New AIDS drug discoveries to battle drug-resistant HIV strains
...ine and Dentistry of New Jersey, explained that an ideal drug needs to work like a "master key" that can fit into and block as many of the locks (HIV variants) as possible. To reach the goal of a "master-key," chemists on the team first synthesized hundreds of molecules and used them to search for useful...Mice become first animals to produce other species' sperm
...es that the mice's backs may have provided both an ideal temperature and suitable blood vessels to allow for the growth of functional testes. "Dr. Dobrinski is one of the few investigators attempting to remove testicular stem cells and transplant them into recipients," said Michael D. Griswold, interim dea...Finding sheds new light into mysterious process of cell movement during development
...ia. Zebrafish have characteristics that make them ideal for developmental research. They lay eggs that are transparent and develop outside the body, making them particularly easy to study. Development is also rapid, proceeding from fertilization to hatching in only three days. The fish are also easy and i......s and fur rise into the air. While not everyone's ideal food choice, the Chamorro people of Guam regard the flying fox - a type of bat that can grow up to a four foot wingspan as a delicacy. Mostly consumed by men, the entire animal, including the fur and all the insides, are eaten during social gatheri...What inspires yeast cells to divide?
... they are easier to work with, yeast organisms are ideal models for studying how the cell cycle may normally work in humans, as well as how it might malfunction in cancer." How cells reproduce All eukaryotic cells (cells that contain a nucleus) must undergo some form of a cell cycle in order to grow an......w-intensity prescribed fire every few years is the ideal means for controlling rough and promoting the germination and growth of native and plantation pines. "Southern pine ecosystems are dependent on a one to five-year fire cycle," said Wade, research forester with the SRS Disturbance and Management of So...New test identifies B-cell tumor markers
...ed than turbidimetric techniques and therefore not ideal for routine use in immunochemistry laboratories. The study by Bradwell, et al. describes the development and assessment of a sensitive, latex-enhanced, turbidimetric, FLC assay for use on a popular automated immunoassay system. In his presentation at...Forecasting jellyfish in Chesapeake Bay
...stuary. "Sea nettles [Chrysaora quinquecirrha] are ideal organisms for evaluating this approach," writes oceanographer Christopher W. Brown, lead author of the study, because their occurrence is closely related to salinity and sea-surface temperature, two variables that are already observed in near-real ti...Patients with serious kidney disorder produce natriuretic peptides at above average rates
...n and three women with a mean age of 39 and a mean ideal body weight of 108 percent. The control group co...ur men and three women, a mean age of 37, and mean ideal body weight of 106 percent. The NS patients had to be between ages 20 and 50, have a urinary protei...Frozen 'lake' beneath Antarctica ideal to test sterile drilling techniques
...y physicist, the permafrost subglacial lake may be ideal for developing and testing sterile drilling techniques needed before scientists attempt to punch through the ice into pristine liquid lakes elsewhere in Antarctica in search of exotic microbes. Techniques that avoid contaminating a drill site with mi...Teen alcohol and drug disorders more common than previously thought
...in the medical community that physicians are in an ideal position to identify problems - more so than parents - many health care providers do not routinely ask their patients about alcohol and drug use and those who do so may not know the right questions to ask. Although the questions appear simple, Knigh...New device removes drinking water contaminants
... them to innocuous substances." Hydrogen gas is an ideal electron donor for biological drinking water treatment as it is non-toxic and inexpensive, and Rittmann's system has been shown to be safe. Another advantage is that the performance of the reactor can be controlled simply by adjusting the pressure of...Molecular clues to an inherited epilepsy
...d. They are, in essence, "locks on the gate." An ideal drug would eliminate only the abnormal closing properties of the sodium channels, not their initial openings that are important to normal brain function. "We now have a physiologic event that we can target with a drug and test in the laboratory to id...Recombinant Protein Expression Lab established at CU
...e, with considerable difficulty, in his labs. "Our ideal goal, if we know the structure of a molecule we think is playing a role in cancer, is to make a small molecule in chemistry that can affect the protein's activity, then test the small molecule in clinical trials," Cerione said. "The first step is to ...Global aluminium waste headache solved
...Celsius, the submerged lance technology has proved ideal for releasing the fluorine contained in the spent pot lining for conversion to other products. The process also destroys any cyanide that may be present. The Portland Aluminium SPL team had to overcome many technical challenges, including finding a w...New research questions evidence for earliest life on earth
... of their great age, these rocks then represent an ideal target for studying the remains of the earliest life on Earth. However, the study by Fedo and Whitehouse, along with a recent study about the claimed earliest body fossils, indicates that discovering a preserved relic of the earliest life on Earth ...NHGRI prioritizes model organisms for sequencing
...omic resources available, making the sea urchin an ideal organism for learning how pathways of genes and proteins regulate growth and development, with potentially profound implications for understanding human biology. Tetrahymena thermophila -Studies of the protozoan Tetrahymena have made major contrib...Can we learn about sex from animals?
...erfectly capable of choosing our own visions of an ideal society without the help of snow geese or gorillas. We do not need a new model system, even one with a more pluralistic bent. Yes, recognizing diversity is good. We do want to make sure the actions of females are not ignored. More important, howe...Metal-eating algae, spartina eradication, horseshoe crabs
... New Jersey's beaches. This spawning period is an ideal time for Delaware Sea Grant Marine Education Specialist Bill Hall and a host of volunteers to count the number of crabs along the shoreline. The "crab census" takes place on peak spawning days in May and June, and is conducted on 24 beaches in the D...Story tips from the Department of Energys Oak Ridge National Laboratory, May 2002
...oasts low emissions and quiet operation, making it ideal for a wide range of applications. Ecotera Energy sees the thermochemical energy conversion engine being used initially for transportation such as for hybrid vehicles and aerospace applications and to generate electricity in remote locations. Other ad...