Patent on beagle dogs cancelled
...an animal in 1987, it has issued nearly 500 patent applications on animals. A nationwide poll of U.S. adults commissioned by AAVS earlier this year found that two out of three people consider it unethical to issue patents on animals as if they were human inventions. Eighty-five percent of those surveyed were not...Nanoparticles illuminate brain tumors for days under MRI
...s demonstrating some of the world's first clinical applications for nanometer-size particles in the brain. The OHSU scientists have shown that an iron oxide nanoparticle as small as a virus can outline not only brain tumors under magnetic resonance imaging, but also other lesions in the brain that may otherwise h...U-M scientists use 21st-century technology to probe secrets of M. tuberculosis
...ve outcome," Kirschner says. "This is one of first applications of this method in studies of infectious diseases within the host."...White tea beats green tea in fighting germs
...that White Tea Extract (WTE) may have prophylactic applications in retarding growth of bacteria that cause Staphylococcus infections, Streptococcus infections, pneumonia and dental caries. Researchers present their findings today at the 104th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. "Past studie...Promising research: From employment issues to virology
... The Senate of the DFG selected them from among 80 applications and will provide a total of 32.6 million to support them during the first two years. This raises the number of Priority Programmes funded in the year 2005 to a total of 109. The DFG uses Priority Programmes to bring together researchers from differe...Testing soil for contamination
...lems. "We have already embarked on a biosensor for applications in the food and drug development sectors," says Bell. "EUREKA was a hugely useful initiative for us. Without it, we just could not have accessed the complementary expertise required to deliver the project."...Leading science, higher-education and engineering groups urge six improvements to U.S. visa quagmire
...tive publisher of the journal Science, "legitimate applications from scholars and students seeking to improve huma...search enterprises, and to national security. With applications declining, it's clear that many of the best and brightest students abroad no longer believe the Unit...Tufts University groundbreaking research on caterpillar locomotion
...rimmer said. He added, "Our research has potential applications in the design and control of a new type of flexible robot that could be used to navigate through pipelines or intricate structures such as blood vessels and air tubes, as well as space shuttle operations and building construction." Trimmer's lab is b...Oak Ridge National Laboratory to develop DOE leadership-class computing capability for science
...s and thorough review of the four proposals. The applications were peer-reviewed, with the six external reviewer...discovery and to achieve breakthroughs in targeted applications disciplines. An UltraScale Scientific Computing Capability to be located at multiple sites and incr...Protein keeps cold fish from becoming frozen flounder, new study shows
...t-resistant to extend their growing season. These applications could be realized with concentrations of hyperactive AFPs 10 to 100-fold lower than would be required with the previously discovered fish AFPs....Mimicking humpback whale flippers may improve airplane wing design
...igher wind angles." "This discovery has potential applications not only to airplane wings but also on the tips of helicopter rotors, airplane propellers and ship rudders," said Howle. The purpose of the tubercles on the leading edge of humpback whale flippers has been the source of speculation for some time, s...National Cancer Gene Therapy Foundation gives $4.0 million in research grants
...ene therapy field, represent significant potential applications for all forms of cancer and an improved quality of life for those being treated for cancer. LAURENCE COOPER, MD, PhD, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte CA Using The Immune System's T Cells To Treat Leukemia And Lymphoma More Effectively...Laser technique used to build micro-polymeric structure on a human hair, without harming it
...ctively on biomaterials, and point the way towards applications of MAP in the creation of miniature biodevices, wh...ucted from biocompatible materials one can imagine applications in drug delivery and medical monitoring, among other areas." Three-dimensional structures created wi...Derek R. Lovley receives 2004 Proctor & Gamble Award from American Society for Microbiology
...ng aspects of Lovley's innovative work lies in its applications in bioremediation, which is the use of microbes or...clic aromatic hydrocarbons has suggested potential applications for treating soils contaminated with these compounds, as well. After earning his B.A. from the Un...GlaxoSmithKline Drug Discovery and Development Research Grant Program 2004
...SmithKline (GSK) is pleased to announce a call for applications for its 2004 Drug Discovery and Development Research Grant Program. GSK will award $250,000 in grants for innovative HIV/AIDS drug research in recognition of the need to produce new alternatives and hope in the fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Si...PTC Therapeutics' researchers identify biochemical pathway important for modulating cell growth
...utic intervention. PTC has filed worldwide patent applications to secure its ownership rights in all aspects of this discovery. "This important finding adds to our repertoire of post-transcriptional mechanisms of RNA processing and illustrates our expertise in RNA biology. We are excited by the discovery of t...UCLA chemists develop new coating for nanoscale probes
...ep toward using nanotechnology to create practical applications for biology and medicine." Particles made of ...dth the thickness of a human hair) have long found applications in the electronic and information technology industries. For example, the active part of a single tr...ORNL's nanobiosensor technology gives new access to living cells molecular processes
... valuable tool for intracellular studies that have applications ranging from medicine to national security to ener...eath machinery. "The nanobiosensor has many other applications for looking at how cells react when they are treated with a drug or invaded by a biological pathogen...Four new research centers to explore link between oceans and human health
...l come from this program, and to the important new applications that will follow." This effort, supported by the respective strengths of NSF and NIEHS in physical and biological sciences, said Leinen, highlights the capacity of federal research agencies to work together in a collaborative fashion and to leverage ...Invention could improve PVC safety and strengthen $1.8-billion industry worldwide
...s up in nearly every area of normal daily life. In applications that involve human contact, PVC requires non-toxic stabilizers, which currently are not as effective as their toxic, metal alternatives. But Starnes' technology changes that model. "There's absolutely no question that the technology works," he said....