VIB presents its annual results at BIO2004 in San Francisco
...careers abroad. VIB's innovative knowledge is a continuous source of new technologies and inventions that can form the basis for new social and industrial applications, including medical diagnostics and medicines. To bring these applications into being, VIB protects its findings via patents: in 2003, 30 disc...Protein engineered to detect nerve gas
...n of the presence of the nerve agent, but act as a continuous monitor of its levels. Led by Associate Professor of Biochemistry Homme Hellinga, Ph.D., the researchers reported their achievement in a paper published online May 17, 2004 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Besides Hellinga, oth...Beware cancer, insomnia and liver disease UH students are taking aim
... "The alpha-1 protease inhibitor 5 gene displayed continuous expression, allowing us to propose that it is involved in embryonic liver development. By understanding how Prox1 is involved in this, we can better understand how the liver develops normally, and by knowing that, we can pinpoint where developmental...Unexpected changes in Earth's climate observed on the dark side of the moon
... network of observing stations. "These would allow continuous monitoring of the albedo during much of each lunar month," she said. "They would also compensate for local weather conditions that sometimes prevent observations from a given site." BBSO observations are being supplemented with others from the Crim...Study examines future of species extinction, conservation
...l pressure. However, according to the models, the continuous extinction of organisms from a community ultimately dampens the ability of surviving species to compensate, or increase in population size, and, consequently, makes the community less resistant to changes in the environment. "The loss of species tend...Nerac.com to deliver newswire feed twice daily
... provides international coverage. Processed from a continuous feed, this new resource allows us to deliver the m...swire Feed's eight sources are each delivered as a continuous feed to Nerac. This data is then processed twice daily for delivery to clients at 7AM and 1PM (US Ea...Scripps scientists look deep inside sharks and their high-performance swimming system
...g mechanics, particularly those built for fast and continuous motion. For example, such swimming is exhibited in... the result of evolutionary selection for fast and continuous locomotion. Shadwick says in this respect lamnids and tunas are more like each other than they are t...Kinase backgrounder: Iressa discovery part of major kinase project at Dana-Farber
...t as on-off switches inside cells, controlling the continuous flow of chemical signals that tell the cell what to do. A kinase sends a "go" message by adding a chemical unit called a phosphate to another protein, changing its shape or altering its function. The Kinase Project now under way at Dana-Farber is foc...What it Takes: Design principles to broaden participation in SET
...gregated outcomes provide a basis for research and continuous improvement. Sustained commitment enables effective interventions to take hold, produce results and adapt to changing circumstances. Its components are proactive leadership, sufficient resources and steadfastness in the face of setbacks. The mi...How do animals exposed to 24-hour light retain their wake-sleep habits?
... reactions of certain mammals following 82 days of continuous daylight in the summer and 82 days of continuous darkness in the winter, a team of researchers may have begun to identify a clue. A New Study The r...New research explores 'early bird' and 'night owl' sleep patterns
...ratory rats and measurements of their movement and continuous sleep in controlled environmental chambers for three days and nights. The study examined 24-hour variations in the animals' slow wave sleep, activity and changes from rest to activity. The comparisons between the three strains have led the research...Phytoplankton may stimulate uptake of CO2
...o the technology we used allowed us to take fairly continuous samples," said Hales. "The sampler was something like a little underwater airplane that continuously pumped water up to the ship while soaring up and down in the water as we towed it." Although Hales is excited about the scientific implications of t...Scientists question reports of massive ant supercolonies in California and Europe
...ometers [600 miles]," he said. "Although it is not continuous throughout this length, it is technically a single...estioned fact. "The image of a homogenous, continuous supercolony overshadows the important questions about invasive Argentine ants: specifically, where t...Surgeons explore new treatment for Tourette syndrome
...y placing electrodes around those cells to deliver continuous high-frequency electrical stimulation, control messages are rebalanced throughout the movement centers in the brain. The electrodes are connected from the brain through wires under the skin (beneath the scalp, neck and upper chest) to an implanted b...Best way to clean up toxic plumes? Give 'em a pill
...This requires a constant source of electricity and continuous monitoring, and there's always the chance that the system could break down," Schwartz said. With potassium permanganate, there's little chance that any would be left in the water supply once these reactions happen, Schwartz said. "Potassium permangan...New polyelectrolyte inks create fine-scale structures through direct writing
...ner, the polyelectrolyte ink exits the nozzle as a continuous filament that is deposited into a reservoir on the substrate surface, yielding a two-dimensional pattern. After the first layer is generated, the nozzle is raised and another layer is deposited. This process is repeated until the desired three-dime...UN study shows environmental consequences from ongoing boom in personal computer sales
...her model is a pluralistic organization devoted to continuous improvement in maximizing profit and environmental benefit. "Decisions taken from now on how WEEE is implemented in practice will have a big effect on what kind of system we end up with," says Hieronymi. The study notes that none of the existing leg...Naropin now approved for intrathecal (spinal) administration in the European Union (EU)
...ry using peripheral nerve block techniques and for continuous peripheral nerve block for post operative pain relief. The Netherlands acted as the Reference Member State in the Mutual Recognition procedure for European approval and Naropin has already received approval for this new route of administration in Fin...New DVD 'virtual' microscope at UNC-Chapel Hill
...'t see the big picture. "Our virtual version has a continuous magnification, so you can always select the optimal one to see whatever you want to see, while the big picture, the overview, is always available." The interactivity of the new DVD is designed to appeal to today's computer-savvy medical students, who......year, while existing products undergo a process of continuous improvement. The products represent valuable tools...ltimeters are so important, because they give us a continuous supply of data to assimilate. The different satellites we rely on compliment each other, so, while t...