Evolution of language: FOXP2 and human uniqueness in religious perspective
...as language and culture seems to be so exquisitely dependent on a physically infinitesimal genetic difference that allowed for a certain kind of facial movement in our ancestors." Q: Is there still room for theological explanations of language and culture? A: "Darwinian and genetic explanations are part of t...Without fire, red pines could disappear, model shows
...would not save the jack pine, another tree species dependent on fire for reproduction. Fires every 50 to 100 years, as they once occurred naturally, would maintain tree diversity; and, a fire every 50 years would increase the number of red pines. Fire suppression policies implemented in this century and advoc......nd plantation pines. "Southern pine ecosystems are dependent on a one to five-year fire cycle," said Wade, research forester with the SRS Disturbance and Management of Southern Pine Ecosystems unit in Athens, GA. "Without fire to control pests and brush and promote seed germination, the pines in these ecosyste...Making sense of Marfan syndrome
...s therefore conclude that FBN1 exon 51 skipping is dependent upon the disruption of an ESE. Ultimately, this work helps further our understanding of the pathogenesis of Marfan syndrome, and possibly some of the other human diseases associated with exon skipping....Humanity's din could be blocking whales' courtship songs
... become incredibly noisy. Their world, which is so dependent on sound, is shrinking as a result of human noise. Some of these questions of human noise impact may be unanswerable in one (human or cetacean) lifetime."...Exploring the genetic commonality of alcohol and tobacco abuse
...ether an individual develops alcoholism or becomes dependent on tobacco is mediated by both genetic and environmental factors. We hypothesized that common genetic factors were involved in modulating sensitivity to alcohol and nicotine and this, in turn, influenced the development of the co-abuse of these two ...Study offers a rare view of how species interactions evolve
...ll but one of the sites, the moths were completely dependent on L. parviflorum for food (nectar for adults and seeds for larvae) and for mating sites. At each study site, the researchers assessed the development of Lithophragma seed capsules, comparing flowers that had been visited by moths with those that had...Loss of lean body mass in HIV-infected men linked to immunological processes
...cant non-linerarity in the independent association dependent variables and the main determinants cytokines and testosterone. Results The primary goal of the study was a longitudinal analysis of change in lean body mass after the date of PBMC culture. Key findings during the observation period included: The...Bacterial control of zebra mussels, low power radio
...ic mussel, which can cause major problems at water dependent infrastructure including electric power generation stations, water treatment plants, in irrigation systems, and other industrial and recreational facilities. Since 1991, researcher Daniel Molloy has led a Sea Grant-supported effort to identify predat...Methamphetamine drastically increases virus' ability to replicate in brain tissue
...," Podell said, one that isn't dependent on the presence of the other PBMC cells. This virus strain - MD-A - appears to be completely independent of any immune system interaction. "That means that any drugs intended to interfere w...New hope for diabetics in treating blindness
...t strikes suddenly and makes the recipient insulin dependent for life. With type 1 diabetes, the body's immune systems attacks and destroys the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas. Insulin and a controlled diet do not cure diabetes, nor does it prevent the eventual and devastating effects such as kidney f......nly a portion of the original memory, appear to be dependent on a particular region of the brainthe CA3 region of the hippocampus, say researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, collaborating with others from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, and Hokkaido University School of...Applied Biosystems introduces new system for protein and metabolite analysis
...pendence on development of new products; (2) sales dependent on customers capital spending policies and government-sponsored research; and 3) and other factors that might be described from time to time in Applera Corporations filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copyright 2002. Applera Corporat...NSF invites media to report on U.S.-sponsored Antarctic research (2002-2003 season)
...umber of projects because transportation is highly dependent on weather and delays are common. The time reporters may spend on the continent must be tightly coupled to their reporting. Proposals from print, television, and radio journalists as well as from online news operations are welcome. U.S. mass media...Hatchery salmon may threaten wild populations
... the population adapts to the hatchery and becomes dependent on the hatchery for its survival." Ford found that there are no easy fixes: the wild population shifts toward "captive traits" even if managers keep adding wild-caught salmon to the hatchery population. To help counteract this shift, Ford suggests ...Scientists to discuss bioterrorism
... helping to improve world agriculture, but that is dependent on the open exchange of information and U.S. willingness to educate international studentsboth of which could be impacted by new regulations. A top official with the United States Department of Agriculture will speak at the symposium, providing an u...Ships return to the southern ocean to enhance understanding of food chain
... test the extent to which over-wintering krill are dependent on the extent and position of the sea ice. The Southern Oceans vast productivity depends on the small but enormously abundant Antarctic krill. Krill feed on microscopic plants and animals and, in turn, are fed upon by whales and fish. Seals, p...UCSF finding offers provocative insight into what drives cancer
...and that get mutated in cancer, such as the cyclin dependent kinases and the E2F transcription factors, share with the Myc protein the ability to elicit complex tumor characteristics such as angiogenesis, invasion and metastasis. However, he says, even when a tumor is driven by mutations in genes other than c-...... that the increase is more apparent than real, and dependent on increased recognition , thus favoring a primarily genetic predisposition. Most research has focused on the genetics of autism, and several genes have been implicated in classic autism. This study is based on children with a form of autism characte...Children in lower socio-economic backgrounds at high risk for type-2 diabetes
...ty and is related to susceptibility to non-insulin dependent (type 2) diabetes). A new study offers the first findings regarding adiponectin levels in children and their correlations to measures such as body composition and fitness and other obesity related risk factors. The authors of the study, "Relationshi...