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...a "euphoric, confused state" looking for places to deposit their eggs," according to Sandoval. In so doing, they pick up pollen from the plant's male parts, deposit it on the female parts, and thus fertilize it. Besides UC Davis a handful of botanical gardens world...A derivative of the green tea leaf may help with Metabolic Syndrome X, a potentially deadly disorder
...nsitivity, and balancing the metabolic rate of fat deposit and fat burning. The authors of a new study, "Tegreen Improves glucose and lipid metabolism in obese rats that have features similar to Metabolic Syndrome X," are Hong Yu, Zhigang Zhu and Weiti Yin, all of the Pharmanex Beijing Pharmacology Center, ...Prions offer nanotech building tool
... fibers formed by prions as a template on which to deposit electricity-bearing gold and silver, creating electrical wire much thinner than it is possible to make by current mechanical processes. "Most of the people working on nanocircuits are trying to build them using 'top-down' fabrication techniques" us...UNC ecologists find floodplains particularly vulnerable to invasion by exotic plant species
...mbine to transport seeds from upstream sources and deposit them on floodplains. Of particular concern is the observation that such floodplains, which scientists call riparian areas, contain up to 40 times more exotic species than comparable habitats on adjacent uplands. Such information is important, the r...Scripps scientists discover new approach for treating 'misfolding diseases'
... hundreds of these misfolded proteins. The plaques deposit in internal organs and interfere with normal function, sometimes lethally.In the current issue of the journal Science, Kelly and his TSRI colleagues demonstrate the efficacy of using small molecules to stabilize the normal "fold" of transthyretin, pr...Nanoparticles could aid biohazard detection, computer industry
...ement of their techniques has allowed the group to deposit nanoparticles of gold, platinum and other metals i...lm that blankets the entire surface, the group can deposit the particles in a grid pattern or even draw lines with a microscopic "pen." These refinements could...$3.2 million project to document dioxin levels in Houston ship channel
...he Great Lakes, where particles from air pollution deposit over the water or land and then wash into the water bodies. Houston may be different not only because of the nature of its air quality, but also because there may be a greater contribution from industrial water discharges." Rifai is working with stat...UCLA study shows water reclamation could become an important source of future water supplies
... the state's bottle bill, which imposes a 2.5-cent deposit on specified glass, plastic and aluminum containers to encourage recycling, has led to a recycling rate of close to 80 percent for aluminum containers and a little more than 60 percent for glass. Extensive state regulation and research subsidies also...Mimicking a human disease in mice
...oduce a small protein called alpha-synuclein. They deposit this protein in the form of pathological structures called glial cytoplasmic inclusions. Healthy mature oligodendrocytes do not produce this protein at all. Kahle and colleagues "implanted" the human gene for the alpha-synuclein protein into the mou...New technology creates 'super soap'
.... The researchers hypothesize that MAT ingredients deposit a thin film on the surface of the skin, blocking specific bacteria-binding sites and/or altering the surface properties of the skin. The researchers tested MAT using Serratia marcescens, a bacterium that forms a distinctive red colony and is not norm...April GEOLOGY and GSA TODAY media highlights
...stable isotope studies for the E26N porphyry Cu-Au deposit (Australia) that confirm high-temperature saline magmatic fluids are responsible for both potassic and mineralized phyllic alteration. These results are consistent with other recent studies (e.g., El Salvador, Chile, Far Southeast, Philippines, and P...Endangered freshwater mussels saved
...podermic syringe to harvest the larvae. They then deposit larvae onto the gills of the type of fish that par...to the free-living juvenile stage. Biologists can deposit mussel larvae from one female onto hundreds of fish, whereas only about a dozen fish can become host...Office of Naval Research awards $8.4M to young investigators
... means of laser direct densification technology to deposit nanosized metal/ceramic particles and to form bulk materials. This technology will lead to manufacturing of composite materials with tailored properties for military and civilian applications. Dr. Steven M. Seitz, Computer Science and Engineering, U...Large river once flowed in south Florida
... Massachusetts. This delta consists of a sand-rich deposit that is more than 325 feet thick and nearly 22 miles wide. Once these sands reached the ancient shore, they were transported an additional 120 miles (200 km) to the south, providing a stable platform for later development of the reefs and other lim......ds of misfolded proteins that cluster together and deposit in organs, interfering with their normal function. FAP, a rare amyloid disease, is caused by the misfolding of the protein transthyretin (TTR), which is secreted by the liver into the bloodstream to carry thyroid hormone and vitamin A. Normally, TTR...2001 ICAAC postponed until December
...servation will be cancelled automatically and your deposit refunded. If you made your reservation directly with a hotel, you will need to notify the hotel of the cancellation. EMBARGO POLICY: The embargo policy is still in effect. All ICAAC presentations are embargoed until the date and time of presentation ...Molecular structure could advance understanding of human disorders
...pper-binding site on the target protein, poised to deposit the copper. Once the copper has been delivered (although copper was not actually used in the experiments in order to stabilize the complex) the heterodimer splits apart. Two copper-loaded SOD proteins then join together in order to execute its bioche...For peppers, hot quite literally the spice of life, UF research shows
... fruits itself, and thats just where the thrashers deposit the seed," he said....BioMed Central to deposit e-journals with the British Library
...( www.biomedcentral.com ) family of journals. This deposit will take effect as soon as the necessary system a...al Group, commented on this new development: 'This deposit into the UK's National Archive of Publications is consistent with BioMed Central's policy of securin......h as golf courses, cause the wind to slow down and deposit its dusty load. "The biggest problem comes when there's a large-scale disruption of the surface, like a construction project," says Stefanov. "When the soil has been broken up, the fine material, where a lot of these pesticides and heavy metals mig...