NADC Examines TB In Cattle and Swine
...hingtuberculosis in cattle and swine. Tests in two aspects of the problem arebeing conducted by Consortium affiliated personnel at the National AnimalDisease Center in Ames, Iowa. Carole Bolin, an NADC research leader and a Consortium principal investigator,conducted tests for diagnosis of bovine tuberculos...Photosystem I -- An Intermediate Step -- May Not Be Necessary For Plants
...or a walk, and scientists may have to rethink some aspects of how photosynthesis works. "Scientists have thought they understood photosynthesis for a long time, and this revelation flies in the face of what we know," said Thomas G. Owens, Cornell University associate professor of plant biology. "What does t...Study Shows Songbirds Switch From Bugs To Berries To Fuel Fall Migration
...ations. However,the Brown study suggests important aspects of the birds' migration biology mayhave been overlooked. "Many of these migrant birds behave very differently during migrationcompared to the summer breeding season in our forests and backyards where theiractions and needs are more familiar to us," ...Harvard, Duke Researchers Discover 'Off-switch' Inside Human Cells
...t these proteins may be involved in many important aspects ofsignal transduction within normal and diseased states of the body,"said Harvard's Ernest Peralta, the paper's other senior co-author. He isprofessor of molecular and cellular biology at Harvard University. Otherco-authors of the paper are Duke grad...Plants Have Future As Environmental Clean-Up Agents
...Davis." Feyerharm said one of the most attractive aspects ofbioremediation to Riley County was the cost. Traditional clean-upmethods could have cost an estimated $4 million in the first year,and $8 million over 20 years. The total cost of the bioremediation isexpected to be around $15,000. But the aestheti...Scientists Identify Gene For Sexual Behavior In Male Flies
...e gene that works in the brain to governnearly all aspects of a complex behavior in adult animals. The scien... a group of genes that work together to govern all aspects ofsex in these flies, including development of male and female organs. At work in a very small fract...Researchers Find How Disease-resistant Plants Recognize Bacteria
...s a second research paper that addresses different aspects of the recognition mechanism, which was written by researchers from the laboratory of Brian Staskawicz, professor of plant biology at the University of California, Berkeley. The papers represent major breakthroughs in the understanding of the molecul...Newly Identified Tomato Gene Appears Key To Fruit Softening
...ave indicatedthat while pectin may determine other aspects of fruit quality, it is notthe primary determinant of fruit softening, according to Rose, who hopesthat the expansins may hold the key to controlling fruit softening. Rose and Bennett suspected a process similar to the growth-related cellwall degrad......one of a few labs worlwide devoted to studying all aspects oftuberculosis and leprosy. The lab was instrumental in creating a model of the TBbacterium's cell wall and helped defined which parts are responsible forinteracting with normal human cells and causing the disease. Building on this model, the......prehensive book that covers not onlythe scientific aspects of genetic diseases but the emotional andsocial implications of testing that must be considered as well,and has done so in a clearly written fashion suitable for thegeneral public." The Library Journal said Zallen "has done a terrific job of expla...E. Coli Genome Reported: Milestone Of Modern Biology Emerges From Wisconsin Lab
...nome, scientists can begin to decipher the genetic aspects of all disease, leading to improved treatments and even cures. The NHGRI, a component of NIH, is a major partner in the Human GenomeProject, the international research effort to map the estimated 50,000 to100,000 genes and to read the complete set...MGH-Led Team Finds Gene For Crippling Neurologic Disorder
...H researchers worked out the genetic and molecular aspects of this discovery, their work relies on crucial contributions from their collaborators. Susan Bressman, MD, Stanley Fahn, MD, and members of the Dystonia Clinical Research Center at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center -- including Mitchell Brin, MD...Largest Tyrannosaur Fossil Unearthed In Montana
...aurus rex or something very much like it. Certain aspects of theanatomy are different than the 15 or so known skeletons of T. rex, he says, andit appears to exceed all measured skeletons of the dinosaur. "What we do knowis that it's the largest carnivore on the planet.," he says. Rigby reports that...Wonder Thread: UD Scientists Report First Protein With Collagen And Elastin-Like Domains
...interesting substitute, or model for studying some aspects of spider silk." Curiously, the collagenous regions of preCol-P contain a missing glycine. "When a deletion like this is found in other structural collagens," Waite says, "it's certainly lethal to the animal. So, it's quite fascinating to find a miss...Imaging Studies Illuminate Brain's Response To Cocaine
...ocaine's effects on brain circuitsinvolved in both aspects of the reward system: reinforcement, which refers toan immediate positive or pleasurable reaction, and incentive, which in thiscontext means motivation to repeat an activity,"says Hans Breiter, MD, a memberof the MGH Radiology and Psychiatry Service...Notre Dame Paleontologist Finds Damage Done To T. rex Skull
...saurus rex or something very much like it. Certain aspects of the anatomy are different than the 15 or so known skeletons of T. rex, according to Rigby, and it appears to exceed all measured skeletons of the dinosaur. "What we do know," he said, "is that this is the largest carnivore on the planet." Unable t...Popular 'Cure-All' Tea Can Cause Toxic Reactions
...ause of the small numberof cases and the unethical aspects of testing the tea for toxicity in humans. The authors also urge that patients who experience unexplainablesymptoms and the physicians who treat them consider that those symptoms could beside effects from alternative therapies, such as drinkin...First Selenium-Based Orally-Active Antihypertensive May Lead To New Family Of Therapeutic Agents
...veloped for studying this compound toexplore other aspects of selenium biochemistry. "We'd like to explore other possible applications of seleniumbiochemistry and how new therapeutic entities might be developed forother diseases, based on what we know and are learning about thesecompounds," he said. "The r...Colorado State Scientists Tackle Genetic Makeup Of Obscure Bacteria
...andtriggers disease. "One of the important aspects of this research is that not much is knownabout what makes this organism resistant to drugs and what causes disease insome people but not others," Inamine said. "The long-term goal of this projectis to tackle this bacteria at a molecular level; to de...SFU Researcher Fools Forest Pest Into 'Barking Up The Wrong Tree'
... only method used, because there are so many other aspects of bark beetle biology that we can tweak for our own purposes," he says. "But if we can get this developed, I think it's going to be a very important part of a pest manager's portfolio of weapons."...