Sarah Staples and Daniel Grossman win 2004 AIBS media awards
... across the globe, and through different media. It highlighted the contributions of amateurs and showed that some really important global change scientists are looking at this data." Daniel Grossman has been producing radio stories and writing magazine articles since 1986, and has produced material for radio sho...Pacific leatherback turtle could go extinct in 10 years
... Scientists and conservationists at the conference highlighted several international success stories that demonstrate that well-planned conservation efforts can halt and reverse the decline of the sea turtles. For example, four Latin American nations, the United Nations Foundation, UNESCO's World Heritage Centr...Most clones doomed from the start, according to Temple University embryologist
...n, "Somatic Cell-Like Features of Cloned Embryos," highlighted the differences that persist between a normal embryo and a cloned embryo and stand in the way of cloning success. Contributing to the poor success is the inefficiency and slow rate of reprogramming. Reprogramming is the process whereby cloned embryo ...New research technique provides clues into cell growth
...d. According to Ward, research on N-WASP has never highlighted its potential role in ruffling. Second, some of the highest levels of N-WASP activity were in the nucleus, despite the general assumption that the protein's main functions are in cell movement, which occurs in the periphery of the cell. "Because we ...Solving the Ebola enigma: satellites will provide clues
..., areas with similar environmental features can be highlighted as suspected sites for priority study. And in future CIRMF plans to begin a study of Ebola antibody prevalence in the human population, helping to identify potential infection risk zones. "With a GIS we can manage, organise and display data from a v...Science's breakthrough of the year: Illumination of the dark, expanding universe
...ght Soar in 2004: As in previous years, Science highlighted areas to watch in 2004. This year, their choices include three planned Mars landings, microbiology and genomics for biodefense, more insights into the human genome, open access scientific journals, soils' impact on climate change and sustainable agri...Nomadic outposts of transplanted stem cells tracked in Stanford study
...ere the glowing cells have settled. The experiment highlighted a handful of stem cell resting places, including the spleen and the bone marrow in the vertebrae, thighbone, shinbone, skull, ribs and sternum, where stem cells were already known to produce new blood cells. Of all the locations, the spleen and the v...Scripps Research receives $3 million anonymous donation
...work at Scripps Research and elsewhere has already highlighted some of the key changes in the brain that occur when a person transitions from social drinking to alcohol abuse and dependence. By further researching these changes, the center's scientists hope to develop compounds that will assist in normalizing th...... is found in tiny drops of their blood. The study, highlighted recently in the journal Science, and co-authored by Dr. Peter Marra of the Smithsonian Institute, appears on-line in the current Proceedings of the Royal Society: Biological Sciences, and will be published in an upcoming print edition of Proceedings....Small-molecule inhibitors of botulinum neurotoxin identified
...Biophysical Research Communications, and recently highlighted in Nature Reviews in Drug Discovery, investigators from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) report using a high-throughp...OHSU researchers reveal relationship between weight gain and female hormones
...ding had no correlation whatsoever." Another issue highlighted by the study involved changes in metabolism. The scientists noted a relationship between the loss of ovaries and changes in metabolism, which may also be related to menopause. Cameron and her colleagues plan to continue research in this area to obtai...Region of chromosome 1 important in blood pressure regulation
...nown genes to blood pressure. The researchers also highlighted 24 genes whose functions might predict some role in hypertension, and closely examined nine of these genes. Their work uncovered genetic changes called single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in three of these nine that were associated with hypertensi...Academic clinical research is under threat from the EU
...tment for a rare and difficult-to-treat cancer has highlighted the way international collaboration can be translated into benefits for patients in a short time-scale that would be impossible if the research had to be carried out in only one country, said Prof Verweij. "Sarcomas are a very rare collection of canc...Obesity, kidney genetics, erectile dysfunction among highlighted research at APS Meeting
...f a protein subunit gene (GNB3) have recently been highlighted as a determinant of hypertension. A examination of 141 fraternal Caucasian female twins finds supporting evidence that a GNB-related allele may be a risk factor for hypertension in Caucasian females. (Dr. Dong/Friday PM) OBESITY COX-2 Inhibitors Ma...Researchers involved in renal and cardiovascular function gather for fall conference
...f a protein subunit gene (GNB3) have recently been highlighted as a determinant of hypertension. A examination of 141 fraternal Caucasian female twins finds supporting evidence that a GNB-related allele may be a risk factor for hypertension in Caucasian females. (Dr. Dong/Friday PM) OBESITY COX-2 Inhibitors M...More than 700 threatened species remain completely unprotected, new study shows
...l numerous additional areas and species groups not highlighted by this study that also need urgent protection."...Articles on protected area management published in BioScience
...ed by the World Wide Fund for Nature. The approach highlighted five threats that warranted concerted policy efforts: poaching, alien plants, tourism, logging, and encroachment. Five critical management issues that emerged were funding, staffing, research and monitoring, resource inventories, and community relati...Researchers discuss trend in customized nutrition recommendations
...d on individuals' needs and preferences. The panel highlighted factors that contribute to the ability to customiz...ng foods as the cure-all for health conditions. He highlighted the many challenges that face the food industry as the desire to customize nutrition guidelines for ...UN development work guided from space
...al water supply, zones most at risk of disease are highlighted for attention. Such Earth Observation (EO) services are being made available worldwide to United Nations agencies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) concerned with short-term emergency relief and longer-term development assistance. The provi......mportant?'. Split into three sections, the session highlighted how satellite images could be used to understand and secure our planet, as well as benefit the lives of our people. David Llewellyn-Jones, of the Space Research Centre at the University of Leicester, and Herbert Fischer of University Karlsruhe in Ge...