New UCF researchers, college will help fight Alzheimer's disease, cancer
...iversity of Colorado Health Sciences Center before coming to UCF, is researching ways to block the toxins that cause cholera, dysentery and other diseases from getting through cell membranes and into the cells, where they cause diarrhea and other health problems. Learning how to best block that movement ca...New study to investigate demise of coral reef ecosystems
...ching is predicted to increase in frequency in the coming decades and a recent investigation at one location in Papua New Guinea has indicated that this may have very great impacts on associated fishes and thus the wider reef ecosystem. "This study will assess whether or not this holds across two major cora...American Society of Mammalogists honors CI president Russell Mittermeier with Aldo Leopold award
...the Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation. Prior to coming to CI, he was with the World Wildlife Fund-U.S. for 11 years, where his last role was as vice president for Science. His other awards include the Order of the Golden Ark from His Royal Highness Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands (1995), the Grand Or...UGA named recipient of $5.6 million grant from NSF for corn improvement
...at people don't recognize the percentage of grants coming here from plants," said Dawe. "It's a substantial fraction of the overall amount. We have one of the world's strongest plant genomics groups." He praised former Vice President for Research Joe Key and outgoing dean of the Franklin College of Arts and...Cell death protein has surprising role in cell migration
...ber to the center, sliding between nurse cells and coming to rest at the edge of the oocyte. In egg chambers whose cells were missing Rac's function, the epithelial cluster rarely made it even halfway to the oocyte. Returning a working Rac protein to these cells allowed about half of the epithelial cluster...Scientists discover key step in the development of nerve cells controlling autonomic functions
... Fonds de la Recherche en Sant du Qubec. Prior to coming to the MNI in 1994, he conducted his postdoctoral training at the Yale University School of Medicine for three years where he discovered novel proteins involved in the regulation of mammalian neural development. Dr. Stifani's research aims to clarif...LSU researcher discovers new bird
...ng of the taped song worked and the bird appeared, coming to rest in some nearby bamboo, just off the road. After observing and playing "cat and mouse" with the bird for almost an hour, Lane finally got his specimen. Lane explained that the bird is likely a tanager, a type of songbird found most...$1.86 billion boost for UK science and innovation
...t at least $2.8 billion (1.5bn) in the UK over the coming five years. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, said:"The UK needs a twenty-first century science base to compete in the twenty-first century global economy. Today's framework represents a long term commitment to investing in science and i...DFG announces three percent budget increase
...nt that such rises will also be implemented in the coming years, the DFG can now increase the amount of approvals for general research funding by more than ten percent over the previous year, to 780 million. Overall, the DFG has spent more money during the past several years on the Individual Grants Progr...Global competition closes Texas sawmills/paper mills
...newsprint paper mills, using recycled paper, began coming on line. These mills supplied Asian markets and didn't compete with U.S. mills for domestic markets but did have a big effect on U.S. exports. The result was oversupply and reduced prices. Also a factor was changing reading habits of the America publ...Releasing pet fish into the wrong ocean proves a diaster
...lished, it may be impossible to eradicate. In the coming weeks, the US National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration and representatives from the aquarium industry will join forces to educate the public about the dangers of dumping pet fish into the ocean. Congress is also considering setting up screening ...The first domesticated donkey was born in Africa
...mestications. The separation of these two lineages coming from a hypothetical common ancestral line took place between 303,000 and 91,000 years ago, a time quite earlier than the first domestication events of other livestock species, which corroborates two different maternal origins for domesticated donkeys...'Plants for the future': A European vision for plant biotechnology towards 2025
...n. "Our society faces tremendous challenges in the coming decades. There will be an increased demand for healthier, higher quality and more diverse food. The need for animal feed will grow. Agricultural production needs to become more environmentally friendly: maintaining productivity while reducing inputs...Rare, tiny find in West Australian waters
...s an example of how state and federal agencies are coming together to tackle the problem of exploring and managing Australia's vast and valuable ocean resources. "Australia's territory is 70 per cent ocean. We need more ocean scientists. We need to be able to provide hard scientific facts about our oceans...New version of premier global climate model released
... climate and to project global temperature rise in coming decades. Scientists will contribute results to the next assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an international research body that advises policymakers on the likely impacts of climate change. The system, known as the C...New national research effort needed to secure clean, adequate water supply in coming decades
...are going to have to make difficult choices in the coming decades about how to allot limited water supplies, and they need sound science to back them up," Vaux added. Given the competition for water among farmers, environmental advocates, recreational users, and other interests -- as well as emerging chall...Whole body imaging allows better understanding of the immune system
...rstanding of a problem," says Dr. Witte. "Over the coming years, we are going to see a greater and greater reliance on whole body molecular imaging techniques to evaluate any treatment, whether chemotherapy or antibody, in preclinical and clinical trials." ...UCLA researchers recreate patterns formed by mammalian cells
...ctivator) and another protein that stops them from coming together (inhibitor). The inhibitor protein must diffuse or disperse more rapidly than the activator. The result creates areas where cells pile up separated by empty spaces. The exact patterns depend on the strength and speed of the two proteins. ...Fox Chase Cancer Center's Alfred Knudson Jr. named 2004 Kyoto Prize winner
... and scientific director from 1982 to 1983. Before coming to Fox Chase, Knudson was dean of the University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and researcher at the M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute in Houston, Texas, where he specialized in pediatrics and biology. Prior to that, Knud...Limited climate tracking in European trees despite 10,000 years of postglacial warmth
...10,000 years of relatively stable climate. In the coming century, the global mean surface temperature is expected to rise an unprecedented 1.4 to 5.8C. Given the limited climate-tracking exhibited by European tree species during the past 10,000 years, the authors warn that we should expect most of them to ...