UCSF scientist Joe Derisi named MaCarthur Fellow
...ul human being. Joe's impact to date has been well beyond our wildest expectation. Among the many lucrative projects that could be tackled with microarray technology, Joe has focused a significant fraction of his research on malaria, a disease primarily afflicting the Third World. This focus is motivated by...Keep genome data freely accessible
..." of that research'. The editorial concludes: 'But beyond the practical, open-access policies of the genome database repositories serve another purpose. One that might, in the long run, be more important. They present the world with a model of international cooperation, trust, and altruism that offers a com...The book opens on the first tree genome
...chievement will have a huge impact on research far beyond the field of forestry," said Stefan Jansson at Ume Plant Science Centre. Plant scientists throughout the world now have a tree model system to work with in addition to the already established models of Arabidopsis and rice. The many unique properties...Scientists explore genome of methane-breathing microbe
...cessfully in environments previously thought to be beyond its reach. The genome sequence of Methylococcus capsulatus a species typical of methane-breathing bacteria commonly found in soils, landfills, sediments and peat bogs includes a full and at times redundant toolkit of genes for using methane as an ...New anti-inflammatory strategy for cancer therapy identified by UCSD researchers
... cancer metastasis, the growth of malignant tumors beyond the original site, was halted with inhibition of either one of two naturally occurring substances, a pro-inflammatory protein called nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kB) or an inflammatory mediator called tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα). The resul...Amyloid fibers sprout one step at a time
...asic studies of amyloid formation must be extended beyond the yeast prion model before the monomer-addition mechanism can be considered a general one. Thus, he and his colleagues are now studying the mechanism of formation of other amyloid proteins, including the molecular details of how individual monomers...Information system to help scientists analyze mechanisms of social behavior
...model of the Interspace, the generation of the Net beyond the Internet, where all the world's knowledge can be easily analyzed across many sources."...Protein is key to fatal disorder and normal cell function
...h. Understanding the role of cln3 has implications beyond juvenile Batten disease a rare, untreatable disorder -- because the protein is overproduced by cells in a number of cancers. And the lipid transported by cln3 plays an important role in infection by the AIDS virus and prion proteins, and in developi...Snakehead in your inbox? Welcome to the nonindigenous Aquatic Species Alert System
...in late July, we already are seeing benefits, some beyond what we anticipated," said Pam Fuller, invasive species biologist at USGS's Florida Integrated Science Center who invented and developed the system with Shawn Dalton of Johnson Controls. "For the first time, the science community and nature hobbyists...Professor calls for a new branch of learning
...logy to the economy and to our future wellbeing is beyond debate, but its potential adverse impacts need to be studied along the same lines. A discipline of nanotoxicology would make an important contribution to the development of a sustainable and safe nanotechnology . He added: "Our current knowledge of ...One-hundred-fifty year old lessons of John Snow still relevant today
...e was constantly amazed at Snow's ability to think beyond what was already known. "It was as if I was reading something written by a contemporary, very direct and logical and to the point," he said. "Somehow Snow managed to be both of his time and ahead of his time." Perhaps Snow's greatest contribution to ...Study in Science reveals recreational fishing takes big bite of ocean catch
...rs and fishery managers should now be able to move beyond assertions and begin to address the issues." Many recreational fishers have a strong conservation ethic and the good news is that, with the help of strong management measures, depleted stocks can be rebuilt. "Everyone has to be part of the solution....Testing the fitness of biological clocks
...owerful organizational tool that their benefits go beyond responding to external cycles. However, there have been practically no rigorous tests of either proposition." To test these ideas directly, Johnson's research team used genetic engineering techniques to completely disrupt the biological clocks in one...Scientists reinvent DNA as template to produce organic molecules
...slation, selection, and amplification to molecules beyond those found in cells and organisms." Liu and his colleagues attached organic molecules to single DNA strands, each containing 10 DNA bases (A, C, G, or T). When two DNA strands with complementary sequences (A matches T, G matches C) spontaneously bon...UCR earns $1.5 million grant to examine how engineered crop genes stray
... raging debate about genetic engineering that goes beyond the issues of biological science." A third co-investigator, Bai-Lian (Larry) Li, is a mathematical and theoretical ecologist who is an associate professor of ecology. "The coupling of natural and human systems adds an additional layer of complexity ...Medication reconciliation, pharmacist involvement vital to reducing medication errors, study finds
...ent may have resulted in patient harm if continued beyond discharge. The most common discrepancy was complete omission of a medication that the patient reported taking prior to hospitalization. The next most frequent discrepancy was a different dose, route or frequency of medication ordered compared to wh...Prions act as stepping stones in evolution
...onformation, Sup35 gets sloppy, and the cell reads beyond the stop codons, translating genetic information that previously had been dormant. As a result, the cell's phenotype changes. And here's where evolution comes in. On those rare occasions when, due to a particular environment, the altered propert...Scientist who discovered Sly syndrome finds new research path to explore for treating the disease
... Aug. 9. "The importance of this research goes far beyond this rare disorder," said William Sly, M.D., chairman of the department of biochemistry and molecular biology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. "It could potentially provide access to the brain for enzyme therapy in other similar diseases...Revealing bizarre deep-sea secrets
... swim away unseen and shred slower, softer animals beyond recognition. "We're absolutely certain that we're still missing a great deal," says Dr. Widder, though conventional tools are important and have revealed much. For this mission, the team will be using tools that avoid some conventional pitfalls. On......e the potential for plasticity declines in the ICX beyond the age of 80 days, the higher-level OT retained the ability to adjust for 200 days. That's bad news for the barn mouse. 2. Putting fear in its place: remapping of hippocampal place cells during fear conditioning Marta A. P. Moita, Svetlana Rosis...