Expedition will retrace legendary Steinbeck-Ricketts voyage to the Sea of Cortez
... explains. ''I'd really like to see those areas up close before they're reached by bigger outboard motors. ...ng, he told me he wanted to keep the expedition as close to the spirit of the original as possible,'' recalls Christensen, a freelance reporter who covers co...A new hope for heavy metal contaminated soils
...asting metal homeostasis of both species and their close genetic relationship enabled the researchers to compare gene messages (messenger RNA) of both species utilizing commercially available A. thaliana GeneChips. These chips contained probes for approximately one-third of the genes encoded in the genome ...New understanding of insulin's complexities needed to conquer diabetes
... suggesting that obesity can promote diabetes. The close association between obesity, insulin resistance, and progression to type 2 diabetes is a serious health problem. Exercise and weight loss improve insulin action and reduce the demand for insulin, revealing a first-line defense that everyone can use i...Researchers call for trials of menstrual cycle monitors used for natural family planning
...good method for preventing a pregnancy and a value close to one being close to 'no method at all'. Six monitors were tested plus the symptothermal method (STM) of natural famil...Marine scientists discover nutrient pollution boosts fungi, bacteria killing Caribbean reefs
...h regulations or other methods," Bruno said. "It's close to impossible to do anything about rising temperatures and other effects of what humans are doing to the environment."...Scientists discover how brain draws and re-draws picture of world
...rm. However, if the starting positions were too close together, the brain failed to draw appropriate conclusions about where to expect forces, even though visual cues reinforced whether the subject was starting from the left, middle or right, the researchers report. "When the starting positions were j...Six reporters reach the 'pinnacle of excellence'
...d in France, and finds out that he is a relatively close relative of the geneticist who is helping him research his genetic roots. Television Renata Simone of WGBH/Frontline/World won the television award from AAAS for her piece titled, "Chasing the Virus" (June 12, 2003), which investigated the SARS he...Protein-hungry cells 'go fishing,' report Purdue biologists
...trial ecology at work - we think the receptors lie close together because proteins need more than one to get inside." Another unusual aspect of the research was the nature of the protein itself. Ordinarily, a cell will admit only beneficial substances, but colicin is actually toxic to the E. coli once it p...New evidence says Earths greatest extinction caused by ancient meteorite
...ct. "At the end of the Permian era, Antarctica was close to its present position as the southernmost part of the ancient supercontinent, Pangea, while south China was at the equator and Japan was to the north of the equator," explains Basu. "Such a wide, global distribution of these metal grains in the P/T...Researchers design and build first artificial protein
...e crystal structure and found it to be marvelously close to what we had been trying to make," said Baker. "...ely new proteins that are very stable and are very close in structure to what we were aiming for," he said. "And secondly, this design shows that our underst...Scientists discover potential approaches to enhance existing cancer therapies
...t. The participants in the study underwent FES PET close to the initiation of their therapy and subsequently received hormonal therapy without cytotoxic drugs for at least six months, unless there was clear tumor progression. More than 80 percent of the study participants were treated with aromatase inhibi...Uncovering mysteries beneath the Earth's surface
... of the resulting images. The work is conducted in close collaboration with geophysicists and hydrologists from the Department of Energy, who can use Miller's information to analyze the "fate and transport" of the contaminants flowing through the earth....Protein biomarkers accurately and quickly diagnose ALS, find Pittsburgh researchers
...y motor axonopathy). CSF was used because it is in close contact with motor neurons and brain cells called glia affected by ALS and therefore may harbor high concentrations of diagnostic biomarkers. Using mass spectrometry to characterize protein peaks that exhibit statistically significant alterations be...Social mothers appear to be better mothers
...th males may offer direct advantages, because some close male associates tend to shield females from harassment, support their offspring in conflicts with others and even protect infants from predators. "We take it for granted that women socialize, but when you stop and think about what it means to be soc...Naked mole-rats bare pain relief clues
... P. Each foot used was then anesthetized and held close to an uncomfortably warm -- but not damaging -- lamp to activate nerve fibers associated with Substance P but not other types of nerve fibers. The rats' feet treated with Substance P quickly recoiled. Those not treated also withdrew from the lamp, bu......yuki Nakamichi of Osaka University in Japan kept a close eye on her. Initially, Ione simply left her baby on the ground in front of her 21-year-old mother, Alberta, who picked him up and handed him back. When Ione made no move to take the baby, Alberta moved closer pushing the newborn into his mother's fac...Virginia Tech and North Carolina State University to run Forest Nutrition Research Cooperative
...ustry," Fox stresses. In the past, there have been close links between the Forest Nutrition Research Cooperative at NCSU and the Growth Yield Cooperative at Virginia Tech. The annual budget for the program will include projects involving graduate students and postdoctoral students in Blacksburg. It will...Male flesh flies high-speed pursuit of females
...raft itself would have to reach a hypersonic speed close to Mach 12....IU fruit fly scientists capture $20 million grant
...ewers, it is likely the final approved sum will be close to what FlyBase administrators requested. Biologists Thomas Kaufman and Kathy Matthews will oversee IUB's extensive contributions to the ongoing project. Though its services are shared by researchers and staff at Harvard, Berkeley and Cambridge, the ...... Currently, NHGRI-supported sequencing centers are close to completing working drafts of the genomes of additional organisms that improve the understanding of genomes that have already been sequenced and provide insights into the evolution of humans. The genome sequences of the chimpanzee, the chicken, the...