Purdue researchers solve decades-old corn, sorghum problem
...y to their success. "This study has been a perfect match between genetics and physiology," Johal said. "Geneticists have known about this mutation for years, but without this collaboration, we would not have been able to reveal the physiological changes that cause it. Our combined areas of research complem...Baboons identify each other by status and family
...known individuals, then used a computer to mix and match the grunts and screams to make it seem as if a lower-ranked baboon was effectively dominating a higher ranked baboon. Then, in a playback experiment, the researchers played recorded interactions to individual baboons to see if there would be a respo...UCLA study sheds new light on island evolution
...ds. Smith said they were "stunned to find an exact match between the gene flow and ocean currents, even in ...n of island lizards, but the patterns of dispersal match up so well with the direction of ocean currents that the conclusion is almost unavoidable," Calsbeek...Scientists develop a novel strategy to help prevent transplant rejection
...ve efforts to find the best possible immunological match between donor and recipient, organ transplantation resigns the recipient to a lifetime of powerful immunosuppressive drugs that have many unwanted side effects. "Increasingly organ transplants in the case of kidneys, liver or lung tissue occur betwee...'Suicide proteins' contribute to sperm creation
...ween fingers and adjusts nerve cell populations to match the number of cells they target; in an adult, apoptosis counters cell proliferation to maintain tissue size and density. Now it appears that caspases may also play a role in creating life. As Bruce Hay, Jun Huh, and colleagues of the California Insti...Stem cells illuminate early stages of human development
...her quality that, when all is said and done, could match even the prospect of remaking transplant technology. "Much of the excitement surrounding embryonic stem cell research focuses on their potential for transplantation to repair diseased organs," according to Thaddeus G. Golos, a University of Wisco...Hopkins researchers identify transplantation antigens among Sioux Indians
...lls and are used to determine the suitability of a match between an organ donor and recipient. The Nativ... higher probability of finding a really good organ match among other Native Americans than among other racial/ethnic groups. Certain Asian populations share...Wound-healing genes influence cancer progression, say Stanford researchers
... drugs work on a specific abnormality, doctors can match the drug to the problem," he said. The best-known example of such pharmaceutical matchmaking is the drug Herceptin, which specifically treats breast cancers with an active version of the gene Her2/Neu. Most doctors don't have the ability to scr...Scientists report first sequencing of environmental genome
... population today consists of strains that mix and match genes from separate ancestors. "This type of rampant exchange of genetic material has never been documented in Archaea or in natural samples before," Banfield said. "This recombination may be a strategy for maintaining optimization in the event of pe...Natural killer cellers are made, not born
...of their white blood cell profiles: the closer the match to the patient, the better. But that's likely less...s colleagues did not develop the bone marrow donor match strategy, but part of their aim in understanding where and how natural killers hang out, was to dete...Researchers adapt RNA interference to study gene function on a large scale
... that pathway. This correlation would allow you to match the compounds with the proteins they affect in a much more useful way." Similarly, said Perrimon, researchers can use RNAi to selectively target genes in pathogenic bacteria, to determine which ones affect the bacteria's ability to infect cells. Such...Carnegie Mellon scientist says new technologies boost bio-terrorism surveillance
...charge data, credit card companies and banks could match individuals having terminal illness with those having credit cards or loans and proceed to adjust individual creditworthiness. Computer programs can prevent such abuses by rendering data sufficiently anonymous. Provable standards of privacy protectio...Genetics, alcohol sensitivity, and behavior
...zing these samples," she said. "This allows us to match the behavioral effects a person exhibits and exper... Prior to these developments, we were only able to match biology and behavior in animals and then extrapolate to humans. The number of potential neurotransm...Lactating mammary glands sense calcium
...s its secretion of calcium accordingly. This helps match milk production with the availability of calcium in the mother's body....Approved drug blocks deadly anthrax toxin
...ned to inhibit. Because the drug is such a precise match to its target, it may require only small amounts of adefovir to effectively block edema factor. Such small amounts should produce few, if any, side effects in short-term use for anthrax. How much difference adefovir might make in treating inhalation...JCI table of contents, 16 February 2004
...s its secretion of calcium accordingly. This helps match milk production with the availability of calcium in the mother's body. TITLE: The calcium-sensing receptor regulates mammary gland parathyroid hormonerelated protein production and calcium transport AUTHOR CONTACT: John J. Wysolmerski Yale University...New Seascape initiative stretches from Costa Rica to Ecuador and protects key marine habitats
... CI and their Global Conservation Fund (GCF) will match that amount with the support of a $1.2 million donation from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. The four nations that share the Seascape and dozens of partner organizations are expected to put additional millions into the project, which is being ...Stanford study questions identity of alleged Romanov bones
...exandra, one of the 1918 victims - which failed to match the tsarina's own DNA. The Stanford team's findings are reported in the January/February issue of the Annals of Human Biology. Flawed experiments? The original DNA analysis was arranged by the Russian government's Commission on the Identification o...Baker's yeast rises from genome duplication
...duplication event if they focus on solely the best match for every gene and every region," Kellis said. Genomic research is leading to new understanding of the connections between different types of genetic functions and which genes were paired in our ancestors to work together. For example, uncovering the...Rockefeller University scientists take on controversial 'vibration theory' of smell
... because their combined molecular vibrations would match those of vanilla. None of Keller's subjects reported that the mixture had a stronger smell of vanilla than did either of the two chemicals by themselves. In the second experiment, Keller tested whether aldehydes composed of an even number of carbon ...