Punching the timeclock of life
...ngo's ideas were questioned by peers and students alike as he explored a new way to look at aging that directly opposes principles set forth by Darwin in his theory of natural selection. It has long been accepted that natural selection happens on the individual level the better suited an organism is ...Study: A little help from friends makes wounds heal faster
... on all of the hamsters stressed and non-stressed alike healed in less than two weeks. "The problem lies in how long it takes a wound to heal," DeVries said. "This can spell trouble for diabetics and people who are otherwise immunocompromised, such as cancer or AIDS patients. But having a c...Ecologist calls for creation of an international panel to assess human behavior
...explained. ''Behavioral scientists and lay persons alike must do that most difficult of all tasks - examine their own values, see how they relate to environmental sustainability and ask themselves whether their values are really leading to the sort of world they want for their descendents. Americans, for e...Bone, enamel, dentine, milk & saliva share gene family
...t is not unusual to have physical traits that look alike and serve the same purpose, developed from completely unrelated genes. The genes responsible for bones, enamel, dentine, milk and saliva in most vertebrates belong to the same family; that is, they descend from a common ancestral gene, and for the ...Make a splash for public health this summer
...able Swimming guide encourages children and adults alike to use their senses - sight, touch, smell, sound, and common sense, too - to help protect themselves and each other from swimming pool-related illness."Recognizing that there can be health issues associated with swimming pools, though, remains a chal...$6 million appropriation to focus Sandia research on drinking water desalination, removal of arsenic
...ent," Hinkebein says. "Small and large communities alike will have to adapt to the new standards." Albuquerque is one of the many communities affected by the new ruling. Arsenic concentrations in drinking water in the area are highly variable but average 15 ppb. The American Waterworks Association Research...Is genetic research hyped by the media?
... Condit points out that journalists and scientists alike may contribute to exaggerated claims in newspapers: the journalist in seeking the "hot" story, and the scientist in pursuing academic promotion, grant funding or financial gain....Survey reports fall in stem cell transplants for breast cancer
...the level of enthusiasm of physicians and patients alike for stem cell transplants in specific diseases. In contrast to haematological malignancies, such as relapsed lymphoma and multiple myeloma where survival can be prolonged, data supporting a beneficial role for autologous transplants in most solid tum...St. Jude shows how disorderliness in some proteins lets them interact with a diversity of molecules
...discovered that all Cdk molecules look pretty much alike to p27," Kriwacki said. "But a certain part of each type of cyclin is unique. The first flexible arm of p27 recognizes only certain types of cyclin, based on that unique part of the molecule. The first arm binds to this part of the cyclin, and the re...Scientists discover that metastases share a similar genetic profile to their primary tumour
...te and therapy response of the primary tumour were alike in the metastases. Furthermore, it was unclear whether all primary breast cancer cells were capable of metastasising, or only some of them." In the first study to do this, Mrs Weigelt and her colleagues at the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterd...Breakthroughs in acoustic tracking shine new light on the lives of fish
...rine reserves. Fishermen, managers, and scientists alike are asking whether place-based measures will truly protect these economically important species. Scientists speaking at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) meeting on February 13th at 9am, revealed how new acoustic tags and...New book explains plants, medicine
... used with success." For consumers and physicians alike In their Preface, the authors write: "Medical Botany focuses on research discoveries and their development as therapies for use in complementary-alternative and conventional medicines, utilizing plant natural products and their derivatives. This i...Statistics and biology a natural pair for the classroom
...ilt researchers believe students and professionals alike can better understand statistics and biology by studying the two disciplines simultaneously. They have received a $1.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation to explore this theory with teachers at Nashville's Rose Park Math and Science M...Chimp vs. human DNA: what's in the 1% difference
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Nearly 99 percent alike in genetic makeup, chimpanzees and humans might be even more similar were it not for what researchers call "lifestyle" changes in the 6 million years that separate us from a common ancestor. Specifically, two key differences are how humans and chimps...Lifestyle accounts for difference in chimp, human genome
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Nearly 99 percent alike in genetic makeup, chimpanzees and humans might be even more similar were it not for what researchers call "lifestyle" changes in the 6 million years that separate us from a common ancestor. Specifically, two key differences are how humans and chimps......ng state guidelines. Irrigators and water managers alike are looking to the USGS study for answers on how to meet the needs of irrigation and endangered fish. Get the report of the study on-line now at http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri034244/ . For more details, contact John Clemens, 253-428-3600, ext. 2...Strategy to treat AIDS patients in Africa with less drug, reduced toxicity set for clinical test
...al AIDS research. Also, the agency and researchers alike agree that an important ethical consideration is to address this issue of providing continuing access after a study to the live-saving drugs offered in the course of the study. Although there are different ways to address this concern, all agree that...The area where carcinogens settle may be a key factor in developing lung cancer
...ynamics indicate that benign and cancerous lesions alike predominate at the division between the central airways. One study has assessed the likelihood of finding cancer based on the site within the bronchi as ten percent for the main surface and 30 percent each for the lobar, segmental and subsegmental r...Yeast genomes reveal new sites of gene control
...ies, hypothesizing that the regions that were most alike in all six would be potential regulatory sites. The investigators found about 8,000 of these conserved sites, about one-third of which already were known regulatory sequences. After eliminating the known sites from the total, the investigators search...Many pregnant women may have depression, but few getting treatment, study finds
...y published paper should help clinicians and women alike understand the importance of recognizing and treating depression in pregnancy. "Women with a history of depression should be targeted for more intensive assessment during early pregnancy," Marcus says. "And it may be useful for clinicians to watch fo...