Amyloid fibers sprout one step at a time
...loid protein, said Weissman. Studying this process could have important implications for understanding amyl...umber of labs, however, revealed that this process could not explain amyloid formation. Amyloid formation was also associated with the transient accumulatio...Chemical genetics identifies SARS inhibitors
...peutics were the primary reasons that the outbreak could not be contained and managed efficiently. With the... of novel biologically active small molecules that could be developed as anti-SARS therapeutics....Genes expose secrets of sex on the side
... The UA team didn't think local marriage practices could govern global-level patterns of genetic variation.... continents. The sailors with a girl in every port could have done it. Or it may be that village women snuck out for trysts with tall, dark strangers. Either...Students build submarine to track Octopuses
...ad of waiting for hours on the surface, biologists could set up the robot to wait quietly for an octopus to emerge from its den. Then the submarine could become their eyes and ears underwater, recording the octopus' movements for later retrieval. With th...Genetic modification of linseed produces healthier omega 3 and 6 fatty acids
...uction of very long chain PUFAs into oilseed crops could confer significant advantages in terms of both hum...to the production of high quality animal feed that could improve the PUFA content of animal products such as meat, eggs, and dairy foods....Researchers develop fast track way to discover how cells are regulated
...overed a transcription factor known as DAF-12 that could bind to the regulatory sequence, and is absolutely necessary for the worm pharynx to respond to nutritional cues." Mango's work in the future will focus on questions relating to regulatory mechanisms in cell metabolism and cell differentiation, b...Popular Science announces Third Annual 'Brilliant 10'
... to the growth rates of trees to how deforestation could affect global levels of carbon dioxide. Claire...s a highway to a sensor on the other side, and you could create a detection system for noxious car emissions; installed in an airport walkway, such a laser c...Information system to help scientists analyze mechanisms of social behavior
...ers will use broad categories of social roles that could potentially apply to higher organisms, including humans. To further support comparisons across organisms, genes whose expressions are particularly significant for social behavior will be localized within the bee brain. Susan Fahrbach, a long-time p...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...e of certain bacteria in dental plaque of children could help predict their risk of developing periodontal disease as adults say researchers from Eastman Dental Institute, London, United Kingdom. Their findings appear in the September 2004 issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Gingi...USC study links historical increases in life span to lower childhood exposure to infection
... gerontologists have found an invisible cause that could have important implications for modern-day health ...tically predisposed to heart disease, for example, could be treated starting at a much younger age. "These people would have a special lifestyle rec...Wiley publishes Welcome to the Genome: A User's Guide to the Genetic Past, Present, and Future
...e information stored in its double helix structure could fill 142 Manhattan phone books. The study of genomics has already impacted so many areas of our lives, from the promises of gene therapy and personalized medicine to international trade disputes over genetically modified foods, to the religious ques...Folic acid vitamin use by women reaches all-time high, March of Dimes survey finds
... However, Dr. Howse said, low-carb and other diets could not be the only reason behind the increase because... attributable to sampling and other random effects could be plus or minus three percentage points. "Use of Vitamins Containing Folic Acid Among Women...Brain has center for detecting sound motion
...cation and how it seemed to be moving. The patient could also identify sounds such as a piano, dog, water, ...ther as being completely stable." In contrast, she could still perceive the location of sounds and their identity. Also, all her visual abilities remained no...JCI table of contents September 15, 2004
...tance patterns, identifying all the mutations that could cause disease is a daunting task. Now David Thorb...ophages from Cot/Tpl2/ mice, however, only CpG-DNA could activate ERK, thus it could function through a Cot/Tpl2-independent pathway. Both peritoneal macroph...New fruitfly model of diabetes has future implications for pancreatic cell transplantation
...er the fly's insulin- and glucagon-producing cells could be seen to represent a primitive pancreatic islet. After eating food, insulin notifies muscles, fat cells, and the liver to take up excess sugar in the blood and store it as glycogen. Conversely, when the sugar level in blood dips between snacks, g...Human chromosome 5 final sequence analysis released to public
...aunched the human genome project in the mid-1980s, could help make this important contribution." Lawrence...te sperm and eggs. Over time, that incompatibility could have driven a reproductive wedge between the evolving populations. Moving evolutionarily further aw...Venn diagram tactics to vet complex disease
...tance patterns, identifying all the mutations that could cause disease is a daunting task. Now David Thorburn and colleagues, from Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, have developed a methodology that takes a "Venn Diagram" approach to efficiently pinpoint mutations in this system. They utilize this me...Hardy buoys: Texas A&M project predicts oil spill movements
...s nearly $50 a barrel, spilled oil - unlike milk - could be worth crying about, especially in Texas. A team of Texas A&M University researchers has developed - and continues to refine - a system of buoys in the Gulf of Mexico that can accurately predict the movement of oil spills. Such spills can present ...European common frog found to use novel mating strategy
...ate the importance of the male-female ratio. "This could be a really good model to help us understand how sexual selection arose in vertebrates, such as amphibians, that developed external fertilization," he said. Vieites recently joined the AmphiaWeb project, based at UC Berkeley, to sequence four genes f...A liking for sweets, combined with novelty seeking, may predict alcoholism
...derstand subtypes of alcoholics and that, in turn, could have implications for treatment although any treatment implications will require further study. Second, identifying factors that appear to be associated with alcoholism is the step required before testing them in a prospective study of individuals ...