UCI scientists successfully target key HIV protein; breakthrough may lead to new drug therapies
...es that disrupt protein-protein interactions. (For more detail, see "About the Research.") While the method was successful, Weiss said the molecules identified proved toxic to cells. He is now seeking to develop less toxic compounds that will have high potencies against Nef without causing collateral dama...Researchers create nanotubes that change colors, form 'nanocarpet' and kill bacteria
...d with simple processing, the tubes align into the more formal pattern of a nanocarpet. Just like any rug,...bes so that they became polymerized, giving them a more firm structure. Polymerized, these nanotubes could change from blue to other colors, depending on it......s to take advantage of the cooler air, which gives more lift to the helicopter. The truck carrying the jacketed dinosaur skeleton pieces will arrive at the Utah Museum of Natural History where this precious cargo will be carefully unloaded and one of the jackets will be cut open at the museum either Octob...Alaska scientists find Arctic tundra yields surprising carbon loss
... climate will lead to bigger plants that can store more carbon and thereby reduce atmospheric carbon dioxi...rogen would be to stimulate plant growth and store more carbon. We expected that fertilization by itself would lead to increased carbon storage." "Instead,...UMaine anthropologist wins Solon T. Kimball Award
...epends," Acheson says. "This has led me into a far more theoretical realm namely trying to understand the...ersity of Rochester. In all, Acheson has published more than 75 articles, including one in the June issue of the prestigious American Anthropologist, four b......bs capable of doing this, Shaw said, and there are more proteins than there are people to look at them all. The NMR data complement previous results, suggesting that proteins function is to interact with HAP specifically. The carboxyl terminus of the protein is later cleaved by an enzyme, disrupting the p...Researchers ID chlorophyll-regulating gene
...e longer the seedlings were grown in the dark, the more likely they would die when they were exposed to li...o the longer the seedlings stayed in the dark, the more toxic the levels became. Huq, now an assistant professor of molecular cell and developmenta...Keep genome data freely accessible
...ces freely available on the internet are those for more than 100 pathogens, including the organisms that c...other purpose. One that might, in the long run, be more important. They present the world with a model of international cooperation, trust, and altruism tha...Females may be more susceptible to overindulge 'sweet tooth' cravings than males
...eet diet is freely available, female rats consumed more calories per day than male rats when given a cha...e. The researchers concluded that female rats are more susceptible than male rats to over consume a palatable, sweetened diet, and that female rats are les...Enzyme maintaining chromosome ends is linked to bone cancer recurrence, decreased survival
Children with the bone tumor osteosarcoma are more likely to experience a recurrence of the cancer after treatment and less likely to survive if the cancer cells are expressing the telomerase gene. This finding, from investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, appears in the current issue...Anthrax enzyme images reveal secrets of antibiotic resistance, suggest new drug design
...t of the enzyme that researchers can use to design more effective antibiotics against the bacterium, Bacillus anthracis. Such information is especially valuable because the anthrax bacterium is widely regarded as a potential bioterrorism weapon. The finding could also be the basis for a broad-spectrum ant...New fossil sheds light on old mystery
...scientists concluded that the long, stiff neck was more or less a consequence of growth patterns rather th... expanded the volume of its throat, in many ways a more effective approach." In addition, the long neck allowed Dinocephalosaurus to draw near its prey stea...New hydrothermal vents discovered as 'South Pacific Odyssey' research begins
... name that literally means "one who wants to learn more about the ocean" in Hawaiian. Home base for the R...Japan, Australia, and France, Fisher said he hopes more scientists will hop onboard and get into the Lau Basin action. "We are committed to following up wi...University of Alberta researcher looks for clues to mysterious disease
...d slowed growth. Children with A-T also tend to be more predisposed to developing cancer. Ironically, the ...be a long way off, using this system to understand more about how ATM works will offer more clues to treating the disease, said Campbell. "There are some se......sed on the St. Lawrence River, this problem may be more wide-spread, affecting other freshwater systems. ...ussels. This in turn, has resulted in the death of more than tens of thousands of fish-eating birds, including common loons, mergansers and gulls. "We a...Brown research reveals key insight into memory-making
...ther question: What if recycling endosomes carried more than AMPA receptors? In additional experiments wit... an exciting, essential finding," said Kauer. "The more we understand the molecular and cellular mechanisms behind memory, the closer we are to treatments f...A long-necked sea predator from China described in Science
...id in a shallow sea in present-day southeast China more than 230 million years ago. The creature's relativ...oad limbs containing few bones, Dinocephalosaurus, more than other protorosaurs, appears fully designed for life in the water. Though protorosaurs with more...March of Dimes statement on newborn screening report
...ls, groups, and health care providers to work even more closely together to achieve this common goal. ...Cannabis may help combat cancer-causing herpes viruses
... genital herpes. Small concentrations of THC were more potent and selective against gamma herpes viruses ...share called ORF50. Dr. Medveczky emphasized that more studies are needed. "We have not evaluated the effect of THC in an animal model yet so we do not rec......We're eager to determine how widespread it is; the more we look, the more we find it," Miller said. "And the more we study it, the more ingenious the mechanism appears to us....