Yale researchers develop first microarray chip for complete analysis of proteins
...rchers to duplicate the pattern of the proteins to check for accuracy in experiments. Utilizing laser scanning equipment and computer analysis programs already commonly used in the study of gene microarray chips, the scientists looked at the interaction of the proteins with other proteins that had been ta...'Smart bandage' diagnoses danger before infection takes hold
... what kind of bacteria is present. The house will check a medical database via the web to determine what kind of treatment is necessary, confer with other sensors that have been monitoring your gait for signs of stroke, your skin for signs of melanoma, and your medicine cabinet to make sure you haven't be...... 1s test mentioned above, as well as programs that check whether a list of 0s and 1s has at least (or at most) one, and whether it both starts with a 0 and ends with a 1. The nanocomputer created by Shapiros team uses the four DNA bases known as A,G,C and T, to encode the input data as well as the program ...Science's Top Ten: nanoscale computing circuits named top scientific advance of 2001
...ules and biological interactions. The editors also check in on the 2000 scorecard to see how well they did with last year's predictions. As the world's leading peer-reviewed general science journal, Science is uniquely suited to compile the most authoritative list of the year's scientific accomplishments...Ancient supernova may have triggered eco-catastrophe
...titute astronomer Jess Maz-Apellniz, led Bentez to check the scientific record for potential effects of nearby supernovae on the Earth. Nobody had realized that this cluster of stars that Jess had tracked, which is known as the Scorpius-Centaurus OB association, could have been so close to Earth during the...The influence of disturbance on tropical rain forest biodiversity: End of a controversy in sight
...ama (2). This is the only other attempt to date to check the intermediate disturbance hypothesis at the same scale of observation. From the study of a 50-ha plot of natural forest, these researchers concluded that disturbance level had no effect on tree species diversity. They proposed instead a recruitmen...Livermore Lab hosts conference on Bioterrorism for the Courts
...here: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; check in at Southgate, off East Avenue. Why: The conference will help the courts prepare for and respond to attack upon the judicial system by terrorists using biological weapons of mass destruction. The conference will also educate and update ju...MIT team tailors cell jackets to prevent cancer
...biological balancing act. "Tumors might be kept in check by the bodys production of specific enzymes that in turn release sugar fragments that keep tumor cells dormant. Or, perhaps in response to pathophysiological changes, a tumor cell releases different enzymes that enable the tumor to grow more rapidly,......her the percentage rose to 70%. Tests designed to check whether the two treatments were enhancing each other confirmed that they were indeed acting synergistically. "This study is the first to demonstrate that a synergistic growth inhibition occurs when human breast cancer cells that co-express EGFR and H...Mating molds provide new insights into speciation and human reproduction
... chromosomes separate and still have the chance to check for mismatched (unpaired) genes, Shiu and his co-workers have dubbed the process MSUD - "meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA." The results of MSUD are devastating. Instead of turning out healthy black spores capable of reproduction, silencing of essent...Living in large groups could give you a better memory
...ned three specific regions of the birds' brains to check development. The researchers found that compared with the other birds, those living in large groups had about 30 per cent more new neurons in a region of the brain involved in sound processing. Even more impressively, the male zebra finches, who d...Proliferation of Argentine ants in California linked to decline in coastal horned lizards
...ritorial ants has managed to keep these insects in check and in smaller, much more sharply defined colonies than those in California. Case says one important lesson learned from the decline of the coastal horned lizard is that land managers attempting to preserve open space around new suburban or urban...Tyrannosaurus rex probably could not run fast, scientists say
... build in sensitivity. What that means is John can check each value and see if a difference in each value can make a difference to the overall model - and that's a big thing to do when projecting models." Hutchinson and Garcia tested the accuracy of their model with data from living animals that are dista...... Press Package site. Journalists are encouraged to check the site again for any updates before finalizing stories. The dramatic flashing implosion of tiny bubbles--in acetone containing deuterium atoms--produces tritium and nuclear emissions similar to emissions characteristic of nuclear fusion involving d...Prescription drug pollution may harm humans, aquatic life
... environmentally sensitive upper Chesapeake Bay to check for the presence and concentration of drugs and antiseptics. The researchers will try to determine how efficiently natures self-cleansing processes eliminate these man-made pollutants. Color images of Roberts, Venkatraman and Blumenfeld available; Co...UM Cancer researchers test custom-made vaccine for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
...s over six months and then have follow-up scans to check on the progress of their disease for the next two years. The results of the clinical trial are expected within two to three years, depending on when the last patient is treated. Non-Hodgkins lymphoma is the fifth most common cancer in the...Squirrels rise from hibernation
...re up their immune systems and carry out a systems check for parasites and pathogens. Small mammals hibernate to conserve energy when food is scarce during long, cold winters. While larger creatures such as bears and badgers go into a state of torpor, in which their body temperature drops for short perio...Reactor reveals hidden life of rocks
...reactor was built in 1990 by the U.S. Air Force to check for corrosion in aircraft components. It was transferred to UC Davis in 2001....Rats depleted of salt become sensitized to amphetamine, show unusual growth of brain cells
...lity to make more connections, said Bernstein. To check for cross sensitization to amphetamine, another group of rats was salt depleted twice. Then they were allowed to explore an open, dark plastic enclosure with the floor divided into a grid by white tape. A week after the second salt depletion, the r...Hebrew University student develops method to check if AIDS patients developed resistance to drugs
...ng used against it. However, the existing tests to check if a medicine is no longer effective because the virus is immune to it take three to four weeks to conduct and cost thousands of dollars, beyond the means of most AIDS patients. More importantly, those few weeks that it takes to evaluate the test res...