Duke Researchers Find Second Gene Linked To Blood Vessel Disorder
... "We are developing a genetic screen that would identify these peopleso they can be followed by their doctors more closely for signs of developinglung problems," Marchuk said. By contrast, people whose disorder is linked to this second gene, ALK1,rarely have lung problems. Like endoglin, this gene provi...International Research Team Clones New Skin Cancer Gene
... predisposed. 3Through a simple blood test, we can identify people who are cancer-prone,2 he noted. 3For those who are, more aggressive monitoring and preventive measures such as staying out of the sun and using sunscreen can be applied.2 Collaborating scientists included Michael Dean, Ph.D. from the Nationa...Bark Beetle Infestation Spurs Multifaceted Study
...ed from the rings.Archaeologists use tree rings to identify the age of archaeological sitesfrom the cutting dates of construction materials. Taylor is using tree rings to date the episodes of fire in the forest. Onsome trees, fire-damaged rings can be identified and then dated. A compilationof burning dates......hers to take samples as small as a single cell and identify many of its components with unusually high confidence, something that is almost impossible with current analytical technologies, the researchers say. The technique could be used for molecular investigations about human medical disorders at the cellu...Researchers Identify A New Cellular Structure: The "Dumposome"
...thatthe process would involve genetic markers that identify the doomed DNA, molecular scissors to snip it out, and enzymesto degrade it (all of which Allis suspects work in tandem with dumposomes), but they did not anticipate finding aseparate structure devoted to DNA degradation. Dumposomes seem to targ...Researchers Find Genetic Clues To Intestinal Disease
...ohn's disease to participate in a Hopkins study to identify the genes responsible for the disease. Crohn's d...for the genes responsible for the disease and help identify those at risk for developing it," says Bayless. In a related study in the September issue of Gastro...Medicinal Leech May Offer Clues To Neural Regeneration
... cell. "We are now conducting follow-up studies to identify what information this molecule provides at a cellu...s of thousands of neurons, making it impossible to identify what each individual cell does, she says. By contrast, the medicinal leech has 21 identical columns ...Cornell Scientists Find Way To Boost Rice Crop Yield -- They'll Walk On The Wild Side
...," Tanksley said. "There is no way to effectively identify these genes through traditional methods, so we have turned to recently developed genetic techniques. We hope to reverse the genetic erosion and selectively enrich the genetic base of crop plants. Results from this research demonstrates that genes i......talkativeness. The MacArthur twin study helped us identify the linkbetween genetics and talkativeness as well as the link between environmentand word comprehension," he said. Next, Professor Reznick will look for a link between wordcomprehension at 14 and 20 months and intelligence test scores later ...Fast Measurement Technique Reveals Early Steps In Protein Folding
...t are limited in time resolution,our technique can identify events occurring within nanoseconds," saidMartin Gruebele, a professor of chemistry and a researcher at the BeckmanInstitute for Advanced Science and Technology. "We are able to witnessthe early steps in protein folding that are being missed by other...Disease Resistance Mechanism Identified in Plants
...pathogen, we should begin to understand how plants identify many different pathogens," Martin said. "This is the first demonstration that there is a lock-and-key mechanism at the molecular level involved with the plant's ability to recognize and mount a resistance response to a pathogen," adds Steven ...Mechanism For Disease Resistance Identified In Plants
...pathogen, we should begin to understand how plants identify many different pathogens," Martin said. "This is the first demonstration that there is a lock-and-key mechanism at the molecular level involved with the plant's ability to recognize and mount a resistance response to a pathogen," adds Steven ...Researchers Find How Disease-resistant Plants Recognize Bacteria
...pathogen, we should begin to understand how plants identify many different pathogens." The discovery of this protein-protein interaction is reported in today's (Friday, 12/20) issue of Science. The same issue of Science contains a second research paper that addresses different aspects of the recognition mecha...ORNL Mice Helping Researchers Isolate, Identify Causes Of Cancer
...he retroviruses provide researchers with "tags" to identify genes thatcause cancer. By studying the normal rol...the diseasegene in mice and used the mouse gene to identify the human gene. Thisinformation has led to the discovery of the cause of clinical symptoms inhumans....Bog Beetle, Misidentified For 85 Years, Is 'Discovered' At Cornell
...ther entomologists can use the accompanying key to identify this new species within their collections. The article was authored by Leibherr and Will. A member of the ground beetle family, Platynus indecentis now joins more than 2,600 other beetles species found in North America, north of Mexico, including 60...The CIA Would Like To Know What Scientists Are Seeing Over The Rainbow
...d to chemical stains. This allowed researchers to identify and sort out human chromosomes under the microscop...H uses DNA probes labeled with fluorescent dyes to identify specific chromosomal regions. Spectral karyotyping is a new way to interpret data from FISH experime...Researchers Corral Millions Of Microscopic Membranes
... of membrane proteins and X-ray crystallography to identify the three-dimensional structure of a number of the...k to different patches. Not only could this method identify and separate different kinds of cells like current methods, but it potentially could measure how wel...Penn State Wetlands Project Seeks Scientific Evaluation Criteria
...en resource professionals the tools with which to identify or describe wetland types, the next step to completing the portrait of the state's wetlands is understanding how wetlands function. "What we're missing is the personality of wetlands," Brooks says. "What do wetlands do, and why do they do it?" ...Birds Deal With "Cocktail Party Effect"
...d absolute pitch, which enables them toimmediately identify the pitch of an isolated tone. Theimplication is that the birds may use this talent to communicatewith each other, recognizing individual birds by the pitch ofsome parts or all of their song. Research into absolute pitch in birds led to his curr...... should make iteasier for government regulators to identify the most dangerouspollutants. Caruso is developing ultra-trace methods to detectmetal pollutants including tin, arsenic and chromium. The key toaccurate risk assessment is knowing not only how much metal ispresent, but the exact form the metal is in....