Embryonic stem cell - based tissue engineering may help repair damaged heart muscle
...ntually it is too weak to beat properly." With the integration of the human embryonic stem cells and their patented supporting framework, Kofidis hopes that they have the two pieces of the puzzle needed to successfully integrate regenerative cells into the damaged heart, maintain its geometry and restore its fun...51 globally threatened species get new lease on life in the Caucasus
...PF strategy implementation in the region, ensuring integration of the WWF and CEPF approach, helping local groups develop grant proposals, disseminating information and assisting in monitoring of the CEPF portfolio. With headquarters in Tbilisi and country offices in Armenia and Azerbaijan, WWF Caucasus will wo...UCSD undergraduates participate in collaborative studies abroad on cyberinfrastructure
...a graphical user interface for pathway editing and integration in Cytoscape, while Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) undergrad Smith will help install a wireless network while extending the Ecogrid in Taiwan's Ecological Parks. Smith will also enhancing software of the Collaborative Lake Metabolism Project ...Funding to commercialize technologies of UC San Diego engineers tops $1.2 million
...r proof-of-concept and prototyping work, including integration and testing of the requisite combination of gas sensors. Juan Lasheras, Professor "Development of Improved Radiological Predictions of the Risk of Rupture of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms" $50,000 Professor Lasheras hopes to improve the current capabili...Family-friendly, flexible and far-reaching
The new eligibility criteria represent an integration of the fellowships formerly offered under the EMBO Restart Programme and EMBO World Programme. All applications for these fellowships will now be dealt with as part of the EMBO Fellowship Programme application procedure. Long-term fellowships Chan...Stem cell research targets cerebral palsy
...et additional factor into the brain to promote the integration of new cells long after the injury has occurred." When he began his studies several years ago, Dr. Carroll was putting stem cells from donor mice into the circulation of an animal model of cerebral palsy. Preliminary work had shown that stem cells mi...Retroviral gene therapy? ASLV, HIV, and MLV show distinct target site preferences
...he authors report, the ASLV vector "does not favor integration near transcription sites, nor does it strongly favor active genes." ASLV might have more refined integration preferences during normal infection of chicken cells, the authors note, but its integration machiner...X marks the spot: Vector insertion is viral specific
...easing importance. This is of special concern when integration is near an oncogene that may lead to uncontrolled,...genome. That each studied virus preferred a unique integration pattern or site suggests that viruses home in on certain chromosomal features for inserting themselv...Homeland security initiative takes Memphis' ORNL technologies to the nation
...e National Laboratory known as Sensornet, a sensor integration architecture for a national warning alert network ...ologies for harbor, maritime, and freight security integration on a national scale. "Our partnership with the Port of Memphis will be a valuable asset in the devel...NIGMS funds Center for Quantitative Biology
...llion over 5 years. Central to the effort is the integration of multidisciplinary research and teaching. In addition to bringing together 40 scientists from physical, computational and biological science fields, the center will establish a new undergraduate and graduate curriculum at Princeton that focuses on ...NHGRI launches Centers for Excellence in Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications Research
...two overarching themes resulting from the clinical integration of genomics: the need to define criteria for clinical integration that lead to clinically and socially appropriate applications of genomic health care, and the need f...News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
...itive neurons : Attentional modulation of motion integration of individual neurons in the middle temporal visua...d by BH3-only proteins, like Bim, resulting in Bax integration into the outer mitochondrial membrane, formation of channels, release of cytochrome c, and apoptotic...Charting the future in prostate cancer care: A call to action
...st cancer, where there has been recent progress in integration among specialties and late-stage innovation of new therapeutics. On September 22, 2004, the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) will release its Report to the Nation on Prostate Cancer, authored by 24 leading prostate cancer experts. A distinguished pa...