New organ transplant sensor system unveiled
...ince being removed from the donor. The sensors are flexible micro-electrodes based on pioneering nanotechnology which are implanted in the donor organ. The electrodes monitor the electrical and chemical characteristics of the organ cell tissue, and assess when the tissue of the organ begins to deteriorate. C...Can we learn about sex from animals?
...ety of contexts (conclusion: female sexuality is a flexible behavior). Next round: with few exceptions, males are physically larger and behaviorally dominant, at least in many vertebrates, followed by the "yes, but" statement that in many animal social interactions, size, at least body size, doesn't matter. ...Researchers to compare prenatal treatments for serious twin complication
...lation, uses heat from a laser, inserted through a flexible tube, or fetoscope, to seal off the blood vessels connecting the two fetuses. The goal of the laser treatment is to separate the communicating circulation between the twins which causes the syndrome. Without prenatal treatment for TTTS, both twins u......ug development programs. Cellzomes technology is a flexible platform that can be systematically applied to human samples. The high degree of similarity between yeast and human orthologous complexes suggest basic mechanisms that drive cellular function. By understanding the basic mechanisms underlying cellul...Fish may show how nature diversifies
...s of skeletal anatomy in sticklebacks and reveal a flexible genetic system for independent modification of the size and number of different feeding and armor structures, the authors report. But perhaps more important, said Kingsley, is the creation of a resource that will help bring together a large body of e...... ideas to outwit the offensive critters. One is a flexible coating organisms might try to settle on a ship but wouldnt be able to grip tightly, allowing the organisms to adhere when the ship is in port, but sloughing them off once the ship reached cruising speed. Yet another idea might be found in textured...Baxter's HomeChoice Pediatric dialysis system receives market clearance from FDA
...s of my younger patients, offering them a safe and flexible new option for administering dialysis at home, said Bradley Warady, M.D., director of dialysis and transplantation and chief of pediatric nephrology at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. This new technology is easily operated by parents i...Conservation International and Starbucks announce new coffee sourcing guidelines
...stainability advocates. Starbucks has instituted a flexible point system that rewards performance in sustainable categories. Points will be accrued based on a suppliers ability to meet the sustainability guidelines, and suppliers who earn more points in the program will receive higher purchasing preference wh...'Smart bandage' diagnoses danger before infection takes hold
...erent bacterial sensors that can be mounted into a flexible bandage and will change color dramatically enough so a glance will tell you whether you have a serious infection. Then you could grab your bandage-reader from the medicine cabinet, scan it over your cut and know in seconds what kind of infection you ...Dupont donates patents to UCSD
...con to paper; develop electronic circuitry that is flexible and can be folded; produce a wristwatch, pager, or cell phone that can be seen in low light, or even in the dark; miniaturize all forms of electronic devices; reduce cycle time from concept to printed page or package, thereby significantly reducing t...NSF-funded researchers track Alaska seal migration for the first time
...ory on Little Diomede is expected to permit rapid, flexible collection of chemical, biological and physical data on the transport of nutrient- and organic-rich waters of north Pacific origin into the Arctic Ocean through the narrow Bering Strait. Researchers at the University of Alaska, the University of Mary...Plants, insects play cat and mouse game
... in their stomach to better digest the plant. This flexible cat-and-mouse strategy resulted from millions of y...organisms have given themselves the latitude to be flexible in years when there's going to be a lot of the other species around. They're able to tailor their be......e the polymer chains weren't sufficiently long and flexible enough to penetrate bacterial cell walls. Their po...ic pyridine nitrogen) to repel each other and stay flexible and sufficiently hydrophobic to penetrate bacterial cell walls. Such surfaces kill 94% to more than ...Future army could run on alternative fuels, photosynthesis
...lity to simplify logistics requirements, to remain flexible with battlefield fuels, and to capitalize on alternative fuels, such as methane, instead of restricting ourselves to fossil fuels," he says. "With fossil fuels, logistics can become difficult because you have to have this long supply chain." Althou...Deregulation will cause significant fluctuations in electricity prices, new study reveals
...dopt policies that encourage competition and allow flexible prices. So far, 24 states have legislated restructuring programs, including New York, Pennsylvania and Texas. England, Wales, Norway, Australia and other countries also have implemented deregulation plans. Transmission capacity Having sufficient tra...Researchers discover the ultimate adult stem cell
...that the adult body harbors stem cells that are as flexible as embryonic stem cells," he says. "It's astounding that there are cells in our bone marrow that can become so many different cell types including blood, lung, GI tract and skin," says Dr. Krause of Yale University. "The challenges now are...Scientists repair damage from heart attack
...s to rebuild the heart reveals nature's remarkably flexible response to disease." "Our results indicate the great potential of adult stem cells to differentiate into other cell types and repair a damaged organ, a property commonly attributed to embryonic stem cells," Anversa says. "This may allow us to utili...Science's Top 10: genome sequencing named top scientific advance of 2000
...of hundreds of organic computer chip components on flexible plastic (for use someday in flat panel displays, electronic tags, maybe even disposable cell phones), and an organic laser, in which organic "tetracene" molecules emit light when excited by electrical current. Old Cells, New Tricks: Scientists d......markably preserved. The spring apparently remained flexible enough to perform its function. The mini-dystrophin gene also contained structures for this series of repeats to remain anchored effectively on one end to the muscle cell membrane and on the other end to an actin filament. For many years, adeno-assoc...Fossil teeth of extinct North American rhinos reveal an aquatic lifestyle similar to modern hippos
...hey were semi-aquatic, but they may have been more flexible in their ecological niche than modern hippos," Clementz said. ...