News briefing: Can we rid our groundwater and drinking water of MTBE?
... They will also present the latest research on the characteristics of MTBE and the future of bioremediation. WHO: Bart Koch Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, La Verne, Calif. National assessment of MTBE in drinking water (tentative) Murray Einarson University of Waterloo, Stanford, Ca...... Zhang and his team are also learning the surface characteristics of the particles that would help the nanoparticles get past the body's defense system. And by creating particular surface that would bind with certain types of cells, the nanoparticles could be used as magnetic tracers to detect cancers. ...Smoking during pregnancy found to increase risk of cleft lip and palate
...ed the data further, they found that certain other characteristics in the mother or the baby seemed to increase the chance of cleft lip or palate. Baby boys and underweight babies born to smoking mothers had an increased incidence. So did babies born to mothers who smoked and had either diabetes, high blood pressure...Chytrid fungus associated with boreal toad deaths in Rocky Mountains
...amined dead toads collected in 1998 and found that characteristics of the fungal bodies present on two of the toads were consistent with chytrid fungal infections."Green examined other toads collected in 1999 and found skin abnormalities that he considered "suspect"but inconclusive. Muths and her colleagues will re...Researchers find key to growing, differentiating human cells
... temperature in between, around 160F, it exhibits characteristics of both solid and liquid on the molecular level. If they compress the material during this critical time, she said, it retains its shape as well as its special molecular properties. ...Best bet for saving cave species
... eyeless, unpigmented and delicate-looking. These characteristics led people in the 17th century to think that the white salamanders that washed out of caves in eastern Europe were dragon larvae. The several thousand caves in the continental U.S. are concentrated in the 20% that is covered by limestone. Culve...Extinction-prone sunfish and suckers identified
...hat he used primarily helps biologists to identify characteristics associated with a species being extinction prone. ... over North America. When he graphed the species characteristics as part of his study, the Penn State researcher noted that one extinct sucker did not appear on the ......ing other people by their faces is also one of the characteristics of these disorders. "This finding is very compelling since it fits with our clinical experience of autism," Schultz said. "Persons with autism and Aspergers have very little interest in people, and our study shows that this disinterest is reflected i...ASTA opposes EU proposal to label genetically modified seed
...A's) policy on food labeling which is based on the characteristics of food, rather than the process used to create it. The FDA only requires special labeling for a new food product if it contains different levels of nutrients or increased levels of previously known toxic substances than its traditional counterpart,...New genes protect trees from insects, disease
...insects. Using "doctored" genes to impart desired characteristics into fungi that live symbiotically with tree roots can ultimately help trees grow faster and live healthier lives, according to Project Leader Dr. Gopi Podila, a molecular biologist in Michigan Tech's Department of Biological Sciences. "Ectomycorrhi...New fossils may be first human ancestors out of Africa, say Science authors
...ar signs of African ancestry. The age and skeletal characteristics of the Dmanisi skulls link them to the early human species Homo ergaster , a species that some researchers believe is the African version of Homo erectus . Most scientists think that Homo erectus was the first hominid species to leave the Afri...DFG to launch 21 new priority programmes
...lled and co-ordinated. Executive processes are key characteristics of intelligent systems and are involved whenever a system processing information has to switch from one cognitive requirement to another at short notice or when processes of perception and action control need preparing. Population research was of str......ell divides into two daughter cells with different characteristics -- happen? These are fundamental questions, and t...enfey found that the SHR gene governs the specific characteristics of the endodermis. By manipulating where in the plant the SHR gene was expressed, the researchers w...Virtual reality tool quantifies physics of a doctor's touch
...g up all the information about what anatomic-force characteristics the doctor's finger is feeling," said Kesavadas. He noted that only a handful of groups in the U.S. are doing atomic-unit modeling for an interactive VR environment. The system will have emergency-services, military and battlefield applications. U...Targeted Genetics presents data on arthritis gene therapy
...tion of acute episodes in chronic diseases. These characteristics may result in more patient-friendly and cost-effective treatment regimens for a variety of diseases, and may reduce side effects resulting from systemic delivery of some protein therapies." About Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a ch...Fine-tuning the search for biochemical characteristics of alcoholics
...bute to the development of alcoholism. Biochemical characteristics can help identify those people with a predisposition for alcoholism. The enzyme platelet adenylyl cyclase may be such a biochemical marker. The marker seems to work best among abstinent drinkers. Numerous family, twin and adoption studies have provi...Can heavy alcohol use lead to some kinds of cancer?
... and four, if they have individual oral microflora characteristics that place them at higher risk." Ting-Kai Li, Distinguished Professor at the Indiana University School of Medicine agrees. "There's a high degree of suspicion or probability that acetaldehyde, which comes from alcohol, is carcinogenic, and this may ...Purdue researchers clean up petroleum spills with plants
...ks says, although researchers have identified some characteristics that make plants good at phytoremediation. "For this method to work, we've got to get the roots in contact with the contamination," Banks says. "Sod-forming grasses work well in certain situations, because they have a large root surface in contact w...University of Florida scientist maps brain reactions to food
... The work provides a unique set of new observable characteristics for the study of obesity, he said, "which should help us get closer to the fundamental regulation of food intake."......little fish and medium-sized fish. A chart of the characteristics of the lakes used in the study is available at http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/June00/lakechart.html Because the researchers couldn't hold their breath long enough to follow food chains from the bottom to the top and count the mouths along the...