Modern global warming more damaging than in the past
...es to colonize areas that become habitable under a changing climate. "Humankind has fragmented natural habita...r some species to compensate for habitat lost to a changing climate," he says. Foufopoulos presented his findings at the annual Ecological Society of America (E...Book traces the history and mystery of the Deschutes River
... after dam construction, is largely ineffective in changing the river's form or character. At the same time, the river has experienced truly cataclysmic floods in the past by almost every known mechanism for generating floods; these floods have left a lasting legacy of rapids, islands, and bars that define m...In tropics, forests are cool but croplands are hotter
...er. "It's important to understand the effects of changing land cover in the tropics, because unlike the past, future deforestation is likely to occur in tropical and sub-tropical regions," said Bounoua. The Santa Cruz region has one of the highest rates of concentrated deforestation in the world over the l...Scientists map signaling molecule crucial to survival, disease
...als and giving organisms a way to adapt to rapidly changing conditions. Diabetes, hypertension and many cancers arise when these simple molecules bind incorrectly or not at all. Mapping their location on proteins should allow researchers to block aberrant binding and treat disease, the scientists say. T...Genomes of tiny microbes yield clues to global climate change
...ison reveals "dynamic genomes which are constantly changing in response to myriad selection pressures. Although the two strains have 1,350 genes in common, a significant number are not shared, which have either been differentially retained from the common ancestor, or acquired through duplication or lateral t...Lipids get the spotlight in new NIGMS 'Glue Grant'
...and technologies for sorting out and measuring the changing levels of the 1,000 or more different lipids in a given cell," said Judith Greenberg, Ph.D., acting director of NIGMS. Knowledge gained through the Lipid MAPS Consortium will help medical researchers develop better diagnostic devices and more effect...Parasites prevent ants from protecting coffee plants
...s its host, not as something that has an effect by changing the behavior of its host." In experiments conducted on coffee plantations in Mexico, Philpott found that Azteca ants are more efficient predators than other ants, finding and eliminating caterpillars and other potential pests from coffee plants faste......, in his talk, "A River runs to it: The effects of changing inflow to estuaries." Organisms in protected areas also feel the heightened battle for water during drought. Attention to water resources above and below ground throughout an entire area, such as in arid regions, is a familiar concept, but much newer......und chemical facilities, for example, and react by changing color, could be feasible in the near future. "A variety of uses are possible from this research," says Dr. Keith Ward, ONR project manager on the research. "This might include a glucose-sensing protein that could be used for monitoring diabetes, or...Researchers identify protein modules that 'read' distinct gene 'silencing codes'
...esponsible for passing on inherited traits without changing the sequence of DNA, an emerging field called epigenetics. The scientists demonstrate that chromodomains guide certain proteins to specific locations on the histone tail. And what's more, they provide evidence that chromodomains, a form of molecular ...Museum mammal collection network to aid conservation and research
...n of mammal populations and document the impact of changing habitats or climate. --Tracking emerging diseases. Many newly recognized disease-causing organisms, such as Hantaviruses, have mammals as hosts. By better understanding the biology of these mammals, scientists can better understand the biology of the...Salt controls size of DNA structures, could improve gene therapy
...ntrol the size of densely packed DNA structures by changing the salt concentration in solutions containing DNA. The finding could improve the efficiency of gene delivery for medical treatment and disease prevention. Scientists are seeking to understand the natural mechanism of DNA condensation into nanostruc...Swimming can contribute to rebuilding bone strength
...ercise might benefit bone mechanical properties by changing the composition of the bone (e.g., water content ratio, collagen formation) in addition to the bone mineral density....Biodiversity depends on historical plant and animal relationships
...n this experiment, productivity was manipulated by changing the nutrient concentration of growth medium in ecological communities of microorganisms housed in a laboratory. "Fukami and Morin's study adds an important, new piece to the ecological puzzle that relates ecosystem productivity to species diversity,"...New imaging vehicle maps coral reefs to determine health of reef and fisheries
...e a basic understanding of the ocean's role in the changing global environment. Established in 1930 on a recommendation from the National Academy of Sciences, the Institution is organized into five departments, interdisciplinary institutes and a marine policy center, and conducts a joint graduate education pr...New compound class found to trigger changes in cell garbage can
...or use against cancers. Simons speculates that by changing peptide structure, the dual effects of stimulating and stopping growth can be separated. The findings provide insights into proteasome functions. This peptide appears to regulate how proteasomes interact with the proteins destined for obliteration...Biodiversity's response to ecosystem productivity depends on historical plant, animal relationships
...n this experiment, productivity was manipulated by changing the nutrient concentration of growth medium in ecological communities of microorganisms housed in a laboratory. "Fukami and Morin's study adds an important, new piece to the ecological puzzle that relates ecosystem productivity to species diversity...Stanford symposium on future of air and space travel
...an Alonso, who develops methods for simulating the changing air flow over a plane wing as the wing is being continuously deflected; Claire Tomlin, who applies modern control theory to challenges in air traffic control; Ilan M. Kroo, who develops microvehicles for environmental monitoring; and Sanjay Lall, who...Biological clock more influenced by temperature than light
Getting over jet lag may be as simple as changing the temperature --your brain temperature, that is. That's a theory proposed by Erik Herzog, Ph.D. assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. Herzog has found that the biological clocks of rats and mice r......ce and women's rights. "The genetics revolution is changing our lives," the president of the Foundation, Mrs Patricia Gruber said. "It has so much potential for identifying and curing disease." In accepting the award, Dr Botstein said he was a "Boy from the Bronx" who had been able to achieve because of the b...