Potential for enhanced sequestration of carbon in soils supports evaluations
...lfred M. Post of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory describes in the October 2004 issue of BioScience an approach to assessing "promising" techniques for mitigating global warming caused by the greenhouse effect. According to Post's team, agriculturally based options for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by...4 October press briefing to focus on minority recruitment to science and engineering programs
...nterpreting the Grutter and Gratz rulings. It also describes eight "design principles" that may serve as a checklist. WHAT: Press briefing and Standing Our Ground report release WHERE: National Press Club, Washington, DC, Lisagor Room WHEN: 1:00 p.m. US ET, Monday, 4 October, 2004 WHO: Moderator--AA...Wisconsin scientists develop quick botox test
..., led by UW-Madison physiologist Edwin R. Chapman, describes the development of two assays for botulinum toxin - one a real-time test - that vastly improve on current technologies to detect the deadly poison. "We needed a real-time assay," says Chapman, suggesting the technology could potentially be deployed t...Marijuana use could cause tubal pregnancies
... the current issue of the journal Nature Medicine, describes for the first time how the CB1 receptor in the mouse regulates muscle contraction to move the embryo down the oviduct. It is not known whether drugs that block or, in the case of marijuana, over-stimulate the CB1 receptor can cause ectopic pregnancy...University of Alberta researcher looks for clues to mysterious disease
... issue of the journal, "Current Biology," Campbell describes how they examined ATM mutants for signs of locomotor defects in mutant and control flies and found the average climbing ability to be lower for the mutant males. Aside from locomotor defects, the mutants recapitulated major symptoms of the disease, A......red an underlying utility function that presumably describes bias in the nervous system for different movements. The researchers were able to rank a large set of different movements, varied by duration and resistance encountered, relative to each other by individuals' preferences. They found a surprisin......d in the September 14 issue of Developmental Cell, describes how a pair of intracellular molecules affects the ability of mesenchymal cells to convert into epithelial cells during the formation of somites early in embryogenesis. Somites are transitory structures that appear in a head-down direction in strictly...Genetic map of important tree genes outlined
...n Sweden with collaboration by researchers at OSU, describes about 102,000 sequences of the most commonly expressed genes in the genus "Populus," which includes cottonwoods and aspens. In living organisms, the genes which are "expressed" are only a fraction of the total DNA in cells. But they are most importan......versity of Southern California. Their paper, which describes this molecular beak-shaping process, will be published in this week's issue of the journal Science. A report on this paper and another closely related study will appear in the journal's news section. Different bird species tend to have differently sh...Scientists discover proteins involved in spread of HIV-1 infection
...have found the human version of Vps37p. "Our paper describes the identification of the human VPS37 proteins. This is a necessary step both for understanding how HIV-1 buds from cells and for defining the MVB pathway in human cells," says Sundquist. An unexpected result was that there was more than one VPS37 ...Breakthrough in understanding of hereditary disease of lymphatic vessels
... the reflux of lymph. This is the first study that describes a gene critical for the formation of lymphatic valves, and regulation of the interaction between lymphatic endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells. According to Professor Kari Alitalo, the senior author of the study, the insights gleaned ...Illustrated guidebook published for Chinese biomedical scientists and students
... of the Beijing Genomics Institute, Huanming Yang, describes it as a wonderful tool for learning gene technology. And we are fortunate to have partnered with a leading Chinese publisher, Science Press of Beijing, to bring the book to the many scientists in mainland China who wish to improve their English skil...... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , describes the analysis of the expression of more than 100 time-indicating genes in the mouse. The results of this genome-wide study enabled the authors to develop a "molecular timetable" that provides an accurate representation of the animal's body time based ......of unknown cause] necrotic ulcer, which accurately describes the clinical presentation of the lesion. Some medical conditions confused with necrotic spider envenomation can result in far worse outcome than most spider bites. The worldwide medical community would do well to relegate spider bite to the bottom of...Increasing international insect threat to stored food
...heir armoury that can be exploited." The book describes how to identify each pest group or species and summarises the latest information on their biology, ecology, geographical distribution, the damage they cause and their economic importance. Hundreds of colour photographs illustrate the identifying feat...Wheelchairs biomechanics, prosthetic development
...eople with severe disability , pg 429 This article describes the development and evaluation of a prototype of t... in people with amputations , pg 453 This study describes the extent to which veterans with a nontraumatic, unilateral lower-limb amputation engage in two hea...Gene therapy reaches muscles throughout the body and reverses muscular dystrophy in animal model
...n the August edition of Nature Medicine. The paper describes a type of viral vector, a specific type of an adeno-associated virus (AAV), which is able to 'home-in' on muscle cells and does not trigger an immune system response. The delivery system also includes use of a growth factor, VEGF, that appears to inc....... People, too, make oganohalogens. Gribble's paper describes the process of how human white blood cells, in response to invasion by bacteria and fungi, create bleach and chlorine gas, an important germ-killing component of our immune system. Gribble is in the process of updating his book featuring examples of ...Scientists describe the world's smallest, lightest fish
...ture as compared with other infantfishes. "Infant" describes the uncommon early-stage features of the animal. It is transparent without pigmentation, except for its eyes, and lacks teeth, scales and certain characteristics typical of other fishes. Scientists note that the stout infantfish's unusual appearance ......und mostly in tropical regions of the Americas. He describes it as having a short, bushy crest and olive back, wings and tail that contrast with a burnt orange crown. For now, the specimen is in the keeping of the National Museum in Lima where it will become the "type," the specimen on which the species' descr...