From Corn Rootworms To Art, Cornell's Reactor Is At The Core
...-- Like a physician examining X-rays, Leslie Allee lends an expert eye to the film hanging on the light screen. No broken bones here. Allee, a Cornell University doctoral student in entomology, is looking at film that shows a thin white line branching off in different directions. Around it are three or ...Strange South American Fossil Mammals Found In Madagascar And India
...ondwanatheres have not been found in Africa, which lends credence to the research team's conclusion that Africa was relatively isolated during the 35 million years of the Late Cretaceous. "It's not just the mammal evidence that suggests that Africa was off doing its own thing; the dinosaur evidence also i...1998 Declared Year Of The Ocean
...er events have prompted a global wake-up call that lends urgency to theU.N. declaration. The U.S. Commerce Department's National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration (NOAA) is taking a leading role in the U.S. Year ofthe Ocean effort to promote public awareness and understanding of the ocean. "On...New Sickle-Clawed Fossil From Madagascar Links Birds And Dinosaurs
...Malagasy bird "clinches it for us. This discovery lends a lot of weight to theidea that birds are a side-branch of the theropod family tree," says Forster. The discovery was made during one of a series of ongoing paleontologicalexpeditions in Madagascar, funded by NSF. In addition to Rahona, the ...New Vancomycin Structure May Point To Path For Overcoming Antibiotic Resistance
...presented by this first fatality. Still, the death lends urgency to ongoingefforts by researchers to modify vancomycin in ways that will enable the drug toovercome emerging bacterial resistance. On the heels of this news, scientists at the University of PennsylvaniaMedical Center are reporting a si...Molecular "Fossils" Of Early Life
...strophy andsickle cell anemia. Because DNA lends itself well to test-tube evolution techniques, it canbe synthesized readily in the laboratory, and different strains of enzymes canbe genetically engineered for specific purposes, Professor Breaker said. Forexample, he and his colleagues have create...Bioreactor Grows Cells That Produce Possible Anti-Cancer Protein
...B’s ability to produce high cell densities lends the device to the possible growth of replacement human organs such as artificial skin. He explained that the researchers would have to find a biodegradable fiber to substitute for the polyester, but the process would still work. The res...School Breakfast Participation Leads To Academic, Psychosocial Improvements
...setts General Hospital (MGH) andother institutions lends support to traditional beliefs about the importance ofa good breakfast. The report in the September Archives of Pediatric andAdolescent Medicine finds that children who increase their participation inschool breakfast programs tend to show improvemen...Combat Has Little Influence On Health Problems In Vietnam Vets
...s about the relationship between combat andhearing lends validity to our results with other health problems." The only other health difficulty associated with combat involved theskin. Eisen is uncertain why combat veterans report a higher incidence ofdermatologic problems, but he says it raises the...New Test Spots ALD Carriers With Near-Perfect Accuracy
...The test, which requires only a blood sample, also lends itself topre-implantation diagnosis, where expendable cells from days-old embryos areanalyzed. The purchase of the new $65,000 gene-analyzing system was made possibleby a charity golf tournament hosted by major league baseball umpire JohnH...A "Fossil" Virus Involved In AIDS Drug Resistance?
...d to determine whether the HERV-Kprotease actually lends a helping hand to HIV-1 in AIDS patients. If so, futureAIDS treatments may need to be developed for yet another target. "It's aradical theory," says Towler. "The hypothesis is a little bit on the fringe,but we have had some surprising results that...Substance Abuse May Curb Body's Stress Reactions
...s the environment,"Taylor says. "Our investigation lends further support to the growing literaturethat suggests that examination of physiological systems will provide importantpieces in the puzzle of substance dependence." While 175 young men aged 16 to 18 listened through headphones for a 90decibe...Millennium Clones Diet-Induced Obesity Gene
...ade of cellular events. Areceptor, the MG protein lends itself to serve as a target for drug development,noted Dr. Moore. Also, a small portion of the protein's end sticks into thecell's interior, which may act to signal internal cell activity upon peptidebinding. The protein also occurs in a secreted fo......ndrome has been previously reportedwithin families lends support to the possibility that this is a geneticdisorder. Also, it is important for physicians to recognize infants with thissyndrome because its characteristic facial features are similar to those seen ina disorder with a much poorer prognosis (hol...HIV variant in U.S. and Europe found rare in Africa AIDS cases
...o-receptor usage- from CCR5 to CXCR4. (This switch lends the variant its name: X4) "V3 determines which one of these receptors is used. When you find a populationof viruses that only use CCR5, then there's almost no variability in V3," saidSwanstrom. "Over the years, we've been asking what's the real rol...Growth factor may determine who grows new blood vessels that protect against heart attacks
...nt laboratory experiments using breastcancer cells lends credence to the theory that genes are the key factor indetermining the degree of VEGF activity. Co-authors include: Aylit Schultz, B.A.; Lena Lavie, D.Sc.; Irit Hochberg, B.S.;Rafael Beyar, M.D., D.Sc.; Tzachi Stone; Karl Skorecki, M.D.; Peretz Lavie...Media Advisory: The Geological Society of America 1999 Annual Meeting
...e conditions was in the earlyCenozoic. This record lends insight to the greenhouse period we're now entering. Specific topics include the search for causal mechanisms of climate change andimpacts on organisms and ecosystems. (Note: The cycle of "icehouse/greenhouse"regimes is addressed in Session T40, "Th...Perchlorate found in fertilizers
...ts on the developing nervous system. The new study lends support to other reports of perchlorate in fertilizers. EPAcontinues to assess perchlorate's toxicity and associated health risks inpartnership with other government agencies. Nine brands of fertilizer purchased at local stores in the Athens, Ga., a...NRC spin-off develops rapid sensors
...l and environmental applications. "The technology lends itself to be used in miniaturized, portable, biosensing devices that can be used in defence theaters for real time CBW agent detection and identification allowing for prompt and appropriate countermeasures to be taken," added Dr. Lafrance, Vice-Presi......Earth's geological and biological record. It also lends support to the theory that, throughout time, atmospheric gasses and organic compounds were delivered to the surface of planets via asteroid and comet strikes, such as the large impact event that wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. "This f...