Images reveal how rotavirus - leading cause of diarrhea - enters cells
... understanding of how viruses cause infection, and illustrates how vaccine development can be made "smarter" by probing the physical architecture of viruses and finding the minimum parts needed to prime the immune system, without having to use a whole virus to make a vaccine. The researchers are now collaborati......demonstrates Mus81's role in preventing cancer and illustrates that, contrary to popular belief, it isn't necessary for processing Holliday Junctions." Hakem and his fellow researchers identified mammalian Mus81 and then developed mice lacking the protein. They were able to show that these mice were fertile, som...Memory fails you after severe stress
...tention to this," she adds. Wells agrees: "What it illustrates is that stress does not help memory."...Unexpected changes in Earth's climate observed on the dark side of the moon
...zes that clouds must be properly accounted for and illustrates that we still lack the understanding of our climate system necessary to model future changes with confidence." Goode said the earthshine observations will continue for the next decade. "These will be important for monitoring on-going changes in Ea...PTC Therapeutics' researchers identify biochemical pathway important for modulating cell growth
...t-transcriptional mechanisms of RNA processing and illustrates our expertise in RNA biology. We are excited by the discovery of this novel enzyme complex and its implications in the identification of therapeutics that target novel mechanisms of post-transcriptional control processes," said Stuart W. Peltz, Ph.D...ORNL's nanobiosensor technology gives new access to living cells molecular processes
...eveloping the nanoscale technology. "This research illustrates the integrated 'nano-bio-info' approach to investigating and understanding these complex cell systems," Vo-Dinh said. "There is a need to explore uncharted territory inside a live cell and analyze the molecular processes. This minimally invasive nano...New book urges ecologists to think 'outside the helmet'
...alysis and Synthesis in Santa Barbara, California, illustrates the variability of Chase's niche concept. They took the old saw that rainy weather is the cause of increased mosquito populations and instead showed that the previous year's drought is the cause of high mosquito populations coming out of wetlands in ...Brown earns prestigious geography award
...cation "Scenarios of A Clean Energy Future," which illustrates how technologies and policies could address national energy needs over the next two decades. "It has been cited in proposed federal legislation and it has played a significant role in international climate change debates," the award read while also n...Survey reports fall in stem cell transplants for breast cancer
...t the fall in the numbers of stem cell transplants illustrates that doctors have been quick to react to the negative findings in the trials and to share that information." He said that the move towards stem cell transplants in a range of solid tumours had been triggered by preliminary positive retrospective and ...Three personal ads for physics
... would you need to eat?" Professor James Kakalios illustrates physics principles through superhero comics. "I believe that there is a large, untapped interest in science in the general public, and as a professor, I hope to continue to share with this audience the pleasure that comes from seeing that the world i...Bighorn sheep threatened by climate change
...r elevations, are significantly higher. "Our study illustrates how sensitive certain populations can be to changes in climate, whether man-made or not," said Epps. "Cases like this give conservationists some ammunition when talking about the importance of controlling global warming."...Woodpeckers: There's a fungus among us
...ty or spatial arrangement of snags. "Our research illustrates the numerous agents contributing to the complexity of snag decomposition and eventual cavity generation by woodpeckers," Farris said. "Forest management could benefit from a consideration of these processes when managing snags on public and private ...Portable kidney dialysis machine developed
...id Ron Adams, dean of engineering at OSU. "It also illustrates how this technology can lead to new companies and new jobs here in Oregon and beyond." Researchers at OSU are partnering with researchers at the University of Oregon, Portland State University, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and other institut...A possible new form of 'supersolid' matter
... In addition, NSF has prepared an animation that illustrates the basics of Chan and Kim's experimental setup, and the supersolid behavior they believe they have detected....Telescience recognized for facilitating biomedical research on a global network
...emonstrates a practical system for biologists that illustrates how networking can be used effectively to enable collaborative research on a global scale." Also featured were two examples of high resolution visualization applications, running on a 27 million pixel display wall powered by a Rocks cluster ( http...Six reporters reach the 'pinnacle of excellence'
... brings gravity waves to life, and an article that illustrates how politics can derail scientific research, are among the entries named to win the 2003 AAAS Science Journalism Awards. Sponsored by The Whitaker Foundation, the AAAS Science Journalism Awards program, informally known as the "AAAS pinnacle of excel...Plants' circadian clocks tune into latitude to enhance fitness
...rol different parts of the clock mechanism. "This illustrates the point of the QTL analysis that some genes can contribute incrementally to clock behaviors," says McClung. "When we saw huge clock variations in the offspring, more than in the parents, it's commonly interpreted to mean that the behaviors in quest...Tourism to Earth's most threatened areas surges by over 100 percent in last decade
...g more sustainable tourism development. The report illustrates how tourism development guided by the principles associated with ecotourism environmental sustainability, protection of nature, and supporting the well being of local peoples can have a positive impact on biodiversity conservation and provide impor...Modern global warming more damaging than in the past
...ces and Environment. Foufopoulos says new research illustrates major differences between global warming today and past natural climate fluctuations as they relate to species extinctions. Generally, each species requires specific habitat and climate conditions to survive. In the past when climate changed, popula...WSU ecologist says defense by plants to disease may leave them vulnerable to insect attack
...ion with researchers at the University of Chicago, illustrates the effects of salicylate, a natural plant chemica...ally engineered or chemically manipulated. It also illustrates natural constraints on the evolution of plant resistance. A major research interest of the Wright St...