LARGE protein can overcome defects in some types of muscular dystrophy
...esults from the mouse experiments, the researchers moved on to test whether addition of LARGE would have similar effects in the cells of patients with muscular dystrophy. Cells from patients with three different types of muscular dystrophy Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy, muscle-eye-brain disease, ...Lab mice rescued from Type 1 diabetes via dendritic cell-assisted therapy
...cal next step to determine if this research can be moved forward into clinical studies. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease occurring mostly in young people before the age of 20. Shown to have a genetic underpinning, the disease develops when normal body cell markers called antigens are not recognize...RNAi delivery system crosses blood-brain barrier to target brain cancer
...ools and therapies such as RNA interference can be moved to clinical trials where they can be tested to see how much benefit the patient gets." The delivery system designed by the Pardridge research team is much like a minute parcel with a primary delivery address, a forwarding delivery address, and a mes...Computer model shows increased US threat from soybean rust
...cent years, the aggressive form of the disease has moved from Asia to Africa and into parts of South America. It first showed up in Paraguay in 2001 and now is a problem for many of the major soybean-growing areas in Brazil and Argentina. While not yet found in the United States, the recent introduction of...Vaccines against foodborne disease on horizon
...es is established, the bacterial genes can then be moved into other plants such as bananas or corn for delivery to humans or animals."...Scientists track protein linked to movement disorder
...n usually works. The TorsinA that was stuck to ATP moved into the nuclear envelope, the portion of the endoplasmic reticulum that surrounds the nucleus, the central compartment of the cell where DNA is kept. "Based on what's known about other proteins like torsinA, we figure this means torsinA is probably ...Chemical reaction in birds provides sense of direction during migratory flights
...approximately 1.5 feet in diameter. When the birds moved in the cages, they left scratch marks that were co...h a diameter of approximately two meters, could be moved to change the alignment of the oscillating field. Each bird was tested once a day during dusk for a ...Oak Ridge National Laboratory to develop DOE leadership-class computing capability for science
...for discovery in its own right. Researchers have moved beyond using computers to solve very complicated sets of equations to a new regime in which scientific simulation enables us to obtain scientific results and achieve discovery in the same way that experiment and theory have traditionally been used. ...Tests show biotech corn rules need revision
.... Chilcutt questioned whether pollen from Bt corn moved into refuges when he noticed that ears of white non-Bt corn had some yellow kernels. Yellow kernels meant the plants had been pollinated by yellow, not white, corn. The plot of white corn had been planted near yellow Bt corn. So he tested those yell...John Sherris receives 2004 Abmm/Abmli Professional Recognition Award
...enters for Disease Control and Prevention, quickly moved to establish the first postdoctoral training programs in medical and public health laboratory microbiology in this country. These programs, recognized by the American College of Microbiology's Committee on Postgraduate Educational Programs, prepare c...Researchers show cystic fibrosis defect in mice corrected with turmeric extract
... yellow color. In cultured cells, the CFTR protein moved to the surface of the cells, and in CFTR mice, the nasal and rectal epithtlia regained nearly normal function. "While these data are very encouraging, it is much too early to say whether curcumin will offer an effective treatment for ...Genome-wide screen reveals new tricks of old genes
...l so she could easily tell if pieces of the genome moved or went missing when a gene was knocked out. Only 17 of the 26 identified genes caused genetic instability when missing from the yeast genome. Fifteen of those genes are involved in double-checking whether newly formed strands of DNA matched the cel...Mantis shrimp may have swiftest kick in the animal kingdom
...s feeding strikes, but they found that the animals moved faster than their video system could capture. Last spring, however, the BBC rented a new high-speed camera for the team as part of a series on how new technology contributes to biological research. With this camera, the researchers were finally able ...Crowding stem cells' personal space directs their future
... about 45 percent of stem cells forced to be round moved toward fat cell development, and 50 percent of spr...mall islands balled up and, biologically speaking, moved closer to becoming fat cells, while those on large islands stretched out and got closer to becoming ...UF study: Barren Siberia, of all places, may be original home to animal life
...hat a prominent theory holding that the continents moved far more rapidly is wrong. It also suggests that t...523 million to 505 million years ago meaning they moved at more than 25 inches per year more than four times faster than what Lieberman and Meert found. I...K-State uses geographic tools to track plant pathogens
... nice piece of research." GIS showed how the aphid moved across the country, the topographic and environmental characteristics favoring its dispersal, and where the aphid could go next. But where did it enter the U.S.? Preliminary GIS analysis points to Cook County, Ill., home of Chicago's O'Hare Airport. ...Bigger isn't always better--especially if you're a rodent
...re that they had residency at that spot. They then moved them to the other side of the structure and released them--giving them a motivation to return "home." Before the release the researchers coated the animals with fluorescent dye so that, with a black light, they could monitor their return paths. "We w...Siberian tiger rescued from poacher's snare
...erall appeared healthy. As a precaution, the team moved the animal to a holding area where it could be observed to make sure it had no internal injuries. Officials believe poachers set the snare specifically to catch tigers, which would have been killed and sold for its skin and body parts. Of the estim...Educational program increases some safety behaviors for older drivers
...ticipant found challenging or frustrating and then moved to strategies that the participant could implement to avoid those driving situations. Such strategies included driving during daylight and not at night, driving in less busy routes, not driving at rush hour, postponing trips in bad weather, and seek...Transporter's function provides support for eating vegetables, limiting antibiotics
...without evidence of the transporter's function, he moved on to other things. "Where the transport system is expressed in the body provides clues of what it transports," he says. The Case Western Reserve research told him the transporter was heavily expressed in the colon, a seemingly odd place because nut...