Vitamin C May Reduce Angina, Heart Attack Risks
...ey may be influenced by vitamin C." In tracing the biological underpinnings of heart disease, Frei said,scientists are honing in on the ability of a naturally-produced compound inthe body, nitric oxide, that helps relax blood vessels, inhibits theaggregation of platelets and the formation of blood clots, and de...China And USGS--Working Together On Environmental Issues
...lmansaid. As the nation's largest water, earth and biological science and civilian mappingagency, the USGS works in cooperation with more than 2,000 organizations acrossthe country to provide reliable, impartial scientific information to resourcemanagers, planners, and other customers. This information is gathe...New Biomaterial Has 'Star' Power
...lume would make these star polymers very useful in biological and pharmaceutical applications, such as delivering a high concentration of drugs throughout the body or to a specific target," Keys says. The star polymer gels Keys developed are made from the polymer polyethylene glycol, or PEG, a nontoxic, no...New Microbial Insecticide As Potent As Bt
... step towardaugmenting the sparse armamentarium of biological pest control. Writing today (Friday, June 26) in t...ransgeniccorn, mostly in the Midwest. As a form of biological pest control, Bt is the only bacterium from whichwidespread commercial insecticidal applications hav...USGS And Arizona Game And Fish Begin Partnership To Study Western Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
... Service. As the nation's largest water, earth and biological science and civilianmapping agency, the USGS works in cooperation with more than 2000organizations across the country to provide reliable, impartial, scientificinformation to resource managers, planners, and other customers. Thisinformation is gather...Destructive Algae Overtaking Mediterranean Waters
...s leading the team of scientists working toward a biological control effort. They are using sea slugs whose m... Marine Conservation Biology Institute. Though biological control is becoming quite common in agriculture and gardening, it has never been attempted in a mar...Discovering Virology From Beijerinck To Hyperlinks
...o the understanding of genetic information and the biological roleof virus encoded proteins," says Karen-Beth G. Scholthof, faculty member atTexas A&M University and APS member. "TMV continues to be in the forefront ofplant virology, generating new concepts and findings even today." Research on TMV is bound to...Native Fish Found In U.S. Lake Ontario For First Time In 50 Years
... As the nation's largest water, earth and biological science and civilian mapping agency, the USGS works in cooperation with more than 2000 organizations across the country to provide reliable, impartial, scientific information to resource managers, planners, and other customers. Th...'Molecular' Computers? Munich/UD Researchers Report First Glimpse Of Artificial Molecule In Action
...ble to create computers based onmolecular and even biological systems, University of Munich and University ofDel...plains van der Weide, technologies based on simple biological systemssuch as molecules and membranes might help researchers develop, for example, anauxiliary, bio...Minuscule Ocean Plants Help Stabilize Earth's Atmosphere, Climate
...ate orphosphate. Those are kept under some kind of biological control. That's how thepast has been. The big issue is, will the future work that way?" The paper was coauthored by Paul Falkowski of the Rutgers Institute ofMarine and Coastal Sciences in New Brunswick, N.J., Barber, and Victor Smetacekof th......"nonhost" resistance. In recent years, a set of biological signal molecules (referred to as elicitors) from different pathogens, have been identified and characterized with respect to the defense responses induced in plant cells. Basic knowledge of plant-defense mechanisms can help to improve cro...Weevils Wipe Out Killer Weeds In Papua New Guinea
...archers from CSIRO Entomology used tiny weevils as biological control agents to control a massive outbreak of t... Mic Julien from CSIRO Entomology, the release of biological control agents such as weevils dramatically reduced the areas covered by the weed. "Over the pas...Alstrom Syndrome Genetics Studied At Jackson Laboratory
... levels and sight and hearing, and howthose normal biological pathways function," says Dr. Nishina. Contact: The Jackson Laboratory Office of Public Information(207) 288-6051 pubinfo@jax.org...USGS Measures Coral Reef Recovery In Culebra, Puerto Rico
...Islands. As the nation's largest water, earth and biological science and civilian mappingagency, the USGS works in cooperation with more than 2000 organizations acrossthe country to provide reliable, impartial, scientific information to resourcemanagers, planners, and othercustomers. This information is gather...Australian Scientists In World-First Cell Discovery
...f the receptor are also important for binding and biological action - and that should tell us a lot more about how these important chemicals communicate with the body. That, in turn, will help us to manipulate their effects and, hopefully, treat diseases like diabetes and cancer more effectively," said Dr ...Purdue Study: RNA 'Motor' Transports DNA In Virus
...s such ascellular membranes is a common process in biological systems. But the migrationmechanisms used to package viral DNA within its outer shell are among the mostcomplex and intricate of such processes, Guo says. In 1987, Guo discovered this "transporting" RNA species and provided thefirst evidence that......ition, protein kinase C is involved in numerous biological processes, including cell division and tumorogenesis. Protein kinase C is activated by a group of tumor-promoting reagents called phorbol esters. These bind to the same site in protein kinase C that interacts with diacylglycerol und......hority onPfiesteria and will provide its unfolding biological story. The challenge ofmonitoring for Pfiesteria and hypothesizing the when and where of its arrivalswill be discussed by Robert Magnien, Director of the Maryland Department ofNatural Resources Tidewater Ecosystem Assessment Division. Tim Wheeler, ...Dismantling Dangerous Genetic Codes With A Faster, More Flexible RNA Mimic
... had been thought that only proteins couldserve as biological catalysts, or enzymes. Bashkin's co-author of the Chemical Communications paper, Andrew T. Daniher,Ph.D., is now working for Cech in Boulder, Colo. "None of this would have been possible without the talented group of graduatestudents, postdoctoral wo...Biologist Wins Simon Fraser University Controversy Prize For 'Silent Spring' Of The '90s
...an - toillustrate the complex political, economic, biological and social factors behindpest control decisions. In the process, Winston reveals a consistent pattern of misinformationand mistakes - on both sides of the debate - and calls for a more enlightenedapproach to pests, one based on management ra...