Molecular probes link sea lion deaths to toxic algal bloom
...lth officials helped us collect the data needed to connect the sea lion deaths with the bloom." These techniques, in which species-specific DNA probes bind to the RNA of the toxic algae and glow when viewed under a microscope, could be applied using a robotic device in the field. Dr. Scholin and colleague...Injured spinal neurons reach out to each other, but not to healthy neighbors
...y, spinal neurons establish specialized bridges to connect with other injured neurons, according to new findi...shed the bridges only among themselves, failing to connect with nearby healthy cells. The scientists also examined the proteins used to build these bridges, c...'Roadmap' to guide U.S. photovoltaics industry in 21st century
...st growing market segment is for applications that connect directly into the electricity grid in Europe and Japan," Barnett said. "The driver in Europe is concern for the environment. The will of the people has been translated into favorable government policy. In Japan, the driver is concern for the envir...Columbia University establishes David Mahoney Center for Brain and Behavior Research
... be to "bridge molecules to mind." The Center will connect basic neuroscience studies now going on at Columbia to research in human cognition by focusing on the study of working memory and the planning of actions. The scientists will forge links between ongoing genetic molecular-based studies in flies, mice...Researchers link genetic defect to 'head-rush' disorder
... The findings are also important as the first to connect a neurotransmitter transporter genetic defect to a clinical disease. "We think this is the tip of an iceberg with respect to transporter defects," Blakely said. "There are a large number of candidate mutations (catalogued by geneticists) in the no......d directing it to kill tumor cells. The antibodies connect to the immune system by engaging receptor pairs on the surface of certain immune cells. One of these receptors acts as an "on" switch to initiate an immune response, while the other acts as an "off" switch to hold the immune system in check and preve...UF researcher: gene therapy effective in animal studies of Parkinson's disease
... development of dopamine cells and the fibers that connect them to another part of the brain -- the striatum in the forebrain. In separate experimental groups, the corrective genes were placed either in the part of the brain where the dopamine neurons reside (the substantia nigra) or in the striatum. In a...Microscopic bone evidence supports dinosaur-bird evolution link
...of bone canaliculi - submicron-sized channels that connect bone cells and blood vessels within the bone - form in a randomly branching network. The canaliculi take circuitous, meandering routes as they make connections between the bone cells and nutrient sources. That same pattern today is found only among b......"ligands" -- specifically, polyazine ligands -- to connect two metal-based molecules forming a bridge. "We are varying the ligands and metals to get the effect we want," says graduate student Elizabeth Bullock. At the national meeting, chemistry professor Karen Brewer will discuss coupling a light absorbe...Tiny sampling device promises big results for detection and analysis of chemicals
... heater. Gold pads surround the device and help to connect the platinum heater electrically to the macroscopic world. The micro preconcentrator operates much like its larger relative. First, a small pump pulls air containing a chemical over the adsorbent material. Current flows through the platinum, heat...Symposium on genetics in public health
... bringing together the organizations which need to connect their efforts if the full promise of genetics is realized in public health practice. This will be the first time that researchers, practitioners, educators and members of the community at large come together nationally to discuss genetics in public ...Tiny channels carved in plastic enable medical tests on a CD
...adou said. "Patients could also have the CD player connect via the Internet to the doctor's office for a medical consultation or for storing the data in a central data bank." As the CD spins inside a CD player, centrifugal force pushes liquid medical samples from the inner channels out to the edge, where it ...Conservation under the shade coffee canopy: ant-bird interactions in Panama croplands
... near large forests. Wildlife corridors formed to connect shade coffee to other forested areas may also prove beneficial, by increasing the conservation value of these agricultural lands. The researchers point out that at many places along the Pacific slope from Mexico to Colombia, these shade coffee pla...Target cells found to play active role in synapse formation
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - When axons connect with target cells, synapses form - a pivotal brain development stage that allows for such things as muscle coordination, learning and memory. The outward reaching fingers of axons, called filopodia, have been thought to be the driving force for thes......iscover factors that help cells enter the brain or connect with other cells. We need much more data, but I think its a pretty encouraging start, says Dr. Mezey. Since the studies used whole bone marrow, it is important to determine which population of bone marrow cells develop into neuron...New MRI technology provides detailed views of brain development, response to injury
... also possible to assess damage to the fibers that connect the stroke area to regions of the brain that are d... Pierpaoli said that DT-MRI can depict fibers that connect different regions of the brain and that investigators are using this technique to assess diseases in...First FDA approved, non-drug treatment for high-blood pressure now available
...ll as computer link cables that enable patients to connect their personal computer to the RespeRate device and blood pressure monitor. Once connected, patients can transfer data to a secure Internet-based website sponsored by InterCure that provides a personalized reporting system for recording treatment ac...Novel protein is both ion channel and enzyme
...rface receptors called G-protein-coupled receptors connect to phospholipase C, which activates the PLIK kinase, in turn activating the TRP channel. "Ion channels are targets for perhaps a third of all drugs, either directly or indirectlyincluding anti-hypertensives, anti-depressants and anti-arrhythmic hear...Amidst genome data, a practical tool for researchers
...ed today that it has used large segments of DNA to connect the genomes sequence data to cytogenetic landmarks the microscopic patterns of light and dark bands seen on human chromosomes. With the help of this new resource, researchers studying a disease associated with detectable defects on a chromosome can ......restoring native plants along roadsides could both connect habitat fragments and increase the overall amount of habitat. Roadsides comprise about 20 million acres of land in the U.S. and many kinds of animals -- including insects, amphibians, birds and small mammals -- use roadside vegetation as habitat. Wh...