ORNL's nanobiosensor technology gives new access to living cells molecular processes
...he molecules that we target, without all the other background 'noise' from the myriad other species inside the cell. Only nanoscale fiber-optics technology can provide this capability," said Vo-Dinh. ORNL's technology gives molecular biologists an important systems biology approach of studying complex systems ...Technique plucks rapidly evolving genes from a pathogen's genome
...ecause we have to learn, for each genome, what its background distribution of triplets is," he added. "If we didn't know that, we wouldn't be able to find a gene with a significant departure from that." The technique only works with some amino acids. The new results come from an analysis of arginine, leucine an...Variation of gene associated with decreased risk of heart attack and stroke
...tic makeup and environmental factors, according to background information in the article. The relation between COX-2 variations and the risk of MI and stroke has not been clear. Francesco Cipollone, M.D., of the G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti and G. d'Annunzio University Foundation, Chieti, Italy and col...International research conferences at the Villa Vigoni
...t countries and linguistic cultures constitute the background for this initiative. The lingua franca of international scientific cooperation is English. For researchers in the engineering and natural sciences, this is a matter of course and poses no problems, since their research is generally of a global nature...Film found on windows after 9/11 reveals higher level of pollutants
...up to 10 times greater than New York City's normal background levels and possibly 100 times higher than surround... She was surprised that concentrations dropped to background levels beyond one kilometer from Ground Zero. "To me that's good news; I thought it would be further...Brain development and puberty may be key factors in learning disorders
...ed their ability to hear a tone in the presence of background noise. On all five tasks, the children with learning problems performed like unaffected children who were 2 to 4 years younger. On three of the tasks -- tasks for which performance was found to be "adultlike" at or before age 10 in children without...Germans must research the history of reproductive medicine during the Nazi era
...our present situation." His remarks come against a background of Germany having some of the strictest laws on human reproduction in Europe. With the shadow of the Nazi-era eugenics hanging over them, in recent years Germans have prohibited a number of procedures that actually could benefit both parents and chi...UK biotechnology business plan competition now open to students in the US and Canada
...vide students and researchers who have no business background an opportunity to learn about entrepreneurship and commercialization. Who: The British Council, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in the UK and the UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Where: Workshops and Final Competition to b...Leading scientists design new framework for biodiversity conservation
...al. "Just like any business plan, we need the best background research we can get in this case the basic ecological data about abundance and distribution of plants and animals that is still sparse but it needs to be melded with a better understanding of changing market dynamics and landowner's choices," says ...New textbook introduces students to the foundations, applications of nanotechnology
...aid. "I think anyone with a science or engineering background could learn from this book. Stephane, Max, and I found we learned a great deal ourselves as we edited the submissions. We think the book will also be an excellent reference resource for academic, government, and industry researchers." The textbook co...New framework for biodiversity conservation
...al. "Just like any business plan, we need the best background research we can get in this case the basic ecological data about abundance and distribution of plants and animals that is still sparse but it needs to be melded with a better understanding of changing market dynamics and landowner's choices," says ...Report outlines vision and recommendations for microbiology in the 21st Century
...ical research and all biologists must have a solid background in microbial sciences." The report puts forth that microbiology should not be considered to be just another organismal biological science, but should be regarded as a foundation for all biologists, on the par with biochemistry, genetics, and the stu...UCSB professor and director receives two national awards
... role and prominence of NCEAS reflects Jim's broad background and open, consensus-building leadership style," according to the citation. "Under Jim's guidance, NCEAS has become one of the most valuable resources for the environmental science community, not only in the U.S. but also internationally. Its working......es a sharper image of the sample without the usual background blur. The whole sample can continue living and growing as it is viewed under the microscope, something that current microscopes do not allow. SPIM also minimizes the amount of light-induced damage and extends the life of the sample, by using thin sli...New comprehensive textbook on companion animals fills need
...gether, and it represents the phenomenal amount of background of the folks involved in compiling it," he said. Each chapter on the various animals included in the book covers biology and behavior, husbandry, common diseases and zooneses. There are sections on companion animal health, toxicological hazards, dia...Green tea research leads to gum and other products
...ll be killed. On the other hand, ROS is brought to background levels by EGCG in normal skin and salivary gland cells, suggesting a protective role of EGCG in normal cells." Some methods of bolstering ROS are inadvertent; for instance, excessive sun exposure can increase ROS to the point of irreversible cell dam...Optimizing protein's 'death domain' halts leukemia in laboratory study
...om the BH3-containing protein. Drawing on his dual background in chemistry and cell biology, and applying a strategy developed by Verdine, who is a chemist, Walensky found the answer. First, he made synthetic amino acids that mimicked some of those within the helix. "Then we swapped out the natural amino acids ...IBD (Crohn's/ulcerative colitis) conference adds 18 speakers; APS meeting starts Thursday
...DDK, and CCFA. CCFA also provided much-appreciated background information and statistics on IBD, which can be found at www.ccfa.org. Editor's note: Telephone or in-person media interviews can be arranged with any of the speakers through APS headquarters by contacting Mayer Resnick at 301-634......domain protein (PDX-1) haploinsufficiency into the background of either insulin receptor/insulin receptor substrate1 double-heterozygous mice or liver-specific insulin receptor knockouts, b cell growth was severely limited. Further analyses provided evidence that the hyperplasia loss was due to a reduction in b...