Discovery Of Genetic Pathways May Provide New Ways To Combat Candida Infections
...vered that yeast cells could filament, opening new doors for research into fungal infections. Yeast as a Model for Candida In this study, Dr. Fink and his colleagues used molecular biology techniques to identify the components of the filamentation circuit in yeast. With the recently completed yeast genom...Duke Lemurs Are Released In Madagascar
... of the release cage. "The ceremony complete, the doors were opened in front of an anxiousaudience of the project's personnel and the representatives of the Malagasygovernment's Department of Water and Forests and National Association forthe Management of Protected Areas." The lemurs at first emerged cau...Good Ergonomics Is Good Economics
...nd increase productivity, are not banging down our doors for help, or creating human factors/ergonomics positions far beyond our capacity to fill them? Why is it that federal and state agencies are not pushing for legislation to ensure that human factors/ergonomics factors are systematically considered in ......they will be more useful for such tasks as opening doors or grasping objects. "The arms could also be used to help the user mount and dismount the chair, giving a greater degree of independence," he said. For comfort, the prototype's stationary seat could be replaced with a seat that slides to remain level......ions that can, for example, calculate if the cargo doors on an airliner close properly, fit into place correctly and wont break. But instead of solving engineering problems, she used them to explain the evolutionary record of early humans. "The equations can predict how much energy is required for someth...Crystal Structure Of Key HIV Protein Reveals New Treatment Targets
In a finding that unlocks new doors to devising drugs and vaccines against HIV,scientists have crystallized the core of gp120, the surface protein moleculethat the virus uses to attach itself to immune system cells. The new model of the gp120 core's crystal structure reveals specific...Allergy And Asthma-Exaceberating Mites, Molds And Pollens On The Rise Due To El Niño . . . La Niña
...t do use a room air filter. When possible, openthe doors and windows, so your home can air out. Sunlight kills dust mites andmolds, so let it in. Encase or cover pillows and mattresses in plastic casings -- available atbedding supply stores. Wash all bedding in hot water -- at least 130 degrees fahrenhei...Rock-Eating Microbes Could Signify Life On Mars
... The scientists hope their discovery opens the doors to further researchof potential living organisms beneath the ocean floor. "For the moment, the problem remains providing even stronger evidence,including gene sequences, that would conclusively prove there are livingorganisms down there," Gio......uld be choosy. The research opens some new doors for investigation though much remainsunknown. Promislow said that not all fitness traits necessarily will benefitfrom sexual selection and that gene-environment interactions could createunexpected consequences generations down the line. And genetic b......embrane to the other.Until now the nature of these doors was unknown. The only thing known was thatthey must be located at only one end of cells and that the other side of thecell must lack them. This would ensure that auxin could only flow in onedirection through the cell. Scientists found a mutant of an ...Researchers Identify Gene That Sets Boundaries For Heart Chamber Development
...They have identified a gene calledIrx-4 that opens doors to understanding how the heart chambers form. Theirfindings appear in the February 19 Science. Scientists knew that certain genes were expressed either in the futureventricles (the lower chambers) or the future atria (the upper chambers) of t...What Makes An Arm An Arm And A Leg A Leg
...ndings, published in the March 12 Science,open new doors to understanding how vertebrate limbs acquire their identity.Postdoctoral fellow Malcolm Logan and Clifford Tabin, professor of genetics atHarvard Medical School, took a gene that is normally only active in legs andtransferred it to the forming wings...... in 1972. The newresearch, however, could open the doors to new research ideas. "We believe this is an important finding, because it may be true for other plantcommunities as well," said Pennings. "Our next goal is to find out what planttraits differ between the north and south to cause these dramatic diff...Study shows receptor molecule facilitates introduction of corrected genes into cells
...ith UTP, you can fool the cells into opening their doors long enough for the virus to sneak in." The scientists are now attempting to boost the vector's efficiency in entering cells, Boucher said. After that, they will try to correct defective cystic fibrosis cells in tissue culture, in mouse models of cy...Insect defenses point the way to defeating bacterial antibiotic resistance
...e significant. With knowledge of the receptor, the doors are open to developing strain-specific antibiotics." The new receptor is a heat shock protein referred to as DnaK. Heat shock proteins, in both bacteria and animals, play an all-important role during infections that produce fevers. Fevers cause the...Scientists identify the gene for familial dysautonomia, a degenerative neurological disorder
...overy that IKBKAP is involved in FD opens wide the doors for experimentation that will hopefully someday provide a cure....Saving Florida's gentle giants
..., the Port Canaveral gates now operate like garage doors - sensing in a tenth of a second if a manatee is nearby. The gates will not close until the creature passes by. During the first five weeks of operation, the system detected seven manatees and saved them. Historically, the only way to prevent manate...Genetic mutation causes cardiac conduction disease
...hyarrhythmias and sudden death." The findings open doors for research aimed at understanding much more common cardiac conduction disorders, including those seen with aging, Balser said. "The heart is very sensitive to how its sodium channels work, and we suspect that aging may have subtle effects on sodium......n. Herrup said the findings of the paper open new doors to develop therapeutics that could prevent signals for the inflammatory response from reaching the cells or to prevent the cells from responding to the signals to divide.......r lifetimes. The Stowers Institute opened the doors of its research facilities in November 2000 with four laboratories headed by independent scientists. Since then, it has recruited five additional scientists to head laboratories, plus two highly ranked experts in bioinformatics and transgenic technol...