Proteins Interacting With RNA And DNA Are Surprisingly Similar
...g bacteria, preventingthe productionof protein and controlling the bacterial infection. But, although a nearly identical protein also is attached to theribosomes ofhigher forms of life, the antibiotic will only bind to thebacterial RNA. How the antibiotic distinguishes between the two types of RNA isa mystery,si...Bottom-up Ecological Processes Better For Clear Waters, Study Finds
...ts in a lake appears to be a strongermechanism for controlling algae blooms, according to a meta-analysis ofeight lake studies involving 11 experiments in Canada, Czechslovakia, Norwayand the United States, said Michael Brett, a staff research associate inthe UC Davis environmental studies division. Brett and U...New Vaccine Blocks Viral Entry In Cattle, May Have Implications For Human Vaccines
... excited by the implications his findings have for controlling viral diseases in humans. "I think our research here will ultimately benefit human health," he says. "For example, our vaccine is way ahead of vaccines for human herpes viruses." Among the family of human herpes viruses are the viruses that cause col...Newly Identified Tomato Gene Appears Key To Fruit Softening
...e, who hopesthat the expansins may hold the key to controlling fruit softening. Rose and Bennett suspected a process similar to the growth-related cellwall degradation might be occurring during fruit softening, but they weresurprised to find the expansin proteins being produced so quickly and atsuch high levels...Jefferson Scientists Discover Mechanism Of Viral Link To Disease Commonly Associated With Asbestos
...mportant role that Rb family proteins play in controlling cell growth. "We are not saying that the...t it makes a protein that plays a vital role in controlling cell cycle in all human and mammalian cells. When pRb-2/p130 is altered and cannot produce its ...Fighting Wheat Scab In New York State
... that the biocontrol strains are also effective in controlling disease under field conditions. The research team ...gical control may become an important component in controlling wheat scab and other cereal diseases, while at the same time increasing the quality of wheat grain f...Evolution Re-Sculpted Animal Limbs By Genetic Switches Once Thought Too Drastic For Survival
...nt," he said. "Thediversity comes not so much from controlling where in the embryo the homeoticgenes are initially expressed, but how other genes respond to them." Instead, Patel and Averof turned to crustaceans. They collected a wide range ofspecimens--13 separate species from nine different orders--many of the...Oaks' Defenses Help Gypsy Moth Caterpillar Fend Off Virus
...tion. The trick is to put thisknowledge to work in controlling the caterpillars. The constant sound of c...e not controlled. "The ideal approach for controlling both pests would be to add somethingto the virus spray that would disarm the tannin and make the cat...Insulin Resistance Is A Risk Factor For Atherosclerosis In Whites And Hispanics
...lerosisin a test population of 1,625 people. After controlling for such factors asdiet, cholesterol levels, age and other factors, the research showed that amoderate difference in insulin resistance had as large an impact onatherosclerosis in whites and Hispanics as other major risk factors, such ashypertension....Wild Plant Genes Increase Food Production
...here was no way to identify the functions of genes controlling complex (or quantitative) traits in any species. The researchers have genetically mapped rice and made the information available through the rice genes database over the World Wide Web at http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/ so anyone can use that mappi...Jefferson Scientists Find Potential Deadly Effects Of Two Missing Cancer-Suppressor Genes
...re involved in regulating this cycle as well as controlling the genetic repair mechanism. Without these two genes, the result is "global, catastrophic cell death in developing females," according to Fishel. One mystery that remains is the precise role of the two genes in preventing such mass ...Trojan Horse Virus Controls Hiv Infection
...op a whole new class of agents that are useful for controlling disease." "Although additional in vitro and animal studies need to be performed beforethis novel virus can be tested in humans," comments NIAID Director Anthony S.Fauci, M.D., "this concept of cell-targeted delivery has enormous potentialapplicatio...Low Oxygen, Key To Fetal Development, Also Offers Cancer Clues
Oxygen levels act as a switch controlling placentaldevelopment, scientists show in a paper p...elsregulate cell proliferation in early pregnancy, controlling thedevelopment of the vital bridge between mother and baby. The finding also sheds light on can...Researchers Find Association Between Alzheimer's Gene And Mental Impairment After Cardiac Surgery
...horacic anesthesiology and the study leader."After controlling for other characteristics, we found a statisticallysignificant correlation between patients with the APOE variant and neurologicaldamage after surgery. "Patients with the APOE variant were more susceptible to neurologicaldamage than the other patien...Long-Term Vitamin C Use Cuts Cataract Risk In Older Women
...to theprevalence of early or moderate opacities by controlling for such factors as age, pack-yearssmoked (for smokers), body mass index (a measure of body fat), reported summertime sunlightexposure, aspirin use, postmenopausal hormone therapy, and presence of age-related changes inthe retina of the eye. "After a...Presence Of Protein Extends Life; Potential Aging Mechanism Found
... more of the proteins in thelong run. Your body is controlling their threshold levels." Tartar and colleagues say the findings are a stepping stone to studies aimedat discovering which proteins are the exact targets of heat-shock genes. `Wewould like to find out why the heat-shock proteins evolved to do what th...Termites' Attraction To Small Amounts Of Carbon Dioxide Lures Pests To Their Deaths
..., which opens up a whole range ofpossibilities for controlling these pests." Bjostad, with researchers Elisa Bernklau and Erich Fromm, made thediscovery by placing two species of termites--Reticulitermes tibialis, a speciescommon to Colorado, and R. flavipes, a frequent pest in the Great La...Memorial Sloan-Kettering Investigators
...ion of othergenes with specific functions, such as controlling cell growth and maturation.Using advanced analytical techniques, Dr. Pandolfi's group showed that unlikeRAR , proteins produced by the PML-RAR and PLZF-RAR gene fusions turned off,or "repressed," the expression of the cell's genes that normally pr...Microsurgery Made More Accurate With Virtual Measuring Tool
... he wishes to measure on the stereo-video image by controlling a three degrees of freedom (x, y, z-axes) input device. Active liquid shutter glasses must be worn to visualize the pointer and video images in stereo. To test the accuracy of the system, seven subjects used the VTM to measure distances between two d...... provocative new immuno-contraceptive approach for controlling reproduction in these feral cats. The method involves the use of genetic engineering technology to modify a strain of the bacterium, Salmonella, which could then be delivered to feral cats in the wild via a vaccine-laden bait. Work in other laborat...