Landmark gene agreement announced by Samoan government and UC Berkeley for anti-AIDS drug Prostratin
...in and insert them into bacteria to make microbial factories for Prostratin. A similar technology is currently ...han 10 years of genetic engineering, the bacterial factories have already proven useful in producing precursors of the anti-malarial drug artemisinin, which he h...Landmark agreement between Samoa and UC Berkeley could help search for AIDS cure
...in and insert them into bacteria to make microbial factories for the drug. A similar technology is currently be...han 10 years of genetic engineering, the bacterial factories have already proven useful in producing precursors of the anti-malarial drug artemisinin, which he h...Researchers show how to assemble building blocks for nanotechnology
...built by the traditional means of using workers in factories or assembly lines. Rather, scientists must develop ways to make the devices assemble by themselves in precise ways for specific applications. This type of self-assembly happens constantly in nature, but engineering it in the lab, so that eventually ...Plant respiration not just an evolutionary leftover, study shows
... to understand that plants are amazing biochemical factories that harness energy from sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars that fuel the plant, while giving off oxygen. Though elegantly simple in concept, this process, known as photosynthesis, is remarkably complex in detail. And for years...Nanotechnology pioneer slays 'grey goo' myths
...build anything. Even the process of developing the factories would not make anything remotely like a runaway replicator - the early machines would be tools, unable to operate by themselves....East Asian governments urged to harness market forces to improve environment, save money
...f reducing pollution. Therefore, it is cheaper for factories to pay the disposal cost instead of reducing emissions," the book says. In Malaysia, water effluent standards are set on the basis of pollution concentration levels, which invites, at least in principle, "the opportunity for dilution rather than real...DNA research highlights prostate cancer mechanisms
...from both cell nuclei and mitochondria, the energy factories of cells. The scientists found that prostate cancer cells unexposed to ionizing radiation had high levels of free radical damage and defective repair mechanisms. They also found that, after exposure to ionizing radiation and a repair period, prostate...Story tips from the Department of Energys Oak Ridge National Laboratory, February 2004
...rchers because they are believed to be the stellar factories of the heavy elements such as iron, nickel and cobalt. They also have been used as "standard candles" for measuring astronomical distances. [Contact: Bill Cabage, 865-574-4399; cabagewh@ornl.gov ]...Findings could aid efforts to harness nature for making drugs
...niques to use plants and microorganisms as natural factories for producing pharmaceuticals. Such techniques would be safer and more environmentally friendly than conventional methods for making drugs, which often require hazardous chemicals and steel "reactors" operated at high pressures and temperatures. The ...Growing human organs on the farm
...f using part-human, part-animal chimeras as living factories for producing cells or organs raises a host of ethical and safety issues. There is the risk of transferring animal diseases to humans, for a start. And the creation of such chimeras has long been controversial. Is a sheep with human cells making up p...Scientists at TSRI create new strain of yeast with 21-amino acid genetic code
... of organisms like yeast that allow these cellular factories to mass produce proteins with unnatural amino acids. Led by Professor Peter G. Schultz, Ph.D., who holds the Scripps Family Chair in Chemistry at TSRI, the team is reporting in the latest issue of the journal Science a general method for adding unna...Finding dirty bombs and other radiation threats
...originally were designed for monitoring workers in factories and laboratories. The new standards under development will ensure that the devices work as intended under the new conditions now encountered in homeland security related tasks. For example, some devices work differently in the rain or high humidity c...Fabricated microvascular networks could create compact fluidic factories
...se tiny networks could function as compact fluidic factories in miniature sensors, chemical reactors, or computers used in applications from biomedicine to information technology. "The fabrication technique produces a pervasive network of interconnected cylindrical channels, which can range from 10 to 300 micr...Scientists at Scripps Research Institute address mysteries of ozone in the human body
...cells called neutrophils which are little cellular factories that produce singlet oxygen and other oxidants. During an immune response, the neutrophils engulf and destroy bacteria and fungi by blasting them with these oxidants. The work of the TSRI scientists suggests that the antibacterial effect of neutrophi...Young plant's natural defenses amount to more than just its seed
...5 by the hand and brings it to protein-destruction factories located in the cell's nucleus. From this moment on, the plant can resume growth," saysMongrand. Futhermore, the discovery that AFP is expressed in tandem with ABI5 in response to stress during a short time window only is further evidence for the ex...International team uses genomic tools to discover gene for childhood genetic disorder
...causes malfunctioning in mitochondria (tiny energy factories in the cell) that results in defects in energy metabolism and symptoms of mental retardation and a dangerous accumulation of toxic lactic acid in the blood that leads to coma. These episodes can occur anytime between 6 months to 11 years of age. Oft...Researchers tie worldwide biodiversity threats to growth in households
...uce pollution and ecological destruction caused by factories and companies, this study provides a wake-up call, and suggests that efforts at the individual and household levels are also needed to reduce impacts on the environment," he says. Additionally, changes in government policies such as tax incentives fo...Climate change surprise: High carbon dioxide levels can retard plant growth, study reveals
...nd by emitting more CO2 into the air, our cars and factories create new sources of plant nutrition that will cause some crops and trees to grow bigger and faster. But an unprecedented three-year experiment conducted at Stanford University is raising questions about that long-held assumption. Writing in the jo...Scientists use alfalfa plants to harvest nanoparticles of gold
...ry alfalfa plants are being used as miniature gold factories that one day could provide the nanotechnology indu...or nano-scale electronic and optical devices. Gold factories Some processes for making high concentrations of solid nanoparticles use chemistry. However, many o...Harvard Medical School consortium receives grant to harness microbe genomes for environment/energy
...ns, is also one of the most versatile bio-chemical factories on earth. It has more different chemical reactions that it can do than almost any other organism and could handle a variety of toxic waste. Caulobacter is known as a scavenger of compounds, especially in low concentrations of water. The consortium i...