Asthma-linked genes discovered at Berkeley lab
...that arecontrolled by these genes." By genetically engineering a library of transgenic mice, each containing adifferent segment of the human chromosome, Rubin and Symula and the othermembers of the team were able to rapidly sift through 25 genes located in thegenetic interval where the "asthma suspicious" genes ...USGS designs fishway for Little Falls Dam
... for Little Falls Dambased on the hydrological and engineering requirements of the dam and thebiological needs of migrating fish, especially American shad, that are expectedto use the passageway. American shad and other anadromous fishes ascend rivers from the sea forspawning as part of their normal life cycles....NSF announces $10-million center for bioengineering educational technology
...ingeducation, and to disseminate these products to engineering educators. Industrypartners and national laboratories will participate in the research andeducation, and in developing ways to transfer knowledge and technologicaladvances to industry. Wong noted that two NSF directorates -- the Directorate for E...When sperm whales talk, UW researcher listens
...University of Washington researcher and electrical engineering doctoral student can recognize the voice and tell you exactly which whale is speaking. Dougherty has developed a method of acoustic analysis that allows him to identify individual sperm whales by the sounds they emit. The technology, which performed...Researchers use 'voice recognition' program to count bats
... and Peter Disimile in the department of aerospace engineering andengineering mechanics. The researchers used an experimental model made of transparent polyurethane tubing to simulate variousshapes and sizes of blockages in arteries. Fluid was pumped through the tubing to simulate typical bloodflow. Doppler ult...UC researchers use Doppler ultrasound
... and Peter Disimile in the department of aerospace engineering andengineering mechanics. The researchers used an experimental model made of transparent polyurethane tubing to simulate variousshapes and sizes of blockages in arteries. Fluid was pumped through the tubing to simulate typical bloodflow. Doppler ult...How biological molecules move electrons: Simplicity trumps complexity
...ylvania Medical Center have shown that the natural engineering principles governing electron transfer within proteins are significantly less complex than has been the prevailing view. Of the many parameters influencing the movement of electrons within biological molecules, proximity alone of the electron's origi...Whitaker Foundation funds Washington University biomedical engineering facility
... plans to construct a building to house biomedical engineering research and teaching. Groundbreaking is set for ... million toward the construction of the biomedical engineering building, and the second award of $3 million will be used over the next three years to assist in rec...Better "bugs" lead to cheaper ethanol from biomass
...o., Nov. 10, 1999 -- Continued advances in genetic engineering are at the heart of two agreements that could furt...te data and materials useful for Arkenol acquiring engineering guarantees for their planned facility in Sacramento. The licensing agreement will give Arkenol ...JMU builds supercomputer for national model undergraduate program
...ence, which uses computers to study scientific and engineering problems that may be impractical, dangerous or expensive to test using traditional techniques. Many fields - such as meteorology and weather forecasting, oceanography, geology, oil prospecting, air traffic control and aircraft design, medical imagi...Scientists discover how cells 'catch' a cold
...Energy Secretary Bill Richardson. "The physics and engineering that helped build the National Synchrotron Light Source are now making possible insights in other areas of science such as biomedical research....Scientists discover how to make nanostructures assemble themselves
...r sorting DNA molecules. Professor of electrical engineering Stephen Chou and graduate student Larry Zhuang found that they could coax a flat sheet of plastic resin to assemble itself into a minute, perfectly ordered array of pillars -- with remarkably little specialized equipment. The pillars are a little mor...Virginia Tech forms optical sciences and engineering research center BLACKSBURG, Va. Nov. 18, 1999-...inia Tech researchers already have a head start in engineering developments thatcan be used to benefit medical, biomedical, and veterinary sciences and services," ...Genetic information of world's most radiation-resistant organism decoded
...ntly caused by unrepaired DNA damage. Genetically engineering the microbe could lead to improved ways to cleanup...rsity of the Health Sciences performed the genetic engineering research on D. radiodurans for the Department of Energy and collaborated with TIGR on the sequencing...China now leads world in sulfur emissions, study shows
...by Rudolf B. Husar, Ph.D., professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Center for Air Pollution Impact, Trends and Analysis (CAPITA), the world's largest private library of air pollution statistics, at Washington University in St. Louis. He published the analysis in the 1999 fall issue of Atmospheri...Expect rapid, pervasive innovation in 21st century
...e obvious, saysWarren Stevenson, associate dean of engineering at Purdue University. "Certainly, automobiles are..., an assistant professor ofelectrical and computer engineering at Purdue. Advances in electronics and computers will have a direct impact on business travel, asim...Genetic extremism overstates risks
... vandalism and protests against the use of genetic engineering in forestry, a group of scientists said this month...nact a moratorium on the commercial use of genetic engineering in forestry. And just last week, vandals making reference to "Frankentrees" in one communiqué...Explaining how ozone "chokes up" plants
...ns the door to selectively breeding or genetically engineering less ozone sensitive plants to improve plant productivity in geographic regions with significant ozone expose. However, the Penn State researchers also note that "Our identification of a specific ion channel as a target for ozone action may prompt...Chemistry leaders expect longer lives, less pollution in the future
... molecular interactions will begin to look like an engineering field." The fruits of this technological leap could include chemical computers that "operate a billion times faster than a silicon-based computer," says Jim Leng, chief executive officer of LaPorte. Some chemists relish the challenge of unresolved......odern materials technology and applications in the engineering sciences. The initial focus of interest of this pr... extending from mechanical engineering, to medical engineering and finally to aero-space, the demand profiles relating to this material are manifold. Speaker: Prof...