Aerosol pollutants in atmosphere likely masking global warming
...ight is a "huge leap forward" in understanding the interplay between pollutants, clouds and greenhouse warming, said University of Colorado Professor Owen B. Toon. A professor in CU-Boulder's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Toon authored a perspective article in the March 10 issue of Science m...Symposium focuses on implications of 'The New Microbiology'
...tion with many other organisms. In particular, the interplay between bacteria and plants is vital for plant growth, and studies of this interaction have important implications for biotechnology. Other aspects covered include the mechanisms of mutation in bacteria and their significance for the development o...Molecular repair of ruptured discs
...repair themselves have now discovered an intricate interplay of molecular signals. Their findings, reported in the January 15th Journal of Clinical Investigation, could lead to the development of non-surgical treatments for herniated discs. Low back pain is a common problem, affecting between 60 and 80 perce...Cooperative action of two proteins causes damaged cells to "self-destruct"
...recruits' p73, another key regulating protein. The interplay between c-Abl and p73 leads to celldeath. "p73 wa...pendent mobility, the Weizmann team found that the interplay between c-Abl andp73 is phosphate-dependent. Irradiation activates c-Abl (through both phosphate bin...Old brains can learn new tricks!
...ainactivity, this is the first to focus on how the interplay of brain regionsrelates to cognitive functioning and aging. "The older brain is more resilient than we think," says Dr. Randy McIntosh,Rotman scientist and assistant professor, Department of Psychology, atUniversity of Toronto. "If aging brains can f...Researchers say hormones are key to evolution of insect metamorphosis
...l giverise to specific adult structures. A complex interplay between JH andecdysteroids then allows the larva to progress to a pupa, and finallyecdysteroids alone drive the transformation to adult. Juvenile hormones play such an important role in the embryonic and larvaldevelopment of metamorphosing insects th...Genetic mutation tied to increased prostate cancer risk in African-American and Latino men
...al," says Reichardt."But we need to figure out the interplay of the different genetic changes thatoccur in the predisposition or progression of the disease. The one thing I knowis that this won't be the only gene discovered: it's sure to be the first ofmany."...Cellular espionage at play in post-menopausal osteoporosis
...y. We and others think that one key to the complex interplay of eventsleading to bone destruction is preventing IL-1 from getting started in the bonecells." Osteoclasts are large, multinucleated cells that thrive in the boneenvironment. They work in a strangely complementary manner with bone-formingcells cal...... infected with the virus. So what accounts for the interplay between the viruses? Perhaps CMV produces aprotein within human cells that helps HIV replicate and spread. CMV may affectthe immune system as a whole so that the body cannot fight infections, or CMVmay promote HIV's growth locally in tissues, says......tion was, they report, mainly governed by a global interplay amongatmosphere, ocean, sea ice, and vegetation. Their research is published in theJuly 15 issue of Geophysical Research Letters. The researchers, headed by Martin Claussen of the Potsdam-Institut fuerKlimafolgenforschung (Potsdam Institute ...Migratory songbird breeding linked to winter habitat
...Conservation efforts need totake into account this interplay of factors that affect these species throughoutthe year, including not only the quantity but also the quality of the habitatsthey occupy."...Minuscule Ocean Plants Help Stabilize Earth's Atmosphere, Climate
...also helpsregulate Earth's climate in an intricate interplay with ocean currents,wind-blown dust, nutrient discharges from rivers, solar radiation levels andother factors, their paper added. Buried phytoplankton remains from past eons also created part of thefossil fuel that now drives the industrializ......nvestigation of biomolecular processes. Due to the interplay of modern confocal optics, new dyes as efficient fluorescent probes, sensitive photodetectors, and fast data processing, FCS allows the observation of the dynamics of single molecules in real time while they pass an open volume element ...Fauci: New Findings Help Explain "Rebound" Of HIV In Patients Who Discontinue Triple-Drug Therapy
...ltifactorial process controlled by the complicated interplay of stimulatory and inhibitory factors concentrated in the lymphoid tissue, the centers of immune activity in the body," Dr. Fauci notes. At the Chicago symposium, Dr. Fauci will present data from in vitro experi...New understanding of crab populations may not bring fishermen's delight
...at the observed dynamics come about because of the interplay betweenexternal and internal forces. The complex dynamics are produced by a smallamount of noise." For one of the first few times, a modeled understanding of the processagrees with data from a field population, he says. Ideally, a model with such a...