Transporter's function provides support for eating vegetables, limiting antibiotics
...ion in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. In an amazing model of efficiency, good bacteria in the colon produce an enzyme that releases glucose found in plant cell walls, the leftovers of broccoli and other vegetables, fruits and cereals, which cannot be digested in the small intestine. In the oxygen-less...'Male-targeting' bacterium's genome is deciphered
...w shed light on the biology and evolution of these amazing bacteria by deciphering and analyzing the genome of a model Wolbachia strain, Wolbachia pipientis wMel, which infects the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, itself a model for studies of animal biology. The new study, which appears in the March 2004 ......for data from neutron studies," says Nilsson. "The amazing thing," he says, "is that hardly anything is known about the unique properties of liquid water." The new result now reopens the hunt for the structure of liquid water. "It resurrects models that were considered inappropriate," says Bergmann. One poss...Water molecules clump more loosely than previously thought
...r data from neutron studies,'' Nilsson says. ''The amazing thing is that hardly anything is known about the unique properties of liquid water.'' The new result now reopens the hunt for the structure of liquid water. ''It resurrects models that were considered inappropriate,'' Bergmann says. One possibility, ...Patagonia's coastal wildlife receive a protective boost by Argentine government
...rovinces to better coordinate protection for their amazing concentrations of wildlife, often seen in spectacular breeding colonies along Patagonia's rugged coastline. Two species of penguin breed here, including a concentration of Magellanic penguins at Punta Tombo that numbers in the hundreds of thousands,...Brain cells become more discriminating when they work together
...rientation of ten degrees or more! It is even more amazing when you stop to think that a neuron is basically a little sack of salt water!" Bonds exclaims. Until recently, attempts to study interactions between groups of neurons have been hindered by the fact that researchers were limited to using single micr...The Hunter's Breath tells a story of adventure and discovery in Antarctica
...ook, The Hunter's Breath, Williams interweaves two amazing stories from those expeditions: One is the story o...t that first videotape in the VCR, it was the most amazing thing," Williams said. "Suddenly we were on the bottom of McMurdo Sound, 500 meters below the ice, h...Hopkins scientists overcome main obstacle to making tons of short, drug-like proteins
....) "It's pretty simple chemistry, and it's kind of amazing it hadn't already been applied to this problem," says Merryman. "The process gave us efficient and essentially complete conversion to the modified amino acids. Since the process works the same for all amino acids, you don't have to treat each one sep...Sediments in many Central Valley streams contain toxic levels of pyrethroid pesticides
.... The current study shows that to be untrue. "It's amazing that, after 20 years of use, there is not one published study on pyrethroids in sediments in areas of intensive agriculture," Weston said. Part of the reason for a lack of data is that analytical methods to detect pyrethroids in sediment have not bee...Gene maps of simpler life forms point the way to human disease gene
...ditional genes identified by the comparison. "It's amazing how many of these genes have completely unknown functions," says Dutcher. She also plans further computerized comparisons of genetic codes. "Humans have two kinds of cilia--motile cilia, which create motion, and non-motile cilia, which respond to mot...Many scientists believe the dog genome holds information that will benefit human health
...e species, this selective breeding has resulted in amazing variation between breeds with respect to weight, size, head shapes, coat, ear shape, behaviors and diseases." The level of diversity within the species is unprecedented, Kruglyak said. "Obviously, we'd like to understand the genetic differences that ...Tiny tango: Device sorts microscopic particles with speed and precision
... tested it with tiny plastic beads. "It gives such amazing separation resolution in just a minute," he said. "And the operation is very simple: You just need a syringe to push your sample through. We are very excited about it." The device consists of an array of microscopic pillars etched into sili...Four tourist destinations named best worldwide
...eys, and emerge from the forest canopy to enjoy an amazing panoramic ocean view. The Rinjani program is exemplary for its strong partnership among local community groups, local tourism office staff and the local national park, and has successfully withstood the recent deep dip in Indonesia's tourism. "Wh...Natural, man-made mix promises biggest landscape plant growth
...cies in addition to the bush morning glory. "The amazing thing was that the mycorrhizae with the inorganic fertilizer was the most useful and better than the organic fertilizer mix. Most all of the (scientific) literature talks only about using mycorrhizae with inorganics," she said. "I'm devoted to this m...A fly's taste experience is much like our own
...ular and cell biology at UC Berkeley. "It's pretty amazing that after hundreds of millions of years of evolution, flies and humans still use the same logic for taste detection." Tracing the taste receptor nerve cells into the brain, Scott and her team showed that fly brains contain a map both of the location...Birds show superior listening skills
...s performing just slightly better than rats. "It's amazing how dissimilar the results of this test are when you compare humans and birds," said Dr. Chris Sturdy, a psychology professor at the University of Alberta. "Humans and rats are weak by any standard, and they're just awful when you compare them to the...Climate may play role in lynx's hunting ability
...ul in the kill or not. "This lynx-hare cycle is an amazing phenomenon and it has proven to be a very robust relationship," said Boutin. "If we start to get climate warming and a crusting of the snow without long, deep cold spells, it could change the interaction and disrupt this robust system we're used to s...Human periodontal ligament stem cells isolated for the first time
...g they had periodontal ligament stem cells. "It's amazing how well these cells replicate," said Seo. "In fact, we had over 100 doubles of the stem-cell colonies in culture. That's similar to the replication rate of dental pulp stem cells, which are known to proliferate very rapidly." After further validat......exposure to UV radiation. The researchers found it amazing that a single factor could have such a big affect on this process. "For someone studying marine biology and ecology, this type of variation is absolutely incredible," Siegel said. The researchers were also surprised to find that the DMS molecules c......ten identical halogenated organic chemicals. These amazing compounds are a vital part of life, and they serve natural purposes as hormones, pheromones, repellents and natural pesticides." Organohalogen compounds all contain one of the halogen elements chlorine, bromine, iodine or fluorine. Gribble kee...