New 'Twist' In Proteins Offers Possible Route To Improved Antibiotics
... since bacteria can so readily adapt tothe current generation of antibiotics. The researchers, who publi...lical structure may offera unique target for a new generation of antibiotics designed to home inon the structure. The left-handed structure also offers a new "twi...Natural Shelters on Leaves House Plant Bodyguards
...en difficult to control because they produce a new generation every sevento 10 days and are resistant to many chemical pesticides," Agrawalsaid. Most growers apply sulfur, oils and mostly chemical miticides in an attemptto control spider mites. With the use of two pesticide sprays, 5 percentof the cotton yield......tthe more familiar white rats. The first generation consisted of normal sister rats randomly assignedt...4 months of age. Many of the overfed first generation had difficulty with their ensuingpregnancies and their birth rate was 70 percent of normal rats. ...Premies' Lung Disorder Can Cause Developmental Delays
...s little as 1-1/2 pounds would not have survived a generation ago, but through recent technological advances, most of these children are able to live today. However, some of that life-giving technology is also exacting a price on the kids, according to a new study published in the December issue of the medical ...Guidelines For Next Generation Of Environmental Policy
... address than the black skies ororange rivers of a generation ago. "Like nature itself, environmental pr...ronmental Studies (F&ES). While the first generation of environmental reform targeted bigbusiness, the next generation needs to include thousands of smal...Human Breast Milk Contains Obesity Hormone
...leptin may play a role in passing obesity from one generation to the next. An obese mother who produces high levels of leptin and passes the hormone on to her infant may influence the child's metabolism into adulthood. "This is a possibility, but we have no data on this," Houseknecht says. "We know from studies...3-D Structure Of HIV Components May Pave The Way For New Anti-AIDS Drugs
...l RNA, these structures may not onlyunderlie a new generation of anti-AIDS drugs, but also may accelerate drugdevelopment for some types of leukemia and other retroviral diseases. Other contributors to the work are Roberto N. DeGuzman, Zeng Rong Wu, andChelsea C. Stalling of UMBC and Lucia Pappalardo of Syracus...Emory University Fragile X Group Receives NIH Program Grant
...es that expressproteins similar to FMRP, and a new generation of FMR1 knockout mice in whichthey can closely control FMRP expression, both pre- and postnatally, throughdrug exposure. The investigators also will address fundamental questionsrelating to possible future therapeutic strategies. Stephen T....Good Ergonomics Is Good Economics
...Corporation in the design and development of a new generation of forklift trucks to replace Raymond's two existing product lines. Human factors design principles were given prime consideration, and an "inside-out" human-centered approach was taken, with the form of the truck being built around the operator's ne...Long-Standing Puzzle Of Immune System Is Solved By UCSF Researchers
...epair enzymes mightactually be contributing to the generation of mutations in the family ofgenes affected, calle...n. In asense, these B cells clone themselves. The generation of mutations resultsin additional antibody diversity and serves to refine this clonal selectionover ...Perkin-Elmer To Introduce New Instrument Based On Breakthrough DNA Analysis Technology
...oughDNA analysis technology that should enable the generation of sequencingdata at an ultra-high throughput level. The Company is designing the 3700DNA Analyzer to provide the catalyst for a major new genomics initiative.While production shipments are scheduled for the first quarter of calendaryear 1999, Perkin......y inthe mice and the gene is transferable from one generation to another, accordingto the researchers from the University of Washington and the University ofCalifornia, Santa Barbara. Creation of the transgenic mice will give scientists a new vehicle forstudying human vision problems, as well as a too...ACE Gene Linked To High Blood Pressure In Men But Not Women
...ith the marker. Gene variants that travel fromone generation to the next and associate with high blood pressure are likelycandidates for the high blood pressure gene. According to Christopher O'Donnell, M.D., lead author of the Framingham HeartStudy report, linkage analysis is a powerful tool for scientists ...... Chemistry, Goettingen, Germany report on the generation of a mouse mutant lacking the Pax8 ge...of the same family of genes, Pax4 and Pax6, in the generation of specific cells in the pancreas (Sosa-Pineda, B., Chowdhury, K., Torres, M., Oliver, ...New Vancomycin Structure May Point To Path For Overcoming Antibiotic Resistance
... scientists are pushing for developmentof the next generation of antibiotic drugs. They note that bacteria are able toswap drug-resistance genes among species -- in fact, the vancomycin-resistantstaphylococcus aureus may have garnered its capability from another, lessvirulent microbe called enterococcus. Given ...ASU Scientists Join NASA Astrobiology Institute
...ntry. Planned to take advantage of the next generation of internet technology, the NASAAstrobiology Institute will be administered by Ames Research Center in California, NASA'scenter of excellence for Astrobiology and Information Technology. The new institute will useNext Generation Internet (NGI) and ad...40% Of Developing World Infants Stunted
...emains high in part because it takes more than one generation for growth potential to be realized," Frongillo says. "How well a child grows depends not only on conditions after birth but also on the conditions before birth and the health and nutrition of the mother while she was growing up." Frongillo is conti...Micro-Plants Yield Pharmaceutical New Wave
...nti-cancer properties and potential for use in new generation antibiotics and nutritional supplements have been found in tiny marine plants around Australia's coastline. Microalgae - single-cell marine plants at the base of the ocean food chain - produce a range of biochemicals with exciting potential, sa...DFG To Set Up 14 New Collaborative Research Centres
...l University(RWTH) will focus on optimising energy generation in power plants. Such power plants ofthe 'next generation but one' which consist of gas turbines combined with steam circuits andsteam turbines, are designed ...Largest Generation Of Adolescents Faces Reproductive Health Risks
...women in developing countries, even as the largest generation ofadolescents comes of age. The June 1998 issue of...f the population of all ages,making it the largest generation in history. As these adolescents enter theirchildbearing years, the decisions they make about sexual...