Scientists explore genome of methane-breathing microbe
...rtant for us to know under what conditions methane can be removed from the ecosystem before it accumulate...y and biologically to Methylococcus capsulatus, we can now use the information gleaned from this genome sequence to make predictions about the symbionts."...Research suggests new avenue for stopping, preventing colon cancer
...e first evidence that blocking a cellular receptor can inhibit the development of pre-cancerous colon pol...gs which inhibit COX-2," DuBois explained. "Now we can really focus on key components of the downstream pathway." The research could lead to more specific ...Prion propagation: Avoiding the toxic oligomer
... show, surprisingly, that amyloid plaque formation can occur in the absence of the putative toxic oligome...nted fiber ends with fluorescent microscopy, which can detect single molecules. These results show that amyloid growth can occur independently o...Targeted therapy knocks out pediatric brain cancer in mice
...es may someday replace traditional treatments that can have overwhelmingly negative side effects for pediatric cancer patients. The research is published in the September issue of Cancer Cell. "Therapy for pediatric cancers of the central nervous system has not improved significantly in the last three de...New anti-inflammatory strategy for cancer therapy identified by UCSD researchers
...te balance between cancer promotion and inhibition can be manipulated in the patient's favor, according t...Fα, stimulates tumor growth faster than TRAIL can inhibit it. "Our results suggest that is it possible to use NF-kB or TNFα inhibitors to pre...Loss of the neuronal adhesion protein d-catenin leads to severe cognitive dysfunction
...ptic plasticity, a process by which brain circuits can be modified during learning, it has been unknown w...ularly interesting because other adhesion proteins can be found in the brain, but only d-catenin is found specifically in neurons. The researchers also sho...Amyloid fibers sprout one step at a time
... trigger protein clumping, producing a plaque that can kill brain cells. In humans, clumping causes fatal...or and added to the immobilized fiber, researchers can watch the growth of the fiber. The analytical approaches revealed that the yeast amyloid fibers gro...Genes expose secrets of sex on the side
...d mitochondrial DNA variation," said Wilder. "What can we learn about human behavior?" To find out, Wilder, Hammer and Zahra Mobasher, a research specialist at UA's Arizona Research Laboratories, tested Y-chromosome DNA and mitochondrial DNA from three far-flung populations of humans: the Khois...Resveratrol synthase uncovered: Cyclization specificity of type III polyketide synthases
...wine. Plant natural products called stilbenes can confer antifungal resistance to host plants and have been shown to possess health benefits for humans and other animals when present in their diet. The best known stilbene is resveratrol, which is found in grapes and is believed to be a major contrib...Students build submarine to track Octopuses
...ature doesn't willingly reveal its secrets. Divers can follow the octopus for short periods, but what's really needed is an undersea robot that will wait patiently outside the creature's den, ready to shadow its every move. UA engineering undergrads, in collaboration with students from two other universi...Brown ecologist garners major National Science Foundation grant
...family. The European native, Arabidopsis thaliana, can be found from Finland to Spain. Because of its short life cycle, the annual plant has become a model organism, whose genome has been sequenced and studied extensively. Researchers will use genomic tools to study how this plant combines information fr...22nd amino acid synthesized and added to genetic code of e. coli bacteria
...cid itself L-pyrrolysine and shown that bacteria can incorporate it into new proteins the biological c... set of translator enzymes so that new amino acids can be genetically programmed in cells to produce novel proteins for biotechnology," explained Joe Krzyc...Genetic modification of linseed produces healthier omega 3 and 6 fatty acids
...tic engineering of agronomically important species can provide real benefits to human health and nutritio...tic engineering of agronomically important species can provide real benefits to human health and nutrition and the environment. As demand rises for edible ...New sign language suggests children create language's fundamentals through learning
...brains do use a specific approach to learning that can turn a simple communication system into a true lan...nformation is packaged into separate elements that can be put together according to various rules. For example, no matter what the language, it consists of...Popular Science announces Third Annual 'Brilliant 10'
...ate about global warming and the speed at which it can happen. He spends two months a year in Antarctica,...es. His research reveals an Earth where ice sheets can melt more--raising sea levels faster--than anyone previously imagined. Brian Enquist , 35, Univer...K-State, other universities to study how climate affects plant evolution
...tance of natural variation in different genes, you can predict plant behavior," she said. William Hsu, assistant professor in computing and information sciences; Sanjoy Das, assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering; and Mary Knapp, climatologist for the State of Kansas will join Welch a...Information system to help scientists analyze mechanisms of social behavior
...ge," Schatz said. "Similar information technology can then serve as a model of the Interspace, the gener...yond the Internet, where all the world's knowledge can be easily analyzed across many sources."...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...y poor oral hygiene. If left untreated gingivitis can develop into periodontal disease, an infection in the gums which can cause loss of bone and teeth. Although periodontal disease rarely occurs in healthy children, resea...Cockroach-like robot leads new research effort
...rons to muscles to the skeleton to the whole body, can explain the control that makes movement possible. ...ate in the real world, like the animal does, so we can use it for testing hypotheses," Full said. "We know, for example, that the body's center of mass bou......ing pharmacologic agents that block those channels can dramatically reduce the amount of brain injury." I...amages nerve cells. The effects of a stroke, which can include paralysis and problems with language and vision, depend on several factors including the loc...