DFG To Set Up 14 New Collaborative Research Centres
...help understand the molecular dynamics ofoptically excited systems and create the possibility of controlling these systems through theexciting field of light. The scientists intend not only to study simple model systems, but in thelong term will also strive to control relevant chemical and biological process...Gene Variant Found That Can Help Protect Against Nicotine Addiction
...n I. Leshner, Director of NIDA, said, "We are very excited aboutthe findings from this study and its implications for understanding and treatingnicotine addiction. We have long known that individuals vary in their vulnerability to becoming addicted, and thisstudy identifies one gene involved in those i...Scientists Excited About Miniature Cooking Pots
...ottomed sauce pan. Right now Mark Young is pretty excited about what may benature's smallest cooking vessel--the round shell of a virusthat's been emptied of the stuff that causes disease. Young studies viruses at Montana State University-Bozeman. Heand Temple University chemist Trevor Douglas have discove...Combining Angiostatin With Radiation Enhances Anti-Cancer Effects Of Each
...leto radiation therapy." The researchers were also excited by the remarkably low doses of angiostatinrequired to have an impact, when combined with radiation -- far less than theeffective doses of the drug when used alone. Since angiostatin is currently in extremely short supply, "clinical trials oflow dos...The Best Molecular Snapshot Yet Of Cells Affected By Alzheimer's Disease
...nd-miss approach. "There is good reason to be excited about this technology." In Alzheimer's disease, nerve cells throughout the brain die-- but not all cells, not even all the cells in any givenneighborhood. Healthy and sick cells are interspersed in thebrains of the 4 million people in the United...New Office For Technology Development Hopes To Attract New Companies To Dallas
...o start such a company. That's why I'mparticularly excited by the Dallas Plan and the efforts of Robert Hoffman, vicechairman of its board of directors, to establish core financing for this type ofindustry in Dallas."...Transplanted Skeletal Muscle Mimics Heart Muscle; Helps Failing Heart Pump, Duke Researchers Say
...compared to non-treated animals. "We were excited to see that in many of our test animals, contractionsbegan to approach that of a normal animal," said Duke molecular biologist andheart researcher Doris Taylor. "In addition, when we examined the hearts of thetreated animals, we found that their hear......e in mice that were older and female. "We are very excited about these results because they mimic in several respectswhat is seen in humans with Alzheimer's disease," said Lennart Mucke, MD,director of the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, UCSF associateprofessor of neurology, and senior author of...UV Skin Damage In A Different Light
...of light strikes t-UA, it zapsthe molecule into an excited "triplet" state that sparks the creation of oxygenradicals. Oxygen radicals are chemical rogues blamed not only for premature aging, butalso for damaging DNA, suppressing the immune system, and causing somerespiratory problems. "The results certainl...NSF teams with DOE to fund Environmental Molecular Science Institutes
...OE contributing $6 million. "We are very excited about this opportunity for our Chemistry Divisionto provide leadership in environmental science, " said Robert A. Eisenstein,Ph.D., NSF's Director for Mathematical and Physical Sciences. Martha Krebs, Ph.D., Director of DOE's Office of Energ...University Of Chicago Researcher Receives Packard Fellowship
...ience to support basic research. "I'm very excited about the award," he says. Long studies how genes evolve. He uses sophisticated computer softwareto compare and contrast thousands of genes at a time. "This is the best time to be doing this kind of research because of thenew inform...Glenn To Perform Purdue Soybean Experiment In Space
...hings may not go as we expect, so we can't get too excited yet," he says. The seeds will be returned to Purdue and cultivated in greenhouses. The progeny of those seeds will be analyzed as part of Vierling's experiment next spring....By Revving Up Key Gene, Researchers Discover They Can Manipulate The Size Of Cells In Plants
...ve become much more sophisticated. We areextremely excited about this work." Although plants and animals produce some similar hormones, no hormonereceptor comparable to the auxin receptor exists in human or other animals,Jones said. He and his colleagues work with tobacco cells because they are eas...Salmonella Vaccine Now Available For Poultry
...h headquarters in St. Louis Missouri. "We are very excited about thisfirst food safety vaccine. It is our second USDA license, (the first was avaccine for swine, Argus™SC marketed by Bayer Corporation since March of 1998)and is the first product in a new market sector for both animals and humans,food sa......oms of asthma, so with our newunderstanding we are excited about the possibilities of moving toward treatmentsthat control the disease from its point of origin," said Gabriele Grünig,DVM,PhD, UCSF postdoctoral visiting scientist and principal author of theScience paper. It is hoped that new treatments ...Gene Therapy Incorporates Molecular Rheostat For Controlled, Long-Term Drug Delivery
...nal's news office at 202-326-6421.) "We're excited about these results, because they create many newopportunities for experimental and then clinical applications of gene therapythat we couldn't consider before," says James M. Wilson, MD, PhD, director ofthe Institute for Human Gene Therapy at Penn an...NSF's Highest Honor For New Faculty Fosters Integration Of Research And Education
...ty of biradicals, carbenes, nitrenium ions and the excited states ofketones and enones. The experimental approach, coupled with computationalmethods, will enhance basic understanding and will address specific unresolved issues in reactive intermediate chemistry. The educational activities are focused on out...Whitehead Receives $7 million NIH Grant To Build High-Speed Sequencing Machines
...nation of expertise to thisProject, so we are very excited about the potential that they will achievesuccess rapidly," says Jeff Schloss at the National Human Genome ResearchInstitute. "This technology is exciting for several reasons: it obviates theneed to pour gels, is highly automatable, and should yield...New Gene May Help Scientists Understand More About How the Body Grows
...evelopment in veryearly embryos--but they are also excited because the finding represents a newwindow into yet-unexplored aspects of development. In the study, first author Benjamin Sun and his colleagues at the Whitehead useda yeast-based assay developed by the Cambridge-based biotech company GeneticsInstit...'Bugscope' Gives Internet Users Anywhere Chance To Study Insects
... students, and evenyounger kids, interested in and excited aboutscientific research." Online testing began in March. So far, schools in California, Illinois,Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York,Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and the Virgin Islands have appliedto use Bugscope. Members of ...