Salt controls size of DNA structures, could improve gene therapy
...ions containing DNA. The finding could improve the efficiency of gene delivery for medical treatment and disease...ge particle size and have a dramatic effect on the efficiency of gene delivery," he added. "This could explain why some researchers aren't getting as good a rate ...Enhanced nutrition could result from rice research leading to high-protein flour
...ion process and improve the cost effectiveness and efficiency of starch bioprocessing, scientists Su-May Yu, Chi...ition of commercial enzymes, but also improves the efficiency of starch bioprocessing. These seeds can be processed to simultaneously produce high-protein rice fl......or in postexercise muscle glycogen recovery is the efficiency with which plasma glucose is delivered to the exercised muscle. Although cigarette smoking has been shown to inhibit nitric oxide (NO) bioactivity, thereby enhancing vasoconstriction, insulin induces NO-mediated widening of the blood vessels. The fin...Laboratory 'theme park' re-creates RNA world for study
...ortant step toward figuring out how to improve the efficiency of these RNA replicating molecules." Re-evolving evolution Today, cellular machinery coordinates a sophisticated process that involves proteins, DNA, and RNA all working in concert, with proteins typically serving as enzymes to catalyze reactions, ...New blood test uncovers individual risk for lung cancer
...art and replacing it with a new DNA part. Thus the efficiency of the repair systems is critical for the prevention of cancer. Livneh and his team concentrated on a specific DNA repair enzyme, called OGG1 (8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase 1). This repair enzyme deletes DNA parts damaged by toxic molecules called oxy...Atomic force microscope used to measure how well live bacteria stick
...icroscopy (AFM) to observe at subatomic levels the efficiency of the attachment of bacteria to silica surfaces. ...s similar to ground water in sandy soils. Sticking efficiency of bacteria has not been previously measured experimentally using the AFM. Graduate student Tracy Ca...Coal-eating bacteria may improve methane recovery
...be mixtures in the field could greatly improve the efficiency and lower the associated clean-up costs of coal-bed methane recovery, Lin says. To learn more about this work, see the talk given by Lin during the Division of Fuel Chemistry's "Synthetic Clean Fuels from Natural Gas and Coalbed Methane: 30 Years Pro...UC San Diego researchers receive $14 million from NSF for 10 new information technology projects
... based on abstract "virtual grids" to deliver high efficiency on grids of real machines. $1.7 million 2003-2008 Apart from the large ITRs announced today, the NSF is also funding a wide range of smaller projects -- bringing total ITR funding this year to $169 million. In addition to the eight large project...Salmon farms pose significant threat to salmon fisheries in the Pacific Northwest, researchers find
...is that the aquaculture revolution is forcing more efficiency on a sector sorely in need of such change. The bad news is that such change involves considerable human suffering and community disruption," Naylor explained. "The social impacts of salmon aquaculture in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska have been equ...Rating the performance of residential fuel cells
...emperatures, humidity and power systems affect the efficiency of fuel cells made by different manufacturers. NI...uate and improve the electrical and thermal energy efficiency and output of their products. Ultimately, consumers will be able to use NIST-developed performance r...NIH announces strategy to accelerate medical research progress
...expand, while at the same time striving to improve efficiency and better inform basic science efforts. This is undoubtedly the most difficult but most important challenge identified by the NIH Roadmap process. At the core of this vision is the concept that clinical research needs to develop new partnerships amo...Lasers create new possibilities for biological technology
...the same speed along the same path, increasing the efficiency of the process. As a result, a well-synchronized stream of photons fires out of the system, boosted up to a high-energy, "soft" x-ray wavelength. Many of the most important technologies of the 20th century, such as the Internet and MRI imaging, eme...Using plants and microbes to purify polluted industrial wastewater
...gn of constructed wetlands to specific needs. "The efficiency of a constructed wetland depends on plant species, substrate selection and microbiological associations," says Vrhovsek. Project partners are testing various combinations to see which will most efficiently remove pollutants from waste produced by the...New scheduling method raises efficiency of electronics recycling
...rdue. She has developed a method for improving the efficiency of electronics recycling by better managing the fl...ld in which researchers develop methods to improve efficiency by carefully timing the sequence of tasks in an operation, such as a manufacturing process, in which...MIT's plasmatron cuts diesel bus emissions, promises better gas engine efficiency
...line engines could eventually increase the average efficiency of cars and other light-duty vehicles by 20 percent, the amount of gasoline that could be saved would be around 25 billion gallons a year," Cohn said. That corresponds to around 70 percent of the oil that is currently imported by the United States fr...E-Commerce and the environment: Good news or bad?
...desirable or vice versa. For instance, the energy efficiency of using a digital library improves significantly with increasing usage of the on-line articles and declines if users must drive somewhere to gain access to the information. The greenhouse gas emission reductions from e-grocery home delivery depend h...Bad Mileage: 98 tons of plants per gallon
...her prehistoric environments. Then he examined the efficiency at which prehistoric plants were converted by heat...r carbon-rich sediments. Next, Dukes analyzed the efficiency with which carbon-rich sediments were converted to coal, oil and natural gas. Then he studied the ef...NHGRI selects sequencing centers
... to develop significant improvements in sequencing efficiency and costs so that sequencing will remain a cutting-edge technology for modern biology. "I am confident that this unparalleled network of sequencing technology and scientific experience will meet and even surpass our ambitious sequencing goals. From t...Department of Energy 20-Year science facility plan announced
...w industries, improve our everyday lives, or boost efficiency the things that help give our nation its competitive edge," he added. "And we need science to maintain that competitive edge especially in high technology, which every day becomes more central to our economy." DOE's Office of Science prepared the l......e evaluated on several categories, including water efficiency and indoor environmental quality. C... air ventilation system to specially-designed high efficiency washing machines to conserve water use. "The carpeting was specifically made for Car...