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... service. This subscription uncovers and evaluates emerging technological developments as they relate to homeland security. In this subscription service, important new equipment, systems, applications, markets, companies, and technologies in the field are assessed. The Homeland Security Alert also provides di...Washington University in St. Louis, Monsanto Co., awarded crop protection patent
... This discovery is another example of St. Louis's emerging role as a world leader in plant research and the exceptional history of collaboration between this university and industry," said Mark S. Wrighton, Washington University chancellor. The group of scientists developed a gene that, when introduced to p...Carnegie Mellon researchers developing new ways to store tissue, organs
... Sharing. In addition, new preservation technology emerging from this basic research will be important as an enabling technology for the emerging disciplines of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine that seek to replace damaged or diseased......ming increasingly apparent to researchers studying emerging diseases that people themselves are exacerbating t...e prevalence of and exposure opportunities to many emerging diseases. Sharon Collinge, of the University of Colorado--Boulder, believes that a primary goal o...Researchers identify protein modules that 'read' distinct gene 'silencing codes'
...ed traits without changing the sequence of DNA, an emerging field called epigenetics. The scientists demonstrate that chromodomains guide certain proteins to specific locations on the histone tail. And what's more, they provide evidence that chromodomains, a form of molecular Velcro, read the histone code by ...Medimmune and Critical Therapeutics to co-develop treatments for severe inflammatory diseases
...ely pleased to collaborate with the company in the emerging area of biologics," said Walter Newman, CTI's chief scientific officer. "Our alliance combines MedImmune's expertise in com-mercializing drug products with CTI's strong intellectual property in the area of HMGB-1, where we hold recently issued paten...Museum mammal collection network to aid conservation and research
...impact of changing habitats or climate. --Tracking emerging diseases. Many newly recognized disease-causing organisms, such as Hantaviruses, have mammals as hosts. By better understanding the biology of these mammals, scientists can better understand the biology of these diseases, the methods of transmission,...Nanotechnology is an emerging range of technologies in which medicine and engine...l at the University of Sheffield. It describes the emerging atom-by-atom science of nanotechnology and discusses the sweeping social and economic changes it mig...Gene helps determine whether the stresses of life push you into depression, Science study says
... version of the gene. These findings reinforce the emerging view that the majority of mental illnesses and oth... in the general population. This study reports on emerging depression during young adulthood. New cases of depression peak at this age, making it a good age to...Cyclacel's biomarker technology shows that CYC202 induces cancer cells to commit suicide
...confirm Cyclacel's technological leadership in the emerging field of biomarkers," said Spiro Rombotis, CEO. "This is a strategic technology facilitating more efficient investments in drug development programmes. Biomarkers help determine clinical go/no go decisions very early in clinical development and are...Geoscience community outlines cooperative activities
...trengthening undergraduate programs to incorporate emerging research topics and to improve teaching skills; and encouraging minority populations to consider careers in the Earth sciences. There was also strong support for outreach activities that offer opportunities to generate greater public interest and par...ASU law professor receives NIH grant
... be a long-term legal effort to catch-up with this emerging knowledge." Professor Marchant will be lead a team that includes Dr. Andrew Askland, Director of the Center for Law, Science and Technology, Dr. Richard Sharp of the Baylor College of Medicine and Jamie Grodsky, Associate Professor of Law at the Un...First West Coast baby born using frozen egg technique
...cs and gynecology. Egg freezing technology is just emerging as a viable option for patients and this birth is one of about 25 such births in the United States and one of about 130 worldwide. This medical miracle came about as a result of an acute medical emergency. The couple, Jennifer, 34, and Brian P...First West Coast baby born using frozen egg technique
...cs and gynecology. Egg freezing technology is just emerging as a viable option for patients and this birth is one of about 25 such births in the United States and one of about 130 worldwide. This medical miracle came about as a result of an acute medical emergency. The couple, Jennifer, 34, and Brian P...Perceptions about the threat of bioterrorism could impair the nation's response
...y not only risk perceptions about bioterrorism and emerging infections but to understand how receptive ICPs are to training and how they prefer to receive the information. "We asked the practitioners where they would go for information if there were a crisis and a majority said the Internet or a hotline," Sha...New science at K-State attracts $4.2 million from National Science Foundation
...bolites, or products of cellular activities, is an emerging new field called metabolomics. Lipidomics is part ...tegies to engineer crop plants, such as Canola, an emerging cash crop, for increased ability to withstand environmental stresses....Seed dormancy may hold the key to fighting weeds
...il avoid exposure to control practices that target emerging weed seedlings. Scientists from the USDA-Agricultural Research Service and North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, are focusing their research on understanding seed dormancy in wild oat, a serious weed worldwide. Since the wild oat genome is too la...US-EC Biotech Task Force keys on research, collaboration
... research that can support sound science policy on emerging issues." For example, the term nanobiotechnology was coined at a 1996 workshop, and biodiversity informatics arose as a priority out of a 1992 session. "Looking back, we've been looking ahead for a long time," Clutter said. According to the task forc...Seeking the cause of a mysterious whale disease
...e cause of the disease. With an increasing rate of emerging diseases in whales and other marine mammals, researchers are rallying to come up with cures as well as new tools for monitoring and diagnosing sick animals. The Marine Mammal Research and Conservation Division at HARBOR BRANCH recently released the ...DuPont receives US EPA's Presidential Green Chemistry Award for new innovation
...nelly. "The path to bio-based Sorona combines the emerging discipline of metabolic engineering with the leading polymer capabilities of DuPont." Currently, DuPont uses a petrochemical-based PDO to produce the Sorona® polymer in Kinston, N.C. DuPont is producing corn-derived PDO at a pilot facility in D...