Sequence of human chromosome 7 is fine-tuned and finished
...leaving the heart. The WBS region was difficult to decipher because it contains large segments DNA with many duplicated genes, and the number of duplicated genes differs among individuals. Children with WBS are missing long stretches of these duplicated genes. "It seems that multiple copies of these genes are...Team jams bacteria 'talk' to boost bio-product yields
...But scientists with CBR and partners have begun to decipher and override stress 'talk' among cells of recombinant E. coli. CBR is part of the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI). In separate fermentation experiments with strains of E. coli that produce two important model products--interle...Tufts University biologists unveil more mysteries of fireflies flash
...reflies for centuries, but we're just beginning to decipher the meaning behind their spectacular courtship displays," said Sara Lewis, associate professor of biology at Tufts. "This study is the first to translate the hidden meaning behind their flashes." Lewis and her then-doctoral student Christopher Crat...Boston chemist wins national award for protein research
...the Human Genome Project and its ambitious goal to decipher the complete coding of the body's proteins was more than a decade away, but Hancock's analytical methods would play an increasingly important role. "The Human Genome Project was about the genetics of proteins, and now it's a global study of the prote...A new way to compare human and other primate genomes
...t of using transgenic mice and the mouse genome to decipher the human genome and to identify and study important genetic risk factors in the development of human heart disease. He and his group believe that the ability to do comparative genomic studies with nonhuman primates will prove especially beneficial t...Backstage with a command performer
...stone proteins. At Rockefeller, a few labs try to decipher DNA and histone changes, and the resulting "on-off" states of genes known as transcriptional regulation. Perhaps best known for their work on gene regulation and transcriptional control, cutting the two sides of the chromatin cloth, are Rockefeller p...Polymers promote nerve regeneration
...to create a resolution sufficient for the brain to decipher the input as it does with normal "sight." "This research is a strong step forward in our basic understanding of nerve cell growth and how to engineer materials that help the body repair itself," said Ari Patrinos, Director of the Office of Biological...Rice University announces nanotechnology research agreement with IBM
...ogy (CBEN) with a supercomputer powerful enough to decipher the quantum phenomena of carbon nanotubes and other nanomaterials. CBEN researchers plan to use the supercomputer to find new ways to use nanomaterials to treat and diagnose disease and to clean pollutants from the environment. Through a Shared Unive...Walking sticks lost wings, then re-evolved them
...that mimic twigs to stay hidden from predators, to decipher which evolved first. Their findings, reported in the cover article in the Jan. 16 edition of "Nature," showed that some species of walking sticks without wings existed before their winged descendants, the first time any organism has been shown to do ...Rice develops nanosensor for precision chemical analysis
...trum of light that an object emits, scientists can decipher which elements are present in the sample, and in some cases, how those elements relate to one another. Raman spectroscopy, in particular, allows scientists to observe the vibrational states of molecules, giving clues about where and how much molecule...January GSA BULLETIN media highlights
...ations from which sediment was derived are used to decipher the tectonic evolution of the Thakkhola graben as well as the paleoclimate of this region. The implications of these data are discussed in light of previous work by Garzione et al. and other researchers, which suggests an age of >11 million years...Scientists decipher genetic code of malaria parasite
...ents. "It took six years of extremely hard work to decipher and analyze the malaria parasite's genetic code," said Fraser. "This achievement has built a solid foundation for a new generation of research to find more effective drugs and vaccines to treat this devastating disease." She added: "The lessons we le...Study of vision disorder leads to discovery of new family of ion channels
...of hereditary macular dystrophy, decided to try to decipher the bestrophin mystery. Each time we study a hereditary macular dystrophy, we are looking at macular degeneration from another starting point in the disease mechanism, said Nathans. By studying hereditary forms of the disease, scientists gain clues ......till await functional assignment. Our goal was to decipher the functional architecture of the proteome so that gene function could be interpreted within the molecular environment of the corresponding gene product, and that the cellular processes can be understood in terms of the concerted action on molecular...Important step taken toward the identification of schizophrenia genes
...the condition. Currently, there is no good way to decipher which of these genes is directly responsible, Tsuang cautioned. To identify the individual genes involved would require narrowing these regions to a more manageable size for genetic analysis and that, in turn, would require studying more families wit...Enzyme studies at Brookhaven Lab may lead to new antiviral agents
...the enzyme's activity. Both scientists then helped decipher how the protease binds to the DNA. Based on the findings, Mangel has proposed a new form of antiviral therapy using three different drugs against these three target sites -- the active site, the cofactor binding site, and the DNA binding site -- on t...NSF awards University of Georgia $8.7 million for crop genetics research
...rsity of Georgia to support research which aims to decipher the genetic blueprint of economically important crops in the grass family and identify useful genes for crop improvement, such as ones that confer drought tolerance. The total value of the awards is $8.7 million over four years. The grass family, whi...Scientists uncover the exact mode of action of five antibiotic drugs
...how the rays diffract, and then worked backward to decipher the crystals exact structure a technology known as X-ray crystallography. Using this method, the researchers were able, for the first time, to view how the antibiotic drugs bind to a specific site of action on the ribosome, shutting off its machine...Structure of key protein involved in cancer, osteoporosis and foot-and-mouth disease finally solved
...s. The MGH team of researchers has been trying to decipher the three dimensional structure of this particular integrin receptor for several years. "This is the first look anyone has had at the whole structure of this class of receptors," says Arnaout. Integrin receptors transmit chemical signals from a cel......sequences preserved in the rock record in order to decipher the effects of diverse controlling factorsa difficult task, the results of which are not testable. With the new experimental apparatus, the effects of changes in single factors (e.g., subsidence rate, rate of sediment supply) on the resulting sedimen...