International experts to present at Plant Genetics 2003
... time as possible focused on the subject at hand," comments the event's vice chair, Rich Jorgensen, University of Arizona. "Snowbird is perfect. It's easy to get to yet self-contained enough that people will have everything they need in one place." Located within the rugged beauty of Little Cottonwood Canyon...Genetics may help solve mysteries of human evolution
...tion for the Advancement of Science in Denver. His comments are part of the symposium ''Revolution and Evolution in Modern Human Origins: When, Where and Why?'' which also will include talks by Alison S. Brooks (George Washington University and the Smithsonian Institution), Terrence Deacon (University of Cali...The human eye can self-correct some optical faults
...or lateral coma is genetic, not developmental." He comments that all human eyes, even those that manage to produce perfect vision, have some deviations from the optically ideal properties in their constituent parts. "We're talking about living, biological tissue here. The form and function of anything that'...Preventing cancer: Scientists identify a useful piece of JNK
... thus promoted tumor cell survival. Dr. Davis also comments on the implications of these findings: "Our study indicates that mutations in the JNK signaling pathway genes in human tumors may contribute to malignant cancer progression. It is likely that this information will be useful for diagnosis and for the...Fighting Mycobacterium tuberculosis with structural proteomics
...s forward in Mycobacterium tuberculosis research," comments Dr. Wilmanns, "We will be able to make significant progress in this battle and be at the forefront of discovering new drugs against this disease."...UC Riversides Derek Roff says global warming may threaten endangered species
...vive the change." In the perspective article, Roff comments on the paper "Low Potential for Climatic Stress Adaptation in a Rainforest Drosophila Species" by A. A. Hoffmann et al., also appearing in the July 4 issue of Science . Roff writes: The authors have studied a single trait that apparently lacks ...Portuguese teacher gets hands-on look at cutting-edge research at EMBL, Germany
...pport of Fundao Calouste Gulbenkian and STABVIDA," comments Maria Goretti. "I hope that other funding institutions can help our teachers to update their knowledge and consequently modernize the way we teach science in Portugal."...A wake-up call for environmental health
This week's editorial comments on the new energy bill that will increase US domestic energy supply, concluding that the bill's implications for increased energy consumption rather than conservation is 'a step backwards for health'. The US is responsible for 23% of all greenhouse-g...Patients with atrial fibrillation undertreated for stroke risk
... in an editorial in the August 27th issue of JAMA, comments that less than half of patients who would be good candidates for treatment with blood thinners to reduce their risk of stroke are actually receiving the drugs. Elderly patients are least likely to be treated, says Waldo, who is also a professor of me...JCI Table of Contents, 1 October, 2003
... the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center comments "with the incidence of diabetes and its complications on the rise, these results offer hope for new treatments in the foreseeable future". TITLE: Inhibition of GAPDH activity by poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase activates three major pathways of hyperglyce...JCI table of contents, 15 October, 2003
...ary, Leonard Forte from the University of Missouri comments "It is clear that the seminal findings of Lorenz et al using the uroguanylin gene knockout mouse will be of major significance to investigators who are working to gain a better understanding of the regulatory mechanisms that govern body sodium balanc...Exercise and healthy weight delay cancer even among women with highest genetic risk
...fcure.org/ . CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS The following comments on the clinical implications of the Science paper are from Dr. Julie Gralow, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Medical Oncology and Dr. Elizabeth Swisher, assistant professor of medicine in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology...US crackdown on bioterror backfiring
..., and most who did did not want to be named. Their comments paint a disturbing picture. Some scientists, for instance, are refusing to work on projects involving agents that could be exploited as bioweapons, even though the US government is providing massive funding to boost such research. Others are conside...JCI Table of Contents, January 15 2004
...chanism paves the way for rational drug design. He comments "There are now well over a 1000 proteins known to contain Bateman domains. For many of these proteins we can now begin to hypothesize about how they are regulated by adenosyl metabolites." TITLE: CBS domains form energy-sensing modules whose binding ...Largest brain repair initiative in MS will speed strategies to restore nerve function
...rvous system repair is accelerating dramatically," comments Stephen C. Reingold, PhD, the Society's Vice President of Research Programs. "With this initiative, we are aiming to have in place non-invasive tools that can determine the clinical success of any of several promising repair techniques that may be te...Research news from Tufts University, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy: February 2004
...e Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, comments that "anti-inflammatory eating is nothing if not calorie-controlled eating." Schaefer specializes in research on nutrition, genetics, lipoproteins, and cardiovascular disease risk and leads the Lipid Metabolism Lab at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutri...JCI table of contents, February 2, 2004
... Diabetes Center at Columbia University, New York, comments that "these new findings concerning the responses ... John D. Parker from Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada, comments "the concept that sustained nitrate therapy causes increased production of free radicals has a numbe...Parenting ethics panel explores thorny issues posed by technology
... Giudice and the other panelists will focus their comments on "Bloodlines: Technology Hits Home," a PBS documentary that aired nationally in June of 2003. The three-part show presented cases involving legal and ethical questions that sprouted from new reproductive and genetic technologies. "Noel Schwerin [w...Final of the 2003/04 Research Councils' Business Plan Competition
...om each of the competition's five finalists. After comments from the judges, Lord Sainsbury will announce the winner at around 15:45. Members of the media are also welcome to attend a buffet lunch at 12.30. There will be an opportunity to speak to some of the teams who took part in the competition and vie......so suggested intriguing connections between them," comments Giulio Superti-Furga, Senior Vice President of Cellzome AG. "So the next step was to understand how they interact and work together." Machines can be seen as fuzzy objects under the electron microscope, but the resolution isn't high enough to reveal ...