Core Spins Faster Than Earth, Scientists Find
...ported July 18 in the journal Nature ,will likely advance understanding of how the Earth's magneticfield is ..." Thediscovery of such a fundamental property will advance planetaryunderstanding, the scientists said. It will spark new researchto explain the observed patte...A Sensor, A Switch, A Zipper: Protein Engineers Design Potential Tool
Heralding a major advance in the field of protein engineering, scientists at the University of California, Berkeley have designed a protein that toggles between two different structures upon binding a small molecule. The designed property is si...Moving DNA Molecules With Magnetic Tweezers
...c cells, Wirtz says. At Hopkins, he is able to advance his research with the aid of acostly confocal microscope, which provides far enhancedresolution. By connecting camera equipment to the microscope,Wirtz has been able to collect video and computer images of DNAmolecules in motion. This has allowed him...Erodible plastic microspheres could be effective oral drug delivery system
...ly. Editors: This news release is distributed in advance of publication for your information only. Please respect Nature's embargo by withholding publication or broadcast until 2 p.m. EST Wednesday, March 26. The researchers describe the enhanced absorption of three therapeuticcompounds with widely d...Biosensor Is A Model For Widespread Testing Of Chemicals, Molecules
...e that thismicrobe sometimes feeds on. Using advance computer systems, they studied the protein to see howits shape changes when maltose becomes attached to it. The researchers werelooking for a special spot on the molecular surface of the protein wherethey could hook up the reporter molecule. They pla...Researchers Discover First Animal Strain Of Hepatitis E Virus
...l Academy of Sciences , should help advance studies of hepatitis E disease in humans and eventually could lead to the development of a vaccine. "This is a very interesting finding that will open new avenues of resea...Bowman Gray Scientists Find Novel Way To Block AIDS Virus
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...rt arm of chromosome 2 (1). "This is an important advance for a disorder that affects millions ofAmericans," says Zach W. Hall, Ph.D., Director of the National Institute ofNeurological Disorders and Stroke. "It will lead the way to discovery of thegene, which should help us better understand the basis for ...Biological Clocks No Longer Found Only In The Brain
...ram director in NSF's neuroscience program. "This advance shows how basic research with a model system has a broad impact on fields from agriculture to human biology." According to Kay, "Our findings confirm that body clocks run independently in many tissues outside the brain, and are reset by light, i...UF Researcher Designs Pill To Control Mosquitoes
... pill could save lives. "We hope this can stop the advance of malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases," said Borovsky, an insect biochemical and molecular biologist at the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, a part of UF's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. "It works on all mosquitoes, all ove...UF Researchers Investigate Phenomenon Of Seizure-Alert Dogs
...em of the coming trouble. Even a few minutes' advance notice could allow the stricken person to find a safe environment prior to the seizure's onset, take seizure-blocking medication or contact a care-giver or emergency medical help. "A number of reports in the popular press, electronic media an...Researchers Construct Genetic Map For Dogs
...ablished in 1894; the mission of the College is to advance animal and human health through education, research, and public service. The project was conducted by Dr. Ostrander and her associates at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center as a continuation of work that she had initiated with Jasper Rine, Ph...Burroughs Wellcome Fund Continues Support Of EurekAlert!
...s an independent private foundation established to advance the medical sciences by supporting research and other scientific and educational activities. EurekAlert! offers secured online access for science, medical, health, and technology reporters to pre-publication versions of articles to appear in peer-rev...Top Scientists Challenge Others: Join Biodiversity Year
...ogether across national and academic boundaries to advance knowledge about the earth, oceans and atmosphere. ...grate what is already known and to add new data to advance the state of knowledge about biodiversity and earth's living systems." Reporters1 Note: Background ...National Toxicology Program Meets On Transgenic Animals
...o, EPA, will speak on the regulatory needs. For advance materials on the transgenic session, contact Dr. Larry G. Hart, NTP Executive Secretary, (919) 541-3971. A February 6 session, also open, will address several other NTP matters....Jefferson Researchers First To Create Genetically Engineered Mouse To Study Photoaging
...adiating the mice. "Our transgenic mouse is ahuge advance because of the rapidity and sensitivity with which we are able tomeasure results," said Dr. Bernstein. "Other mouse models have taken at leastsix months to a year to show effects of photodamage caused by irradiation." The researchers were al...UD Environmental News: Pfiesteria Detectors To Be Described March 18
...,March 18. (The meal is optional, and costs $10 in advance or $12 at the door.)To R.S.V.P., arrange interviews, obtain a transcript of Burkholder'spresentation or request technical information about Pfiesteria probes, contactGinger Pinholster at (302) 831-6408, or via e-mail: ginger.pinholster@mvs.udel.edu...AAAS, State Of Arizona Co-Host Conference On Research And Development
...tending the conference should call 602-965-6375 in advance to arrange for interviews and toreceive an advance copy of the AAAS report (embargoed until Mar. 27) on Mar. 25. A conferenceschedule is attached.......computer and discovered two patterns that may help advance a new view ofhow the brain works. “Traditionally people thought of brain cells as switching eitheron or off, but that’s much too simple to account for everything braincells do,” said Terman. “They really have lives of their own...