Conservation biologist Michael Lannoo to win Field Museums Parker/Gentry Award
...er and grunge, frogs and other amphibians serve as excellent bioindicators. The presence of abundant, healthy amphibians indicates good quality aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Over the past several years, however, the number of amphibians has been declining. Meanwhile the number and severity of malformed fro...Aggressive tumor cells leave a trail in their environment that affects the spread of cancer
...uggest that the matrix of tumors might serve as an excellent target to inhibit tumor cell signals, which control invasion and metastasis." "In addition to finding ways to treat cancer cells themselves, we also have to be concerned with how aggressive cancer cells alter their extracellular matrix and the effect...New Knox company has big plans for ORNL technology
...eater resolution and preliminary results show that excellent sample separation can be achieved within seconds. Witkowski believes this technique will cause a paradigm shift in the way researchers and doctors study and analyze processes at the molecular level. Lab-on-a-chip devices, chosen by MIT Technology Rev...NASA unveils spectacular suite of new global data products
... MODIS data are of superior quality and provide an excellent new data set for global change studies. This interdisciplinary collection of Earth science data includes information on more than 40 meteorological, biological and hydrological characteristics of the Earth, including some of the first ever routine, g...New research identifies why men and women may differ in food choices
...33 percent of men, describe their eating habits as excellent or very good. Women express more concern than men about specific nutrition issues, such as calcium (80 percent vs. 54 percent) and iron (65 percent vs. 41 percent), as well as fat (87 percent vs. 69 percent). Forty percent of women and 25 percent of...First-ever autism research conference to explore new frontiers
... a cross-disciplinary approach. IMFAR presents an excellent opportunity for scientists of different disciplines to share their knowledge and ideas, and will be an important step in determining where science needs to go in order to expedite finding the causes, treatment and, eventually, a cure."...Europe and United States assess international support of science in Russia and Ukraine
...and Vice President of the Royal Society, said This excellent joint initiative will highlight future opportunities and challenges for interactions with high quality science in Russia and Ukraine. This is more necessary than ever for the promotion of international stability. The Royal Society has a long standing......tanding of the definition of insulin resistance is excellent (85% know it is the inability of the body to respond to its own insulin1), the number of patients that it affects is being greatly underestimated. An independent survey carried out by Taylor Nelson Sofres* has revealed that 60% of GPs and 85% of pra...Scientists determine the structure of human Monoamine Oxidase B (MAO B)
... and chair of the department. "MAO inhibitors are excellent antidepressants but have an unfavorable side-effect profile. This discovery should allow for the synthesis of novel MAO inhibitors with great selectivity and few side effects." "The MAO-B structure is a major advance in understanding a medically im...UNC, Duke researchers discover cause of mysterious pancreatitis in some people
... broader perspective, Knowles said, the work is an excellent example of the evolving recognition that clinical disease can result from unexpected genetic risk factors or predispositions. In this case, the presence of certain mutations in the CF gene, when combined with other genetic or environmental influences...Bacteria's natural foe fights drug-resistant infections
...oats of humans. Yet, this "home base" provides an excellent target for controlling infections. "This enzyme will kill pneumococci on mucous membranes within seconds," says Jutta Loeffler, M.D., first author of the paper and a postdoctoral fellow at Rockefeller. "By treating individuals carrying this bacterium...Rutgers helping Finns explore arctic microbes
...dating back more than a century. "We thus have an excellent information resource on which to build using new methods for exploring microbial activities," noted Haggblom. Unlocking the secrets of the microbes' unique cold-loving biochemical processes their biological pathways, genes and enzymes could lead t...Genetic marker tells squash domestication story
..." offered by the nad1 gene as a genetic marker. As excellent sources of edible, protein-rich seeds, members of the genus Cucurbita were among the first plants to be domesticated in the New World. As one of the three sisters (corn, beans and squash) cropping system, squash is prominent in the creation stories...New research may lead to more effective treatment of asthmatic attacks
.... Ethanol was chosen as the solvent because it has excellent liquid properties for EHDA, it is already present in inhalation preparations, and, the steroid intended to be used in human experiments, beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP), is soluble in ethanol. Because BDP is expensive, the initial experiments were ...UCLA and Finnish scientists identify genetic mutation that causes lactose intolerance
...s originally lactose intolerant, she added. Its an excellent example of a useful mutation in human history. Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest large amounts of lactose the main sugar found in dairy products. Symptoms include nausea, cramps, bloating, gas and diarrhea, which begin about 30 minutes ...Images reveal how body regulates salt uptake in cells
...cated structure, said MacKinnon. Scientists did an excellent job deducing many aspects of the chloride ion channel, for example, its dimer architecture was predicted 20 years ago by HHMI investigator Christopher Miller at Brandeis University, and firmly established more recently by his laboratory using bioch...2002 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings
...t to commence. Cold Spring Harbor Meetings provide excellent opportunities for reporting on and keeping current with a broad range of new discoveries in the biological and biomedical sciences, from cancer genetics, the cell cycle, brain development, and aging to tissue engineering, genomics, mouse molecular ge...A greener, cleaner groundwater cleanup process
..., INEEL Technology Transfer director. "This is an excellent example of teaming between industry and national laboratories. The technology was conceived and developed at the INEEL, and by transferring this technology to the industrial sector, it will be rapidly applied across a wider spectrum of needs." The...Protein mix-up tied to suppressed immune response early in HIV infection
...erstanding HIV pathogenesis in that it provides an excellent explanation of how a positive immune response some people make is actively broadly immunosuppressive." "The findings also provide a target for potential therapies that would interfere with this [TGF-beta] response, which would certainly be helpful f...Mutations may yield clues to heartbreaking childhood disease
...was intimidating at first, but Dr. Braverman is an excellent teacher and is very patient. Her undergraduate research grant allowed Douglas to remain in Baltimore last summer to continue working in Bravermans lab. Douglas spent the time analyzing DNA sequence readouts from more than a dozen RCDP patients, looki...