Dangerous Chemical Combination Presents Possible Scenario For Gulf War Illnesses
...nesday. They said the findingsmay explain the wide array of symptoms reported by an estimated 30,000 GulfWa...oussystem. Such a mechanism could explain the wide array of symptoms reportedby some Gulf War veterans, including memory loss, headache, fatigue, muscleand j...Harvard, Duke Researchers Discover 'Off-switch' Inside Human Cells
...surface into the cell'sinterior, triggering a vast array of cellular processes. G proteins areswitched on by receptors on the cell's surface, which themselves are activatedby hormones, neurotransmitters and other external chemical signals. Neurotransmittersare substances that trigger brain cells to fire in...Antarctic Science Season Gears Up With Searches for Meteorites, Neutrinos, and New Life Forms
...the new field of neutrino astronomy. The array already offers some provocative results. From a sample during the first nine months of observations, AMANDA has spotted about 12 particles that seem to be evidence of incoming neutrinos. This season, hot-water drillers will bore out holes to instal...KU Researcher Eyes The Rain Forest Through The Trees
...States and Canada," she said. "That's a remarkable array of potential timbers, medicines and foods to lose." The total amount of rain forest lost to deforestation may never be known, she said, because more is being cut. Also, small parcels of forest do grow back in some areas. "Somewhere between 70 percent...World's Experts Plan Global Locator Service For Environmental Information
...of existing networks and software to access a vast array of valuable resources, including hundreds of libraries, museums, and archives worldwide--some containing as many as 35 million locator records. It also fits in with many other international and national programs focused on improved access to informat...Researchers Corral Millions Of Microscopic Membranes
... chemically repulsive. A square centimeter of this array contains 2.8 million of these microscopic "corrals." Next, the scientists dropped tiny bags, or vesicles, of membrane material extracted from chicken eggs into the corrals, which were submerged in saline water. They determined that the vesicles fuse...'BirdSource' Website For Citizen-Science Data
...rticipating each year. The Web site will offer an array of opportunities for citizen-science participation in birding, from simple exercises to the complex, from fun to serious, Laboratory Director Fitzpatrick said. "An estimated 30 to 60 million people watch and feed birds," Fitzpatrick said. "At this m...Biosensor Is A Model For Widespread Testing Of Chemicals, Molecules
...h further modifications, the researchers believean array of biosensors can be created to instantly sample a wide varietyof "target" molecules, from hormones in blood to pollutants inriver water. Based on the work, published in the April 29 issue of the Proceedingsof the National Academy of Sciences, ...Supelco Licenses ORNL Solid Sorbent Air Sampling Material
...ll give us greater selectivity in sampling a wider array ofmaterials because it allows us to achieve lower limits of detection thanwere once possible," said George Wachob, Supelco's manager of research anddevelopment. The ORNL air sampler comprises a tube containing a sol-gel sorbent, whichis an organic-in...First Planned Release Of Captive Lemurs In Madagascar Wilds Expected In Fall
... major priorityfor conservationists. Its once-rich array of wildlife has been decimatedby habitat destruction, and by its growing human population's need for usableland and forest products. The problem is critical for lemurs' futures becauseall are native only to Madagascar. The MFG, which is headquartere...Enzymes Targeted As Key To Understanding Drug Interactions
...writes a prescription or two. The result can be an array of pill bottles on your bathroom counter or breakfast table, perhaps augmenting your usual arsenal of over-the-counter supplements and pain and cold remedies. How is the patient -- or the health care professional -- to know when the potential exists...Stopping "Cellular Suicide" Could Boost Production In Biotech Labs
...es, antibodies and viruses to help patients withan array ofillnesses. Apoptosis prompts many of these microscopic workers toputphysiological "guns to their heads" after just a few days on thejob. Workingclosely with molecular biologists, Johns Hopkins Universityengineer MichaelJ. Betenbaugh, is trying to ...Second Gene Responsible For Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Identified
...t results in such a devastating and oftendisabling array of problems, whether they are seizures, autism, or...mors inmultiple organs." Brain scans may reveal an array of abnormalities, especially cortical tubers,which are firm, potato-like nodules that give the disor...Captive Lemurs To Depart For Madagascar Oct. 17 For First Release Into The Wild
...major priority for conservationists. Its once-rich array ofwildlife has been decimated by habitat destruction, and by its growing human population's need for usable land andforest products. The problem is critical for lemurs' futures because all lemur species are native only to Madagascar. The MFG, headqu...Herpes Virus Strain Identified As A Trigger In Multiple Sclerosis
...d a variety of other neurological impairments. The array and severity of symptoms varies widely from patient to patient andwomen are more likely to be affected than men. The most common form of MS isthe relapsing-remitting type. In this type of MS, new symptoms appear orexisting ones become more severe, ...Strange South American Fossil Mammals Found In Madagascar And India
...years. Krause's team has discovered a spectacular array of well-preserved and extraordinarily complete skeletal material of crocodiles, birds, dinosaurs and other backboned animals in Madagascar. Despite finding only fragmentary remains of mammals, Krause notes that the mammal specimens "may not be all t...... believes chimps may converseusing a sophisticated array of facial, body and hand gestures, perhaps augmentedwith grunting or other vocalizations. Patrick Gannon, assistant professor and director of the PaleoneurologyResearch Laboratory in the Department of Otolaryngology at Mount Sinai, firstsusp...'Rolling Circles' Provide New Way to Amplify and Detect DNA
...which always cut DNA strands at precisely thesame array of neighboring bases -- scientists then cut this longstrand of DNA into many smaller strands with sequences that exactly complement the template. In the lab, Kool has produced strands of DNA more than 12,000 bases long from a 26-base rolling ci...New Dinosaur Finds In Antarctica Paint Fuller Picture Of Past Ecosystem
...thremains of Antarctica's most ancient bird and an array of giant marine reptiles, on Vega Island offthe eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula. The tooth of a duck-billed dinosaur, or hadrosaur, was found in sands about 66-67 million yearsold, from the Cretaceous period (about 1-2 million years before ..."Discovering Biological Diversity" Is AAAS Topic For USGS Manager
...ess to the broadest possible array of knowledge on the diversity ofnature'sliving creatures and the forces that affect them. NBIIdemocratizesenvironmental science in ways that were impossible even in recenttimes." ...