Bacteria use 'molecular lasso' to cop copper
...d by other cells of the same species. Thus, copper gathering amounts to a bacterial free-trading market. Methanobactin also seems to keep other bacteria out of the market. "Synthesized compounds analogous to some parts of the methanobactin molecule have been shown to be antibacterial," said Kim. "Researchers ...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, September 2004
...g, Demin Xiong of Oak Ridge National Laboratory is gathering extensive information about roadways such as pavement types, road conditions, geography, locations of road signs, traffic signals, center lines, shoulders, medians and lane widths. This information can support many applications, including roadway pla...Rensselaer marks the opening of the center for biotechnology and interdisciplinary studies
...y and Interdisciplinary Studies, we have created a gathering place where scientists and engineers from various disciplines will explore at the intersection of the life sciences, with engineering and the physical and information sciences, thereby accelerating discovery and ultimately enhancing the quality of li...Protein fishing in America: The movie
...ng the pieces from the ceiling like confetti, then gathering them off the floor and reassembling them. Try making sense of that. "It's not an observation in real time," Lu said. "You're measuring many proteins at a time, and you get information about two states and two states only: binding or not binding. How ...Afghan sees opportunity in nation's recovery from war
...peaker at what is likely to be the world's largest gathering of renewable energy experts. WREC VIII will provide a forum for energy suppliers and consumers, as well as governments, industry, academia and financial institutions to discuss the development of energy sources that are secure, sustainable, accessibl...Why some animals have smaller eyes: Lifestyle matters
... and your other senses. Larger eyes are better for gathering light. Birds in general and owls in particular have relatively large eyes because their vision is critically important to them. So do most nocturnal mammals," Howland says. "But a shrew's eyes are tiny because it spends most of its time underground,...Gene therapy reaches muscles throughout the body and reverses muscular dystrophy in animal model
...Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Center are gathering data to seek regulatory approval for a limited trial in humans to determine the safety of a very small amount of the vector in human muscle. If the experiments take place — and if results are encouraging — researchers would continue to test...Dr. Patricia Limerick to speak at ESA annual meeting
...program of every ESA Annual Meeting since the 1999 gathering in Spokane, Washington has included a Public Plenary featuring a noted speaker in the sciences, politics, or literature. The inspiration of the ESA Public Affairs Committee, the Public Plenary offers an opportunity for the local public to participate...UCSD undergraduates participate in collaborative studies abroad on cyberinfrastructure
... at the UCSD undergraduate research conference. A gathering will also be held for PRIME participants to celebrate their successes, and to engage more students and faculty mentors in the program for 2005....Data show investigational antibiotic safe, effective in preventing travelers diarrhea
...ve Disease Week (DDW) is the largest international gathering of physicians, researchers and academics in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery. Jointly sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), the American Gastroenterological As...Vanderbilt students take HHMI fellowships
...he Meeting of Medical Student Fellows. During this gathering the fellows will present their project results. "James and Olga both had very strong applications, and I am proud that they will have a chance to carry out their research supported by such a prestigious organization," said Bonnie Miller, M.D., assoc...UCSD bioengineers develop first genome-scale computational model of gene regulation
...hat we have high-throughput experimental tools for gathering large volumes of data, and the use of these tools can be guided by computer models," said Bernhard Palsson, professor of bioengineering at the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering. Palsson co-authored the study with his UCSD bioengineering student Mark...Phytoplankton may stimulate uptake of CO2
... fully understood. For example, in the process of gathering up iron and steaming out to sea, you would burn up more fossil fuel than you would compensate for in the result. Besides that, there's also the issue of shifting an ecosystem structure that the food web is based upon by adding iron. We really have ...Researchers find no safe place to sit in California tick-infested forest
...er the log surface. The next riskiest behavior was gathering wood, followed by sitting against trees, which resulted in tick exposure 23 and 17 percent of the time, respectively." The study, published in the current issue of the Journal of Medical Entomology, is the first quantitative analysis of human behavio...Scientists question reports of massive ant supercolonies in California and Europe
...ew generation of California ants works as a team - gathering food, wiping out competitors and building new nests year after year. The result: an enormous supercolony that currently extends from San Diego to Ukiah. These findings "suggest a possible control strategy for the Argentine ant," Tsutsui and h...'Meeting of the minds' leads new era in fight against cancer
Orlando, Fla. Leading researchers are gathering today for the 95th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), the premier multidisciplinary assembly, which features the latest developments in basic, prevention, translational and clinical cancer research. The meeting oc...Heart and lung transplantation clinical trial results to be announced at ISHLT meeting
...tage heart and lung diseases. Created in 1981 at a gathering of about 15 cardiologists and cardiac surgeons, the Society now includes more than 2,200 members from 45-plus countries, representing a variety of disciplines involved in the management and treatment of end-stage heart and lung disease. ISHLT members...New Seascape initiative stretches from Costa Rica to Ecuador and protects key marine habitats
...rts from 70 nations, making it the world's largest gathering of marine turtle researchers. "Healthy seas are being threatened by rampant commercial fishing, coastal development and a flood of waste and pollutants," said Conservation International's Chairman of the Board and CEO Peter Seligmann. "It will take ...GM nation? Public debate: a valuable experiment
... evaluation project said: "We spent twelve months gathering data on virtually every aspect of the debate. Our report tells a story of successes and failures. We recognise that the debate was an enormously important experiment, from the point of view of extending and enriching the democratic process, but this ...Risk and food are on the same plate: World food safety experts offer new methods to assess risk
...ucing foodborne illness." Risk assessments are the gathering of quantitative data on the prevalence (whether it occurs) and concentration (how much is present) of foodborne illness for specific foods. Modules from farm to fork help create a mathematical picture about risk for contamination. The resulting model...