Protein Implicated In Multiple Sclerosis
...stem in MS patients than in healthy people "such a component is likely to be central to the disease," says John L. Trotter,M.D., the Gordon R. and Thelma B. Coates Scholar and professor of neurology atWashington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. "This is the first reportof such a substance." ...Study Highlights the Use of Viruses as Tools for Material Science and Drug Delivery
...ns" technicians will be able to remove the genetic component of a virus(the DNA or RNA that allows the virus to reproduce) and use the remainingprotein coat as a container and delivery system for other substances. Douglas and Young explain that "In their native state, viruses areprotein assemblies whic......cing C-cells which constitute a minor component of the normal thyroid. The greater part of the thyroid gland of the mutant embryo is composed of C-cells, and no T4-producing cells are present. The mutation of the Pax8 gene thus affects the major part of the organ, which p......ating that it is a general but unique component of starch biosynthesis. The biochemical mechanism by which the R1 protein phosphorylates amylopectin remains to be elucidated. It is not known which substrate acts as a phosphoryl donor, nor which type of gluca...COGA Suggests Genetic Loci For P3 Brain Wave Abnormality
...psed time following a stimulus. The P3 or P300 ERP component peaks between 300 and 500 milliseconds after a stimulus, and its amplitude is higher for significant than insignificant stimuli. Persons with low P3 amplitude are believed to have difficulty distinguishing significant from insignificant stimuli. Pre...Scientists Say Latently Infected Cells May Stoke the Fire of HIV Replication
... NIAID is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIAID conducts and supports research to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as HIV disease and other sexually transmitted diseases, tubercu......e from the same gland. "One vesicle would have one component but it would be completely absent from another vesicle," Lillard says. "We knew that in a population, both components were present, but when we got down to the level of a single vesicle, there were clear differences." But what does this variability m...Computers, GIS Help Prevent Ground Water Contamination
...s most at risk. "Monitoring is the most costly component of the State Management Plan," says Alan R. Hanks, the Indiana state chemist, "and it can only be decreased based on a clearly established picture of the vulnerability of ground water to contamination." Some ground water probably never will be co...Researchers Demonstrate That COX-2 Inhibits Angiogenisis In Tumor Cells
...hich aspirin can inhibitangiogenesis, an important component in the development and spread of cancer. "What we found is that NSAIDs can work in two ways -- by inhibiting theenzyme cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in the tumor cells, which then preventsproduction of factors that prompt angiogenesis, and by inhi...University Of Georgia Researchers Help Design Decision Support System For Forest Managers And Owners
...and sophisticated computers, DSShas become a vital component of land management. (At least 24 different DSS'sare under development for ecosystem management by the Forest Service alone, andNED is one of those.) Nute and faculty and graduate students in the Artificial IntelligenceProgram at UGA have been...Micro-Plants Yield Pharmaceutical New Wave
...esource world-wide," she says. "The microalgae component of the CSIRO Bioactive Molecules Initiative combines a unique natural resource with leading edge biotechnology which allows novel chemicals to be modified or synthesised from compounds found in short supply in nature." Research will investigate...Researchers Show Mechanism And Similarities Of Biological Clocks
...hink this 'on' mechanism accounts for the positive component of theoscillation that drives the circadian rhythm," Takahashi said. The backward swing of the pendulum -- an "off" genetic switch -- wasfound by a group tinkering with the clockwork in fruit flies. That team, headedby Steve A. Kay at Scripps...Researchers Identify New Component Of Circadian Clock
...er Clock, which has been genetically proven tobe a component of the circadian system, with the mammalian version of per, whichis likely to be part of the clock based on its similarity to the fly gene," saysWeitz. In a related paper in the same issue of Science, Steven Kay of theScripps Research Institu...Plant Pathologists Collaborate Worldwide To Combat Sorghum Ergot
...rueland malted beverages. It?s also a significant component in feed grain." The United States first reported the disease in Texas in March of 1997. ByOctober, it had spread throughout Texas and was recorded in Georgia, Kansas,Mississippi and Nebraska. The epidemic in the Americas began in Brazil in 1995,the...Master Molecule Forms Brains In Frogs And Elbows In Mice
...l Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), a component of the National Institutes of Health that supports basic biomedical research, and the American Cancer Society....Report Focuses On Managed Care Impact In Clinical Microbiology Labs
...s. The American Academy of Microbiology, a component of the AmericanSociety for Microbiology, is the only honorific organization devoted entirely tomicrobiologists and the science of microbiology. The American Society forMicrobiology is the largest single life science society in the world, with over42,......is stimulation, or "elicitation" process, is a key component of PHI'sproprietary technology. "It's biological mimicry at its finest," says IraPastor, PHI Director of Marketing. "For example, when we expose a series ofplant species to a unique bacterial elicitor, the plants secrete a set ofcompounds that conta...Gene Variant Found That Can Help Protect Against Nicotine Addiction
... the impairment. Nicotine, the addictive component in tobacco products, is metabolized orbroken down primarily by an enzyme in the liver known as CYP2A6. In this study,University of Toronto researchers, led by Dr. Rachel F. Tyndale, observed thatvariations in the gene for CYP2A6 affect how individua...Fauci To Present New Insights Into HIV Latency At 12th World AIDS Conference
...the Universityof Washington in Seattle. NIAID is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIAID conductsand supports research to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as HIVdisease and other sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, malaria, asthmaand allergies. NIH is an agency of the...Summer Science: Where Have All The Honeybees Gone? UD 'Bee Guy' Asks Why--From America To The Amazon
... long-lasting gel containing formic acid-a natural component ofhoney. Formic acid, legalized for mite treatment in Canada, does kill mites, butit evaporates quickly and, therefore, must be reapplied frequently. A formicacid gel may provide beekeepers with an important new alternative to Apistan, asit slows the...