Amid Albanian Turmoil, Archaeologists Unearth Secrets Of The Stone Age
...south of Tirana in summer 1998. Their quest is to learn more about a Greek colony that flourished at the end of the second century B.C., but the team instead found an unexpected abundance of artifacts left from a possible Neanderthal site. UC archaeologist Jack L. Davis, co-director of the UC-Albanian tea...Genetically Engineered Mice Exhibit Anxiety, Offering Insight Into Role Of Serotonin In Brain
... researchers' next step, said Tecott, is to try to learn more about theneural mechanisms through which the absence of the 5-HT-1A receptor leads to thebehavioral abnormalities. "We'd like to test the hypothesis that the serotonin system is disinhibited inthese animals," he said. "If this proves to be th......r t-SNAREs. "The good thing is that we can learn a lot about v-SNAREs fromt-SNARES," she said. "There doesn't seem to be a lot of homology in the geneticsequences between them, but we strongly suspect that there are structuralsimilarities."...Exercising Just Three Days May Provide Heart Attack Protection
...on," Powers said. "Certainly, there's a lot youcan learn from that, but many people argue that it doesn't mimic normalphysiology well." UF researchers induced heart attacks in two groups of rats: one that hadtrained on treadmills and one that had not trained at all. The untrainedanimals fared much ...International Genome Team Deciphers Genetic Instructions For A Complete Animal
...sts with a powerful new tool toexperiment with and learn how genomes function. We'll be able to ask-andanswer-questions we could never even think about before." John Sulston, who led the Medical Research Council group at the Sanger Centre,said, "When Bob and I started studying genetics in the worm in the ...Professor Authors Complete Guide To Fungi
...lsions as the root cause oftheir troubles. And we learn of chemist Albert Hofmann who, while studyingderivatives of the fungus "Claviceps purpurea" in April 1943, went homelightheaded and dizzy. He had reached derivative number 25 -- that's LSD-25 --and by accidental exposure, took an unprecedented "busi...Bird Dads Suffer Infidelity But Bring Up Baby
...ouspolyandry not out of perverse curiosity, but to learn more about decision-makingamong the majority of animal species, explains Wrege, a senior researchassociate at Cornell. "In cases of bi-parental care and supposedly monogamous pairing," Wrege says,"the male often doesn't know his risk of cuckoldry b...... toinvestigate life in extreme environments and to learn about the possibilitiesfor life elsewhere in the S... severeconditions on their microbe samples, and to learn how these conditions comparewith environments elsewhere in the solar system, such as Europa, the Moo...X-Ray Concentrator Will Expand Window On High-Energy Universe
...omolecular Crystallography) But first, you have to learn the structures of these complex chemicals.NASA/Mar...s, they can decipher thekey-and-lock structure and learn how to change how the protein works. However, the process takes many hours and dozens of crystallogr...Professor Will Connect With Students Live From China Dinosaur Site
...ll have an opportunity to ask questions as well as learn about new discoveries at the Chinese excavation site. Dr. Hengst, who left for the month-long expedition in late December, is an authority on dinosaur respiration and has presented research findings at national and international...National USDA Center For Food Gene Data
...ction, and now it will takescientists less time to learn how a gene performs. Once a gene's function, suchas disease resistance, is identified, biotechnologists can begin experiments tosee if that gene can be rebuilt in a way to make it more effective. Forexample, disease-resistant genes can be moved int...Large Gene Study Questions Cambrian Explosion
...eful for finding life on other planets. "Ifwe can learn when different stages of life evolved on Earth, we can comparethose dates to events in the chemical evolution of Earth's atmosphere and ocean,such as when oxygen and other important gases increased," Hedges explains. Research with this goal is an imp...Gene Therapy Trial Approved For Rare Anemia
... for the use of gene therapy,"Walsh says. "What we learn from here can be applied to other disorders involvinga single gene."...UNC-CH Ligament-Tendon Structure Discovery May Lead To Better Treatment, Scientists Explain
...said. "With further work, we should now be able to learn more about them- how long they are, what their shapes are and how they are formed in the body.Then we will understand a lot more about the healing process and how we might beable to take advantage of it in treatment or change it." One unprove...Genes Linked To Early Onset, Location Of Hereditary Colon Cancer
..., kidney, and uterus. The researchers also hope to learn why some people develop these "extracolonic" tumors and others don't....Life Among Dead Brain Cells: Discovery Could Help Improve Memory Capacity Of Stroke Victims
...e taught a new way through town, you'd beunable to learn the new route." In the future, say researchers, it may be possible that these stem cellscan be stimulated to grow even more, perhaps helping to rewire the brain andhelp stroke survivors recover lost memory function. Stem cells are imp...A Real Smart Asp: Snakes Show Surprising Ability To Learn
...nything resembling mazes in nature, and they donot learn how to run mazes in laboratory conditions. "The bottom line is that when tested in a biologicallymeaningful way, snakes exhibit spatial learning that rivals thelearning abilities of birds and rodents," he concluded, "but thecues used by snakes [...UD Valentine Science: Cell "Dating" Habits May Promise Healthier Hearts
...useful to drug companies in the future. "If we can learn exactly what lures these cells together, it might be possibleto develop better remedies for blocking platelet aggregation, or clustering,"Naik says. "The dating rituals of these cells also may shed light on how cellsmigrate from place to place, and h...NSB Meets In L.A. On Expanded Environmental Research, Education, Assessment
...al programs. The symposium will allow the Board to learn about a variety of environmentalissues from multiple perspectives and promote discussion of environmentalresearch, education and assessment in the context of a larger Federal strategy.A web site provides updated information and solicits community com...Baby Dolphin "Little Orphan Annie" Loses Battle For Her Life
...onal marine mammal database, so thatscientists can learn more about these magnificent marine mammals. While at Harbor Branch, "Annie" received constant around the clock care andobservation from a very dedicated and professional staff. Although "Annie's"chances, like many stranded dolphin, were less than 2%...