Houston minority graduation rises in sciences, engineering as result of UH-led alliance
... H-LSAMP in particular for supplying the resources necessary for me to realize my dream of becoming a doctor." Many of these graduates, as well as current students and LSAMP members from around the nation, will convene at the Fourth Annual H-LSAMP Conference held October 1-3, 2004, at the University...Lycopene slows human prostate tumour growth in mice and combined with vitamin E is even better
...with prostate cancer: changes may, for example, be necessary to optimise the treatment. And before any preventative trials could even be considered it would be essential to verify the compound's potential to really prevent the development of cancer in a mouse model. "However, our data fit in with the general ...New research shows plants can shuffle and paste gene pieces to generate genetic diversity
...er to generate the sort of genetic novelty that is necessary for them to cope with a changing world. Thus, instead of being beasts of burden, Pack-MULEs may serve rice as a tool of evolutionary change. ...Study: Emission of smog ingredients from trees is increasing rapidly
...d anticipated changes in biogenic VOC emissions is necessary to guide future air-quality policy decisions; they do not provide any evidence that responsibility for air pollution can or should be shifted from humans to trees."...Gene clusters predict atherosclerosis severity, susceptibility
... vessels, which over time can deprive the heart of necessary oxygen and nutrients. While factors such as diet, smoking, cholesterol levels and inactivity are important in the development of atherosclerosis, the researchers said that heredity plays a crucial role in how the body responds to these environmental ...Newly identified master gene key in baby's first breath
...ly, the lungs are not fully developed and lack the necessary amount of surfactant needed to keep the lungs working properly. Surfactant is a natural chemical found in the lungs that prevents alveoli - the tiny airways in the lungs - from collapsing and in turn allows the lungs to open when the newborn starts t...Hidden diversity: DNA 'barcoding' reveals a common butterfly is actually 10 different species
...and Erin Penton at Guelph were able to extract the necessary DNA from 484 adult butterflies deposited at the Smithsonian - all raised from the much larger pool of caterpillars caught in Costa Rica by Janzen, Winnie Hallwachs and a team of 17 Costa Rican parataxonomists - despite the fact that these butterflies...Alaska scientists find Arctic tundra yields surprising carbon loss
...t we did. Better understanding of decomposition is necessary to be able to predict what will happen with climate warming in northern ecosystems."...'Gene chips' research in cotton could lead to superior variety
... are working together in groups to share expertise necessary to generate large amounts of genomic resources for the entire research community and to the cotton industry. "Genomic resources generated in rice, corn and wheat have produced tremendous impacts on the plant research community and plant produ...Secretary of Energy announces seven E.O. Lawrence Award Winners
...tokamak reactors to operate continuously, which is necessary for an economical and practical fusion reactor. Fisch is professor of astrophysical sciences at Princeton University and associate director for academic affairs at PPPL. Korber, a chemist, will be honored in the life sciences category...The book opens on the first tree genome
...collected an expressed sequence tag (EST) resource necessary for accurate gene prediction. The total investment in the Swedish Populus program exceeds $10 million, $3 million of which is directly connected to the genome sequencing effort. Stanford University served as an integral part of JGI's sequence finish...Genetic modification of linseed produces healthier omega 3 and 6 fatty acids
...op species contain all of the proteins and enzymes necessary for the biosynthesis of the range of fatty acids p...mes (certain fatty acyl desaturases and elongases) necessary for the biosynthesis of very long chain PUFA. Dr. Heinz and his colleagues produced linseed (Linum ...Researchers develop fast track way to discover how cells are regulated
...bind to the regulatory sequence, and is absolutely necessary for the worm pharynx to respond to nutritional cues." Mango's work in the future will focus on questions relating to regulatory mechanisms in cell metabolism and cell differentiation, both important avenues of cancer research. ...Peering inside the body, with a new spinliterally
...umans, Wind said, safety trails in animalswould be necessary to see how strong a field and fast a spin they couldstand. He admitted that patients might balk at being spun and believesengineers can solve this by building magnets where the magnetic field isrotated around a person in a stationary chamber....First glimpse of DNA binding to viral enzyme
...hers have been working to understand all the steps necessary for this enzyme's function, looking for new ways to stop its action and, therefore, block an adenovirus infection (see: http://www.bnl.gov/discover/Spring_04/anti_viral_1.asp ). The scientists didn't expect the viral DNA to bind to the protease,...Protein is key for digestive function of the pancreas
Scientists have identified a protein that is necessary for secretion of digestive enzymes by the pancreas. The research, published in the September issue of Developmental Cell, enhances the understanding of the normal physiology of the pancreas and provides some insight into abnormal processes that may ...Researchers identify distinctive signature for metastatic prostate cancer
...le, were detected in older men, it might not be as necessary to perform a prostatectomy, since there would be little likelihood of metastasis. "This finding also suggests that it may be possible to treat the metastatic disease with inhibitors of the Hedgehog pathway," said Beachy. "However, given the broad im...Lecture on ecology of infectious diseases
... these landscape features may alter the conditions necessary for plague transmission or serve as barriers to mo...e able to provide wildlife managers with the tools necessary to protect declining populations of prairie dogs and to minimize public exposure to plague. Who...New dye directly reveals activated proteins in living cells
... to study Rho proteins is that their activation is necessary to induce essentially opposite behaviors. "They're activated for proliferation and for cell death (apoptosis), also for motility. So it may be that this spatio-temporal control is what's producing these differences." Some of the study's biological fi......uptake and dephosphorylation of a common substrate necessary for the survival of germ cells. In this model, too much Wun or Wun2 in somatic cells would deprive germ cells of the survival signal, causing them to die; too little Wun2 in the germ cells themselves would have the same effect. The putative substrate...