Scientists sequence genome of kind of organism central to biosphere's carbon cycle
...most important inhabitants, has yielded surprising insights about the way they may be using nitrogen, fats and silica in order to thrive. Diatoms, most of which are far too tiny to see without magnification, are nevertheless thought to absorb carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas, in amounts comparable to a...Gladstone investigator Mike McCune wins prestigious NIH Director's Pioneer Award
... patients with HIV disease. This work has provided insights into the mechanisms that normally support the human immune system and the processes by which HIV can cause immunodeficiency. "Now I want to know if there are certain types of immune responses that protect against infection and others that might in...UCSF scientist Joe Derisi named MaCarthur Fellow
..., "that talented individuals, free to follow their insights and instincts, will make a difference in shaping t...n the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae yielded major insights into the fundamental aspects of cells. He was also a pioneer in pharmacogenetics -- the study of the...Anthrax enzyme images reveal secrets of antibiotic resistance, suggest new drug design
...e September issue of Structure. Based on these new insights into the structure of the enzyme, called DHPS, the St. Jude team has also developed a new molecule that appears likely to be able to block the enzyme's activity without triggering resistance. DHPS normally combines the molecules DHPP and pABA during...University of Alberta researcher looks for clues to mysterious disease
...re responsible for repairing DNA damage that offer insights into human diseases like cancer and A-T. A-T is a progressive, degenerative disease that affects a startling number of body systems. Children with A-T appear normal at birth but at around the age of two, some of the first signs--walking and balance ...A long-necked sea predator from China described in Science
...nd the Middle East called Tanystropheus offers new insights into protorosaur hunting strategies as well as their evolution and diversity during the Triassic Period. The new creature's specialized neck ribs may have helped the aquatic reptile hunt. The sea predator's hunting strategies, as proposed by the aut...New signs of life found at the Poles
...me regions of the Arctic and Antarctic giving new insights on survival of life on other planets. Reporting in this week's Nature, scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and Scripps Institution of Oceanography reveal their surprise findings that rock-dwelling micro-organisms can photosynthesise and...$2.7 million grant to support creation of virtual zebrafish atlas
...alian development have led to the discovery of new insights that would have been difficult to obtain using other models." The atlas initiative started in 1999 when representatives of the international zebrafish community met at the NIH and assigned to the Cheng lab the task of creating a virtual atlas of norm......d Johns Hopkins University. The work could provide insights on two devastating inherited diseases. In healthy cells, mitochondria (tiny energy substations that churn out each cell's power supply) continually fuse together and split in two. When mitochondrial fusion goes awry, cells are targeted for programme...Genes expose secrets of sex on the side
...University of Arizona in Tucson have developed new insights into ancient mating and migration patterns in humans. Men and women differed in their participation in reproduction, the researchers report. More men than women get squeezed out of the mating game. As a result, twice as many women as men passed th...New fruitfly model of diabetes has future implications for pancreatic cell transplantation
... hope that this Drosophila model will bring useful insights to the table." ...Columbia research to examine gene influence on severity of peridontal disease, therapy response
...e expression signatures. "In addition to providing insights into the pathobiology of periodontitis, this research will provide a wealth of data on the basic host responses to infection," said Paul Pavlidis, Ph.D., co-principal investigator of the study and assistant professor in the Columbia University depart...Origin and Development of the Vertebrate Traits
... stimulate fruitful discussion and yield fresh new insights into the evolution of vertebrates, including ourselves. Attendance to the CDB Symposium will be limited to approximately 120 general attendees. All those interested in participating are asked to submit an application for review by the organizing comm...Adaptive changes in the genome may provide insight into the genetics of complex disease
...targets of natural selection will provideimportant insights into recent human evolutionary history and may alsohelp us understand and identify the genetic contribution to various complexdiseases," Akey said. The findings appear to provide support for a theory widely known as the'thrifty gene hypothesis' that...Heart gene yields insights into evolution, disease risk
...erlying a disease and the evolutionary biologists' insights into how natural selection acted on the gene to propagate that mutation in the population. Said Rockman, "Our research, and that of other evolutionary biologists, is directing us toward a new, more nuanced view of genetic variants which is that, in f...Broken arms and collateral damage: clues to predator-driven evolution
...an's National Museum of Natural History offers new insights into the process. A report on their research appears in today's issue of Science. Biologists long have speculated that predators and prey play a game of evolutionary one-upsmanship, in which an adaptation on the part of one---say, sharper teeth in a ...Genuine stem cells found in skin might treat hair loss, wounds
...alysis of the versatile skin cells also offers new insights into the underlying genetic signature common to all stem cells, said the researchers. Stem cells are undifferentiated cells whose daughters give rise to the specialized cell types that make up an organism. Embryonic stem cells, which emerge in the fi...Stuck on you: Scientists lay bare secrets of bacterial attachment proteins
...tic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to yield detailed insights into the structure of the two nanometre-wide Dr Adhesins. Their work helps to resolve a long-standing debate amongst microbiologists; it leads to the reclassifying of the Dr Adhesins into a group of bacterial protein appendages known as 'fimbriae'. ...Convulsions in worms mimic epileptic seizures
...tuations where a rare disorder is going to provide insights into a more common one, epilepsy." "It's quite possible that other gene mutations might show susceptibility to convulsions in worms," said Caldwell's undergraduate co-author Locke, who, with support from HHMI and a National Science Foundation Caree......nd curriculum, this center will not only yield new insights about complex biological processes, it will also train the research leaders of tomorrow." Called the Center for Quantitative Biology, the effort will focus on three key biological questions: how body patterns are established during an organism's ear...