Female Fireflies Lure Males For Defense Chemical
...nd reporting the study along with Eisner, who is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, were Michael ...Smith Professor of Chemistry at Cornell and also a member of the National Academy of Sciences. The study employed adult fireflies (which entomologists regard ...A New Biochemical Link Established Between Stress, Sex And Dominance
...anford. He is also a professor of psychology and a member of the Neurosciences program faculty. He and members of his laboratory already have shown that for cichlid fish, social position determines physiology. It's not so much that the biggest, brightest fish becomes dominant. Instead, a fish must earn his ...One Chimp Can Perceive States Of Awareness In Others
...d the chimps highly desired, as the hidden treat.A member of the research group hiding with a tranquilizer dart was the threat.All of the animals in the study had previously been sedated by a dart orhad seen a tranquilizer dart used, and saw it as a threat. In half of the test conditions, both animals...Researchers To Investigate Years Before Menopause
...f the Tremin Trust," says Mansfield, a faculty member in both Colleges of Health and Human Development and the Liberal Arts. "Information on perimenopause, menopause and post menopause, which is of great interest to women today, will come from the second cohort of this long term project." ...Smoking Mice Lead To Emphysema Breakthrough
...s," Shapiro says. Macrophage elastase is a member of a family of enzymes that is currentlyattracting intense scientific interest. Many researchers believe that members ofthis family, called metalloproteinases, play a major role in a host of disordersincluding tooth decay, atherosclerosis, arthritis ...Imaging Studies Illuminate Brain's Response To Cocaine
... National Institute of Mental Health. Previously a member of the MGH Psychiatry Service, Hyman also is senior authorof the Neuron paper. In studying the reaction of the brain to cocaine, the reseachers used functionalmagnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a technique largely developed at the MGH. Using fMRI, a...Colorado State Anthropologist Finds Fossil Treasures In Africa
...ooting the snake. Tocelebrate restored peace, each member of the research team ate a piece of the cobra, cooked to perfection on an open fire. "No one wanted to go back into that cave until we knew that cobra was dead," Waddle joked. Waddle will spend the next several months in the safety of her lab at Co...NIDR Supports Total Genome Studies Of Major Oral Pathogens
...avis, principal investigator on the project, was a member ofthe research team that recently sequenced the genome of the brewer's yeast,Saccharomyces cerevisiae. His approach in this study is aimed at identifyingthe genes of Candida rather than sequencing the complete genome. This sequencingstrategy is a l...Researcher Discovers Plant Genes For Phosphate Uptake
...esearcher U. Muchhal starved Arabidopsis plants (a member of the mustard family often used as a model system for research) for a week, figuring that this would cause the plants to beef up their phosphate uptake mechanisms. It did. Then they probed the DNA libraries of the starved plants for genes that prod...Cut Pesticide Use In Half, Urges SFU Biologist
... every man, woman and child. When Winston, a member of SFU's centre for pest management, began researchingthe book, he expected to find a rapidly diminishing use of chemical pesticidesin favor of more environmentally friendly methods. He was in for a surprise. "Most biologically based methods re...Eating Lake Ontario Fish Linked To Shorter Menstrual Cycles; Consumption May Delay Pregnancy
...ich could have larger implications. A former member of the UB Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Mendola now works for the EPA. Additional researchers on the two studies were Maria Zielezny, Ph.D., and John Vena, Ph.D., of the UB Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, and Lowell E. ...Widespread Genus Of Monkeys Gives Up Genealogical Secrets To Columbia Researchers
... Among the many findings is that the sole African member of the genus andthe widespread Asian long-tailed macaques have been inaccurately placed amongthe other macaques. The study, which appears in the January 1998 issue of theJournal of Human Evolution, clearly separates the Barbary ape of Morocco andAlg...Peutz-Jeghers Disease Gene Identified: Enzyme Loss Causes Polyps And Cancer
...zu from Chugai Pharmaceuticals, Japan, as a new member of the large protein kinase family. Protein kinases are cytosolic regulatory enzymes which modify the functional properties of certain cytosolic proteins (substrates) by adding phosphate groups to the side chains of serine, threonine or t...Cellular Engineers Design Custom Cell Surfaces Able To Adhere To Synthetic Materials
...trol of the cell surface," saysBertozzi, who is a member of Berkeley Lab's Biomolecular Materials Program inthe Materials Sciences Division, as well as an assistant professor of chemistryat the University of California at Berkeley. "We have begun to understand thebio-organic chemistry of cells well enough ......roducts. In fact, Pacific Northwest currently is a member of a consortium of nationallabs and private firms seeking to develop improved methods for convertingglucose to succinic acid, and then separating and cleaning the acid to make itamenable to the more precise catalytic hydrogenation processing techniqu...Hurdle In Ulcer Vaccine Development Cleared
...ection," says Douglas E. Berg, Ph.D., the American member of the researchteam. "In places where people are at high risk for infection, such as shantytowns in developing countries, reinfection after curing with antibiotics iscommonplace. So an effective, cheap vaccine that boosted immunity after everyexposur...UMass Researchers Announce Birth Of Genetically Modified Cloned Calves
...hnology (ACT) Inc., who is also an adjunct faculty member at the University. The male calves are t...tate when fused with the cow eggs. Robl has been a member of the University faculty since 1985 and is a co-founder and consultant with ACT. Stice joined the U...Gene For Inherited Syndrome Is Possible New Tumor Suppressor
... surprising." In this study, de la Chapelle was a member of a team of researchers who studied12 individuals with PJS. By examining cells from polyps removed from a single patient, the researchers were able to map the location of the gene to one tip of chromosome19 (more specifically, to the tip of the shor...DT104 Advice:How To Slow Salmonella Spread
...ersity -- DT104 nomenclature: This bacterium is a member of the Enterobacteriacea family and the species Salmonella. Named for itsdiscoverer, Daniel Salmon, one of the first veterinary students at CornellUniversity and holder of the first D.V.M. degree (1876) awarded in the UnitedStates, salmonella is no...... marine ecologist at Oregon State University, is a member of the National Science Board. Evolutionary biologist Michael J. Donoghue is director of the Harvard University Herbaria. The five are calling on their fellow scientists to join them at AAAS to discuss the program in its planning stages. They will ...