Widespread 'superbug' is expert at acquiring drug-resistance
...pert at acquiring resistance to antibiotics. "The capacity of this bacterium to acquire resistance traits against antibiotics is amazing," says Alexander Tomasz, Ph.D., co-author of the paper and head of the Laboratory of Microbiology at Rockefeller. The findings, reported in the August 14 issue of The Proce...Genetic secrets of metal-eating plants uncovered
...e says. "So they obviously have this extraordinary capacity to accumulate metals, and they do this in the wild without any interference from man. They just do this for a living." Hyperaccumulating plants store the metal in microscopic structures in their cells called vacuoles. The vacuoles are membrane-lined ...Cal-(IT)2 adds new industrial partner SGI
...nt in addressing our mutual agenda of building the capacity for broadband visualization over long distances, said Walter Stewart, SGI Director, Global Marketing, Research and Education. The SGI Onyx"3400 visualization system installed at the Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Institute of Geophysics and Planetary P...Age of menopause dictated largely by genes
... a retrospective marker for a woman's reproductive capacity in the years beforehand, the research team believes that finding that heritability plays such a major role in determining the menopause has important implications for women when childbirth is being delayed well beyond the age of 30. It was this socia...Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute discover a previously unknown role for antibodies
...th comment, "This heretofore unknown and intrinsic capacity of antibodies opens up exciting possibilities for new antibody-mediated therapies for conditions ranging from bacterial and viral infection to cancer. Furthermore, the ability of antibodies to generate toxic compounds may be linked to a number of au...Brain scan patterns identify objects being viewed
...y or semantically." Such an architecture "has the capacity to produce unique representations of a virtually unlimited number of object categories."...U. of Colorado biology professor wins 2001 MacArthur Fellowship
... participated in key experiments demonstrating the capacity of genetic material to catalyze biochemical reactions. He subsequently pioneered the use of molecular genetic techniques to identify microbe species, revealing their evolutionary histories by analyzing the sequence, structure and activity of nucleoti...Astrobiologist and national security expert Christopher Chyba named 2001 MacArthur
...emonstrated extraordinary originality and a marked capacity for self-direction. Each recipient will receive a $500,000, "no strings attached" stipend to be paid in equal quarterly installments over five years beginning in January 2002. Fellows may use the stipend any way they see fit even to change their fie...Lilly Endowment grants almost $26 million to Purdue Discovery Park
...tion specialists, but it also has immense research capacity and expertise in its business, management and entrepreneurial studies. "The Endowment is especially intrigued by the synergies that should be achieved through the strategic linkages among the Discovery Park's centers. The Discovery Park will be a mag...Impact of genetically engineered fish subject of U of Minnesota study
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL--Building the capacity of scientists, regulators and environmental leader...gional biotechnology and biosafety leader with the capacity to share scientific and regulatory expertise and information with other nations....New resources to assist with gene transfer clinical studies
...t, production, and safety testing often limits the capacity of investigators to proceed with their research," ...bute a variety of human gene vectors, but also the capacity to provide toxicology studies at no cost to investigators for Phase I and Phase II human gene transf...Efficient fertilizer use could benefit river without hurting crop yields
...essor of biogeochemistry. "It seems that when the capacity of the land to use or store nitrogen is exceeded, further nitrogen inputs dramatically increase losses to streams." "So our model," McIsaac said, "also suggests the reverse that a relatively modest reduction in nitrogen fertilizer use, while maintai...Abstinence may make the brain grow stronger
...er many years of heavy drinking, the brain has the capacity to repair at least some of the structural damage that has occurred."......ed to the high maneuverability of the arms and the capacity of the peripheral nervous system to perceive and process information. The objective of our study is to characterize control of the octopus arm, which has no joints and is highly flexible, says McKenna. This could very well be the basis of next-gen...Supplement reduces risk of aflatoxin-related liver cancer
... dietary compounds and chemicals that may have the capacity to inhibit cancer....Gender issues related to spaceflight: A NASA perspective
... differences can be expected to influence exercise capacity and thus the ability to perform specific tasks dur... is working at a higher percentage of her exercise capacity than the average man. This would result in a higher heart rate, higher body temperature, greater st...Like storm clouds, natural disasters carry a silver lining, biologist says
...make human life possible. Disturbances enhance the capacity of the ecosystems to do these indispensable tasks. Areas with more diverse plant and animal life are cleaner and healthier for humans, he said If humans can adopt new ideas about natural disasters in understanding how ecosystems work -- and avoid e......the carbonate dissolution process would expand the capacity of the ocean to store carbon dioxide while minimizing the amount of carbon going back into the atmosphere, unlike some of the other forms of carbon dioxide sequestration. Direct injection of carbon dioxide into the deep ocean will likely negative...Fogarty International Center announces new research training program in genetics
... while enhancing the limited but growing technical capacity in genetic science in developing regions of the wo...Ph.D. and Masters level and will contribute to the capacity of developing country scientists and institutions to conduct human genetics research that is relevan...US researchers successfully clone first knockout miniature swine
...contrast to most other cells tested, dont have the capacity to spread porcine endogenous retrovirus to human cells in culture." Endogenous retroviruses are part of the natural genetic makeup of all mammals and are not believed to cause any illness to the species that they inhabit. Although the risk of any har...