A drop of ocean water tells a story
...that drive the earth's biosphere are really in the hands of the microbes. For decades marine scientists have been able to enumerate bacterioplankton and scientists have known that they are important to the cycling of nutrients in the ocean. They have also known that there are many types (species, strains)...Evidence for orangutan culture
...aspberries," or "kiss-squeaks," in which leaves or hands are used to amplify the sound; -- building sun covers for nests or, during rain, bunk nests above the nests used for resting. According to first author Carel van Schaik of Duke University, the impetus to look for cultural transmission among oranguta...UW researchers discover gene mutation associated with a form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
...ers are characterized by nerve degeneration in the hands and lower arms and in the feet and lower legs. The nerve damage leads to muscle weakness and loss of sensation in these parts of the body. Affecting about 1 in 2,000 people, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disorders are the most common inherited neurological dis...Evolving slower gets you the bigger piece of the pie
...n bargaining it is sometimes better to have "one's hands tied". The model applies to cases in which individuals/companies interact, and have several possible stable outcomes - agreements, or simply stable interactions", says Michael Lachmann. The study of evolution and learning in biological systems is par...Topical oxygen helps hard-to-heal wounds heal faster and better
...wounds on the trunk, arms and hands had a 75 percent and 100 percent healing rate, respectively. Half of all acute wounds on the legs and feet healed. Chronic wounds that responded well to the oxygen therapy included venous...Host gene that makes people vulnerable to leprosy discovered
...t nerve damage leading to numbness of the feet and hands and, if left untreated, the disease may result in gross disfiguration including loss of finger, toes, feet and hands. The leprosy bacteria are transmitted through direct personal contact or contaminated respiratory droplets. Schurr and his colleag...New Northwestern center targets brain disorders
...he glyxins and the brain tumor therapy -- into the hands of Northwestern faculty and students. This technology, used to identify gene targets for new therapeutics, is more often found in the private sector than in universities. "Very few universities in the country have direct access to gene chip technolo...Worlds leading journal editors urge self-governance and responsibility ...
...ut the risk of good science falling into the wrong hands were brought into clear relief by the events of September 11, 2001. What is potentially dangerous science? Risky research cannot be clearly defined or categorized, the editorial group said, but any work that might be used by terrorists for malevolent...Life sciences publishers take steps to address potential misuse of information by bioterrorists
...rmation from such research may fall into the wrong hands is causing great anxiety within the scientific community and uncertainties among the public and policy makers regarding how to balance national security with traditional openness of science, he said. It is up to us in the scientific community to defi...Dartmouth Medical School geneticists discover new role for antisense RNA
... reset the clocks, they found, the way turning the hands of a clock does. The clock mechanism, a biological oscillator, keeps time through the delicately balanced interplay of the Neurospora clock genes and proteins in a complex of feedback loops. "We found a long RNA antisense transcript that arises from...Anthrax threat needs aggressive government action plan, say researchers
...iferation that is, getting the weapons out of the hands of the enemy is very difficult in the case of biological weapons. So our security against a biological terror attack rests in a very strong emergency response."...Study provides new insights into the functional neuroanatomy of motor imagery
...t into the head coil, but were unable to see their hands during the fMRI experiment. Results The findings revealed that movement and imagery tasks were based on the same operational rules and stimuli, and obviously shared many processes. These included visual information processing, conversion of the ......protein in the urine and sometimes swelling in the hands and face. The disorder affects some 5 percent of pregnancies. The International Preeclampsia Summit is bringing leading experts in the field of preeclampsia together with numerous representatives from global health organizations. The meeting's focus ...Catastrophic decline of Africa's apes, Nature says
...forests, than we have a species-wide crisis on our hands when it comes to saving these animals," said WCS conservationist Dr. Lee White, who has worked in Gabon for the past decade.Dr. Walsh and his colleagues say that aggressive investments in Ebola prevention, law enforcement and protected area managemen...Carnegie Mellon University research story ideas on DNA
...come much more than just the genetic code. In the hands of Armitage, Waggoner and other innovative scientists who work at the interface of chemistry and biology, DNA now can be engineered for applications in biomaterials, nanotechnology, therapeutics and diagnostics....Stanford researchers isolate protein needed for stem cell maintenance
STANFORD, Calif. - Scientists have finally laid hands on the first member of a recalcitrant group of proteins called the Wnts two decades after their discovery. Important regulators of animal development, these proteins were suspected to have a role in keeping stem cells in their youthful, undifferentia...Gene discovery may shed light on carpel tunnel syndrome and Lou Gehrig's disease
...ncluding carpel tunnel syndrome, which affects the hands and the wrists, and the fatal degenerative disease...and the hands. Writing and other functions of the hands become difficult. The sensory loss that accompanies the atrophy diminishes the patient's ability to...Clinical study reports findings of combination therapy with DOXIL
...n reaction that usually occurs on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet). This occurred in five...and, for some patients, peeling of the skin on the hands and feet; in 17% of patients, these symptoms were moderate to severe. In some patients, heart-relat......nd subspecies having already become extinct at the hands of modern man, and fully two-thirds of the remaining species under great threat, we have a crisis that needs to be addressed immediately," said Anders Rhodin, director of the Chelonian Research Foundation, chair of the TCF and co-chair of the TFTSG. ...Memory for music: Musicians don't have to hear themselves perform after they learn a song
... sound of the music to the motor movements of the hands over the keys and the visual stimuli of watching your hand movements. Also, researchers believe that people are much more likely to remembers things that are meaningful. "Music is all ab...