Researchers find color sensitive atomic switch in bacteria
...t-absorbing part of the protein was present in two alternative positions, suggesting to us that light of different colors drives this protein back and forth between two differently colored states of the protein," said co-senior author John L. Spudich, Ph.D., director of the Center for Membrane Biology in the UT ...Keep genome data freely accessible
...tion, trust, and altruism that offers a compelling alternative to the worldview of those who would use bioweapons to impose their political and ideological views.'...Flexible pain relief with morphine-free poppy
...pounds preferred by industry in the manufacture of alternative high value pain-killers. CSIRO's Dr Phil Larkin, ...er developing poppies that are tailored to produce alternative pharmaceuticals." The morphine free poppy variant, TOP1, was first discovered in 1995 by Tasmanian A...'Smart antibiotics' may result from UCLA research
...earch published in Nature may lead to an effective alternative to antibiotic drugs for treating bacterial diseases. UCLA microbiologists report the discovery of a new class of genetic elements, similar to retroviruses, that operate in bacteria, allowing them to diversify their proteins to bind to a large variety...Resveratrol synthase uncovered: Cyclization specificity of type III polyketide synthases
... was believed previously, but occurs because of an alternative electronic network, termed the aldol switch, that exists in STS. ...Byproduct of water-disinfection process found to be highly toxic
...be formed as chlorine treatments are replaced with alternative methods? ...MIT team explains yin-yang of ginseng
...he yin and the yang of ginseng, or why the popular alternative medicine can have two entirely different, opposing effects on the body. Conflicting scientific articles report that ginseng can both promote the growth of blood vessels (key to wound healing) and stymie that process. The latter is important because ...JGI announces community sequencing program portfolio
...e to advance knowledge across such vital topics as alternative energy production and bioremediation, and to address important questions of evolution and development." Supported by the DOE's Office of Science, the CSP will allocate roughly 15 gigabases (billions of letters of genetic code) of sequencing--roughly ...Carnegie Mellon researcher tests tools for protecting Anacostia River ecosystem from PCBs
...a conventional sand cap, could provide an economic alternative to costly dredging, which can run into the hundreds of millions of dollars, " Lowry said. "The Anacostia was selected because of its history of pollution problems," he said. In fact, American Rivers, a non-profit environmental group, dubbed the Anaco...Carnegie Mellon scientists reveal ways of studying, resolving PCB contamination in US rivers
... conventional sand cap, could provide an important alternative to dredging, which is estimated to cost at least $500 million along the Hudson River alone. (See full release on Eurekalert, "Carnegie Mellon University Researcher Tests New Tools for Protecting Anacostia River Ecosystem from PCBs")...Restoring sweetgrass to the South Carolina lowcountry
...to contribute to management efforts." One proposed alternative is to set aside land dedicated specifically to growing sweetgrass. The ownership of the land was not as important to the basket makers as access: solutions ranged from a "farm" to home cultivation. Respondents expressed a need for education about cul...Study suggests cell-cycle triggers might be cancer drug targets
...rofessor at Harvard Medical School. "There must be alternative mechanisms that allow the cell to respond to the e...ates. But the blood-forming cells may lack such an alternative pathway, said Sicinski, and it is highly likely that cancer cells don't, making them vulnerable to f...When is a mouse like a test tube?
...synthetic pathway," Bertozzi said. "This offers an alternative way to visualize cells that are undergoing a change in metabolism, such as happens with cancer cells and inflamed cells that over-produce sialic acid. The technique opens the door to non-invasive imaging of sugars as markers of disease." "Irrespectiv...New mechanism for display of foreign proteins to immune system
...r display. However, there is some evidence that an alternative mechanism that does not involve TAP may also contr...o be distinct from the TAP-dependent pathway. This alternative pathway requires cysteine proteases and not proteosomes for chopping up proteins. The researchers we...Genes can influence both alcohol consumption and dependence
... tacit approval of heavy drinking and by providing alternative ways of celebrating that don't centre on alcohol."...Technology already exists to stabilize global warming
...fficulties associated with each option and compare alternative combinations of seven "wedges." Several ... caution that scientists must continue researching alternative sources of energy because new measures will be required after 50 years. By that time, some of the 15...New diagnostic technology helps justify earlier cataract surgery
... who are unable to receive early treatment because alternative testing means are inadequate or not widely accepted. Cataracts and their treatment Cataracts are the leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide, and cataract surgery is among the most common surgical procedures in people over 65 years...Wheelchairs biomechanics, prosthetic development
... fabrication of the PCast system makes it a useful alternative in prosthetic socket production....New glycan arrays discover autoimmunogenic activities of SARS-CoV: concern over monkey vaccine
...nactivated SARS-CoV. It is possible to identify an alternative cell line or to genetically modify the Vero E6 cell line by altering its glycosylation pathway, thereby producing vaccines with enhanced efficacy without autoimmunogenic activity." Wang and Lu note that the experimental approaches developed in their......rer is an expert in marine biotechnology, so as an alternative to the "high tech" way of producing germanium oxides, he turned to one of nature's most low-tech, but nonetheless intricate creations the diatom. "Diatoms are single-celled algae, and they are the dominant photosynthetic part of marine phytoplankto...