Duke Researchers Find Second Gene Linked To Blood Vessel Disorder
... Marchuk's work may be some years down the road,he emphasizes that for the first 98 years since the disease was describedin the medical literature, virtually nothing was known of its underlyingcause. Now in two years, Marchuk and his colleagues have linked HHT to twogenes and a potent growth factor, TGF-_. "W...New Gene May Intensify Breast Cancer Growth
... window into the cell biology of breast cancerthat emphasizes the importance of this particular kind of gene to the growth ofcancer cells in a significant number of patients. And that's going to be anextremely interesting thing to investigate." Previously, other genes found to be amplified in breast cancer have...Wonder Thread: UD Scientists Report First Protein With Collagen And Elastin-Like Domains
...le, yet tough enough to pound the pavement." Waite emphasizes that his current work primarily provides fundamental insights into the molecular construction of byssal threads. In the future, however, a better understanding of byssal threads might help scientists design biomaterials that take advantage of their r...Cornell Text On International Nutrition
...trition policies and programs. This book strongly emphasizes that ensuring adequate food, care and public health are essential approaches for sustainable improvement of nutritional status. The new book, which will be available in French and Spanish in 1998, includes photographs, index and bibliography and fi...AAAS Honors Three USGS Scientists As Fellows
...thernArizona University in Flagstaff, Ariz., which emphasizes research on plant andlandscape ecology, endangered and declining vertebrate species, and spatialanalysis and information management as it applies to research programsthroughout the southwestern United States http://fresc.fsl.orst.edu . Moore is bein...Emerging Field Of Industrial Ecology
...profits. Mining residues, a concept that emphasizes recovering materials fromold products and recycling them instead of mining them. A good example isrecovering silver after photographic processing, which accounts for half of allsilver used today. Technological priorities in research and development...Genetic Test For Alzheimer's May Improve Diagnostic Reliability
...b. 18 issue of The New England Journal ofMedicine, emphasizes that results from the ApoE-4 genetic test--which detectsthe presence of the apolipoprotein E (ApoE) gene in the DNA of a patient'sblood-- by itself is inconclusive and does not provide sufficient evidence todiagnose Alzheimer's disease. Researchers ...Lights, Camera ... Reaction: Charting The Biological Effects Of Light InBillionths Of A Second
...pened up to releasecarbon monoxide. Today's report emphasizes the wider applicability of this newtype of measurement. Keith Moffat, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and molecular biology anddirector of the Consortium for Advanced Radiation Sources at the University ofChicago, who led both research teams, and co...Florida Or Bust? Older Lab Rats Seek Heat To Fight Infection, UD Researchers Report
...infections among older patients. Although Satinoff emphasizes thatthe UD work is still preliminary, helping to combat infections "might be assimple as placing an older patient in a very warm room to induce fever," shesays. Heat-Seeking Rodents Laboratory rats reach the end of their lives around 30 months of a...Two Environmental Articles: Deformed Frogs & Dioxin In Old Soil
...milar to those found in nature. La Clair emphasizes that the current procedure of assessing the riskposed by pesticides by examining only the host pesticide must be changed toinclude the relationship between amphibian development and the degradationproducts that form under natural conditions. Chlorin...The Many Faces Of Malnutrition In Crohn Disease
This editorial by K.N. Jeejeebhoy emphasizes that Crohn disease is a life-longdisorder with subtle manifestations of malnutrition which affect muscle strengthand sense of well being in spite of clinical remission. Thus, physicians shouldcontinue to provide heightened surveillance for remedial...Ulcer-Causing Bacteria Found In Central Pa. Surface Water
...ction, the possibility certainly exists." Baker emphasizes that the research to date has been limited to untreated water sources. "More than half of Pennsylvania's residents obtain their drinking water from shallow wells which receive no disinfection. Therefore, we targeted non-municipal water supplies in......xploitation" theory ofsexual selection. This model emphasizes that animals choose mates using sensorysystems that primarily have been shaped to meet the daily demands ofsurvival, foraging for food, or example, or avoiding predators. According to thisargument, animals looking for potential mates do so with a bui...NSF teams with DOE to fund Environmental Molecular Science Institutes
...rch agreed. "The establishment of these institutes emphasizes the critical role of thephysical sciences and engineering in addressing global environmental problemsthat require a multidisciplinary approach." Krebs added, "This new partnershipamong the DOE's national laboratories, the universities and private in...USGS Finds Sea Otters At Risk From Killer Whales In A Changing Ocean
...ers, whereas sea otters live along the coast.Estes emphasizes that the sea otter is a keystone species of coastal ecosystems,an animal on which the balance of entire ecosystems rests. As the top predatorin a food web having a three-level system -- sea otter, sea urchin and kelp --the sea otter feeds on the sea...Sunscreen Ingredient Causes DNA Damage In Light
...y of sunscreens available. In the meantime, Davies emphasizes his confidence in the safety and efficacy ofexisting sunscreens. "Almost certainly," he concludes, "the benefits associatedwith their use far outweigh the risks of short or long-term adverse reactions."...Managing For Deer, Moose, Elk, Wolves -- And People
...o heard the oral presentations in August 1996. He emphasizes theimportance of an "experimental management approach with continued monitoring ofconditions both in and outside the respective parks" to ensure that we continueto learn from our actions, adjusting our policies and practices as necessary....Knockout Mouse Reveals Genetic Mechanism In Defective Mammalian Ear Development
...idley. "Such evolutionary conservation ofmechanism emphasizes the importance of the Notch signaling pathway for normaldevelopment. This pathway is a key regulator controlling the proper developmentof many different cell types." The mammalian inner ear, or cochlea, is lined with an intricate "mosaic"of a...Chemical Contaminants May Inhibit Cancer-Fighting White Blood Cells
...ounds will affect human health. His studystrongly emphasizes the need for further blood monitoring studies and riskassessment....U.S. In The Midst Of A Heroin Epidemic, But Many Overdose Deaths Can Be Prevented
... 6 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. He also emphasizes that overdose preventive measures like methadone maintenance,in which heroin users receive a synthetic narcotic drug to help treat theiraddiction, have proved effective, and increasing the availability of this typeof program could reduce the number o...