UI Researcher's Study On Termite Bacteria May Aid In Greenhouse Gas Understanding
...ites by converting the hydrogen into acetate -- an excellent food source forboth termites and cows. In cows, the spirochetes apparently are absent or unableto convert the hydrogen into acetate because such hydrogen is converted intomethane. "Comparing them mouthful to mouthful, the termite is more efficient t...Fly Tumor Points Way To New Understanding Of Cancer Development
...her aspects of biology, Drosophila will prove an excellent model tostudy tumor development, and that the process in flies will prove directlyrelevant to what happens in mammals, including humans," said Xu....NSF-Supported New Scientists And Engineers Receive Presidential Award
... Jamin, Univ. of Michigan-Ann Arbor. To recognize excellent scholarship onusing microeconomic methods to control traffic admitted into data networks, andoutstanding contributions to undergraduate and graduate education. Gregory H. Leazer, Univ. of California-Los Angeles. For original contributionsto understa...Amphibian Revival: Build It And They Will Come
...oing. Sexton credits prior knowledge of genotypes, excellent habitat in the Tysonwoods (providing an attractive place for amphibians to find prey) and locationas factors in the repatriation success. Tyson Research Center is away frompollution sources and the forest canopy protects the amphibians from the sun'...Genetic Mutations Linked To Rare Metabolic Disease
...ry. Together, these provide excellent tools for tracing theorigin and spread of the gene mutations through thepopulations, she said. Krahe and his colleagues estimate the genemutations began to spread as early as 1,000 ...Millennium Clones Diet-Induced Obesity Gene
...targetability of the mahogany protein offers us an excellent opportunity topursue the development of a small molecule that could attach to a receptor andaffect the protein's function. If successful, the small molecule could becomethe basis of a drug for obesity," said Robert Tepper, M.D., chief scientificoffi...Whitehead Receives $7 million NIH Grant To Build High-Speed Sequencing Machines
...pour gels, is highly automatable, and should yield excellent dataquality. If fully realized, microchannels have the potential to dramaticallyreduce the cost of high-throughput sequencing and other types of DNA analysis." These microchips are the fruits of efforts to marry precision engineeringtechnologies with...Invading Pests Harm People, Plants And Animals
... anewly registered herbicide, clopyralid, provided excellent control when sprayedon the leaves or applied to the soil to kill germinating seedlings. Successful control of yellow starthistle by mowing depends on bothproper timing and the plant's form of growth and branching. Scientists foundthat a sing......hto the spinal fluid, which we thought would be an excellent medium to expose awide swath of neurons to the therapeutic virus." What they observed however, was the protective sheath of connective tissues thatcoats the spinal cord acted like a sponge, soaking up the virus and preventingdirect contact with nerve......dies.Thisyear's AAPP conference brings together an excellent roster of true experts fromallside of the drug development world for frank discussion of current and futureissuesin drug development, a crucial but often overlooked field of medicine, saidDavidShapiro, MD, Vice-President and Trustee, American Academy......alsocomparable in humans and monkeys. Monkeys have excellent color, movement anddepth vision. Their visual acui...ed fMRI technique," statesProf. Logothetis, "is an excellent complement to other brain research techniquessuch as positron emission tomography (PET) or electrode...Swine vaccine developed by veterinary college researcher receives USDA approval for commercial use
...stable, nonencapsulated vaccine strainthat confers excellent immunity in pigs with minimal side-effects. He believes the technique can also be used to create vaccines againstPasteurella multocida and P. (Mannheimia) haemolytica, the other agents of"shipping fever" in cattle. The United States Veterinary Biolo...International biotech firm to locate in Southwest Virginia
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... with amicroscope. This characteristic make it an excellent source for studyinggenetic changes that take place in the course of evolution. One of the mosttypical genetic changes in the Drosophila type species are the chromosomalinversions. In these, a segment of the DNA molecule, which corresponds to achr...MTU researchers develop new software to help clean up contamination sites
...ograms are powerful, not only because they provide excellent models forsite remediation, but also because they can be tailored to cope with virtuallyany air or water pollution problem involving industrial solvents, according toAssociate Professor David Hand, program manager for the National Center forClean Ind...Clinical results with AVANT rotavirus vaccine demonstrate nearly 90% protection in young children
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...ous-waste site. Thetroubled ecosystem provides an excellent laboratory for scientists to study theeffects of multiple ecological stresses and their management. Session: T38 -- Grazing Ecology Paper: "California Grazing Lands: Whither They Go?" Summary: Farmer and rancher Albert Medvitz of Rio Vista, C......responsiveto hormonal fluctuations, it provides an excellent environment in which todetect the impact of isoflavones, said Dr. Hale. During the normal menstrualcycle, the endometrium grows thicker as its cells multiply. These cells are thenshed during menstruation, after which the process begins again. ...Common drug associated with improved performance in race horses
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...ica since the Jurassic period, and is therefore an excellent place to studyevolution. The teeth document the earliest occurrence of this dentally advancedgroup of mammals called Tribosphenida, a group encompassing the vast majority ofliving mammals -- marsupials plus placentals, said the scientists. ...