Bowman Gray Scientists Find Novel Way To Block AIDS Virus
...ropic virusinfection but appear to maintain normal biological activities," he said. Chen said that in treating people with AIDS or HIV infection, if theprocess proves out, human lymphocytes would be removed from an infectedpatient, genetically modified with intrakine, and periodically reinfused backin...Chesapeake Bay Sediment : Home To Pfiesteria-Like Microbes
...ing the summer. As the nation's largest earth and biological science and civilian mapping agency, the USGS works in cooperation with more than 1,200organizations across the country to provide reliable, impartial, scientific information to resource managers, planners, and othercustomers. This information is gat...Disease Takes Its Toll On Waterfowl Populations
...other nations. As the nation's largest earth and biological science and civilian mapping agency, the USGS works in cooperation with more than 1,200 organizations across the country to provide reliable, impartial, scientific information to resource managers, planners, and other customers. This information is...Long-Time NIH Grantee Wins Nobel Prize In Chemistry
... which ATP--the cellular energy that drives all biological reactions--is formed," said Dr. Marvin Cassman, NIGMS Director. "Determining how ATP is synthesized has been a central problem in biology for decades and is at the core of an understanding of metabolic proces...Limits Of Life On Earth: Are They The Key To Life On Other Planets?
... which life can exist." NSF's directorates of biological sciences; engineering; geosciences; mathematical and physical sciences; and office of polar programs are providing total funding of $6 million to explore the relationships between organisms and the environments in which they exist. A strong emphasis...New Mathematical Model Could Help Predict Health Of Offshore Areas Where Rivers Enter The Sea
...new mathematical model, coupling both physical and biological effects,could be acrucial step in predicting the h...s worktogether." A new study using a coupled biological and physical model was recentlypublished inthe Journal of Marine Research. Along with Chen, others i...NIDR Supports Total Genome Studies Of Major Oral Pathogens
...axonomic standards, these organisms have important biological differencesthat will be reflected at the genomic level. H. influenza causes a rapidlyinvasive disease, while Aa participates in a slowly developing chroniccondition. Determining the DNA sequence of Aa will allow scientists to compare these organis......ole inregulating the circadian system (relating to biological rhythms and sleep).Charles Allen of the Center for Research on Occupational and Environmentaltoxicology at OHSU (CROET), along with researchers from OHSU's Vollum Instituteand the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology not only showed orphaninregl...NSF Grant For Sphingolipid Research
...l components in cells and as regulators of various biological processes. Little is known,however, about their role in plant growth and development. Lynch's research explores how and where in the cell sphingolipids are produced, transported, anddegraded. This project continues studies started under a previous ...Presence Of Protein Extends Life; Potential Aging Mechanism Found
...roper folding and shaping of other proteins during biological processes.Molecular chaperones, such as hsp70 or "heat-shock proteins," are thought tocombat stress-related damage to protein function caused by exposure to heat orcold. The researchers think fruit flies produce hsp70 after exposure to warmth,becau...Crop Devastation To Be Discussed At National Head Blight Forum
...r resistance, crop rotation, andthe development of biological control agents. Weather plays an important role in the development of scab; however,disease susceptible grain cultivars, higher proportions of minimumtillage, high percentages of cultivated acres planted to susceptiblehost crops, and short rotation...Max-Planck Researchers Unravel The Structure Of The Methane Forming Enzyme
...1.45 E which represents the highest resolution for biological macromolecules of that size so far. Nature... Ni-CH3, metal-organic compound rarely found in biological systems. The structure was solved in two different enzyme states which ressemble the coenzyme ...Biological Clocks No Longer Found Only In The Brain
...s identifying which genes and proteins make up the biological cogs, will lead to new strategies for the treatment of disorders associated with jet lag, shift work and seasonal depression. "These results are fundamental to understanding how the timing of cellular functions is integrated in complex organisms...SFU Researcher Fools Forest Pest Into 'Barking Up The Wrong Tree'
...student in Simon Fraser University's department of biological sciences. He's part of a research team investigatingthe secret scent life of two of British Columbia's most destructive forest insect pests. His goal? To fool the insects into bypassing vulnerable trees. For the past two years, Huber has been studyin...Cut Pesticide Use In Half, Urges SFU Biologist
...an -to illustrate the complex political, economic, biological and social factorsbehind pest control decisions. Winston calls for a more enlightened approach to pests, one based onmanagement rather than eradication. He proposes a new pest management ethicthat favors biologically based alternatives - such ...Biodiversity Worth $2.9 Trillion
...a, such as organic waste disposal, soil formation, biological nitrogen fixation, genetic resources to increase food crop and livestock yields, biological control of pests, plant pollination, pharmaceuticals and other nature-based products, ecotourism, an......ctive chemicals (e.g drugs and naturally occurring biological molecules) contain rings of atoms linked together. If we wish to treat diseases by the discovery of new drugs or design new "smart" materials it is of vital importance that chemists can construct these rings of atoms efficiently. One approach to ma......e and its product are taking part in a chain of biological events that regulate immune response. The APECED gene is the first gene which is solely responsible for regulation of autoimmunity and thus the finding may have vast practical implications. Although APECED as such is not a common di...Skull Of Refrigerator-Size Ancient Armadillo Finds A Home At UF
... said Russ McCarty, a University of Florida senior biological scientist. Found in a limestone quarry wes... insurance agent, showed the site to Adam Black, a biological illustrator specializing in painting extinct Pleistocene mammals, who found rabbit bones and armadil......aste water, to 35 degrees Celsius before secondary biological treatment. "Right now there's a strong interest in treating the air and water effluents at high temperatures because that's how they're emitted," says Allen, associate director of the Pulp and Paper Centre. "Our process will save companies...