Researchers Pinpoint Site For Petit Mal Seizures In Brain
... interview at Duke. "If these studies lead to more effective treatments, they can have a more profound effect on a child's development than merely preventing the seizure." Previously, the Duke researchers had reported that mice with petit mal seizures have an overabundance of a protein called a GABAb receptor...Tumor Suppressor Gene Located In Liver Cancer Cells
...on oncology and cancer center member. The lack of effective treatments also makes it a particularly deadly disease, he said. "As a consequence, knowing something about liver tumor formation or having a handle on how one could detect these tumors when they're much smaller could have a significant impact on sur...Heat-loving Microbe Repairs Its DNA With Light
...e S. acidocaldarius cell should have particularly effective ways of repairing damageto its DNA," said Grogan. ... includedetermining which wavelengths of light are effective andexploring ways in which this phenomenon can be used in thegenetic analysis of DNA repair and muta...Children Become Gorillas In VR Zoo
...ill one day be a reality." To make the project an effective teaching tool, researchers workedhard to make both the virtual environment and the virtual apes asrealistic as possible, said Hodges, an associate professor in GeorgiaTech's College of Computing andan associate director of the school's <AHREF="...Freshwater Sponges May Pose Threat To Zebra Mussels
...ir observations indicated the sponges were only an effective competitor with zebra mussels on the vertical sides of the reef and shipwreck. The sponges were very competitive on these surfaces, jockeying the mussels for the best position to gain access to food. Researchers also examined 290 sponge-covered m...Transgenic Rice Plants Resist Insects, Drought And Salt Damage
...cts' digestion -- the strategy is not 100 percent effective in eliminating insects, the Cornell scientists noted. Greater insect resistance can be easily achieved by adding genes that cause the plant to produce the Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) toxin, Wu said. Anticipating potential objections to the genetical...Southern Pine Beetle Reaching Outbreak Levels In North Florida
... name, dendroctonus, means "tree killer." The most effective way to eradicate the beetle under outbreak conditions isto remove infested pines, an approach that requires the cooperation -- andunderstanding -- of an entire community. Using this approach during anoutbreak in Gainesville in 1994 saved thousands of...Researchers Use Hydrated Lime To Reduce Toxic Selenium Emissions
...hers found that hydratedlime, which has been shown effective in controllingsulfur dioxideemissions in flue gas, can also be used to reduce selenium. The fine, powdery lime is injected into the plant's boiler chambersthrough nozzles or injectors that can be retro-fitted to existingplants. The lime particles cap...Environmental Reform: The Next Generation Project
...theories, strategies and tools for delivering more effective and efficient environmental protection. "The environmental policy debate in this country has run aground, and we intend to refloat it with fresh thinking and new directions," said Daniel C. Esty, the center's director, who has joint faculty appointm...Newly Discovered Gene Halts Cell Division and May Have Cancer Link
...he new discovery may open the door to finding more effective ways to treat such tumors. "We think the MAD2 gen...istant to both drugs. The drugs may be especially effective in the treatment of tumors with a defective checkpoint, Dr. Benezra says. That's because the drugs, ...Cornell Scientists Find Way To Boost Rice Crop Yield -- They'll Walk On The Wild Side
...ng," said McCouch. "Fertilization is no longer an effective way to boost yield -- it's plateaued. So, instead of boosting land mass -- which we can't do -- we're manipulating the plant's genetics." In the case of rice, there has not been a significant yield increase in two decades. Yet the world's agricultu...Sea Turtles Have Favorite Oceanic Routes
...for sea turtles is important to the development of effective international conservation strategies." The research, "Migration Corridor for Sea Turtles," published in the journal Nature (Nov. 28) was done by Morreale; Edward A. Standora, associate professor of biology, State University College, Buffalo; ...Researchers Find How Disease-resistant Plants Recognize Bacteria
...plant's various defense systems. The resistance is effective only if the plant has the dominant resistance gene and the bacterium has the dominant "avirulence" gene. Although Martin has discovered the molecular "how," the evolutionary "why" remains a strange mystery: Why would a microbe have a dominant gene th...Proteins Interacting With RNA And DNA Are Surprisingly Similar
Chemists trying to produce new and more effective antibioticshave made asurprising discovery; a prot...to make betterantibiotics. In the search for more effective antibiotics, Draper is workingwith abiotechnology company to investigate compounds that bind to thes...New Nonviral Gene Therapy System Could Help Fight Cancer
...py techniques work in the nucleus, making themless effective in gene delivery. Another difference between T7 and current gene therapytechniques is that genes expressed using this method are transientand do not become part of the cell's chromosomes. The genesdissipate in a few weeks to a month. "For ...Laser Microscope At Cornell Images Serotonin In Live Cells
...be useful, then, for researchers in designing more effective drugs for a host of disorders. Previous efforts to image neurotransmitter secretory granules have not directly detected the neurotransmitter content or allowed visualization of secretory processes. But the Cornell technology, called non-linear laser...Ten Years of Progress For Superfund Basic Research Program
...lieves his novel two-stepreactor will be much more effective than previous designs whichrequired two separate reactors. It alternates between anaerobic(no oxygen) and aerobic (with oxygen) degradation to chew up thedyes more completely. Bishop's group has also designed tiny probes which can measurethe concentr...Fund Aims To Repay Developing Nations For Valuable Genes
... for genetic materials,"Vanderhoef said. "The most effective form of assistance that universitiescan provide is in educating the people of the developing world."...New Study Shows Steps Leading To Colon Cancer
...and this, we can use the knowledge to develop more effective treatments."......individuals, a four-legged friend may be nearly as effective in keeping blood pressure down as the two-legged variety. "The bottom line is, we have demonstrated that elderly women living alone who are attached to their pets and have nobody else derive physiological benefits that are similar to those de...