Radiology's role in gene therapy: Image and deliver
...ells. "There is a whole new radiological specialty emerging in delivering and imaging genes," said Jonathan B. Kruskal, M.D., Ph.D., section chief of abdominal imaging at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and associate professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School in Boston. Dr. Kruskal discussed gene ...Genetic engineering accelerates the impact of biotechnology on chemical production
...the Manufacture of Chemicals, Part 1, examines how emerging processes are advancing the production of specialty and commodity chemicals. It provides an overview of landmark discoveries and patents, and closely monitors promising markets for advanced biotechnology in pharmaceutical development and health scien...New Zealand biotech: An emerging global presence
...he Washington Convention Center. New Zealand is an emerging world leader in applying biotechnology. Discoveries from the country's world-class primary sectors including biomedical science, agriculture, and animal healthcare improve efficiencies and create new applications in the biomedical industry. New Zea...Exclusive pre-BIO conference preview by president/media availability
...gy industry, is a confident and credible expert on emerging biotechnology issues. He has served as a reliable, highly consulted source on these often complex and misunderstood issues to the international media for more than 10 years. Mr. Feldbaum is available to discuss issues relating to: Economic impact ...Cancer patient-physician partnership
... gynaecological and colorectal tumours, as well as emerging fields like psycho-oncology and quality-of-life. ESEC will confront difficult situations and areas of treatment that require special attention. It will address the question of what patients need from their oncologists and encourage open discussion on...160,000-year-old fossilized skulls from Ethiopia are oldest modern humans
...ne tools and the fossil skull of a butchered hippo emerging from the ground. When the team returned to intensively survey the area 11 days later, they discovered the most complete of the adult skulls protruding from the ancient sediment. It had been exposed by heavy rains and partially trampled by herds of co...ICSU releases GMO synthesis report
...sues of food security and poverty, particularly in emerging economies," says Dr. Carthage Smith, Deputy Executive Director of ICSU. "Putting this material into the hands of people around the globe will help them to understand the issues and inform policy development and future research."...Workshop: Will today's innovations in graduate education meet the challenges of the future?
...ssary to ensure graduate-level education meets the emerging needs of the nation. Participants included scientists, educators, students, and executives from academia, government, non-profit organizations and industry. "It's recognized that graduate education is evolving right now at an unprecedented rate as st...DNA arrays diagnose, predict survival for Sezary syndrome cancer patients
...edicine, confirm the power of DNA arrays, still an emerging technology, to identify genetic markers that will more accurately diagnose and predict the course of different types of cancer, vital information that may help guide clinicians weighing treatment options for their patients. In addition, each of the g...Consumer education and development of bio-sensitive alternatives can revive the plastics industry
... and the plastic recycling industry. It highlights emerging technologies, bio-sensitive alternatives, resource conservation, recycled products, and the laws that affect the plastic industry....Researchers aim to centralize N.C. emergency room data to combat epidemics, bioterrorism
...rgency medicine at the UNC School of Medicine. The emerging computerized network could serve as a national model for statewide emergency room data collection and use. "Because of its potential usefulness, this is something we are pretty excited about," Waller said. "When we get the 20 largest emergency depart...Emory University researchers uncover novel self-assembly of Alzheimer's amyloid fibrils
... The discovery underscores the potential of the emerging field of "synthetic biology," demonstrating the use of self-assembling elements that nature goes to great lengths to avoid, and converting them to new functional materials, Lynn says. "Nature goes to extreme measures to keep these amyloids from for...Automated imaging of brain tissue, high-quality glimpses inside arteries
...cs, including homeland defense, biomedical optics, emerging technologies, and business and management. Additionally, the career center provided at CLEO/QELS, enables employers, job seekers and colleagues to meet, discuss opportunities within the field and network. ABOUT CLEO/QELS With a distinguished his...ESMO Summer Educational Conference, ESEC
...as gynecological and colorectal tumors, as well as emerging fields like psycho-oncology and quality-of-life. ESEC will confront difficult situations and areas of treatment that require special attention. It will address the question of what patients need from their oncologists and encourage open discussion on...Researchers gather at Smith College for science 'boot camps'
...als the training of students for future careers in emerging infectious diseases -- such as, SARS, West Nile virus, etc, -- and the study of agents that could be used in bioterrorism. Begun by Williams in 1986, the summer workshops have been adjusted over theyears to address new techniques and equipment, incor...Nature cover story - Only 10% of all large fish are left in global ocean
... poles." This study not only confirms the bad news emerging from individual fisheries showing that species like cod can be fished below recovery, but it also reveals a grim global mosaic that demands immediate action. "The impact we have had on ocean ecosystems has been vastly underestimated," says co-author ...In potentially important discovery, scientists find two forms of genetic material chromatin
... linked to underlying gene activity." Based on its emerging importance, the information stored in histones and their modifications has been dubbed the "histone code," he said. Packaging DNA serves not only to compact it but also has a key role in determining if the genes are turned on or off, the scientist sa...Math discovery may aid resource management
... clarity of Crater Lake to fisheries management or emerging diseases. OSU researchers are already using the new approaches and formulas described in this research to tackle problems from invasive species in Yaquina Bay to the ecological impact of bullfrogs and the stability of an Oregon sea urchin fishery...Gene enhances prefrontal function at a price
... and heightened sensitivity to pain. Yet, the emerging theme from what's being learned about effects of the COMT gene val/met genetic variation, or polymorphism, is that it cuts both ways. NIMH's Weinberger says preliminary evidence suggests that having even one met predicts a better response on working...Columbia professor receives 2003 National Golden Apple for Teaching Excellence
...s in parasitic diseases, ecology, medical ecology, emerging infections, and the environmental health sciences. Dr. Despommier is also the author of a textbook on parasitic diseases published in 2000 and is widely acclaimed for his book West Nile Story, an account of the West Nile virus epidemic that began in ...