Novel Viral Vaccine Protects Aids In Animal Model
...nous and sexually-transmitted HIV,"says Narayan, a member of BioStratum's scientific advisory board. "Theinfection and disease induced by KU-SHIV-1 in macaque monkeys is nearlyidentical to that seen in humans infected with HIV-1, but compressed intoa much shorter time period. In comparison, other models use...Discovery Of New Large, Predatory Dinosaur Reported In Science
... November issue of Science . The new species is a member of a peculiar group of fish-eating dinosaurs, thespinosaurids, who have long, narrow jaws studded with cone-shaped teeth, afin-like sail varying in height along their backs, and large, sickle-shapedthumb claws. Spinosaurids themselves are theropods, ...New Forest Owners Prefer Enjoying Their Land Over Working It
...ill still be providing oxygen once I'm gone." As a member of the board of directors for the Florida Forestry Association,Rivers shares Jacobson's concerns over the fragmentation of Florida'sforests. "If the land is not managed, you're growing trees of no value," hesaid. "It's a waste." The next step for for...Discovery Of Mutation May Lead To Help For Male Fertility Problems
...tigating the effects of this mutation when aformer member of the team, Dr. Randall Moreadith, was experimenting to produce amouse with certain genetic features. The first transgenic animal he made wassterile. The scientists launched an investigation to find out why these firstrodents could not reproduce. ...Swedenvironment No. 3 Highlights
...PER) can be introduced in stages in the various EU member states. In December, there will be a discussion on which substances to be included in such a register. Twinned With Three Countries Estonia, Latvia and the Czech Republic are to become Sweden's twinning partners, in the EU Phare -Twinning programme...Jefferson Scientists Use Gene Repair Technique To Change Albino Mice Cells To Black
...ging albino to black," saysDr. Yoon, who is also a member of the Jefferson Institute of Molecular Medicine."... and immunology at Jefferson Medical College and a member ofJefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center, developed the gene-fixing technique severalyears ago. Scientists...Did You Know? The Truth About The Poinsettia
...23," says Ing Ming Lee, USDA plant pathologist and member of theAmerican Phytopathological Society. "Until recently we've never known what gavepoinsettias their bushy, branched appearance. At first we thought a virus wasinvolved, but the latest laboratory tests confirm the dwarf branching habit ofthe poinse...Cells From Mother Can Boost Success Of Sibling-To-Sibling Kidney Transplants
...us and infant, Burlingham said. Former UW faculty member Ray Owen first reported the tolerance resulting formthe maternal-fetal immune reactions in 1954. "The findings support thehypothesis that cells and antigens of the mother change the antigen-specificreactivity of the fetal immune system and promote a ...Quality Control System Ensures Genetic Instructions Are Ready To Go
...ich could be disastrous for the cell." Dahlberg, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and Elsebet Lund, asenior scientist in the department of biomolecular chemistry, report theirfindings in the Dec. 11 issue of the journal Science. Proteins, essential for all life processes, are made up of buildi...Scientists Show That Normal-looking Cells In Cervical Cancer May Be Abnormal
...ys co-author Basil Rigas, M.D., an adjunct faculty member atRockefeller. "Our findings may lead to improved techniques for diagnosing andtreating cancer, by shifting the definition of a cancer cell from the currentone-which is based on the morphological features of a cell-to one based onchemical changes pic...Wistar Institute Professor Named First Koprowski Professor
...ofMedicine at the University of Pennsylvania and a member of the executivecommittee of the University's Institute of Gene Therapy. He also is a member of the Scientific Advisory Council and Fellowship Committeeof the Cancer Research Institute in New Y...Key Asthma And Allergy Molecule Pictured
...journal Cell, is the firststructure reported for a member of this family of antibody receptor proteins. Itwas made by probing crystals of the receptor called the high-affinityimmunoglobulin-E receptor with the extremely brilliant X-rays produced by theAdvanced Photon Source synchrotron at Argonne National L......y grazing. Blue grama is also an important member of so-called mixed-grass prairiesthat stretch from eastern Wyoming north into Canada. "If there is a cause-and-effect relationship between temperatureincreases and a decrease in blue grama, it could hold for the entire region,"Detling said. ......rywhere."The basic idea," says Dr. David Noever, a member of NASA/Marshall'sastrobiology research group, "is to expose a collection of microorganisms tosome of Earth's harshest environments, including geothermal vents, high mountainpeaks, and even the South Pole. We plan to distribute the microbes to USclas...Serotonin May Be Better Target For Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Treatment
...ne and serotonin arekey," says Raul Gainetdinov, a member of Caron's research team. "Hyperactivitymay develop when the relationship between dopamine and serotonin is thrown offbalance." The brain has 15 types of receptors that bind to serotonin, and Gainetdinovis now trying to determine which specific serot...Technology Reduces Reliance On Fungicides For Grape Growers
...t pathologist at the Universityof California and a member of the American Phytopathological Society (APS). "Theresult is reduced plant growth, and poor quality fruit." Finding alternative ways to control powdery mildew took close observation byplant pathologists. "We identified, through our research, the en...Wolf Prize In Medicine Awarded To Kandel, Columbia's Pioneer Of Memory Research
...e of Physicians & Surgeons. Professor Kandel is a member of theNational Academy of Sciences and several foreign academies and counts among hisprevious awards the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award, the Dana Award,the Gairdner Award and the National Medal of Science. What happens in the brai...Estuaries Vital To The Productivity Of Southeastern U.S. Fisheries
...p. The Duke researcher, formerly a faculty member at N.C. State Universityin Raleigh, spent about seven years in a National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration-funded study of the life histories of estuary dependent fish thatrange between Cape Canaveral, Fla., and Cape Hatteras, N.C. He is...Genetics Not Significant To Developing Typical Parkinson's Disease
...ey found that PDmost commonly occurred in only one member of a twin pair, whether the pair wasidentical or fraternal. "Since purely genetic Parkinson's disease appears to be rare, investigations ofgenetic forms of parkinsonism, such as in families with multiple-affectedgenerations, will help us to identify...If You Can't Stop Polluting, Try Changing The Weather Instead
...mmittee evaluating the project -- of which he is a member -- remainssceptical. He says they are still unable to detect a clear change in theintensity or direction of any winds produced by the antenna. "Preliminaryresults are insufficient," he says. More recent results, presented by Bisiacchiand Pokhmelnykh ...