Mussel researcher awarded Meritorious Service Award by the U.S. Department of the Interior
...the College of Natural Resources since 1978, Neves continues to teach and research the biology and conservation of freshwater mussels, endangered aquatic species, restoration and recovery of aquatic ecosystems, and propagation of endangered mollusks. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Rh...MIT's plasmatron cuts diesel bus emissions, promises better gas engine efficiency
...benefits," Smaling said. In the meantime, the team continues to improve the base technology. At the DEER meeting, Bromberg, for example, reported cutting the plasmatron's consumption of electric power "by a factor of two to three."...A new molecular culprit for type II diabetes, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
... As the life expectancy of people around the world continues to increase, this and other age-related diseases w...among the three diseases. The majority of research continues to focus on mature fibrils, but this could prove to be dangerous if the new protofibril mechanism is...Inability to pump oxygen during exercise could pinpoint early heart problems
...ring the first few minutes of exercise. This rise continues with exercise, and the load on the heart also rises as it works harder to meet the body's increased needs for oxygen carried by the blood. However, researchers found that subjects who were delivering less oxygen to the body per beat after the first ...The American Geological Institute's Distinguished Service Award to be presented to Edward C. Roy Jr.
... to the geoscience profession. "Ed has made, and continues to make, innumerable contributions to the Institute and our programs, and his guidance throughout the years has been invaluable," says Marcus E. Milling, AGI Executive Director. "Ed is also an ardent advocate for Earth science education who has devot...NSF awards four-year, $3.9 million grant to plant biology team led by University of Georgia
...year period. "This NSF award to Dr. Scanlon's team continues the very strong work UGA has been doing in plant genomics in recent years," said President Michael F. Adams. "I am particularly pleased that as a part of this grant, Dr. Scanlon and his team will be speaking with students in minority-majority high sc...New protein provides clue to diabetes
...nts that exist in Type 2 diabetes." While Lodish continues to explore other molecular mechanisms of diabetes, Bogan is continuing the TUG research in his laboratory at Yale, identifying other proteins that interact with TUG and studying mice in which TUG has been genetically altered or deleted. Whitehead Ins...Cancer prevention pioneer receives AACR/Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation Award
...predict lung cancer. "Much of my work has been and continues to be focused on finding ways to identify the body's early processes that lead to cancer, pinpointing genetic changes long before they become cancerous, and reversing the process with therapy agents that destroy the cancer at its origin. "I envision ...Edward C. Roy Jr. to receive Ian Campbell award
...eople at many levels for his entire career, and he continues to lead by example in his efforts to advance science education in Texas and the nation," says his citationist, Scott W. Tinker, Director of the Texas Bureau of Economic Geology and one of Roy's former students. With boundless enthusiasm and dedicatio...AGI Foundation endows congressional geoscience fellowship honoring William L. Fisher
...nal Research Council committees and boards. Fisher continues to be a strong proponent of the congressional fellow program as a means to foster greater involvement by geoscientists in the policy arena. Thus far, the AGI Geoscience Congressional Fellowship fund has nearly $1.5 million of the more than $2 million...Fly bites plant, but plants can bite back, Purdue scientists find
...capable of overcoming the plant's resistance. This continues until all the flies in the area are able to withstand the plants' genetic protection. At that point, a new line of plants with different resistance genes must be found. The method of using natural genes in the plants to protect against a pest is ca...Americans' knowledge of genetically modified foods remains low and opinions on safety still split
...r, these numbers indicate that the American public continues to have divided opinions about GM foods. The survey released today also probed topics rarely explored in widely-available opinion polls about agricultural biotechnology, including how Americans feel about the way GM products are regulated in the U....And the beat goes on: New insight into the genetics of congenital heart disease
...erhaps ways to treat or prevent them." Dr Kai Jiao continues his investigations at Vanderbilt University Medical Center....World Parks Congress focuses on wildlife health issues
...d the United States. In South Africa, tuberculosis continues to be a management challenge in Kruger National Park. The primary goal for AHEAD organizers is establishing a multidisciplinary model involving both development agencies and environmental organizations that combines the traditionally separate fields ...Lasker Award honors Rockefeller University biochemist for pioneering studies of gene activation
...ot tightly controlled Today, the Roeder laboratory continues to uncover novel mechanisms by which these coactivators, which he calls "multicomponent control panels," integrate positive and negative regulatory signals, ultimately "deciding" whether to turn up or down a given gene's expression or activity patter...UCLA study uses genetic profiling to distinguish types of leprosy
...ccording to the World Health Organization. Leprosy continues to be an ongoing issue in developing countries. Leprosy is caused by the bacterium "Mycobacterium leprae," and affects the skin, peripheral nerves, upper respiratory tract and eyes, and can lead to severe disfigurement of the hands, face and feet. I...Purdue biologists receive nearly $18 million to study infectious diseases
...the secrets of viral attack, before which humanity continues to stand nearly helpless," he said. "Most of us in the structural group would like to be a part of discoveries that will change all that, and these grants could make that possible." The teams are composed of faculty from Purdue's Department of Biolog...DNA throttle controls molecular machine
...it reaches the beginning of the Chi sequence, then continues at a slower rate. "It's a complete surprise," Kowalczykowski said. The results would have been impossible to find with a conventional bulk experiment averaging the activity of many enzymes and DNA molecules, he said. RecBCD is a molecular machine mad...New compound library to speed drug discovery
...emselves are not publicly available. And Stockwell continues to collaborate with other labs interested in using his library for experiments similar to the cancer cell research. Gathering the Fallen Angels Stockwell uses as his model other similar publicly available databases for biologists. For example, the ...Host response to anthrax lethal toxin suggests some current treatment strategies are inappropriate
...c shock analogous to Gram-negative sepsis". Prince continues "exactly how the lethal factor produces such profound tissue hypoxia, what metabolic processes are affected in the liver and elsewhere, and how these effects may be blocked will require further studies"....