EMBO Gold Medal 2004 goes to Spanish scientist
...ests of Blasco's group have been diverse not only connecting telomeres to DNA repair and the cell cycle but also to chromatin epigenetics. Recent discoveries Most recently, the research group produced the first characterization of mammalian telomeric heterochromatin and the activities that regulate it. Othe...Study explores gene transfer to modify underlying course of Alzheimer's disease
...r-normal size and quantity and also restored axons connecting the brain cells, essential for communication between cells. In humans, loss of cholinergic cells correlates with dementia severity, the density of amyloid plaques (which are abnormal protein deposits in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease...Sugar-coated sea urchin eggs could have sweet implications for human fertility
...fic fertilization is a sperm protein called bindin connecting with the correct receptor in the plasma membrane on the surface of the egg. The sperm have to pass through a jelly-like coating, made up of complex carbohydrates, or sugars, to reach the egg surface. They react to the jelly coating by exposing the bi...Newborns have ear preferences, too
...ic. Babies aren't born with these neural pathways connecting the ear to the cortex, however. These pathways become apparent only after infants are at least four month old. So two scientists who screened thousands of newborns as part of a project to optimize infant hearing tests were startled when they realize...Review article makes case for a new source of cells in the body
... a role in every tissue, the first of which may be connecting the central nervous system with its target tissues, noting how the cells travel with nerves then move ahead of them as if showing the way. "Nerves could be following certain cues left behind by VENT cells," Dr. Sohal says. "That is what we think. We ...5AM Solutions releases Microarray Enterprise Manage(TM) Software
...ilitate more rapid progress in medical research by connecting researchers across the world with, and ensure they can easily combine and share, genomic data. Sophisticated technologies from the Human Genome Project have enabled researchers to understand the basic tenets of human disease, which will eventually le...Rutgers-Newark biologist links presence of protein to spread of cancerous cells
... colonies distant to the original cell colony. By connecting the presence of Rho proteins to this cell division and movement phenomenon, researchers may have begun to pave the way for the development of more specific approaches to treat cancerous cells. For example, chemotherapy agents act to eradicate any cel...UCSD researchers are first to demonstrate molecular link between inflammation and cancer
... addition to identifying a key molecular mechanism connecting inflammation and cancer, our results suggest that specific pharmacological inhibition of IKK beta may be very effective in prevention of colitis associated cancer." In addition to Karin, the study's authors were first author Florian R. Greten, M.D., ...NPS Pharma and VIMAC Ventures locate at MaRS, a major new research and enterprise center in Toronto
...of-the-art wet/dry lab facilities and office space connecting a vibrant mix of tenants, from medical and pharmaceutical researchers to venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. Designed for scientific discovery and business interaction, the facility will accommodate a carefully selected mix of start-ups to large c...Technique plucks rapidly evolving genes from a pathogen's genome
... the genetic code - that is, the translation table connecting codons to amino acids - the group was able to tell which codons were more likely to have been mutated into a codon for a different amino acid. By counting, for example, the frequency of the six codons coding for arginine in a single gene, and compar...Annotation marathon validates 21,037 human genes
...As to each of their parent genes, and exhaustively connecting them to the relevant proteins, the consortium has ...as laid the groundwork to address the challenge of connecting the functions of genes and their products to the clinical effects that each of them has upon human h...Bacteria live in the esophagus!
...e believed to move through the esophagus, the tube connecting the mouth to the stomach, as food-borne passengers on route to the stomach. But the new study in the March 23 print issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences demonstrates that bacteria do indeed live in the esophagus, and th...SensorNet proposed as system to protect millions nationwide
...and remote telemetry by strategically locating and connecting remote sensors on or at existing commercial and government facilities. Critical information then can be sent simultaneously to incident management centers at the local, state and national levels within minutes of an event. First responders would ...Field Museum maps 'social assets' of Chicago's industrialized Lake Calumet region
...ecord. "It is through these social assets people connecting over important issues and values that things are accomplished, organizations are formed, buildings are built, biodiversity is conserved, the environment is protected, and the community is strengthened," said Alaka Wali, director of The Field Museum'...Paleofire database puts fire-scar and charcoal data online
...e to be more useful to forest and land managers by connecting the paleodata to modern data. For example, in the future, U.S. Forest Service managers could have Web access to maps of past fires as well as modern ones. Swetnam and others have found complex interactions between fire and climate. They would like to...World's first databank for all living systems
...ays. Tanksley says that collecting, cataloging and connecting data "will evolve into the new basis for creativity and discoveries about the origins, mechanisms and interconnectedness of life forms, and from that information we will embark on a new future on how we feed and clothe ourselves. This information wi...The scoop on poop: Insect feces, dead leaves may provide clues to health of world
...s connected as a whole." Expedition scientists are connecting the two rainforest layers by examining the effects that canopy materials such as insect feces (frass), green leaves, dead insects and rainwater have on the rainforest floor, when they fall from the canopy. "We're predicting that an increase in fa...Monkey talk, human speech share left-brain processing
...lization, three monkeys surgically-altered to lack connecting links between the hemispheres were also scanned after listening to the sounds. With communication between the hemispheres thusly severed, the asymmetrical pattern vanished. Conspicuously, no significant difference in activation was seen in the two te...Scientist challenges interpretation of new find, the oldest primate fossil ever discovered
... the very large opening on the snout for the nerve connecting with the whiskers, which are best developed in nocturnal mammals." Dispersal and biogeography The earliest known undoubted primate fossils are about 55-million-years old from sites in North America, Europe and now Asia. Scientists had previously c...New findings can help parents looking to combat number of kids' sick days
... more such events. Their study also found evidence connecting reduced physical activity and excess body fat with higher incidences of upper respiratory tract infections (URTI). A New Study The investigation examines the relationships between mucosal immunity, physical fitness levels, stress levels, and r...