Duke University Students Devise Devices For The Disabled
...he first mode, braille-labelled keys help children identify lettersof the alphabet by their feel as the "talking" game "asks"them to spell words. "If they're right, it tells them they're rightand goes on to the next word," Goyal said. "If they're wrong,it will tell them they are wrong and then replay the same...Chemists Compute Answers To The Origin Of Gout
...th synthetic chemists, computer modelling can help identify the most favourable areas for study by providing insights into the basic molecular make up and reactivity of chemicals - and for dangerous or sensitive species, modelling is completely safe.Other projects currently under way at the new group are: A...NIH Team Discovers Endocrine Tumor Gene
...base pairs of continuous DNA in small fragments to identify new markers and genes that were candidates for MEN...o study tumors from MEN1 patients in order to help identify the gene. In 1996, Drs. Liotta and Emmert-Buck and colleagues developed tissue microdissection, ...Biosensor Is A Model For Widespread Testing Of Chemicals, Molecules
... genetically-engineered protein biosensor that can identify the presenceof a particular chemical in its surroundings. The group's prototype biosensor can detect the presence of maltose,a sugar compound, in blood, and can switch on a molecule that produces fluorescentlight to signal its catch. With furt...New understanding of crab populations may not bring fishermen's delight
...t doesn't identifythem. More research is needed to identify the actual impacts of winds, currentsand El Nino conditions." Hastings says the next step is focusing on these explicit environmentalinfluences. Such demanding questions require complicated calculations, butrecent advances in computing power availab...Merging Physics And Neuroscience: First Evidence Of Self-Organized Criticality In Brain Networks
... they display could provide a"fingerprint" to help identify disease processes. "The waves are the fingerprint showing that the system hasorganized itself into criticality," said Jung. "This appears to bethe natural state of brain tissue. The question is what happens ifthere is something wrong with the tiss...Jefferson Scientists Discover Mechanism Of Viral Link To Disease Commonly Associated With Asbestos
...mesothelioma and lung cancer. The team hopes to identify the source of SV40 infections in humans and und...in humans. Dr. Giordano was the first to identify and clone the pRb-2/p130 gene and demonstrate that it could halt the growth of tumors. He has ...Wild Plant Genes Increase Food Production
... from the wild species because there was no way to identify the functions of genes controlling complex (or quantitative) traits in any species. The researchers have genetically mapped rice and made the information available through the rice genes database over the World Wide Web at http://probe.nalusda.gov:...Discovery Of Genetic Pathways May Provide New Ways To Combat Candida Infections
...is colleagues used molecular biology techniques to identify the components of the filamentation circuit in yeast. With the recently completed yeast genome to guide them, the scientists began to knock out suspicious genes and, by a process of elimination, discovered the culprits that are responsible for filame......s process called apomixis. CSIRO scientists aim to identify the genesinvolved in apomixis and then use them in pollination-reliant crop species. "If we can produce commercial crop plants that don't need pollination,the benefits would be enormous in terms of higher yields and more efficientproduction methods,...Chemists Develop High-Throughput Method To Synthesize And Screen Novel Antibiotics
...sentation will be on the analyticalmethods used to identify and separate the various isomersproduced by Day's synthetic approach. "The important result to having access to all these isomers iswe found some are lytic and some are non-lytic to bacteria," saidDay. The lytic antibiotics actually burst open the ba...Gene For Last Major Form Of Batten Disease Discovered
...ne using a newly developed biochemical approach to identify theenzyme missing in the disease. The center is a...ental Disorders at NINDS. The new approach used to identify the gene is based on knowledge that, whenlysosomal enzymes are produced, they almost always contain ...At-Risk Women Want Breast Cancer Gene Test--If 'Pros' Outweigh 'Cons'
...rundergo preventive surgery. As scientists identify an increasing number of mutant genes associatedwith diseases, public debate has focused on fears that employers and insurersmight use the results of such tests to discriminate against those who carry themutant genes. Despite this, most women in the ......ile we develop a cost-effective screening test and identify treatments for the sick veterans." The agreement between UT Southwestern and the Defense Department provides initial federal funding for the study. As results of UT Southwestern's studies and further phases of the research are reviewed by government ...Limits Of Life On Earth: Are They The Key To Life On Other Planets?
...esearch about our solar system and beyond, to help identify possible new sites for life beyond earth. Sci... If this is the case, the method could be used to identify traces of life in extreme environments where other "biomarkers," or signs of life, cannot be used. ...New Mathematical Model Could Help Predict Health Of Offshore Areas Where Rivers Enter The Sea
...ysical, chemical andbiologicalobservations. It can identify which processes are involved in a given ecosystemcondition;qualify which of these processes is most important in a given ecosystemcondition; and quantifythe degree of importance of each. The most crucial finding of the research appears to be con...NIDR Supports Total Genome Studies Of Major Oral Pathogens
...ding a sequencing project atStanford University to identify the genes of the fungus, Candida albicans.Candida joins a list of pathogenic microbes, including the world's three leadingkillers--malaria, cholera, and tuberculosis--that are now targets ofinternational gene-mapping efforts. Candida is one of th...Hormonal Changes At Puberty Can Mask High Cholesterol In Blood
...hheart disease are often tested for cholesterol to identify those who need totake steps to prevent heart disease. "If a child comes from a family that has a high-risk for heart disease and has acholesterol screen at age 13, a falsely low value will likely result. Thosechildren will definitely have to be scree......t list the substance. Currently, some food labels identify carmine or cochineal extract as an ingredient, but other foods containing the additive simply say "color added," "artificial color," or "artificial color added." About 18 months ago, Baldwin treated an emergency room patient suffering from anap......ute for Molecular Genetics (Berlin, Germany) to identify the APECED gene. A second international team led by Pr Nobuyoshi Shimizu from Keio University (Tokyo, Japan), Pr Stylianos Antonarakis from University of Geneva and Pr Kai Krohn from University of Tampere (Finland) also began hunting for ...