Who Needs Flowers? Transgenic Plants Sprout Embryos On Leaves
...t matures, blooms and sets seed. "But there may be advantages to engineering a plant thatproduces them in its vegetation," he said. Imagine, forexample, grinding corn leaves instead of corn kernels forcooking oil. Another possibility is that plant embryos might be raised inleaf-tissue nurseries to solve a long......used, Andino said. Moreover, poliovirus offers the advantages of safety and the ability to inducelong-lasting protective immunity. It is also easy to administer orally, issufficiently low in cost to enable distribution in the developing world, and caninduce local immunity at mucus membranes sites. This target...CU Team Develops New Techniques For Repair Of Bone And Cartilage
...has shownpromise in animal studies, she said. The advantages to making polymers with UVlight are that they can be created at any temperature, the reactions occurquickly, the process can be easily turned on and off, and the polymer materialcan be applied in small, targeted areas using laser beams. "A co...Dismantling Dangerous Genetic Codes With A Faster, More Flexible RNA Mimic
...to provide an alternative that mayhave significant advantages in drug development." Benchmark For All Catalysts Along with developing the mimics, Bashkin and his group have created severalfamilies of catalysts for their design and have developed a testing procedurefor a wide variety of compounds that have sim...Studies Suggest Cold Can Protect Valuable Papers
...ld in rate over the same interval." Among advantages of refrigerating documents to preserve them are that itwould be less expensive and less time-consuming and would not involve any of thetoxic chemicals now used, he said. "As a practical matter, what this work means is that if you have avaluab...Anti-Microbial Agent Kills Influenza Virus
...anotechnology in the U-M Medical School. "Its main advantages are its rapid killing action, lack of specificity and thefact that it is non-toxic to skin and mucous membranes." A milky-white emulsion of tiny lipid droplets suspended in solvent, BCTP wasdeveloped by D. Craig Wright, M.D., chief research scientis...Fewer Songbirds May Be Result Of Forest Fragmentation Across The American South, New Study Suggests
...onstructed from clay," saidKeyser. "Clay eggs have advantages because they closely match the size ofpasserine eggs and retain tooth, bill and claw marks from which predators can beidentified." By using both clay and quail eggs, Keyser and her colleagues wereable to get a much better idea of which predators were...University Of Hawaii, Berkeley Launch Marine Bioproduct Initiative
...MarBEC will draw onHawaii's experience and natural advantages in collecting and analyzing marineproducts and organisms, Mortimer adds. Years of research have created large andunusual collections of varied marine microbes at UH. The University'sexceptional marine and ocean research fleet will aid in acquisition ...Wisconsin Scientists Culture Elusive Embryonic Stem Cells
...easedtissues or organs. "The principal theoretical advantages of this type of treatment for organreplacement over current organ transplantation is the fact that the cells can begrown in large quantities, helping to negate the problem of the limited supplyof donor organs, and can be genetically engineered outsid...Book By Shipman Wins Phi Beta Kappa Award In Science
...l with the dynamic problemsinvolved in flying, the advantages and disadvantages of different styles offlight, the role of feathers in the design of airfoils, and the energetics ofthe various ways that vertebrates fly, all given in lively discursive writingthat holds the reader's attention." The Phi Beta Kappa...Study Of Origin Of Species Enters The Molecular Age
...passed on to male progeny." Usually sexual advantages in males have to do with sperm production, or the composition of the ejaculate, "anything that makes it easier for theirsperm to get to the egg," Wu explains. The rapidly changing homeobox gene makessibling species incompatible and halts the gene fl...Recycling Of Packaging Yields Environmental Gains
...ncreasedtransport.But in terms of the environment, advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Therecycling ofpackaging is good for the environment and saves resources, not least energy.This is theconclusion of a report from the Swedish EPA to the Swedish government,evaluatingproducer responsibility for packaging. I...Gene Therapy Incorporates Molecular Rheostat For Controlled, Long-Term Drug Delivery
... key." The new method has some distinct advantages over current drug deliverysystems, Gilman adds. Wi...enefit during valleys. "One of the real advantages of using gene therapy to deliver drugs isthat you can deliver them in a steady trickle that can be a...Swimming Proficiency Of Marine Mammals Ranks Them Among The World's Elite Animal Athletes
... The ancient oceans must have offered significant advantages to thesetransitional mammals, because the energetic costs associated with the move fromland to water would have been high, according to Williams. Other researchershave cited an abundance of food in the marine environment and reducedcompetition from o...Rare Fossil Shows Theropod Dinosaurs Are Fast, Dangerous 'Turbocharged' Reptiles
...is type of physiology would provide some metabolic advantages unlikethat of any animal still alive today, Jones said. "But for various reasons itonly works well in a warm climate, which most of the world had during the age ofdinosaurs. When the climate turned colder or more seasonal variation developed,what h...Rare Fossil Shows Dinosaurs As Fast, Dangerous
...is type of physiology would provide some metabolic advantages unlikethat of any animal still alive today," Jones said. "But for various reasons itonly works well in a warm, equitable climate, which most of the world had duringthe age of dinosaurs. When the climate turned colder or more seasonal variationdevelop...Duke Scientists Engineer 'Stealth Virus' To Deliver Genes
...cognized that the ubiquitous adenovirus offersmany advantages as a "vector" for gene therapy. It can carry practically anysize gene, it can infect virtually all cells in the body, and it can be easilymass-produced. However until now, within two to three weeks of the virus'sintroduction into the body, the immune...Center For Ion Mobility Spectrometry Established At INEEL
... ways to tackle thatproblem. The potential advantages of ion mobility spectrometry are numerous. This type of spectrometry works best on low concentrations of molecules, makingit uniquely suited for field measurements of hard-to-detect molecules likepesticides and environmental contaminants. Because it...Researcher Awarded Patent For System To Fight Multiple Diseases
...strateto the patent examiner a number of different advantages in using Salmonella: theability to express a diversity of antigen genes from various bacteria, viruses,parasites and fungi in Salmonella; and the importance of the secretoryimmunoglobin (IgA) response. The IgA response occurs in such secretions asb...Stanford launches interdisciplinary initiative in the biological sciences
... more advanced, Bio-X backerssay Stanford has some advantages that will make it hard to beat. The university not only has top research programs in all the key areas, but italso has a key geographic advantage over two of its toughest competitors,Berkeley and Harvard. At Stanford, university researchers and thos...