Gene clusters predict atherosclerosis severity, susceptibility
...sh aorta samples from humans whose hearts had been harvested for organ transplantation. The aorta, the body's largest artery, takes blood ejected from the heart and distributes it throughout the body via smaller arteries. The samples ranged from healthy to severely diseased. The researchers then "mapped...Preclinical safety study shows adipose-derived stem cells improve heart function after heart attack
...ght hours after the infarction, adipose cells were harvested through a lipectomy, autologous regenerative cells were isolated, and the pigs were randomized to either an intracoronary infusion of saline (control) or 40-140x106 (mean 67.5x106) regenerative cells (experimental) infused distal to the site of occlu...Sandia experiments may reduce possibility of future water wars
...in seed that is germinated, precisely watered, and harvested after about 10 days of growth. Thus, more seed is required for the production of an equivalent amount of forage (compared to that traditionally grown in open fields), but with far less water use. The hydroponic greenhouse, also known as "protecte...When is a mouse like a test tube?
...ith an azide-mannose compound for seven days, then harvested spleens from the mice to look for the azide. As predicted, it appeared on the surface of spleen cells attached to sialic acid, with more azide on the surface associated with higher doses of the azide-mannose sugar. Azide-labeled cells also were found...For Africa's valuable mahoganies, it's the soil, stupid
...n" certified timber, which require regeneration of harvested tree species, are huge. Hall said that the tradition throughout West and Central Africa has been one of mahogany "mining," and that their subsequent lack of regeneration has caused loggers to simply move on to other species, which in turn has led to...Huge market for forest moss raises concerns
... the eastern U.S. Sometimes the moss is harvested legally, by permits on public lands or contractual... decide about a reasonable amount of moss to allow harvested is just a seat-of-the-pants-guess." And that assumes, she said, that there is an effective man...Malignant cancer cells generate mice through cloning
...loped into a blastocyst, Hochedlinger and Blelloch harvested embryonic stem cells which they then incorporated into a group of healthy mouse blastocysts. Many of these blastocysts developed into normal adult mice. The work was reported in the August issue of the journal Genes and Development. "It's important ...Global competition closes Texas sawmills/paper mills
...output, a number which includes money received for harvested trees as well as wholesales prices received for wood products. The total economic impact is an estimated $22.1 billion per year. In East Texas, brings in 35 percent of the region's agricultural income. This translates to 80,000 wood-based jobs and $2...UF researcher: New low-carb potato to debut in January
...grows in a short period of time. The potato can be harvested in 65 to 75 days compared to more than 100 days for existing potato varieties grown in Florida. The shorter growing period will allow spring and fall crops to be produced for harvesting from January through June. "The variety has hig...Cranberry breeding program may soon bear fruit for growers
...berries color and ripen much earlier, HyRed can be harvested two to three weeks sooner than Stevens - a boon for local growers. "Originally, we just wanted to combine the good color of Ben Lear with the reproducibility and ease of growth of Stevens," Zeldin says. "Well, we exceeded that with HyRed." To accommo...Stem cells more vulnerable to toxic chemotherapy when protective molecule is disabled
...ude made their discoveries using bone marrow cells harvested from mice that either carried the gene for BCRP or lacked this gene. In conditions of low oxygen, the HSCs from mice that carried the gene for BCRP multiplied normally, apparently because they were able to rid themselves of excess heme. Similar cell...Tropical legume could be alternative hay/forage crop for Texas
... hay or grown in mixtures with corn or sorghum and harvested as silage. It can produce nearly 2 tons of dry forage per acre in 100 days with leaf protein content as high as 25 percent. It's not known how much lablab is grown in the United States, but most seed is currently imported from Australia. "Lablab ...New Woods Hole Center for Oceans and Human Health established
... dysentery after people eat contaminated shellfish harvested from temperate coastal waters. Research projects will be conducted in each of the Institutions but will also take advantage of the MBL's genomics facility, which will enable COHH researchers to do high volume DNA sequencing and analysis. COHH Dire...Study is another step in determining if curry can protect against Alzheimer's
...After each treatment (six or 24 hours), cells were harvested for the determination of heme oxygenase activity and protein expression. The researchers also measured the expression of HO-1 and Phase II detoxification enzymes mRNAs by real time quantitative RT-PCR. Neurons growing in 24 wells were also exposed...MacroPore - adipose-derived cells - potential to engraft & differentiate into heart muscle
...quantities of autologous regenerative cells can be harvested in real-time using adipose tissue as a cell source. These studies are funded in part through a National Institutes of Health Small Business Innovation Research grant awarded to Dr. Fraser to study the role of adipose-derived regenerative cells in car...New toxicity test could cut animal testing
...ers need to use liver cells that have been freshly harvested from mice or other mammals. A new collection of stable cell lines, described in BMC Biotechnology this week, could reduce the numbers of animals needed in such experiments. The MMH-GH cell lines are derived from the liver cells of transgenic mice. Th...Drugs limit deadly side effects of graft-versus-host disease
...eir colleagues examined histones from spleen cells harvested from mice seven days after the mice received an allogeneic bone marrow transplant. They found evidence of increased histone acetylation in the SAHA-treated mice. "We believe that this class of drugs may be increasing the expression of tumor suppresso...New reactor puts hydrogen from renewable fuels within reach
...e hydrogen molecules. So far, the Schmidt team has harvested four hydrogen molecules per ethanol molecule. "We're confident we can improve this technology to increase the yield of hydrogen and use it to power a workable fuel cell," said Salge....Human embryonic stem cells may promise medical advances
...rom a cloned human blastocyst. The stem cells were harvested from a blastocyst produced by transferring the nuc... of pluripotency. Interestingly, the research team harvested eggs as well as somatic cells from the same donors: Nuclear material from the somatic cell was trans...Researchers seek to clone 'mad cow disease' resistant cattle strain
...sically, the process involves taking somatic cells harvested from an animal, and replacing the nucleus of that cell with the nucleus of another cell that possesses the desired genetic characteristics, and then implanting that embryo into the animal for a normal gestational development period. "We know that if ...