Web key helps researchers identify mammals
... can narrow down the possibilities until he or she identifies the specimen. Each question is accompanied by imag...f whales. Giving back to the world The new key identifies about 170 mammals to the level of genus, but Stanley plans to extend that to the level of species. "...August media highlights GEOLOGY and GSA TODAY
...o ancient reports of fissures. Moreover, the work identifies the vaporous emissions supposedly associated with the prophecies as light hydrocarbon bases generated in the underlying strata of bituminous limestone. The research confirms the validity of the ancient sources in startlingly complete detail. GSA TOD......ientists describes current compensation trends and identifies key issues affecting job satisfaction among researchers. Completed as a service for members of the non-profit AAAS, the world's largest general scientific organization, the jobs survey should prove useful to university administrators, corporate perso...Hopkins researchers find missing link between major proteins in Parkinson's disease
A new study identifies an important link between the two main inherited forms of Parkinson's disease (PD), and might also connect them to non-inherited versions, Hopkins scientists report in the October issue of Nature Medicine. The inherited forms are marked by alteratio...New analysis promises to speed application of human genome draft
...nts, can be very reliable. Our analysis technique identifies them." Previously, the only way to figure out the order of building blocks, or bases, in genetic material was to use machines known as DNA sequencers, which is still the only way to obtain the first genome of a species. Microarrays had been useful t...New study from Mayo Clinic provides insight into male infertility
...nfertility," says Dr. van Deursen. "This study now identifies the specific protein needed for healthy acrosome development, resulting in fertility." Dr. van Deursen says that although male infertility has many causes, if there is a link between defective Hrb protein and acrosome development, future screening fo...... One bonus of the way FirstEF operates is that it identifies not only first exons of genes, but also the "on" switches of genes called "promoters." "A significant bottleneck in current DNA research is finding the promoters of genes. Because gene promoters and first exons are related, FirstEF kills two birds w...Researchers identify gene required for marking DNA as having come from the mother
...es in humans carry an extra mark, or imprint, that identifies them as having come from either mom or dad. The mark is usually in the form of the addition to the DNA of a chemical substance, called a methyl group. Methylation increases the information content of DNA and can be used to keep genes in the inactive ...Molecular insight into wound healing
...ht on the molecular mechanism of wound healing and identifies a potential new drug target in the treatment of skin disorders like psoriasis. The epidermis is the fist line of defense against injury and infection. When an injury is incurred, it is usually associated with skin inflammation. Dr. Walter Wahli and c...Patent awarded for a method to establish genetic markers
...r production, agriculture, and the environment. It identifies emerging issues and sets priorities for studies and other activities to be undertaken by the national academies, and provides analyses of products of biotechnology....Method quickly surveys yeast genome by gene function, not sequence
... Dan Shoemaker of Rosetta Inpharmatics, Inc., that identifies the mutants as easily as the varying stripes of a ... using other methods. The method identifies genes crucial in a given process, but detailed examination of those genes and their mutants is neede...Stool test for colon cancer reported by Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
...nd curable stages of tumor formation. If this test identifies mutations of the APC gene, it means there is extremely likely to be a cancer or premalignant growth," he says. In addition, this test is painless and risk-free. Vogelstein and Kinzler are recognized leaders in the genetics of colon cancer. In recen...Genomic tools reveal new microbial phototrophs in the ocean
...hetic groups in the ocean. The current MBARI study identifies ecologically significant groups of photosynthetic plankton that dont contain the chlorophyll found in green plants. The existence of these new types of phototrophs (organisms that get energy directly from light) has stimulated oceanographers to re-th...Wild jaguar photographed in Arizona
...d paper in Conservation Biology. The WCS-led study identifies 51 key jaguar areas in 30 different ecological types, the result of a prioritizing exercise using GIS software and data from across the jaguar's entire range. WCS has begun to implement this range-wide program, funded by the car company, Jaguar North...Genetic clues for finding and treating cardiovascular disease (CVD)
...e gene or is susceptible to it. Predictive testing identifies individuals at risk for certain disease years before symptoms appear. The ability to test for the presence of the genes associated with coronary artery disease is underway. Testing for the presence of genes such as LDLA (which removes bad cholesterol...... in the paper. Our approach is powerful because it identifies how plant resources constrain the distribution of different-sized herbivores. We use this relationship to predict global-scale patterns in large herbivore diversity. Similar approaches could be applied to other groups of organisms to help identify cr...HHMI awards $2 million to European Molecular Biology Organization
...MBO Young Investigator Programme, created in 2000, identifies promising molecular biologists in their first three years of heading independent laboratories. Currently, there are 78 EMBO Young Investigators in 17 out of 24 member countries. HHMI launched its International Program in 1991 to recognize the intern...Michigan State scientists identify chemical come-on of sea lamprey
...t females were often the chemical temptresses. It identifies the potency of the sea lamprey pheromone and how far one fish can cast its chemical net to lure a female. Sea lampreys migrate into streams to spawn in spring. The males arrive earlier than the females and build nests. Then they release pheromones to...Spinal cord injury and Alzheimers risk among topics at American Chemical Society meeting
...vention Center, Room 314A, Level Three) Survey identifies drugs most likely to be found in the environment Antidepressants, anticonvulsants, anticancer drugs and antimicrobials are among the types of pharmaceuticals that Johns Hopkins University researchers believe are most likely to be found at toxicolog......d added another 10 percent reduction. This study identifies FXR as a target for companies developing drugs to affect cholesterol metabolism, he said. He and Urizar want to study guggulsterone further to determine the biochemical reasons for the cholesterol-lowering effect, what genes are involved and how the...