it is approved as an anti-AIDS drug," said Keasling, who also is a faculty affiliate with th...Veterinary Memorial Fund transforms grief into promise
... Improvements in the use of non-invasive imaging technology to diagnose brain tumors is just one of the dozens of different clinical areas that have been funded as a result of the fund. Veterinary Memorial Fund research projects have funded projects across the spectrum of modern clinical veterinary medicine, ...NIH awards $18.2m to The Burnham Institute to develop Center on Proteolytic Pathways
...ce. In practical terms, Dr. Smith envisions that technology developed within the Center "should ultimately hel...ted by NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni. Designated technology centers will be focused on a biological theme and aim to shorten the pathway from medical discovery ...AAAS US Presidential Candidates' Forum
.... presidency and the general public as science and technology issues increasingly motivate major policy decision...lly, a physicist, is former assistant director for technology of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. He is currently president of the Federa...New Arizona State center brings science to policy on issues of water resources and urban growth
...rtise in climate science, water usage, science and technology policy, and our studies on the effects of urban growth all come into play as we focus on this increasingly important issue of sustainability in arid regions. We know that growth in areas such as ours is exacerbating the impact of existing drought con...UCSF scientist Joe Derisi named MaCarthur Fellow
... DeRisi, who designs and builds microarrays -- a technology in which gene activity is revealed on a glass slid...sthma Research. While microarray technology draws on the latest in computer chip technology, computation and bioinformatics, the essence of the ...A test case for DNA barcodes to identify species
...ories that taxonomists call species." As their technology matures, it could radically advance biologists' attempts to achieve the long-standing goal of cataloging life on earth, but the approach is very controversial, with critics questioning both the method and its applications. As Craig Moritz and Carla C...Evidence builds for potential new cancer drug target
...d by deleting the c-myb gene in a mouse model. New technology allowed the scientists to delete c-myb from one specific type of tissue in the model rather than from the entire organism. "We removed the c-myb gene from T cells and in the process discovered that c-myb is required for white blood cell formation," ...Atacama rover helps NASA learn to search for life on Mars
...Technology Program for Exploring Planets, involves technology experiments to test robotic capabilities for mobility, autonomy and science. "Identifying living microorganisms and/or fossils in environments where life's density is among the lowest on the planet should provide leads to establish detection criter...Conference at UH opens doors for new scientists, engineers
...ence speakers are Jaime Borras, vice president and technology director for Motorola's iDEN Subscriber Group; Gua...nificant contributions in science, engineering and technology by leading the development of new breakthrough products and technologies that ultimately became the ...Wisconsin scientists develop quick botox test
...d a real-time assay," says Chapman, suggesting the technology could potentially be deployed to protect the food ...e toxin doing its dirty work in living cells. This technology promises a rapid screen for millions of chemicals to see which might inhibit the paralyzing effects ...Preclinical safety study shows adipose-derived stem cells improve heart function after heart attack
...uggesting that the Company's proprietary, patented technology is safe and may be clinically useful in treating heart disease. The goal of the study was to determine the safety of adipose tissue-derived regenerative cells delivered into coronary circulation without cell culture. The results were presented in a p...Researchers devise potent new tools to curb ivory poaching
...ckly assemble genetic reference maps to apply this technology to other at-risk species. Besides Wasser and Stephens, authors of the PNAS paper are Andrew Shedlock, formerly of the UW and now at Harvard University; Kenine Comstock and Elaine Ostrander of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle; an...US Presidential Candidates' Forum
...t seminars and meetingsaround specific science and technology policyissues. WHAT: AAAS Candidates' Forum ...d Henry Kelly, former assistant director for technology of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy for John Kerry WHEN: 30 September ...'Gene chips' research in cotton could lead to superior variety
COLLEGE STATION A technology that uses "gene chips," which can help analyze ten...late plant growth and production traits." The technology "provides a high-throughput tool for practical applications," Chen said. Those include a wide variet...Groundbreaking research could ignite new solutions to heat transfer in nano-devices
...ranton was put in practice using an advanced laser technology called IR Raman Spectroscopy at theUniversity of Illinois. The laser measures the behavior of molecules in nanometer size spaces. Included among the research scientist authors is Timothy D. Sechler, an undergraduate student at The University of Scran...Scientists find nanowires capable of detecting individual viruses
...re array can detect a single virus means that this technology is the ultimate in sensitivity," Lieber says. "Our...detecting capabilities would most likely marry the technology with a microfluidic apparatus that would draw in air, suspend any airborne particles in a liquid, an...Secretary of Energy announces seven E.O. Lawrence Award Winners
...a physicist, will receive the award in the nuclear technology category for his discovery of ways to use plasma w...receive the award in the environmental science and technology category for developing the theory of thermoacoustic heat engines and for designing and building the...