Improving the body's 'homeland security' against TB
...strengths. That means studying the immune response alongside the bacteria." Rockefeller University President Paul Nurse, Ph.D., says: "Not only have MacMicking and McKinney revealed an enticing clue that may lead to much-needed new TB treatments, they've carried on their research in the Rockefeller tradition. ...ESA astronaut flies Cervantes mission to ISS
...Engineer on the Soyuz TMA-3, taking an active role alongside Kaleri, the Commander, in piloting and docking the spacecraft. This is the third Soyuz TMA flight, the first having been in October 2002 with ESA astronaut Frank De Winne from Belgium on board. Soyuz TMA-3 will replace Soyuz TMA-2, currently docked ...Researchers identify botox receptor
...g and others identified two proteins that function alongside gangliosides as the receptor for botulinum neurotoxin B - one of the four types deadly to humans. The proteins are synaptotagmin, or syt, I and II, which are found in certain types of neurons. When one of these two proteins extends itself outside t......anners have become widely used in medical imaging, alongside X-rays, CAT scans and magnetic resonance imaging, because they can give information about metabolic activity in body tissues. The machines used for scanning people cannot see sufficiently fine detail for use on small animals such as mice and rats. Th...Scientists find gene that protects against potato blight
...plant that scientists believe co-evolved in Mexico alongside the late-blight pathogen. It was discovered, ironically, as a result of the emergence of a new strain of P. infestans that swept through the United States in 1994. At UW-Madison's Hancock Agricultural Research Station, the only plants to survive were...Genome researcher analyze chromosome 7
... possible. The ability to place the human sequence alongside the mouse sequence helped us to swiftly distinguish real, protein-coding genes from pseudo-genes. The power of comparative genomics really sharpened our focus," Dr. Green said. In addition to NHGRI and Washington University, other institutions taking...World first for Swedish researchers mice born from transplanted wombs
...recipient mouse the transplanted uterus was placed alongside the normal uterus, which acted as a control. After transplantation between genetically identical mice the grafted uterus produced pups. The mouse pups had normal body weight, showed normal behaviour and were fertile. Five out of seven uterine grafts...Gene newly identified by Columbia researchers may improve hair removal
...in the right place at the right time as it marches alongside the others when the hair shaft is formed. This way, each cell receives the right signals to become the right type of hair cell. This protein is like the Velcro that holds the cells together. If they dont stick together properly, they become discon...Stanford researchers isolate protein needed for stem cell maintenance
...s these studies in a second Nature paper published alongside Nusse's work. "It's a big deal to understand how these hematopoietic stem cells expand their numbers," Weissman said. With the ability to grow more stem cells in the lab, researchers would have a pool of cells available for research or potential ther...New DNA chip rapidly detects, identifies dangerous pathogens
...to a layer of metal and the other end hanging down alongside it. This dangling end contains a molecule called a flourophore, which, like the brilliant head of a sunflower, shines brightly when properly lighted. With all of the sunflowers' heads bent down to the ground, the field as a whole looks green because ...... faulty, a healthy copy of the gene could be added alongside an siRNA that turns off both defective copies....University of Ulster develops DNA fingerprint techniques to fight bio-terrorism
... Disease Control Prevention, Atlanta, USA, to work alongside the world's leading scientists in the fight against bioterrorism. "If terrorists were to strike, a likely method of attack would be to contaminate our water system with some of the more commonly found human pathogens such as E. coli or Cryptospordium...Expanding the genetic code: the worlds first truly unnatural organism
...can 'race'in one pot by evolving the new bacterium alongside its ancestors with 20 amino acids," says Christopher Anderson, a researcher at Scripps and another author of the paper. By racing the organisms -- exposing both to selective pressures at the same time and watching their development -- the researchers...Alzheimer's, nutrition, smallpox, and other 'Human Health Frontiers' addressed by AAAS speakers
...ll healthy diets, and placed pasta and white rice, alongside candy, cake and ice cream. "When you replace the fat in your diet with carbohydrates, your good cholesterol goes down, and you get higher levels of heart disease," said Walter Willett, Fredrick John Stare Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition at Ha...University of Pittsburgh focuses on building careers in womens health
...rincipal investigator for the effort. He will work alongside Melissa McNeil, M.D., who is women's health program director for the University of Pittsburgh Physicians and professor of medicine at the university's School of Medicine. Dr. McNeil will serve as program director for the grant project. The money will...Regulating human X chromosomes doesn't use same gene as in mouse
...expressed only on the inactive X chromosome, right alongside Xist. The two continue to be expressed together until after birth, when for reasons unknown Tsix gradually disappears. "The difference is striking," says Migeon, also a professor of pediatrics. "In mice, researchers have suggested that Tsix was t...Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute design gene-tipped tumor regressor 'smartbombs'
...cancer therapy. The method might prove efficacious alongside some existing chemotherapy, for instance, and thereby reduce the toxicity of existing anti-cancer drugs. And, he adds, these nanoparticles may be useful in several other diseases where angiogenesis plays a major rolelike heart disease, stroke, rheuma...UF expert: ancient fossil suggests flowers may be underwater gift
...heast of Beijing, probably lived in a shallow lake alongside dinosaurs, crocodiles, turtles and many species of fish during the Lower Cretaceous period and possibly as early as the Upper Jurassic period, Dilcher said. The climate was warm and temperate, and scientists know that volcanoes dotted the landscape b...Dynamic brain atlas may help diagnose patients using advanced brain scans
... few seconds the doctor can see the patient images alongside the brain atlas, or can see the patient images with features from the atlas overlaid enabling them to pinpoint the regions of the brain that are abnormal. The Grid is like a turbocharged Internet. The internet yields pre-prepared data from remote sit......, Seattle, and colleagues performed their analysis alongside a clinical trial of the two therapies, which yielded similar survival rates and quality of life among patients. The cost averages include many of the costs associated with cancer care. Ramsey and colleagues did not observe notable differences in cost...