Seed dormancy may hold the key to fighting weeds
...ial research demonstrated that weedy rice provides ideal gene resources to elucidate mechanisms of dormancy and to improve resistance to preharvest sprouting," said Dr. Xing-You Gu, a rice geneticist from China who collaborated on the project. Dr. Zong-Xiang Chen at Yangzhou University in China co-authored...Organization for Human Brain Mapping annual meeting abstract highlights
...e The tongue is highly sensitive, and so may be an ideal site for presenting information to those without sight. This study trained subjects for 6 hours to detect the orientation of the letter T presented in four different orientations on the tongue. Their brains were then scanned using PET. The results...Seven CD-ROM global GIS data set available from AGI
...ion or approximately 1 km resolution, the data are ideal for government officials, researchers, educators, the private sector, and the general public for conducting regional-scale customized analyses using the GIS software provided with the atlas or using commercially available ArcView software. The agreem......mperatures or acidic/basic conditions, making them ideal to catalyze a host of industrially important reactions based on anions, the practical applications of which could be far-reaching. Work to further develop the new class of materials will be supported by the NSF award. Oliver is held in high regard by...A new view of the crayfish brain
...ocial hierarchies of the crayfish make the animals ideal models for behavioral research, especially studies of aggression. In an initial encounter, two crayfish typically will fight one another until dominant/subordinate roles are established. These roles remain stable between the two animals, but may cha...Cancer patient-physician partnership
...be the first to know what patients want from their ideal cancer doctor, what doctors expect from patients, what can be done to improve communication, reinforce partnership, and ultimately improve healthcare services for cancer patients. A Press Conference Schedule is attached below. Free Media Registration...2nd European Cancer Patient Seminar
...s what patients and their families want from their ideal cancer doctor. Doctors will tell you what they expect from patients. Together we can discuss what can be done to improve communication - and ultimately improve healthcare services for cancer patients. If you are interested in attending, contact : E...Gene therapy grows new auditory hair cells in mammals
...found in the control animals. "The inner ear is an ideal target for gene therapy, because it is closed not sealed, but nicely isolated," Raphael says. "As long as the amount you inoculate is small, the spread to other organs is minimal, and the risk of systemic toxicity is almost zero." Because the total ...Brookhaven Lab & Battelle collaborate on research that may lead to novel anti-microbial drugs
...nthesize lysine. The enzymes in these pathways are ideal targets for developing anti-microbial drugs, since they are absent in humans. "We can kill fungi and bacteria if we can develop a drug that can block the enzymes in their pathways before they synthesize lysine," Bewley explained. "Since these drugs ...ESMO Summer Educational Conference, ESEC
...be the first to know what patients want from their ideal cancer doctor, what doctors expect from patients, what can be done to improve communication, reinforce partnership, and ultimately improve healthcare services for cancer patients. Planned Press Activities: ESMO President and ESEC Working Party Meet t...Math discovery may aid resource management
...ound any useful application. But it appeared to be ideal for the problem at hand. It became immediately clear that this mathematical approach would take us in the direction we needed, Rossignol said. It gives us a way to describe complex natural populations in more realistic terms, consider indirect in...Genetic reconnaissance identifies new colon cancer genes
... its developers named the "kinome," constitutes an ideal collection of targets for cancer researchers seeki...called constitutive activation. This represents an ideal drug target, said Vogelstein, and is exemplified by the success of the drug Gleevec in treating ch...Study discovers key to baby-like skin
... How is it that nature enables infants to develop ideal skin in such seemingly unsuitable surroundings? .... The Skin Sciences Institute views infant skin as ideal skin and focuses on the skin as a primary care interface a biological spacesuit that separates oute...DuPont launches high-tech medical fabrics to enhance protection for healthcare professionals
... patents for this technology, DuPont can blend the ideal properties of two different raw materials to create medical fabrics that meet specific needs. For example, Suprel TM is the only medical fabric available that is made of polyester for strength and polyethylene for silk-like softness. It has les...Male pregnancy in seahorses may affect formation of new species
...ething that occurred in the past 50,000 years. The ideal case would be to find speciation that is occurring right now. But this is awfully hard, and thats why it is so hard to prove....Gene therapy may be a cure for post-radical prostatectomy erectile dysfunction
...apy may not only be a feasible, but also may be an ideal treatment for neuropathic erectile dysfunction (ED). Neuropathic ED results from damage to the nerves essential to achieving and maintaining an erection and is experienced by 79.6 percent of men who undergo radical prostatectomies. Results of the st...One fig, one wasp? Not always!
...e other means that the fig-wasp system provides an ideal model for understanding what each partner stands to gain from a mutualistic relationship. In addition, fig wasps have been used extensively as model systems for testing sex ratio theories, adding significantly to our understanding of evolutionary pro...Science Picks--Leads, Feeds and Story Seeds (April 2003)
...crust at an unprecedented level of accuracy. Under ideal conditions, it is possible to measure changes in elevation on the order of 0.2 to 0.4 inches over areas of hundreds of square miles. What's cool to scientists about InSAR is that it doesn't need equipment on the ground so it can tell them stuff like ...VEGF gene transfer fails to help peripheral arterial disease patients
...tments have lagged behind. So, PAD patients may be ideal for testing proof-of-concept approaches in the area of therapeutic angiogenesis, which seeks to encourage the growth of new blood vessels, and gene transfer, which aims to deliver genes to the cells affected by disease. Both academic researchers and...Tufts environmental engineers tackle destructive nutrients in nations waterways
...e watersheds of the Aberjona and Mystic Rivers are ideal for this research because they encompass urban, residential and undisturbed lands with streams and lakes. Many of these areas have been heavily affected by decades of development and contamination. A half-million Massachusetts residents--just under...