Gene discovered for Cornelia de Lange syndrome, a disabling genetic disease
...dentified a large gene on chromosome 5, which they named NIPBL. Mutations giving rise to Cornelia de Lange syndrome occur at different locations within that gene. NIPBL stands for Nipped B-like, because the human gene produces proteins similar to those produced by the Nipped-B gene in fruit flies. The inse...Gene maps of simpler life forms point the way to human disease gene
...families had abnormalities in one of the genes and named it BBS5. Dutcher plans to study additional genes identified by the comparison. "It's amazing how many of these genes have completely unknown functions," says Dutcher. She also plans further computerized comparisons of genetic codes. "Humans have two...Plant-like enzyme acts as key life cycle switch in malaria parasite
...molecule normally found in plants, which they have named Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinase 4 (CDPK4). The fi...m differentiate into male and female sexual forms, named micro- and macro-gametes respectively. In 1997, Imperial College researchers discovered that the mos...Model shows long-held constant in ocean nutrient ratio may vary as ecological conditions change
...pted this as a constant called the Redfield ratio, named after the late Harvard University scientist Alfred Redfield. But researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Princeton University designed a mathematical model based on phytoplankton physiology. It shows a broad range of N:P ratios are po...Zebrafish model human development and disease
...n valve defects, and identified a fish mutant they named cardiofunk (cfk). Genetic mapping of cfk showed that the abnormality was caused by a mutation in a gene encoding a novel actin molecule that is most closely related to the actins found in muscle cells. Actin is involved in muscle contraction; so the...Archaeologists announce discoveries at the ancient Maya site of Waka' in northern Guatemala
... While the individual in the burial chamber is not named in hieroglyphs, chemical and radiocarbon analysis of remains inside the burial will help place this individual with the site's history. The project's 10 different research operations are focusing not only on the substantive hieroglyphic record at the...Tiny beetle wreaks havoc on Texas ornamental tree nurseries
...rosia beetle are present. Ambrosia beetles are so named because they cultivate the ambrosia fungus inside the tree. The pest does so for the same reason that a number of ant species farm fungi, to produce food. The fungus plugs up the tree's vascular system, the collection of tiny vessels that transports...World's oldest modern hummingbirds described in Science
... for feeding while hovering, Mayr explained. Mayr named the new hummingbird species Eurotrochilus inexpectatus , which means an "unexpected European version of Trochilus ." Trochilus is the name of a modern hummingbird genus. The discovery of modern hummingbirds in Europe begs the question, "What kind...Derek R. Lovley receives 2004 Proctor & Gamble Award from American Society for Microbiology
...many research and academic awards. In 1990, he was named Mendenhall Lecturer of the U.S. Geological Survey, the Survey's highest scientific honor. In 1992, he was the Grand Winner of Popular Science's annual "Best of What's New in Environmental Technology." The Proctor & Gamble Award in Applied and E...Kinase backgrounder: Iressa discovery part of major kinase project at Dana-Farber
...rs say the stars are aligned to press this search, named the Kinase Project. Todd Golub, MD, who is affilia...at Dana-Farber is focusing on tyrosine kinases, so named because they add the phosphate to tyrosine, an amino acid component of the protein. Many kinases, la...Marian Johnson-Thompson wins 2004 Alice C. Evans Award
...m at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, named her 2001 Meyerhoff Mentor of the Year. An extraordinarily active member of ASM, Johnson-Thompson has provided committed service and engaged leadership in a host of roles. A member of ASM's Committee on Underrepresented Members, she chairs the Commi...Ferr-D'amar wins 2004 Eli Lilly and Company Research Award
... for the high caliber of his work; he was recently named a W. M. Keck Foundation Distinguished Young Scholar in Medical Research for 20032008 and is a Rita Allen Foundation Scholar for 20012004. The Eli Lilly and Company Research Award will be presented at the 104th General Meeting of the American S...Caroline Mohr wins 2004 Scherago-Rubin Award from American Society for Microbiology
...this family of bacteria, she has characterized and named many new species of Enterobacter and Proteus. Collaborations with colleagues in the United States and abroad have resulted in published descriptions of six additional species of Citrobacter, Providencia, and Enterobacter, as well as numerous contribu...Solving the mystery of the dancer mice, and cleft lip too
...turally carry a genetic mutation called Dancer, so named because mice with one copy of the Dancer mutation twist as they walk, toss their heads abnormally, and have balance problems due to inner-ear damage caused by the mutation. For more than 35 years it's been known that these mice are also more suscepti...Searle Scholars program awards $240,000 to UT Southwestern researcher
...er at Dallas researcher Dr. Youxing Jiang has been named a 2004 Searle Scholar and awarded a three-year, $240,000 research grant. Dr. Jiang, assistant professor of physiology, is one of 15 individuals so honored this year and the seventh Searle Scholar from UT Southwestern since the program's inception in...Newfound grasshopper takes to the trees on Konza Prairie
...ed in the United States in 1862 by an entomologist named Scudder, who specialized in grasshopper identification studies. The Grizzly has preferred eastern hardwood forests and the pine forests of the southeastern region of the country. The species has been reported twice before in Kansas, Onaga and Oswego,...Researchers report definitive evidence that HIV-AIDS is not from oral polio vaccine
...brand-new strain, which Worobey and his colleagues named SIVcpzDRC1. "Bill (Hamilton) died after that first trip, and that's why it was so nice to go back and finish what we started," Worobey said. "I was surprised that we finally got something after so much blood and toil and tears and sweat -- but not su...UGA professor Jeffrey Bennetzen named to National Academy of Sciences
...n April. Bennetzen is the first UGA faculty member named to the NAS since Susan Wessler was elected in 1998...o the nation as its dominant purpose. The act also named 50 charter members. Subsequent executive orders have affirmed the importance of the National Researc...Vanderbilt's John Oates wins clinical research award
...partment of Medicine from 1983 to 1987. Oates was named the Thomas F. Frist Professor of Medicine in 1988. He is also the director of the Research Center for Clinical Pharmacology and Drug Toxicology at Vanderbilt....New York microbiologists awarded research grants in antibiotic resistance and lyme disease
...of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology before being named chairman of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in 2002. Dr. Schwartz received his doctorate degree from the City University of New York and did his postdoctoral fellowships at Roche Institute of Molecular Biology in Nutley, N.J....