Cancer vaccine based on pathogenic listeria bacteria shows promise targeting metastases
...gen EphA2. Both antigen targets have recently been featured in new research reports suggesting their significance as potential targets for cancer treatment. The listeria-based cancer vaccine work was sponsored by Cerus Corp., with support for Portnoy from the U.S. Public Health Service. Portnoy also serves a...Alaska scientists find Arctic tundra yields surprising carbon loss
...tion of the leading science journal Nature and are featured in the journal's News and Views section. Bret-Harte, Chapin, lead author Michelle Mack of the University of Florida, Gainesville, and colleagues set out to investigate whether the commonly held assumption that a warming climate will lead to bigger p...New anti-inflammatory strategy for cancer therapy identified by UCSD researchers
...uilds upon previous work in the Karin lab recently featured as the cover article in the August 6, 2004 issue of the journal Cell*. In that study, the researchers provided the first evidence of the molecular link between inflammation and cancer. They determined that an enzyme called I-kappa-B kinase beta (IKK...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, September 2004
...tions for glass chemistry. The work, which will be featured an upcoming issue of Physical Review Letters, may reveal more about the nature of matter and help seismologists learn more about the Earth's deep interior, where high pressures impact the planet's formation. [Contact: Mike Bradley 865-576-9553; brad...Computer scientists at UH developing 'nurturing' computers
...blood flow, pulse and breathing rate. ATHEMOS was featured at Wired magazine's international Nextfest Exposition as one of the novel technologies that is expected to make a major impact in the future. Pavlidis recently was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) from its Division of Info...Select research highlights from current AACR journals
...e, San Francisco, Calif. Among research findings featured in the September 1 issue of Clinical Cancer Research are: Heat therapy increases the efficacy of tumor treatment with melphalan, an alkylating agent used in cancer therapy for ovarian cancer and certain bone marrow tumors. In rat models for fibr...Growing pains: T. Rex was teenage giant
... circumference of the femur. The research is featured as the cover story for the Aug. 12 edition of the journal Nature. T. rex's growth rate is comparable to that of the modern day elephant. But while elephants have a lifespan of more than 70 years, T. rex lived no more than 30 years. "We......r of papers in the June Developmental Cell and are featured on the cover of that issue. In time, these discoveries may help researchers understand human sterility and fertility problems, as well as what causes certain birth defects. Molecular control of the step-by-step process of how the zebraf...Scientists discover new role for tiny RNA in plant development
...asic organ development in the plant." The study is featured on the cover of the June 22 issue of the journal Current Biology . The research involved experiments on three strains of Arabidopsis: one normal, or wild-type strain, and two mutant strains created in the lab. In one of the mutants, miR164 was "over...CSIRO research in greatest biotech show on earth
...rancisco, USA, from 6-9 June. CSIRO research being featured includes: Drug Discovery and Development cutting edge structural biology, rational drug design, and protein engineering Therapeutic Delivery better, more efficient ways to speed drugs to their targets Gene Silencing and related techniqu...Nerac delivers journal tracking solution through TOC Journal Watch
...wledge centers, TOC Journal Watch Plus will be the featured product for Nerac at this year's Special Libraries Association (SLA) 2004 Conference in Nashville, Tennessee from June 5-10. "We provide options. With TOC Journal Watch Plus, Nerac takes journal tracking and full-text document ordering to the next le...Two dinosaurs from Africa give clues to continents' split
...om the Cretaceous Period, when this area of Africa featured broad rivers and lush plains. Today it is located in the southern Sahara Desert, part of the Republic of Niger. Expeditions to the Sahara led by Sereno in 1993, 1995, 1997 and 2000 unearthed a gallery of new dinosaurs, including the first from Africa...Are bacteria turning our own weapons against us?
...he European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is featured in today's issue of the open access journal Genome Biology. EMBL Team Leader Toby Gibson points out that such a discovery has clear medical implications. "This study gives us insight into how infectious bacteria function microbes that cause disease...Maxygen subsidiary Verdia announces discovery and improvement of glyphosate tolerance gene
...and senior author on the study. The study will be featured in the May 21, 2004 issue of Science. Glyphosate is one of the most commonly used herbicides on many food and non-food crops. The value and importance of glyphosate stems from its effectiveness, low cost and low environmental impact. In 2002, the...OneWorld Health completes enrollment, treatment in Phase III India trial
...ership in spearheading this clinical trial will be featured beginning Friday, May 21 at 19:30 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) as part of BBC World's series titled "Kill or Cure the World's Deadliest Diseases." Using the Indian name for the disease, the BBC's "Kill or Cure" segment on kala azar may be viewed accord...Biologists uncover genetic links to broad range of human disorders resulting from cilia dysfunctions
..., kidney disease and lung dysfunction. In a paper featured on the cover of the May 14 issue of the journal Cell, UCSD biologists headed by Charles S. Zuker, a professor of biology and of neurosciences, and postdoctoral fellow Tomer Avidor-Reiss report the identification of some 40 genes that play a role in c...Moss Landing researchers reveal iron as key to climate change
... articles in the April 16 issue of Science, and is featured on the magazine's cover....World's largest tiger reserve declared in Myanmar
...'s on-the-ground work to protect Hukawng Valley is featured in the April issue of National Geographic Magazine... efforts to save tigers throughout their range are featured in "Tiger Mountain," a new exhibit that opened at the Bronx Zoo last May....Mosquitoes vs. malaria: How we can win the fight
...a-carrier mosquito (Anopheles). This breakthrough, featured in recent issues of Cell (March 5, 2004) and Science (March 26, 2004), could be used to block the transmission of malaria from mosquitoes to humans. "Many researchers focus on the direct effects of Plasmodium on the human body but the mosquito is an ......ave tigers in India and throughout their range are featured in "Tiger Mountain," a new exhibit that opened at the Bronx Zoo last May....