UCF brain cell research spawns hope for longer life
...s part of a strategy that UCF is going to be using increasingly in building its presence in the biomolecular sciences. "We are concentrating on building interfaces between areas in which we have strengths," Kolattukudy said. Vimal Desai, director of AMPAC, said that nanomaterials are currently considered highly s...Science picks: Leads, feeds and story seeds for August 2003
...mplex aquifer systems so that as these systems are increasingly tapped to provide water supplies for more people, they can continue to support the vibrant natural habitats that are part of the Valley?s heritage. For further information and access to reproducible images, visit h http://va.water.usgs.gov/GreatValle...Measles on the rise as vaccinations fall in the UK, Science study reports
...e. A continued decline in vaccinations may lead to increasingly large outbreaks of measles and the possibility of its reappearance as a self-sustaining or endemic disease in the United Kingdom. These findings appear in the 08 August issue of the journal Science published by AAAS, the science society. The authors ...... Georgia will be presenting findings focused on an increasingly prevalent and far-reaching environmental challenge: invasive species. Covering a wide range of species, ecosystems, and regions, the topic of invasive alien species is one that will be well-explored during the scientific conference. Among the offer......g not only wildlife but people. But it's becoming increasingly apparent to researchers studying emerging diseases that people themselves are exacerbating the problem. Human activities--primarily habitat alteration--appear to be influencing the prevalence of and exposure opportunities to many emerging diseases. ...Researchers identify protein modules that 'read' distinct gene 'silencing codes'
...ing chemical modifications to histones is becoming increasingly important for understanding such diseases as cancer," says Allis, Joy and Jack Fishman Professor and head of the Laboratory of Chromatin Biology at Rockefeller. "Ultimately, determining which proteins read the histone code will enable us to develop i...SARS information for antiviral drug design released by Protein Data Bank
... processing possible by the PDB is going to become increasingly important as we release structures with such medically important potential." The actual structure determination was made by Structural GenomiX, Inc., a biotechnology company in San Diego. The company deposited its data with the PDB, which were proc......r to the water's edge. The waters that remain grow increasingly saline so only salt-resistant fish imported from elsewhere can endure them. Wildlife habitats have been destroyed and communities find themselves without clean water supplies. The retreat of the waters has also altered the regional microclimate. Win...Social mobility: Study shows bacteria seek each other out
...ut using chemical signals. Biologists have become increasingly aware of social interactions among bacteria, but previously believed that clusters formed only when bacteria randomly landed somewhere, then multiplied into dense populations. The discovery that they actively move into gatherings underscores the impo...OHSU researcher publishes first measurements of 'free-base' nicotine in cigarette smoke
... like nicotine, cocaine and methamphetamine become increasingly addictive the more rapidly they are delivered to the brain. Addiction expert Jack Henningfield, Ph.D., a professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and former adviser to past FDA Commissioner David Kessler, M.D., J.D., said Pankow h...Aspirin could reduce the risk of deadly infections
...s are growing in number each year and are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, making aspirin a possibly invaluable option for treatment. "The fact that aspirin has been used for pain treatment, to reducemortality due to heart attacks, and can possibly reduce the risks ofinfection is incredible," said ...UC Riverside is part of new initiative to share patented research on agriculture
...ic research sector, the paper argues, finds itself increasingly restricted when wishing to develop new crops with the technologies it has itself invented, posing a barrier to the applications of biotechnology in the development of new crops. PIPRA 's immediate objectives are to review public sector patenting and...New science at K-State attracts $4.2 million from National Science Foundation
...s respond to environmental changes that are caused increasingly by human activities. The primary goal of the National Science Foundation-initiative will be to identify genes that are directly involved in how plants and animals respond to this changing environment. The initiative will focus on global environmenta...Europes healthcare systems supports trend for quality and quantity in ART
... Europe of quantity and quality in Europe. ART is increasingly available to couples and the efficacy of the technique is improving."...Infertility treatment versus fertility control: the challenges for developing countries
... information and counselling, it is now being used increasingly in several African countries," he concluded....US-EC Biotech Task Force keys on research, collaboration
...said, was of "critical importance" because of the increasingly interdisciplinary nature of science, the value of exchanging research results and diverse perspectives, and the "potential to catalyze partnerships among nations." "No science today can thrive in isolation," Colwell said. "Pathogens themselves do no...19th century museum specimens help plan reintroduction of endangered tiger beetle
...ent feature of the tiger beetles' genomes in these increasingly isolated populations. They discovered considerab...nt features of the tiger beetles' genomes in these increasingly isolated populations. "Essentially, we used museum specimens to fill gaps in the story of species ...Study traces global spread of virulent dengue virus to US doorstep
...ype. In recent years hemorrhagic dengue has become increasingly prevalent in tropical America."Historically, illness associated with the dengue serotypes native to the Americas has been very mild, and the virus that was responsible for hemorrhagic fever in this region was a dengue serotype 2 strain introduced fro...For ferrets, GPI means 'get pregnancy initiated'
... said, "Through studies like this, we are becoming increasingly aware of the complexity of and variation in the implantation process. Several NSF-funded biologists areexamining other factors that influence this critical aspect of mammalian pregnancy." At Columbia University, for example, one is trying to determi...Distinctive genetic program guides breast cancer's deadly spread
...ls in a tumor acquire alterations that render them increasingly metastatic. And of the millions of tumor cells that enter the circulation, the patient only gets a handful of metastases from these cells. "By contrast, there has been recent evidence that primary tumors that go on to develop metastases already posse...