DFG to establish 14 new priority programmes
...er of Priority Programmes funded by the DFG in the coming year to 112. The "Priority Programmes" funding instrument aims to bring together and support researchers from various research institutes and fields in a project on a defined topic. Priority Programmes generally run for a period of six years. The new...New clues emerge about the fate of smog in Sierra Nevada forests
...sol results from natural processes and how much is coming from manmade sources," he said....Nature cover story - Only 10% of all large fish are left in global ocean
...low down because they had seen lots of little fish coming in -- a good year class. The little fish were caught and discarded and there was no future." Global Implications Require International Collaboration Myers' most recent findings raise critical questions at a much larger scale. "This isn't about j...Argonne research offers clues to Alzheimer's plaques
...ery clue may help medical science slow or stop the coming epidemic. "The three-dimensional structure of the entire -amyloid fibril is the largest noncrystalline structure ever characterized," said Argonne researcher P. Thiyagarajan, one of the project's principal investigators. Previous research in the fie...Study on worlds oldest monkeys may explain age-related mental decline, Scientists say
...e out of the vast quantities of visual information coming in through the eyes. "Its like New York City or Boston during a blackout, Leventhal said, describing what would happen if neurons werent restricted to specific responses. With all the gating mechanisms like the stoplights out, youd think traffic woul...Ears can't hear when special sensory cells don't stay 'quiet'
...ves in response to being stimulated by sound waves coming into the inner ear. The DPOAE test was performed at weeks 7 and 15 in both Ink4d +/+ and Ink4d -/- mice. The ears of normal mice produced normal responses to sound waves entering the ear, but the ears of mice lacking Ink4d did not respond to this sti...'Work stinks': It's more than just a slogan among ants, researchers find
... a general response to the hydrocarbons of any ant coming back into the nest," Gordon added. "What this confirms is that an ant can assess the tasks of another ant using hydrocarbons that are specific to that task. It's not an intellectual achievement; it's a perceptual achievement. The ant doesn't have to ...Four gene 'micronet' found to regulate social behavior in female mice
...xytocin receptor. "So, here we have all four genes coming into play. If you interrupt this micronet at any of these levels, you can predict what we see in terms of impairment of social recognition." For example, Choleris says, if the induction of the oxytocin receptor is blocked, oxytocin will not be able t...Syracuse University geologists raise questions about controversial theory of species survival
... million year span. When the first results started coming in, I got very excited, Bonuso says. Coordinated stasis did not hold up to our rigorous statistical analysis within the area we tested. That doesnt mean coordinated stasis never occurs or doesnt occur at other times. More research is needed. Adds Iva...Study of bacterial enzyme reveals one key to cancer cell survival
...peroxiredoxin, to inactivate the hydrogen peroxide coming from the white blood cells. In the April 25th issue of Science, Poole, associate professor of biochemistry, and her colleagues at Oregon State University describe how the same group of peroxiredoxin enzymes work differently in people and other mamma...Womb time drops when hungry mama conceives, Science study says
...th, the authors wrote. "There must be some signal coming from the undernourished mother that tells the fetus to be born earlier," Bloomfield explained. "Our research is aimed at fetal growth and development. We are interested in how and why undernourishment around conception connects to hormonal changes th...AACR reschedules annual meeting for July 11-14 in Washington, D.C.
... www.aacr.org and in e-mail announcements over the coming weeks. "The choice to cancel our meeting in Toronto was a painful one for this organization, taken after many participants decided they could not attend because of the SARS outbreak there," said Dr. Foti. "We are grateful to all those who understood...Researchers identify gene for premature aging disorder
... familial form of dilated cardiomyopathy. Prior to coming to NIH to lead the Human Genome Project in 1993, Dr. Collins had established a reputation as a relentless gene hunter using an approach that he named "positional cloning." In contrast to previous methods for finding genes, positional cloning enabled...Engineers design new optical microprobe to detect subsurface organ abnormalities
... faculty of Case Western Reserve University before coming to Duke. "The standard endoscope gives a physician an internal view of hollow organ surfaces with white light," Izatt said. "What OCT does is look below those surfaces. "It can look up to about a millimeter and a half deep into the walls of organs," ...High-speed images show how cells mobilize for immune response
...se. The "calcium wave" is a stream of calcium ions coming into the cell, which is detected by the fluorescence emission of a calcium-sensing dye. As a cell membrane begins to surround its target, two calcium waves begin to circulate. When the target is completely surrounded, one wave traveling around the ce...Obesity prevention program aimed at second graders
...play basketball, and leave the house to play only coming back when dinner was ready. Now, in many communities, open spaces have been filled with town houses and condominiums, playgrounds have been closed due to fear of possible litigation, and the increasing threats to child safety have put an end to young...Wild ape population undergoing 'catastrophic' decline
...onservation Society, for which Walsh worked before coming to Princeton in 1999. Researchers with the society, the World Wildlife Fund, and the Gabonese Water and Forests Ministry gathered important data as part of a successful project to create 13 national parks in Gabon. "People in the field knew that comm...Nick Smith (R-MI) honored by 2 science coalitions in D.C.
...rds breakfast honoring Congressman Smith marks the coming together of the agricultural and biological sciences communities in recognition of the importance of a broader, single voice in support of the non-biomedical biological sciences."...AAAS analyzes federal R&D 2004 budget
...et will have to be reallocated or augmented in the coming weeks because non-R&D programs, of which the largest is the Space Shuttle, would have higher priority. As the FY 2004 budget now moves to Congress, the president faces Republican control in both chambers, making it much more likely than in past year...Cells use patch to heal tears, avoid destruction and disease
...ey do in muscle cells, for example they just keep coming until their levels become deadly. Inside, they change the red blood cells surface property so it becomes recognizable to the liver, which consumes it, says Dr. McNeil, noting that the cells lose their hemoglobin and are useless at that juncture anywa...