Two Parasitic Wasps Show Promise For Controlling Pest Flies
...es, they may be worth a closer look asa biological control in Illinois, said U. of I. agricultural entomologi..., it may be that endius is a potentialbiological control agent that we should be concentrating on. That couldbe from the fact that there's a lot of differen...Jefferson Scientists Discover Mechanism Of Viral Link To Disease Commonly Associated With Asbestos
...ead, the cell continues to live and grow out of control - possibly leading to tumor formation and cancer. In the July 1996 issue of Clinical Cancer Research, Dr. Giordano's team reported that damage to pRb-2/p130 may lead to lung cancer. Cigarette smoke, air pollution, some toxins breat...Fighting Wheat Scab In New York State
...hem in greenhouse experiments for their ability to control a range of diseases caused by fungi in corn and wh...10:15 a.m. The second, "Seed microbiolization for control of Fusarium species in cereals," will be presented as a poster Aug. 12-13. Application of the biopr...Study Focuses On How Plants Help Toxic Pollutants Travel Around The World
...ependent upon each other. "In this, we can control most of the parameters. In a natural system,that gets mixed up. We can avoid some of that using this chamber," she said. Although the cylindrical chamber is not thermostatically controlled, itsultraviolet lights and air-circulation and air-fl...Second Gene Responsible For Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Identified
...other suchgenes that play an important role in the control of cell growth. In theirnormal form, tumor suppressor genes keep cells from multiplying unchecked in thebody and prevent tumor development. TSC occurs in one in 6,000 live births and affects a total of 40,000 Americansand 1,000,000 people worldwid...Huntington's Disease Findings Pave Way For Potential Cure
...oms very similar to HD andabsent in non-transgenic control mice. "This radically changes our framework for thinking therapeutically,"says Dr. Wexler, who is also the president of the Hereditary Disease Foundationin Santa Monica. "Is there a way to prevent the protein from clumping, to break up clump...Evolution Re-Sculpted Animal Limbs By Genetic Switches Once Thought Too Drastic For Survival
...'sfinding marks the first time that changes in the control of homeotic genes havebeen shown to underlie an evolutionary trend leading to novel body structures. Nipam Patel, assistant professor of organismal biology and anatomy in theUniversity of Chicago's Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and Michalis Averof...Study: Device Prevents Epileptic Seizures, Doesn't Damage Hearts
...c cycles. Thatrevealed no impairment of the body's control of heart rate, which could bedangerous. The team will present some of its findings next month at an AmericanClinical Neurophysiology Society meeting in Los Angeles. A report on theresearch also will appear in an upcoming issue of the journal ...A New Biochemical Link Established Between Stress, Sex And Dominance
...olors by proving to himself and others that he can control and defend a patch of food-laden gravel. Those males that prove themselves Fernald and his students call them "territorial" experience a dramatic transformation, switching color within minutes from a camouflaged sandy gray to bright bl...Researchers To Investigate Years Before Menopause
...ful events as well as general health and birth control information. In 1984, the trust moved to the U... without menstrual bleeding. Because the follicles control the cycle of hormones that lead to preparation of the uterus for egg implantation and eventu...Scientists To Study Effects Of Global Warming On Wetlands
...cosystem temperatures. There is a degree of biotic control over temperature, and this project will determine the mechanisms and quantitative effects of that phenomenon. In turn, temperature does have a strong effect on many ecosystem processes." Chen said previous studies have raised the possibility ...Trojan Horse Virus Controls Hiv Infection
...usand-fold lower than the levelsof HIV produced in control cells. "Until there are data from animal models," Dr. Rose cautions, "we cannot gaugehow well the potential treatment might work in people." But he regards it as"likely to be safe," and would like to see the concept tested in human clinicaltrial...Report Notes Difficulties In Eliminating E. Coli O157:H7 From Food Supply
...y, pork, and fresh produce in the United States to control variouspathogens, this technology is extremely underutilized. Approval for its usewith beef and seafood is pending. The use of steam to briefly heat carcass surfaces to temperatures that will killE. coli O157:H7 without cooking the meat is a new, pr...Environmental Engineers Demonstrate Effective Method For Trapping Highway Pollutants
...uality device, but it canact like a water quantity control device to reduce surfaceflooding," said Sansalone. That discovery was completelyunexpected in the Cincinnati area where clay soils are common. Sansalone will continue his research by looking at ways tomake the system more economical and efficient. It......chemicals used by the immune system to initiateand control much of the its response to infection. Additionally, the investigators found that Vpr is able to preventapoptosis -- or programmed cell death -- in the infected cells, thus preservingthem for use as viral production factories. And, in a furt...Scientists Find New Trigger For Nerve Cell Death
...ne through tunnels called potassiumchannels, which control the rate at which they flow. If these channels play akey role in apoptosis, it might be possible to use drugs called potassiumchannel blockers to stem potassium loss and prevent nerve cells from dying. Thismight restrict damage to the initially injur...Purdue Research Shows Omega-3S Benefit Bone
...re stronger when compared to bones of animals in a control group. Watkins did studies with both rats and chickens. Bones grow in response to the actions of muscles, Watkins says. When you use your muscles, they send chemical signals to your bones that tell the bones how to form or re-form. "But if the right ...New Form Of Gene Therapy Holds Promise For The Future
... the protein and allowing thebody's own signals to control its production," said Dr. Robert Munford,professor...ed virusthat could not reproduce. To stimulate and control the production of luciferase,the researchers inserted specific short pieces of deoxyribonucleic acid...Husband-And-Wife Team Embarks On Search For Genes Linked To Schizophrenia
..., which must be taken regularly and continually to control symptoms. The five-year study will be carried out in the Azores and in a population group on the Portuguese mainland. "The Azores are ideal for a genetic analysis," Pato said, "because the country is small and its population has been relativel...Genetics Debate Suffers From Misinterpretation, Scholar Says
...enetics and of much of academia for shoddy quality control in the literature."The misunderstanding of genetic...pt used in agriculturaleugenics -- "where you have control over breeding." "It assumesrandom mating -- including incest -- in an equilibrium population and oth...