Study Examines How Mechanisms Evolve To Regulate Bee Development
...stems." For the drones themselves, early maturity brings mixed returns: They canbegin looking for a mate earlier, but drones that mate earlier in life dieearlier.......by the food-bearing scouts on the way to the nest, brings to 18 the total number of different vocalizations. That gives naked mole-rats the largest vocal repertoire of any known rodent....Optical Microscopy Shines Light On Biology
...logical sciences. "The cantilevered near-field tip brings less force onto the sample, making it much gentler," Dunn said. "The way we sense when the probe is near the sample is by vibrating the probe back and forth and watching the amplitude of that movement." When the probe gets close to the sample's surfa...Molecular Imposter Rebuts Long
...pe and the enzymes that copy it. This finding brings into question decades of dogma on DNAreplication, says researcher Eric Kool of the Universityof Rochester. Kool adds that the new information may helpresearchers develop new drugs that are better able to sneak inand kill sickly cells -- including dea...First Salmonella Vaccine For Poultry To Be On The Market Soon
...American consumers and the poultry industry, which brings 7 billion chickens from processing plants to dinner tables each year. There are higher incidences of salmonella poisoning reported in recent years, and there is increasing evidence that salmonella bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics. Sa...UT-Houston Awarded $2.5 Million For Scleroderma Research
... first that we haveestablished in scleroderma. It brings together three talented research groups. To have such a wealth of expertise focused on revealing the genetic andenvironmental basis of the disease is a truly exciting prospect." Commenting on the news that UT-Houston has been selected as the ...Florida Or Bust? Older Lab Rats Seek Heat To Fight Infection, UD Researchers Report
...G BACKGROUND: The Experimental Biology '98 meeting brings together morethan 10,000 scientists from six of the world's leading scientific societies.This large, interdisciplinary meeting gives scientists an opportunity to shareresearch findings with colleagues from their own disciplines--and also withscientis...How Do Bacterial Cells Respond To pH?
...ween themechanisms of tolerance in such situations brings out unifying concepts for andimportant differences between bacterial tolerance, adaptation and response toextremes of pH. This meeting will bring together contributions from an international andinterdisciplinary group of experts working on many aspec......ental policy by government agencies. This meeting brings togethercontributions from professional and academic statisticians, from governmentstatisticians and policy makers, and from administrators and scientists activelyinvolved in collection of data. The purpose of this meeting is to explore theinterface...High-Altitude Cerebral Edema Likely Caused By Leaks In Blood-Brain Barrier
...." In its mildest form, swelling of the brain brings on the headaches and nausea characteristic of acute mountain sickness. In its most severe form, unrelieved by retreat to lower elevations, brain swelling advances to high-altitude cerebral edema, which causes disorientation, impaired mental function...A Cup Of Tea May Protect Against Skin Cancer
... by CSIRO and supported by the Lipton Tea Centre, brings international researchers, nutritionists and health experts together in Australia for the first time to discuss the emerging evidence surrounding the potential health benefits of tea. Other research to be presented at the Symposium includes tea a...Rice Names Matthews Dean Of Natural Sciences
... Natural Sciences," Auston said. "She brings a unique blend of experience, energy, enthusiasm, leadership and vision to this responsibility. She is a most worthy successor to Jim Kinsey. The search committee and its chair, Fred Rudolph, deserve to be congr...Antimicrobial Resistance: Issues And Options
... Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. It brings together representatives from academia, industry, government, and professional and interest groups to examine and discuss scientific and policy issues related to emerging infections. The Institute of Medicine is a private, non-profit organization th...Raymond Receives $113,000 NIH Grant To Support Cell Cycle Regulation Research
...asserted. "The types of critical thought that one brings to the classroom as a teacher carry over to research. On the flip side, as researchers, professors bring cutting-edge material to their classes that isn't found in any textbooks." She also cites the strength of Williams' undergraduate research pr...University Of Pittsburgh Scientist Discovers How A Novel Vitamin K Stops Cancer Cell Growth
...d for its commitment totranslational research that brings new cancer therapies from the laboratorybench to the patient's bedside as rapidly as possible. The new vitamin K is not in clinical testing at this time. However,patients and physicians can contact the UPCI's Cancer Information and ReferralS...Molecular "Fossils" Of Early Life
...an amino acid to trigger chemical activity, and it brings scientists a stepcloser to finding the precursor of all life -- a single molecule containing bothgenetic code and an enzyme capable of triggering self-replication. "If we can raid a protein's tool box to take one of its favored chemicalgrou...Newly Recognized Cell-Surface Receptor Protects Heart Tissue Against Damage
...n any other. This marriage of chemistry andbiology brings us one step closer to designing a drug to minimize damage toheart muscle." Liang and Jacobson report their findings in the June 9 issue ofthe Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Heart cells release adenosine under such stressful ......d for its commitment totranslational research that brings new cancer therapies from the laboratorybench to the patient's bedside as rapidly as possible. For additional information about the UPCI, please access http://www.upci.upmc.edu ....Third Annual Awards For Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Recognize Innovations
...s developed at Argonne NationalLaboratory,however, brings the cost down to compete directly with about 80 percent ofcurrent solvents, many of them toxic, environmentally damaging,petroleum-derived, or all three. It also eliminates the large amounts of saltwaste (sometimes 1:1 with products) that conventiona...News Backgrounder: Duke Primate Center Successfully Fosters Mysterious Aye-Ayes
...birth of Marvin and two other aye-ayes this spring brings the totalcaptive Primate Center population to 12, said director Ken Glander. The centeris now confident enough of their knowledge of the animals that a breeding pair --Merlin and Caliban -- has been loaned to the San Francisco Zoo, and another pairwi...