Team of 200 scientists presents new research that reveals full 'tree of life' for plants
...microscope much less to understandexactly how they interact with plant and animal ecosystems." Formed in 1994, the Green Plant Phylogeny Research Coordination Group hasengaged in a massive, collaborative analysis, requiring painstaking study ofdata on thousands of plant species from all over the world. The te...Keck Foundation supports research at the edge
...ptical-signal processingtools that will themselves interact with living systems. This research project is one of the first major collaborative programs to emergefrom recent efforts at the University to bring together scientists working onthe edges of overlapping disciplines, as embodied in the creation of the...Particulate matter causing air pollution
...es said. "The trick is to fully understandhow they interact so you can come up with a strategy to deal with both of them." Chameides is spearheading the SuperSite study under the auspices of theongoing Southern Oxidants Study (SOS), which involves about 20 universities andagencies. EPA is providing t...National award recognizes local researcher Andrew Hamilton
...esign structures that can cross the cell membrane, interact with their targetmolecules, turn those signals on or off as necessary, and control the chemistryof a living organism in a very selective way," he explained. The key to this control is a process called molecular recognition. "Just like werecognize a h...Researchers develop first potential schizophrenia genetic animal model
... repeating various activities such as grooming and interact poorlywith other mice in social and sexual situations,the scientist said. Affected females often don't produce offspring but neglecttheir young when they do give birth. Currently used mouse models for schizophrenia are created by giving thero...Scientists dissect bacterial crosstalk
...ys. FucR's dual function depends on its ability to interact with fucose, theresearchers suggest. Although the sugar allows the repressor to switch on theproduction of fucose-metabolizing enzymes, it enables it to switch off thesignal to the intestinal cells. If the bacterium contains plenty of fucose, most o...Computers have had dramatic impact on chemistry
...can createholographic images of molecules and even interact with them physically to feelthe strength of the bond between a pharmaceutical agent and the receptor, forinstance, if we try to pull them apart. * There is experimentation with alternative presentations of information. A lotof what we have now is vi...National award recognizes local researcher Carolyn Bertozzi
...cture ofthese sugar molecules direct how the cells interact within tissues." Cancer cells, for example, tend to have unusual sugars on their surfaces which,Bertozzi's group has discovered, may prevent their destruction by the immunesystem. This may help explain why some cancers are more difficult to treat tha...Biotechnology requires training across disciplines, and in business
...c molecules that can be given aspills. These drugs interact with protein receptors like a key in a lock to cau...ofcompounds and to find the best small molecule to interact with the receptors."To create small molecule compounds-- in other words, drugs that can beadminister...Researchers discover genetic basis of heritable sleep disorder
...discovery, in turn, could lead to drugs that might interact with theprotein. Such drugs could prove useful not only for treating FASPS, but alsotemporary conditions such as jet lag. But, said Ptácek, "we need tounderstand the normal biology first. Then we can work on altering the clock andhelping peopl...Researchers pave the way to protein therapy in humans
...would beadvantageous because smaller drugs tend to interact with unintended targets.Larger proteins fit only onto the molecules for which they were designed, sothey could be given in substantially lower doses, resulting in fewer sideeffects. Dowdy led a previous research team that used test-tube exper...Scientists find genetic links for deadly type of breast cancer
...says. "It is a strong indication that these genes interact todrastically change the behavior of normal mammary cells." Merajver added that additional research with more patients will be needed tounderstand completely the functions of LIBC, RhoC and the other 15 genesidentified in the study. "Because changes ...Learning how organs tell left from right
..."left-sided." Understanding how these two proteins interact mayallow scientists to understand a great deal more about how organs are segregatedinto left-side and right-side. In attempting to unravel the genetic program that determines left/rightorientation, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator...USGS studies wildfire ecology in the western United States
...face vegetation and soil nutrients caused by fire, interact to determine the course of weed invasion and habitat transformation. Esque also takes advantage of the "natural experiments" provided by desert wildfires. In 1994, for example, he began a collaborative studies with USGS research ecologist Dr. Ce...Genetic mutation tied to increased prostate cancer risk in African-American and Latino men
...r is still unknown; Reichardtbelieves the gene may interact with other mutations caused by environmentalfactors -- so-called somatic mutations -- to turn a predisposition to the diseaseinto the disease itself. In order to pin down this so-called missense genetic mutation, Reichardt and IGMcolleague Nick Makri...UCSC researchers obtain first detailed images of a complete ribosome
...esearchers show how different parts of theribosome interact with one another and how the ribosome interacts wi...e smaller subunit. "Understanding how the subunits interact is critical to understanding how theribosome works, and for the first time we've been able to identi...Advanced light source reveals secrets of ribosome structure
...th the ribosome, and howthe two ribosomal subunits interact with each other. In both cases there appearto be complex networks of molecular interactions criss-crossing the ribosome,often involving interactions with a third type of RNA, called ribosomal RNA -- asort of bridge between the subunits. "One...Clay M. Armstrong, MD, wins 1999 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award
... our understanding of themechanisms by which drugs interact with ion channels. In the 1970s, he delved deeper, gaining fundamental insights into theion-channel structures responsible for sensing an incoming electrical signal,for opening the gate that controls ion passage, and, finally, for closing, orinactiv...Virginia Tech microbe-minerals group launches new field of study
...ous variability in surface chemistry and structure interact with anyof an unimaginable number of microbial spe...sms and knowing what conditions enable microbes to interact withminerals will help us use and enhance them in bioremediation, and controlunwanted release. But t......o-component regulatory system that helps themfirst interact with their environment, then turn on certain genes to thrive inthe environment. Other genes identified are similar to genes of other pathogenic bacteria thathave been implicated as important in the virulence of those organisms. Stillother genes that...