Scientist explores the future of research collaboration
...udents, and sometimes with undergraduates. He also identifies the importance of email to research programs, writing that "generally, research is impossible without it." Beaver notes that this new interconnectedness has revolutionized how research collaboration occurs and who its participants are, expanding poss...Researchers uncover biochemical connection between high-fat diets and increased colon-cancer risk
...ocholic acid, Mangelsdorf said. While the research identifies a possible target for helping the body eliminate excess lithocholic acid, exploiting the research might not be so simple. Taking extra vitamin D would stimulate more activity in the vitamin D receptors, but that also would cause the body to absorb mo...Cosmic impacts implicated in both the rise and fall of dinosaurs
...hampered because the spectrometry equipment, which identifies materials by comparing their mass, was not sensitive enough. Kent said another important find was a thin zone in the sediment, just below the Triassic-Jurassic boundary, where the magnetic field is reversed. This reverse zone can now serve as a marke...UCLA scientists image how Parkinsons genes misfire in mice
...e brain where they should have been. This approach identifies which genes play a role in abnormal brain function and where they are located, said Smith, UCLA assistant professor of molecular and medical pharmacology. We can use this information to narrow down the brain regions linked to genetic disorders and pi...Genetic fingerprint of lung cancer predicts treatment outcome
...research from Toronto's Princess Margaret Hospital identifies the genetic fingerprint for lung cancer that may eventually help determine which patients are at high risk for cancer recurrence after surgery. The findings, published in this month's edition of the international scientific journal Cancer Research, ...Recombinant Protein Expression Lab established at CU
...ect cell systems. Subsequently, as rational design identifies molecular targets to treat disease, the facility can scale up to produce larger quantities of proteins for clinical trials in the Comparative Cancer Program of the College of Veterinary Medicine and at other cancer centers. Another goal of the new C...New imaging technology promises better breast cancer detection in early stages
...avoid biopsy in some cases. This detection method identifies breast lesions utilizing a radiopharmaceutical diagnostic imaging technology known as Tc-99 Sestamibi (MIBI) scintimammography. The procedure is based on a radioactive isotope being injected into a vein in the arm. Once absorbed into the body, the ...Normal gene control increases chances human stem cells will be safe
...r son to his daughter, the biochemical "mark" that identifies the gene as a maternal or a paternal copy must be removed and a new mark put on. If parental marks were lost in cultured stem cells, as some scientists had proposed was likely, both copies of the imprinted gene would be active. "The inheritance rules...Viruses help strep bacteria turn deadly
...an important mechanism for bacterial evolution and identifies several potential targets for vaccines or drugs to prevent or treat some severe infections. Group A Streptococcus (GAS) bacteria are common microbes that cause many different diseases, including strep throat, wound infections, toxic shock, "flesh-eat...New insight into how eyes become wired to the brain discovered by Salk, UT Southwestern scientists
...d the study's senior author. "Our new research now identifies how optic axons map the top-bottom, or vertical, axis of the retina into the brain and also defines the biochemical signals used to control this mapping through the analyses of a variety of important mutant mice generated by our colleagues at UT Sout...Gene may protect abused kids against behavior problems
... research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison identifies a genetic variation that might protect abused children from developing antisocial behavior. Childhood abuse is a universal risk factor for antisocial behavior, says Terrie Moffitt, a UW-Madison psychologist who contributed to the study. Children who ...A thermodynamic history traces temperature's effect on Universe, Earth and humans
...all the fundamental measures of our universe, Segr identifies temperature as the newcomer. First measured in the 17th century, millennia after time and distance were first quantified, temperature is, in Segr's view, an appropriate yardstick for measuring the progress of humanity. "If I were to employ temperatu...Brain damage in infants not always tied to delivery
...ow Apgar score (a measure of newborns' health that identifies those in need of resuscitation) five minutes after birth, and a high level of acid in the umbilical cord a measure of oxygen deficiency. Seventy percent of the newborns with seizures had no evidence of acidity in the umbilical cord, a finding that ...Homeland security highlights from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
... and high-value metal signatures. The system also identifies varying metals that may have been "co-mingled" to avoid detection. The lightweight system consists of a small sensor probe for scanning and a handheld operating platform custom designed by PNNL to ease use and deter theft. Earlier versions of the ...UCSD researchers fabricate tiny 'smart dust' particles
...obes, its crystal code will exhibit a pattern that identifies the probe, and thus diagnose the disease that the patient carries. "This technology offers two important advantages," Bhatia adds. "The encoding strategy is quite robust because it is hard-wired into the crystals and the crystals are built on a silic......Alzheimer's disease. Genomics is a discipline that identifies genes, their interactions, and their effects on biological processes. It promises to accelerate the development of new approaches to treating human diseases. This information, together with other genetic data, will be used to develop new drug therapi...Texas A&M agriculturists set framework to safeguard food supply
...terrorism from taking place." Guido said the model identifies production processes for the various agricultural industries and uses existing quality assurance and risk analyses to identify critical nodes in the process. Those nodes then are assessed by measuring relative vulnerability to attack. The agricultura...Researchers: Protein family key to helping plants adapt
...Hasegawa, a horticulture professor. "This research identifies a new temporal component of gene regulation that occurs after the initiation of transcription of the gene and seems to regulate important stress response processes of plants." Transcription is when RNA copies and transfers the gene's instructions to ...Even in middle age, cutting calories slows aging of the heart
...e mitigated by eating less. Importantly, the study identifies genetic pressure points for stemming age-related heart disease, long the number one cause of death in the United States. Such knowledge can help pharmaceutical companies identify medicines that may be able to prevent the genetic changes that underlie...Using the ocean's living light shows to fight terrorism or track the planet's most massive migration
...ing submersibles the Johnson-Sea-Links. SPLAT-Cam identifies individual bioluminescent animals based on their g...ring a given period of time and then automatically identifies the animals seen, how many there were, and their proximity to each other. In conjunction with the Na...