Sequence provides insights into a pathogen's virulence mechanism allowing for vaccine development
...ed it "to adapt to new environmental niches and to emerge as a major human pathogen." They also said in silico (computer) analysis showed that S. agalactiae's genome differed from that of other streptococci in several of the microbe's metabolic pathways and in related transport systems through the bacteriu...A message from nature to muskrats: 'Dont chill out'
... surface intervals. The overriding conclusion to emerge from this study is that hypothermia in muskrats exerts a negligible effect on dive performance, as it influences neither submergence nor post-immersion metabolic costs....Applied Biosystems launches Assays-on-Demand SNP genotyping and gene expression products
...nome. This is the first commercial product line to emerge from genomic data from both the public and private sector human genome sequencing projects. The Assays-on-Demand products leverage data from Celera Genomics Group (NYSE:CRA), Applied Biosystems' sister business group, The SNP Consortium (TSC), the Na...UC Riverside scientists report molecular switch assists plant survival in floods
...s and colleagues is the second paper in Science to emerge in less than a month from the newly founded Center for Plant Cell Biology at UC Riverside. The Center for Plant Cell Biology attempts to answer significant outstanding questions in plant biology by integrating genomic, bioinformatic, cellular, molecu...From a single DNA strand, a tiny motor
...he first use of DNA motors is already beginning to emerge in the form of biosensors, said Hiroaki Yokota, a nanomotor researcher at Osaka University in Japan. These are instruments that researchers use to detect a very specific piece of DNA that may be related to disease. Such sensors enable us to detect on...Single gene leap led to flea-borne transmission of plague bacterium
...epackaging themselves, in any of multiple ways, to emerge as novel or more virulent agents of human disease. In the new report, Dr. Hinnebusch and his colleagues from Sweden, Michigan, and NIAID describe how they explored the source of this gene and later identified the critical role it plays. The gene co...Sea level rise threatens marshes in Chesapeake and Delaware Bays
...on sinks, holding it in solid form, so it does not emerge as carbon dioxide gas. The study, by Prof. Michael S. Kearney and colleagues, is reported in the April 16 issue of Eos, a publication of the American Geophysical Union. Kearney describes a new technique he and his colleagues developed, based on 1993...Discovery Channel special watches OSU chimps learn to read
...f any patterns or regularities emerge in the animals rudimentary language that can tell us things about how they see themselves and their environment. "I think we can use this approach to study the so-called 'theory ...Some animals can recognize degree of kinship by scent
...odors. Then she waited for curious squirrels to emerge from their burrows -- and to sniff. If a squirrel spent a long time analyzing the presented scent, that would mean it had detected a less-related or totally foreign odor compound -- in keeping with a well-established standard in olfactory behavior st...Scientists reveal secrets of infectious childhood heart disease
...cally similar bacteria or if different strains can emerge to cause the disease. By isolating GAS bacteria from a person with the disease, scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) have discovered several genes that are unique to those bacteria. Their discovery also...Ames Laboratory pursues new standard in sensor technology
...at a whole new paradigm in sensor technology could emerge from this work - from this basic idea of just integrating the very low-cost OLED light source with the fluorescent sensor," said Shinar. "The integration is really the big step forward."...... the southern part of WA. The most obvious fact to emerge is that there are now more dry days than before due to an increase in the presence of high pressure cells to southeast of the region, causing moisture-bearing air streams to miss the continent. The encouraging news is that the system appears to have ...Genetic link to endometriosis unique Icelandic study provides further proof
...paternal as well as maternal lines. One message to emerge from the study is that women who want children but have endometriosis in the family might consider pregnancy earlier rather than later in their reproductive life, as the condition does tend to progress with time. Also, if a woman had many of the symp...Delayed treatment of spinal cord injury may improve recovery
...nces in motor function between the groups began to emerge 3 to 4 weeks after the transplants. Animals that received a delayed transplant plus treatment with one of the neurotrophins could partially support their weight on their rear legs and had more coordination between the front and back legs than animal...Lilly Endowment grants almost $26 million to Purdue Discovery Park
...rsities to propose to us bold, creative ideas that emerge from their histories and missions and that will cause the institutions to achieve new levels of distinction. We also have asked that these projects have the potential to add significantly to the well-being of the state of Indiana. Purdue has exceeded...Typhoid fever bug sequence raises hope of complete eradication
...dicate the disease altogether as typhoid could not emerge from other Salmonella easily," said Professor Dougan. The strain CT18 was isolated from a 9-year-old boy in December 1993 at theCentre for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Typhoid Facts: Affects 17 million people worldwide every year wit...Is there a protective gene against alcoholism?
...ng, even conflicting, and a clear picture does not emerge from them. Therefore, anything said on the role of neuropeptide Y in alcoholism would be highly speculative. A lot of new work needs be done to clarify the situation....Yale scientists receive $15 million grant for human genome research
...st time, and as a result of these studies, we will emerge with a much more detailed understanding of the human genome and its regulation." "The completion of the sequencing of the human genome opened up many new areas of study," Snyder added. "But in order forthis information to be useful, scientists need ...Monarch butterflies, corn pollen coexist in cornfields
...to be nurtured by children. When adult butterflies emerge from their chrysalises, the children will release them for the species' annual migration to Mexico....... purple potato, other promising candidates may yet emerge as the research programme continues. Professor Lei...he fungus is dispersed by wind-borne spores, which emerge from the stomata (breathing holes) of infected leaves in humid conditions. When the spores land on a...