Ten Years of Progress For Superfund Basic Research Program
...kle says a great deal of work isneeded to find the best way to use these microbes in the fieldwhere they will have to compete with other naturally occurringorganisms. Environmental engineering professor Paul Bishop is using otherSphingomonas strains to degrade another common pollutant, azodyes. "The dyes ...High Levels of Vitamin C Prove Toxic to HIV
...96, Memorial Sloan-Kettering was named the nations best cancer center for the fourth consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report....New Study Shows Steps Leading To Colon Cancer
... and a collection of evidence," Peifer wrote. "The best cases end with a smoking gun, clinching the guilt of a suspect. This issue of Science contains three such smoking guns ... firmly establishing beta-catenin as an accomplice in causing colon cancer and as a strong suspect in melanoma. As in many crime...Prostate Cancer's Aggressiveness May Be Predicted Early By The Ratio Of Free To Total PSA
...but there is great debate about which treatment is best for a cancer diagnosed in the early stage-watchful...crease in total PSA levels over time is one of the best predictors of whether prostate cancer is present or not. This study suggests that in men who are dia...Herpes-Based Gene Therapy Is Key To Promising Liver Tumor Vaccine
...6, Memorial Sloan-Kettering was named the nation's best cancer center by U.S. News and World Report for the fourth year in a row....Isle Royale Moose Continue Decline
...rd to 700-800 animals back in the 1970s. Under the best conditions, mountain ash, aspen, and willow are the favored browse species of moose, but when those species are not available, moose will turn to balsam fir and other less nutritious species. Peterson says the reduction in moose is good from the stan...Munching Microbes Make A Meal Out Of Toxic Substances
...reat of contaminated drinking water, Nies says the best solution to cleaning up gasoline in the soil may be to just leave the site alone. "If there are microbes in the soil already eating the contaminants, you could just leave it alone and let them do their thing, or add some commercial nutrients to the s...Bacterium gobbles up chlorinated pollutants
...ly Dechlorinates Tetrachloroethene to Ethene," the best available bioremediation organisms could only reduce tetrachloroethene to vinyl chloride. "They were turning a suspected carcinogen into a known carcinogen," Gossett said. In carefully controlled laboratory conditions, however, Strain 195 goes all...Stopping "Cellular Suicide" Could Boost Production In Biotech Labs
...b, Betenbaugh uses these findings to figure outthe best wayto block the cell's progress along this path. "There is a point of no return as the cell goes through theprocess ofkilling itself," Betenbaugh explains. "But at some point you canstop it. I'mcollaborating with the biologists who are figuring out w....... "Are these products safe? Some of the best science in the world hasdetermined yes," stated U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman in a July 17speech. "As long as these products prove safe, we will not tolerate theirsegregation... The stakes for the world are simply too high." Mo...Penn State Researchers Study Used Mushroom Compost
...mercial mushrooms are grown, with an eyetoward the best recycling method. The Pennsylvania mushro...will then know how the spent mushroomsubstrate can best be reused and how to weather it in the best way for both theenvironment and recycling."......or of the Alliance of GeneticSupport Groups. "The best protection against the misuseof genetic information and genetic testing is an informed consumer,"said Kimberly A. Quaid, professor of medical and molecular geneticsat the Indiana University School of Medicine. "Dr. Zallenhas provided us with a compre...Roadsides Benefit From Waste, UF Researchers Say
GAINESVILLE--Roadside dumping may be the best way to keep state highways beautiful and safe, says a team of University of Florida researchers. Litterbugs they aren't, however. The waste they want to see spread alongside Florida highways is made up of organic material. "The goal is to make roadsi...Common Childhood Virus Poses Threat To Adults, Research Shows
...p infected epithelial cells, so handwashing is the best way to limit the spread of RSV. RSV is the leading cause of severe lower respiratory tract infectionin infants and young children. According to Murry, nearly every child inthe United States acquires RSV before the age of two, as their immune systems...Mutant Gene Not Sole Explanation For Hiv Non-Progression
...se process, and provide perhaps the best evidence that protective immunity may exist in HIV infection," says Dr. Fauci. "We owe an enormous debt to the many patients who have come to Bethesda to take part in our studies. The ...Wonder Thread: UD Scientists Report First Protein With Collagen And Elastin-Like Domains
...ak apart in response to pepsin. Since pepsin works best in an acidic environment, researchers simply placed byssal threads and pepsin in a weak solution of acetic acid. "Col-P and Col-D were the only proteins detectable after pepsinization," Waite explains. "Within byssal threads, these two collagens are ...Smoking Mice Lead To Emphysema Breakthrough
...ill no "cure" for emphysema on the horizon,and the best way to avoid the disease is to not smoke, he says. One important question remains largely unanswered: What aremetalloproteinases good for? They apparently help remodel tissues during growthand wound healing, but their role in healthy adults i...Pharmaceuticals Manufactured In Insect Larvae
... growing caterpillars -- Trichoplusia ni -- a pest best known as the cabbage looper, which feeds on cabbage, cotton and crucifers. But the insects are living on the edge. "Patrick [Hughes] is a very observant man and because he's observant, he came up with a brilliant idea -- the HeRD system," Wood said...Study: Hydrogen Bonds Aren't Key To DNA Pairing After All
Hydrogen bonds play at best only a peripheral role in theaccurate pairing of DNA bases, researchers have shown,overturning the conventional wisdom long been held by biochemists. The finding represents a milestone in researchers' understanding of the workings of DNA -- the genet......fect." In contrast to Chen's approach, the best current HIV treatment is withcombinations or "cocktails" of drugs. While these combinations of medicationsshows promise of extending the lives of patients with HIV-1, Chen said, "such anapproach induces toxic side effects, selects for resistant mutan...