Expedition will retrace legendary Steinbeck-Ricketts voyage to the Sea of Cortez
...The Log from the Sea of Cortez with John Steinbeck named as sole author. The original book, Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research, had the misfortune of being published the first week of December 1941 - just before the attack on Pearl Harbor. As a result, it was quickly forgotten and so...Tamoxifen's effectiveness may be compromised by hot flash drug
...covered a previously unknown metabolite which they named endoxifen. It was found to be present in substantially higher concentrations than 4-hydroxy-tamoxifen in women taking tamoxifen. It was clear that the concentration of endoxifen in the plasma was altered when paroxetine was used. Endoxifen concentr...Scientists uncover novel role for estrogen in bone marrow
...hat scientists refer to as a transcription factor) named p45 NF-E2 as being expressed in megakaryocyte cells and required for proplatelet formation. However, the target(s) of p45 NF-E2 were, until now, unknown. Dr. Nagata found that the 3b-HSD gene is normally turned-on by p45 NF-E2 during megakaryocyte de...Six reporters reach the 'pinnacle of excellence'
... derail scientific research, are among the entries named to win the 2003 AAAS Science Journalism Awards. Sp...the field of science reporting. Six reporters were named to receive AAAS Science Journalism Awards this year, recognizing exemplary communications efforts, c...Breast cancer susceptibility genes play role in DNA repair
... that disrupting the function of the new subunits, named RCC36 and BRCC45, made cells mores susceptible to DNA damage from ionizing radiation and interfered with the ability of BRCC to halt the cell cycle at the checkpoint before cell division. Shiekhattar and his colleagues found that certain sporadic br...Climate linked to reproduction of right whales
...ortium's Right Whale Program. Right whales were so named by 18th and 19th century whalers because they were the "correct species" to hunt for their monetary value, slow swimming speed, and tendency to float after being harpooned. Nearly exterminated by uncontrolled hunting, right whales have been protecte...Hebrew University Ph.D. graduate wins young scientist prize in US
... from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has been named one of the six winners of the Prize for Young Scientists, awarded annually by Amersham Biosciences and the journal Science. The prestigious prizes have been awarded annually since 1995 to outstanding Ph.D. graduates from around the world in the field...Male flesh flies high-speed pursuit of females
...l pursuit in male flesh flies." Flesh flies are so named because of their diet: They are among the first species to show up on dead animals. It was near such road-kill carcasses that the researchers were able to gather the males and females of this species. While male flesh flies have evolved high-resoluti....... In particular, the British-made Beagle 2 lander, named after the ship on which Charles Darwin explored uncharted areas of the Earth in 1830, will contribute to the search for traces of life on Mars through exobiology experiments and geochemistry research. On Christmas Eve the Mars Express orbiter will be...UT Southwestern scientist receives international award for lipid research
...which includes about $29,500 in cash. The award is named after German chemist and Nobel Prize winner Dr. Heinrich Otto Wieland (1877-1957)....NIST chemist receives rare forensics award
...ry two years, but only two other winners have been named during the past 12 years. The ISFG ( http://www.isfg.org ) promotes scientific knowledge in the field of genetic markers analyzed with forensic purposes. The society membership includes more than 900 scientists from 54 countries. Butler was selected ...Scientists believe ancient arachnids may have spun silk like modern spiders
...o. McComas discovered the fossil site in 1979, and named it the "7-11 Mine" because it is located at the intersection of Ohio State Routes 7 and 11. Easterday is currently completing his masters thesis, which details the trigonotarbids as well as other fossil plants and animals from the site....Researchers home in on obesity gene and offer explanation for overeating
...ic acid. When GABA interacts with another molecule named neuropeptide Y in a specific area of the brain - the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus - we are stimulated to eat. The researchers behind this study believe that people who carry a more active form of the GAD2 gene build up a larger than n...Researchers create 'supersized' molecule of DNA
...20 percent wider than natural DNA. The researchers named the new molecule ''expanded DNA,'' or xDNA. ''Previously, scientists have worked on making new base pairs for the natural DNA helix,'' Kool explained. ''What we've done is come up with a whole new helix instead.'' The lab's next goal is to create exp...University of Pittsburgh scientist honored for major accomplishment in cancer research
...not caused by viruses," she said. The Marks Prize, named after Paul A. Marks, president emeritus of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, recognizes significant contributions to the basic understanding and treatment of cancer by scientists no more than 45 years of age. The winners were selected by a comm...Young cancer researchers honored
... play roles in the formation of cancer. The prize, named after Paul A. Marks, MD, President Emeritus of MSK...r events occur." Dr. Pavletich, who was recently named Chairman of the new Structural Biology Program at SKI, hopes to apply his research and lead others i...Nerac again named one of Connecticuts fastest growing technology companies
...003. For the second year in a row, Nerac has been named to Deloitte's prestigious "Technology Fast 50" program for Connecticut, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the area. Rankings are based on the percentage of growth in fiscal year revenues from 1998-2002. Nerac's President Kev...President Bush names Rutgers' Evelyn Witkin for nations highest science honor
...PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- President George W. Bush today named Evelyn M. Witkin, Barbara McClintock Professor Emerita at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, a recipient of the 2002 National Medal of Science, the nation's highest science and engineering honor. Witkin, a Princeton resident, is one of eigh...White House awards National Medal of Science to Rockefeller University's James Darnell
...d that a set of dual function proteins, which they named STATs -- for Signal Transducers and Activators of ...oreign member of the Royal Society in 1996. He was named an honorary member of the Japanese Biochemical Society in 1997. Darnell is the co-author of General ...