UAF part of university without walls
...nt (ALE). The development of ALE will facilitate communication between members of the UArctic community. "The ALE is an attempt to create centers of access, whether it be through community schools or city halls, to distance courses," Erickson said. "Cooperative efforts could range from distance education...Biologists: Cell nucleus surface more complicated than expected
...cell cytoplasm. That, they say, may assist in the communication of chemical messages and molecules between the nucleus and cell parts contained in the cytoplasm, because greater surface area may allow more molecules and chemical signals to pass quickly back and forth. The nucleus contains the cell's DNA, the ge...Worlds largest scientific society convenes its regional meeting June 11-13 in Grand Rapids, Mich.
...Monday, June 11, 2001 1:30 5:00 p.m. Nuclear communication issues — A look at public perception issues for the nuclear and chemical industries. The two industries deal with facts; however, they also need to gain the publics trust before the public will accept the facts. (Mark A. Savage, Palisades Nuc......ved $165,000 each in federal funding to facilitate communication of the research findings to lobster fishers, resou...ut Sea Grant Extension Leader Nancy Balcom and the communication staffs of the two Sea Grant programs to keep the lines of communications open between the scientists...Can a 'universal' HIV-1 vaccine be developed? AIDScience.com describes current research strategies
...s are conserved across the languages." Yet, global communication across all dialects would be "less than perfect." Similarly, some researchers fear that vaccinations designed to target a single HIV-1 strain wouldn't offer sufficient protection from all versions of the virus. Vaccines based on the viral forms ...Both smells and pheromones may arouse instinctive behaviors in mammals
...ovides a classic example of an elaborate pheromone communication system: to signal inter-male aggression and dominance, to show readiness for mating, to slow down or accelerate the onset of puberty as needed, or to signal stress to the other members of a colony," he said. "Other mammals, including possibly humans,...Rutgers to start up National Program of Excellence in Biomedical Computing
.... Transcription is the process through which the communication of genetic information begins. The information coded on the DNA is mapped onto proteins that carry it to other molecules and cells where it may be "expressed." Gene expression underlies important biological processes including development, immune d...Scientists find drastic underestimations of malaria morbidity, mortality, and economic burden
...rograms in malaria-endemic countries, to modernize communication systems used by the African research community, and to strengthen research capacity and human resources where malaria takes its greatest toll - sub-Saharan Africa. FIC currently serves as MIM Secretariat, and the 14-article supplement was edited by ...New insight into diet and colon cancer
...y trained statisticians enough biology so that the communication difficulties break down." The program has been awarded a grant by the National Cancer Institute for six years from July 2001 to June 2006. "This project has the best funding score that any such grant has received," Carroll says. "There is no...Findings on cell communication may help fight three genetic diseases
...n Reserve University's School of Medicine into the communication between the nucleus and cytoplasm of cells may aid...ly controlled. The researchers' observations that communication between a cell's nucleus and cytoplasm is subject to previously unknown controls opens unanticipated...Cell-cell communication in the flower is unlocked
...f Health for the purpose of understanding cellular communication systems. The Nasrallah group examined the reproductive processes of Brassica plants. Like humans and animal species, plants use eggs and sperm in order to make seed and multiply. On the plant's pistil is the stigma, which is the site for capturi...UGA researcher unlocks links between complex carbohydrates and spread of cancer
... the receptors on a cell's surface that serve as a communication network. Receptors receive messages at the cell surface and send information back to the nucleus - information that influences whether a cell divides, stays in one place, or migrates to another part of the body. When a cell becomes cancerous, its ...UFS Mcknight Brain Institute researchers: Pioneering spinal cord procedure appears safe
...ct healthy sections of the cord, thereby restoring communication along the bodys main channel for transmitting nerve system signals. After noting promising results in rats and cats, the UF team designed a small study to test the procedures feasibility and safety in humans. Since their transplant surgeries, the fi...Alternative therapy use by Parkinson's patients
...ments, and also on improving physician and patient communication about the potential benefits, costs and risks of alternative therapies," said Reich. In addition, Parkinson's patients who use alternative therapies tend to be younger, more educated and have higher incomes than patients who don't use alternative th...Caterpillars make noise to fend off intruders, researchers discover
...s own. We found that the caterpillars only do this communication when they are in the nest, Weatherhead said. The interaction, he added, suggests they are sizing up each other, and that the sounds may serve to attract predators, in which case the invader would be more vulnerable....Say what? Neurons and fat cells have a dialogue in the lab
... believed to be the first demonstration of two-way communication between the cell types, say Johns Hopkins scientists. The achievement, using rat and mouse cells, provides the first clear evidence that signals from fat cells can directly influence neurons outside of the brain, the researchers say, with implicatio...First-ever autism research conference to explore new frontiers
...l Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) will promote communication and facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration amo... kind, will lead to even greater awareness, better communication and collaboration and rapid development of treatments." IMFARs keynote presentations, slide and post...Dupont donates patents to UCSD
...or of DuPont iTechnologies stated: Information and communication are key thrusts for DuPont. We believe that UCSD is establishing itself as a leading institution in these fields. More specifically, flat panel displays, sensors, and wireless communications are only a few of several areas of strength that could offe......d its first conference on Nov. 9 and 10 to promote communication and facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration amo...nostic scheme for assessing the complex social and communication deficits that constitute key features of the disorder has been a critical prerequisite to scientific...Stanford scientists to probe inner workings of remarkable microbe
...ial Cell Project. ``Trying to unravel the complete communication network of this bug is a very big and complicated problem,`` he said. Last year, McAdams and Stanford colleagues received a Defense Department grant to study cellular regulation in C. crescentus and three other organisms. ``The two grants will comple...