Nanotechnology highlights from the ACS national meeting in Anaheim, Calif., March 28-April 1
...have found a method to prepare the particles in an ideal form for treatment of drinking water. ( IEC 254 , Thursday, April 1, 8:35 a.m., Anaheim Marriott, Grand Ballroom F, during the symposium, "Nanotechnology and the Environment.") Movement of nanoparticles in groundwater As fullerenes and other nanop...Dirt aged hurriedly, elegantly observed
...ng penetrating ability of a dense gas, making them ideal for carrying contaminant molecules deeply into the microscopic pores and organic components of soil grains," Thompson said. He and colleagues have enlisted a technique called Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy to monitor accelerated soil-aging i...Chestnut trees to spread across landscape again, says Purdue scientist
...fast growth rate and its straight form, make it an ideal tree for utility poles and mid-grade furniture production." Jacobs said he expects to see blight-resistant American chestnut become widely available in another 10 years and suggests that the majority of plantings be done in the Midwest, w...Proven method of bone analysis may clarify human origins
...c and phylogenetic significance and seemed like an ideal target. Because of its unique place in the skull, its shape says a lot about a species." The complex shape of the temporal bone is influenced by many other anatomical features, including brain size, jaw size, hearing and posture. Using the method to ......olled differentiation is reduced drastically." The ideal system for preserving and storing valuable cells and other biological materials, says de Pablo, would be one where the cells are freeze-dried, and that's the ultimate goal of this line of research. The Wisconsin group has already successfully develop...The biological clock: What really makes us tick
... of the day. So, if physicians can pinpoint these ideal times and give those drugs when they do not metabolize and allow the body to clear them naturally, then side effects can be reduced while impact is maximized. And with such vital signs as blood pressure and heart rate under the control of the circa......pe, but are still largely vegetarian served as an ideal comparison because they carry a different variation of the apoE gene, yet lack human ancestors' resistance to diseases associated with a meat-rich diet. While chimpanzees have a shorter life span compared to humans, they demonstrate accelerated physi...Mathematical rule said to be widely and wrongly used to forecast future beach erosion
...eline retreat," the two authors added. "Even under ideal conditions ... the rule has never been credibly sh... flats, rocky coasts and coral atolls. "Even under ideal conditions, however, the rule has never been credibly shown to provide accurate predictions," the co...Dioxin-receptor network identified
...ugh yeast does not naturally possess AHR, it is an ideal genetic model due to its small, well-characterized genome and similarity to vertebrate systems. Because yeast have been so well studied, the researchers were able to construct a "protein interaction network," (PIN) based on previously known interacti...Breaking the rules on artifical blood
...g form that does not need to be kept cold would be ideal for use in disasters, wars and remote areas. But company after company has worked on substitutes only to abandon their efforts because of safety concerns. Most blood substitutes are based on various forms of haemoglobin, the protein that carries oxy...Should publicly funded research be free and available to the public?
...aiting for the Internet. What seemed an impossible ideal in 1836, when Antonio Panizzi, librarian of the British Museum, wrote, "I want a poor student to have the same means of indulging his learned curiosity, ... of consulting the same authorities, ... as the richest man in the kingdoms," is today within ...University of Pittsburgh Medical Center acquires biotechnology firm Rheogene Inc.
...ost effective therapeutic options." "UPMC is an ideal partner to foster the continued development of RheoGene's platform technology," said RheoGene CEO Tillett. "We now are well positioned to build on this work in wide-ranging applications such as pharmaceutical discovery, biotherapeutic protein product...JCI table of contents, 16 February 2004
...ng) form, suggesting that this mechanism may be an ideal target for the development of new antitumor therapies. In an accompanying commentary, Steven Clarke and Fuyuhiko Tamanoi from the University of California discuss current approaches underway attempting to inhibit cellular methylation a promising ap...New, non-radioactive screen for antimalarial compounds
...roposition." Capson explained that Panama is an ideal setting for this research as a biologically diverse, developing country with a talented pool of researchers and where malaria strains resistant to conventional treatments pose a growing threat. In addition to the research being done in Panama, rese...Rutgers researcher offers a new perspective on human evolution
...any research scientists before. "Primates are not ideal model organisms for developmental genetics and embryology because they have long generation times and produce small litters," she said. Recognizing that mice certainly have important limitations as models for human or nonhuman primate development, ...Unlocking the genetics and evolution of the dog could prove beneficial for humans
...only less expensive than mice, but also created an ideal model for performing genetic testing in humans. The process follows exactly the same principles and encounters the same ethical problems as with human genetics, he noted. Just as humans are concerned about having their genetic information used again...... to show obvious effects of climate change, are an ideal "indicator" of the status of the Arctic system. Additionally, polar bears provide an important source of food and fiber to aboriginal Arctic peoples. In recent years, the relatively shallow waters over the Alaskan continental shelf, which are import...Avian flu: Shut down wild bird markets, experts say
...c birds, and handled by humans - all providing the ideal conditions for transmission of disease," said Dr William Karesh, Director of the WCS Field Veterinary Program. The trade in wild birds for the pet and songbird trade in Asia is vast. For example, in Bangkok's weekend market during 25 weekends in one......ted self-proteins expressed on normal tissues. The ideal vaccination approach requires self-tolerance while...ive antitumor response. In an effort to design the ideal vaccine, David-Alexandre Gross and colleagues from Institut Gustave Roussy, France, examined epitope...