Potential for enhanced sequestration of carbon in soils supports evaluations
...o reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it is important both to determine that soil sequestration practices are competitive, low-cost means of offsetting greenhouse gas emissions and to design programs or incentives that make these practices attractive for use by land managers." ...Genetic mutations linked to the practice of burning coal in homes in China
...ates in Xuan Wei are among the highest in China in both nonsmoking women and men who smoke, and are associ...reened them for p53 and K-ras mutations. Damage to both p53, a tumor suppressor gene that prevents normal cells from turning into tumor cells, and K-ras, an...Student science contest participation influences study, career choices, alumni say
...n obese people, Desbiens said. Learning both the lab skills from professionals and how to explain her project and the science behind it to people who didn't have a technical background are among two of the important lessons she received. Her ABC experience also ignited an interest in...Landmark gene agreement announced by Samoan government and UC Berkeley for anti-AIDS drug Prostratin
...a. "I think that UC Berkeley could set a precedent both for biodiversity conservation and genetic research by including indigenous peoples as full partners in royalties for new gene discoveries that result from their ancient medicines," Keasling said. Keasling and a team of scientists led by Cox traveled...Landmark agreement between Samoa and UC Berkeley could help search for AIDS cure
...a. "I think that UC Berkeley could set a precedent both for biodiversity conservation and genetic research by including indigenous peoples as full partners in royalties for new gene discoveries that result from their ancient medicines," Keasling said. Keasling and a team of scientists led by Cox traveled ...Veterinary Memorial Fund transforms grief into promise
...actitioner. "When we got the letter, my wife and I both sat at the kitchen table and cried and we're not sissies or anything." "I didn't even know the fund existed," he continued. "He's gone now, but because he is gone that donation was made. And maybe the next dog that comes along won't die from...Lycopene slows human prostate tumour growth in mice and combined with vitamin E is even better
...articularly marked was that it was the low dose of both lycopene and vitamin E that was the most effective, demonstrating that 'more does not necessarily equal better'. Many pharmacological agents and natural compounds follow a bell-shaped dose response curve, which means that very low or high doses may n...Cigarette smoke causes breaks in DNA and defects to a cell's chromosomes, Pitt study finds
...ual to about 1/25 of a cigarette caused breaks to both strands of DNA and compromised the integrity of th... chromosomes were being pulled simultaneously from both directions much like a piece of taffy, forming so-called anaphase bridges between its two ends. Even...Scientists to prototype cyberinfrastructure for research and education access to ocean observatories
... use and automation of undersea sensor networks -- both delivery of data from sensors and the control of sensors and networks from land -- and will assist in designing sensor networks for conducting research in other remote and hostile environments. The National Science Foundation (NSF) today awarded $3.9...EMBO Gold Medal 2004 goes to Spanish scientist
...d demonstration that telomere maintenance requires both telomerase activity and homologous recombination. Since 1997, Mara Blasco has published more than 65 papers on telomere research in publications such as Cell, Nature Genetics, Molecular and Cellular Biology, and The EMBO Journal. The scientist has al...Researchers find color sensitive atomic switch in bacteria
...Ph.D., and Jun Sasaki, Ph.D., assistant professor, both of the UT Center for Membrane Biology. "One of the key frontiers of biomedical science in the genomic era is the crucial role of cell membranes in normal cell function and disease states," said Spudich, who holds the Robert A. Welch Distinguished Cha...AAAS US Presidential Candidates' Forum
...are currently attracting significant interest from both candidates for the U.S. presidency and the general public as science and technology issues increasingly motivate major policy decisions. On September 30, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), will host a special Candidates'...New molecular link key to cellular proteins involved in cancer progression, other diseases
...rk by Zhang and colleagues has provided answers to both questions. "Since Polycomb-group proteins have been previously linked to cancer, we anticipate that the ubiquitination of histone H2A will also be linked to some types of cancer," said Zhang. By dividing human cellular extract into smaller and smalle...Safety of isoflavones in dietary supplements targeted by Illinois initiative
...of gene activation affected by isoflavones through both estrogen-dependent and estrogen-independent receptors in breast tumors. They also will examine gene regulation in breast tumor systems, especially those adapted to changes in hormone responsiveness, adipose tissue and the brain. ...Cancer vaccine based on pathogenic listeria bacteria shows promise targeting metastases
...ed. "This immune therapy uses bacteria that induce both inflammation and an immune response to specific tumor antigens," which together hit the tumor with generalized antitumor chemicals, such as interferon and tumor necrosis factor, as well as activated T-cells that attack and kill the tumor, Portnoy sai...Cardiac arrest may hinder ability to learn certain tasks
...d the study with Gretchen Neigh and Erica Glasper, both graduate students in neuroscience and psychology at Ohio State; Julia Kofler and Richard Traystman, both with Oregon Health and Science University; and with Ronald Mervis and Adam Bachstetter, both with Ne...Researchers identify protein promoting vascular tumor growth
...n for clinical trials testing the effectiveness of both antibody-based therapies and, even sooner, an experimental nutritional intervention for vascular malformations. "Previous work in our lab has shown that a certain form of berry extract significantly regulates MCP-1 function," said Sen, who s...Winning combination to build bone density in children
...n) in boys only. Residualized BMC was high only if both vigorous activity and calcium intake were high. There were no interactive effects of total (as opposed to vigorous) activity and calcium intake. This study provides evidence for synergistic action of habitual vigorous activity and calcium intake on b......r Duncan said. New drugs and new delivery systems both come under the "nanomedicine" umbrella. Drug delivery systems are needed to exploit many of the drugs developed from advances in molecular biology. Professor Duncan said: "The challenge is to design innovative devices and technologies able to guide ......ch is very controversial, with critics questioning both the method and its applications. As Craig Moritz and Carla Cicero from the University of California, Berkeley, also point out in the correspondence section of this issue, the Hebert et al. study is "not yet a definitive test of the utility of DNA bar...