Houston minority graduation rises in sciences, engineering as result of UH-led alliance
...h a new vision for phase II to serve as a national model and resource for other academic institutions. Currently, the University of Houston leads the consortium of six universities and two community colleges in the H-LSAMP, consisting of UH, Texas Southern University, UH-Downtown, UH-Victoria, Rice Univer...New study shows hope for treating inhalant abuse
...s elimination of conditioned place preference -- a model of craving in which animals develop a preference for a place where they have previously had access to a drug, even when the drug is absent -- is similar to the aversion seen in Brookhaven's earlier studies of GVG with nicotine and heroin. "The f...Molecular motor implicated in tissue remodeling
...proper development of individual tissue types. The model of MMP-1 action revealed by Goldberg and his colleagues might help explain how the enzymes that digest collagen serve constructive purposes. "The enzymes aren't loose and disorganized where they would just end up destroying the matrix," Goldberg stat...EMBO Gold Medal 2004 goes to Spanish scientist
...her unstinting dedication makes her the ideal role model for other young researchers." Mara Blasco Background and research Born in Alicante, Spain, Mara Blasco is currently the Director of the Molecular Oncology Programme at the Spanish National Cancer Centre (CNIO) in Madrid. In 1993, the scientist o...New molecular link key to cellular proteins involved in cancer progression, other diseases
...he PcG silencing system is one of the best-studied model of epigenetic regulation systems," said Zhang. PcG proteins function in protein complexes to repress transcription of genes that are likely to include key regulators of the cell cycle. The new study demonstrated that a gene normally silenced by the ...'Most recent common ancestor' of all living humans surprisingly recent
...vious publication with an intentionally simplified model that ignored such complexities as geography and mi...ime -- less than 2,000 years ago in the simplified model -- when each person was an ancestor to all or ancestor to none of the people alive today. The ...New Arizona State center brings science to policy on issues of water resources and urban growth
... struggle to achieve sustainability. "DCDC is a model of our commitment to research with a purpose, whic...ers will use real data and scientific grounding to model hypothetical decisions about the growth of the region and play out scenarios to predict the effects ...Gene clusters predict atherosclerosis severity, susceptibility
...Specifically, the researchers found that their new model could predict with 93.5 percent accuracy the extent of atherosclerosis. It could also predict with 93.6 percent accuracy the location of atherosclerotic lesions. "This study is the foundation of future research and was absolutely critical study i...Evidence builds for potential new cancer drug target
...lete c-myb from one specific type of tissue in the model rather than from the entire organism. "We removed the c-myb gene from T cells and in the process discovered that c-myb is required for white blood cell formation," said Reddy. In other research conducted by the team but not yet published, c-myb was ...HHMI, NIBIB/NIH to invest up to $35 million in interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs
...e Fund, HHMI and NIBIB together have created a new model to support the initiation, development, and maintenance of new graduate programs to provide upcoming biomedical scientists with the cross-disciplinary knowledge and skills they will need. "This groundbreaking partnership between the NIBIB and HHM...Researchers devise potent new tools to curb ivory poaching
... UW associate professor of statistics, developed a model allowing the researchers to build genetic profiles...s from which they do not have genetic samples. The model is weighted toward genetic information obtained from populations nearest those for which information...New sequence involved in DNA replication timing may aid in cancer detection
...ng, Huberman and Yompakdee used fission yeast as a model organism because of its small size, rapid cell cycle, and convenient genetics. "Human beings have 46 large chromosomes, while cells of the tiny fission yeast contain three much smaller chromosomes," noted Huberman. "Despite these differences, the pro...Bronfenbrenner book sums up human development
...al development of his groundbreaking bioecological model of human development and detailing how it can be a...y -- the interdisciplinary domain he created. His model of the ecology of human development acknowledges that humans don't develop in isolation, but in rela...Pollutant causes delayed flowering in plants
...ose-dependent manner. Arabidopsis is a widely used model plant in plant biology research, and its genetics and biology have been thoroughly studied. "This finding that externally applied nitric oxide delayed flowering was a big surprise," Pei said. "It had been known that internal nitric oxide regulated gr...Keep genome data freely accessible
..., be more important. They present the world with a model of international cooperation, trust, and altruism that offers a compelling alternative to the worldview of those who would use bioweapons to impose their political and ideological views.'...'Gene chips' research in cotton could lead to superior variety
...ating gene expression mechanisms using plants as a model system. Chen's work involves DNA microarrays or "gene chips." In his laboratory, by spotting DNA elements directly onto 1X3-inch glass slides, one chip can potentially contain all annotated genes (approximately 30,000) of an animal or plant genome....Florida Tech earns $50,000 grant to create coral database
...orida Tech. He is working with Koksal to create a model to better understand and predict deadly coral bleaching. ...University of Alberta researcher looks for clues to mysterious disease
...such factors as temperature. "We have an excellent model for investigating the basic mechanisms of chromosome structural maintenance involving ATM, allowing us to study how ATM works in a meaningful developmental context." Although a cure seems to be a long way off, using this system to understand m...Cannabis may help combat cancer-causing herpes viruses
... have not evaluated the effect of THC in an animal model yet so we do not recommend people start using pot to prevent or treat cancers." In fact, Dr. Meveczky said, THC has also been shown to suppress the immune system so smoking marijuana could "do more harm than good" to patients whose immune systems are...Poplar DNA code cracked -- a step in combating global warming?
... them easier to process into paper. The poplar as model organism One can hardly overstate the importance ...elatively limited size of its genome - serves as a model organism for trees. Populus trichocarpa has in fact 'only' 520 million base pairs (the DNA building ...