Tracing genes, biologists show lizard migration is traced to Florida
... program funded it. Another motivation to analyze and observe the introduced populations was to see if the introduced species are having an impact on the Floridian ecosystem. It has been noted, Kolbe said, that Anolis sagrei will eat the small hatchlings of the Anolis carolinensis, the little gre...'Gene chips' research in cotton could lead to superior variety
... technology that uses "gene chips," which can help analyze tens of thousands of different DNA elements in a cotton plant, could lead to cotton varieties with superior traits and improved fiber quality. Dr. Jeff Chen, a Texas Agricultural Experiment Station scientist, is working on a $5.7 million National S...NSF awards 22 new projects for plant genome research
...lay; and databases and tools to capture, share and analyze the massive amounts of genomics data being produced by the scientific community. In addition, all projects continue the commitment of the PGRP to train the next generation of scientists by exposing students to research at the cutting edge of biologic...Information system to help scientists analyze mechanisms of social behavior
... will create BeeSpace, a system to help scientists analyze all sources of information relevant to the mechani...s rather than data." Technologies to statistically analyze the information sources to enable semantic indexing will be developed by ChengXiang Zhai, professor ...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
..." say the researchers. "Further work is needed to analyze the significance of finding a greater prevalence of T. forsythensis in children with no gingivitis than in children with gingivitis as observed." (G.P. Gafan, V.S. Lucas, G.J. Roberts, A. Petrie, M. Wilson, D.A. Spratt. 2004. Prevalen...Cockroach-like robot leads new research effort
...applied mechanics at Cornell University - who will analyze animal data to produce the mathematical models. The models will, in turn, provide feedback to Koditschek's robotic cockroach, which will serve as a controlled experiment that's easier to manipulate than real animals but able to tackle real-world chal...Maine-based biophysics institute gets funding for first US-based 4Pi nanoscale microscope
...cialized microscopist, most likely a physicist, to analyze samples on the 4Pi. Grunze anticipates that researchers will be able to send or bring biological samples to the IMB for analysis. "I see biology moving towards specialized high-tech centers like the IMB, bringing in investigators from all over the wo...Do genes respond to global warming?
...s call "phylochronology"--offers an opportunity to analyze the genetic diversity of a species against the backdrop of environmental fluctuation within an evolutionary time frame. The past 3,000 years includes two periods marked by dramatic climate change--the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age--tha...Identifying tick genes could halt disease, bioterrorism threat
..."Once we begin to collect the genome data, we will analyze what the genes do and how they control tick behavior, including how they are able to spread disease," she said. Stephen Wikel is co-principal investigator on the project, which is funded by the NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disea...Men from early middle ages were nearly as tall as modern people
...ative funded by the National Science Foundation to analyze human health throughout the past 10,000 years. Steckel wants to continue looking at, and interpreting, fluctuations in height across thousands of years "I want to go much further back in time and look at more diverse populations to see if this genera...NHGRI launches Centers for Excellence in Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications Research
...on This center will assemble a team to gather and analyze information about the role of publication, data an...hree years. Dr. Royal plans to develop a center to analyze social and cultural identities of individuals and communities of African descent and how those ident...Analysis of biological clock may lead to greater understanding of human disease
...a complex biological system." The authors chose to analyze the circuitry of the fruit fly because it is one of the most studied of all organisms. They were able to take mathematical information from the scientific literature on fruit flies and perform computations to derive their findings. They made systemat...Probing the surface of white blood cells to enhance immune system medicine
...edical School used scanning electron microscopy to analyze the finger-like projections coating white blood cells known as microvilli. "If you asked most medical scientists what a white blood cell looked like they would say a smooth sphere that floats around in the blood, but, in fact, they are not smooth at ...Women who have donated eggs sought for national study
...n the U.S. the researchers said that it is time to analyze what role payment plays in women's motivation to donate. The on-line survey consists of 80 questions and can be completed in about 30 minutes. The research is being funded by the UW's Research Royalty Fund. The study is focusing on Boston, Chicago,...Congress to fund Sequim-based coastal security research effort
...focus on improving the ability to rapidly acquire, analyze and interpret evidence from weapons of mass destru...d improve ocean transport computer models that can analyze where a signature came from and predict where it's going. PNNL scientists will draw upon existing te...Using statistics to decipher secrets of natural mutation
...and Green sought to develop a flexible approach to analyze the process of "neutral DNA evolution," in regions... the statistical approach offers a powerful way to analyze models that are very difficult or impossible to solve analytically. "Until recently," he said, "the ...Rare mutations can significantly increase risk factor for heart disease
... strategy used in this study can be generalized to analyze the role of rare variations in candidate genes in other clinically important complex human traits. Led by Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Helen H. Hobbs, who is at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, the resear...Body's own defense against H. pylori, cause of stomach ulcers and stomach cancer
... up a biochemical assay using mass spectrometry to analyze the bacterium's cell wall components. They discovered a cholesterol unique to H. pylori, cholesteryl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside, which is a major component of the bacterium's cell wall and essential element to its growth. Further experiments conf...Applied Mathematical Models in Human Physiology
...applications from physiology. Using mathematics to analyze physiological systems, the authors focus on models reflecting current research in cardiovascular and pulmonary physiology. In particular, they present models describing blood flow in the heart and the cardiovascular system, as well as the transport o......gy and Pharmacology, OHSU School of Medicine, will analyze drugs, drug metabolites and other molecules, such ...pen access to a laboratory where users prepare and analyze their own samples by high-pressure liquid chromatography, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry or li...