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...ea," he said. "But this has become a bit of a holy grail for me because it's the right thing to do. This is a car that will work with the environment instead of against it."...Pharmacogenesis: Postgenomic Drug Discovery Through Developmental Biology
The holy grail of gene therapy? As the precise link between individual genesand diseases is still largely unknown, developmental biology is emerging as apromising technology to identify the functional relationship between specificgenes and disease processes. This...UW scientists find a gene that controls organ shape
...ay be involved in the spread of cancer cells." The grail of growing human organs for transplant in a laboratory dish is still adistant prospect. But with the new discovery of an organ-shaping protein, andthe gene that makes the protein, a key step in the process of how natureorganizes an ambiguous mass of ...Targeted Genetics presents advances in systemic gene delivery technology
...st that we are moving closer to attaining the holy grail of gene therapy a systemic delivery system," said Dr. Barrie J. Carter, Executive Vice President and Director of Research and Development at Targeted Genetics. "Our ability to deliver genes systemically will expand the number of diseases that may b...Zebrafish could become genetics 'lab rat' of choice
...ce they were placed in an embryo has been the holy grail for us," Collodi says. "Recently, we've been able to grow these cells in the lab and then transfer them into a zebrafish embryo. We've been able to show that the cells contribute to the germ line of the embryo. That's a big advance for us." However, ...New Knox company has big plans for ORNL technology
...be powered with a simple 9-volt battery. "The holy grail in diagnostics is the ability to analyze a raw blood, urine or saliva sample, diagnose the illness and prescribe the appropriate treatment at the physicians office for pennies per test," said Chuck Witkowski, chief executive officer and president of ...Nexia and US Army spin the worlds first man-made spider silk performance fibers
...Mimicking spider silk properties has been the holy grail of material science for a long time and now weve been able to make useful fibers," said Jeffrey Turner, PhD, President and CEO of Nexia. "Having achieved this proof of principle, Nexia has now moved toward commercial development for multiple applica...Discovery of size changes of Bacillus spores may lead to simpler, faster anthrax detector
... emeritus of molecular and cell biology. "The holy grail in microbiology at this moment is trying to manipulate and image single microbial cells, because they are at the limit of resolution of normal optical microscopes. This technology pushes the lower limit of resolving power by perhaps a factor of 100 b...Scientists break down patterns in nature
...It's "parameter-free" in scientific jargon--a holy grail in science). The logical consequences of the idea have surprising explanatory power. There is another extension to these ideas that has been known for some time, but for which Sugihara's group provides a firm anchor. Suppose we try to place those roc...K-State professor examines connections between food, culture and psychology in new book
...onsistent, and it drives marketers crazy. The holy grail of food marketing is to come up with something that satisfies two of the three ideologies." Rappoport spent 10 years researching eating habits and decision-making behavior from historical, anthropological, cultural, biological and psychological persp...Scientists close in on understanding learning and memory
...ons called Purkinje (pur-KIN-jee) cells. "The holy grail of this science is to link a molecule to a behavior and understand all the steps in between. We're not there yet, but we're a whole lot closer." GluR2 firmly connects protein kinases to LTD in Purkinje cells, but it will take a genetically engineere...Genetic differences revealed by SNPS play a role in risk, prevention and outcome for cancer
...Ps, some believe, is tantamount to locating a holy grail for the study of human disease. Unlocking their mysteries not only would help explain why some individuals are at greater risk for disease, but also what drugs might be tailored to each person for prevention and treatment of specific ailments, such a...Save the rainforest - eat a tree
...rests. "Understanding diversity is a holy grail in ecology," Coley said. "Part of diversity is how many species you can pack into a given habitat, but part is how many different habitats exist that can harbor different species" an issue clarified by the study. Fine and Coley conducted th...A liking for sweets, combined with novelty seeking, may predict alcoholism
...nswering the preceding is akin to finding the holy grail in our field....