Choice of food helps hungry caterpillar
...its used "lack linolenic acid." Linolenic acid is necessary to produce the chemical in caterpillar spit that e...r, is not just used to make the elicitor, but is a necessary chemical in the growth and maturation of many insects including other caterpillars and wasps. ...Nation's plant database falling behind, survey shows
... Smelling doesn't build and maintain a rich and necessary documentation of the nation's biodiversity. A drop-off in collecting plants threatens the flora database that is the primary source of material for gardeners, county extension agents, nature enthusiasts, artists and illustrators as well as for medica...Lab mice rescued from Type 1 diabetes via dendritic cell-assisted therapy
...ease, and in turn, spot early onset. Screening is necessary for prevention, Tarbell explains, because "we know that if this method for restoring the balance of suppressor T cells proves effective all the way through our research and into humans, we still need to intervene before the islet cells are completely...Obesity and hypertension: Two epidemics or one?
...cognize that long-duration obesity does not appear necessary to elevate BP, as demonstrated by obesity in children without a condition of hypertension. Therefore, rather than a special case, obesity hypertension should be considered the most common form of hypertension due to unknown reasons. Many but not all ...U. Iowa muscular dystrophy discovery may lead to new treatment approaches
...f biologically active alpha-dystroglycan, which is necessary to prevent muscle degeneration, a characteristic common to most muscular dystrophies. Rita Barresi, Ph.D., a research investigator in Campbell's lab, was first author on the Nature Medicine paper, and Motoi Kanagawa, Ph.D., an HHMI postdoctoral fello...Researchers establish first molecular link between eating and aging
...wn to 1,000 to 1,200 calories a day, the reduction necessary to get the 50 percent extension in the lifespan--would create a very lean, cold, unhappy person with no sex drive. "It would be like eating every other day," says Guarente. Unless, that is, you could find a way to mimic the molecular effect of famin...Unexpected changes in Earth's climate observed on the dark side of the moon
...still lack the understanding of our climate system necessary to model future changes with confidence." Goode said the earthshine observations will continue for the next decade. "These will be important for monitoring on-going changes in Earth's climate system. It will also be essential to correlate our res...Loyola decides to test new blood substitute in trauma patients at the scene of injury
...of Medicine. The community outreach efforts were necessary in this study because the nature of the potential patients' injuries extreme shock would typically prevent having informed consent. However, consent will be sought whenever possible. Currently, patients can only receive blood in a hospital and tha...'Noisy' genes can have big impact
...trigger uncontrolled proliferation. Noise could be necessary for normal development of some biological systems,... final -- random noise in gene expression might be necessary to enable this decision, she said. O'Shea said that her group plans to continue this line of researc...UW-Madison scientists find a key to cell division
...roteins harbored within this structure - which are necessary for normal cell division - by a team of scientists led by a University of Wisconsin-Madison geneticist was announced in today's edition of the journal Science. The discovery promises a better understanding of the role of cell division in the growth ...Discovery of tiny microbes in ancient Greenland glacier may define limits for life on Earth
...d cultured for study. Obtaining such 'isolates' is necessary in order to describe a new organism, study its cell size, examine its physiology, and assess its ecological role. We now know just the tip of the iceberg of all the microbes that exist on Earth, and it generally is believed that a large portion of t...Small, cold, & hungry: Ultra-small microbes from 120,000-year-old glacier ice sample
... cultured for study. Obtaining such "isolates" is necessary in order to describe a new organism, study its cell size, examine its physiology, and assess its ecological role. "We now know just the tip of the iceberg of all the microbes that exist on Earth, and it generally is believed that a large portion of ...Molecular image of genotoxin reveals how bacteria damage human DNA
...an block a key portion of the CdtB subunit that is necessary for DNA cleavage. "We're not sure what the role of the cleavage-blocking protein tail is, but the structure helps us to understand how to interact with the active site of CdtB to impair its activity, which could give us some ideas for achieving the s...Nanoscale contact optimizes adhesion
...h precision. From a practical point of view, it is necessary to reduce the contact size to achieve robust optimal adhesion. These principles could be of great value to artificial materials design....Indoor mold, building dampness linked to respiratory problems and require better prevention
...and regulations should be reviewed and modified as necessary to reduce moisture problems. Research on various means to prevent or eliminate excessive dampness -- including educational initiatives and building renovations or design changes -- should be undertaken to find out which are effective. While there ...Can we restore wetlands and leave the mosquitoes out?
...red wetland will determine whether intervention is necessary -- or even possible -- to control mosquito populations. The social climate of a region also plays a role. "When we restore wetlands we not only alter nature in a particular spot, we also typically alter social contexts," she said. "We also want to bu...51 globally threatened species get new lease on life in the Caucasus
...and equip new partnerships and approaches that are necessary to make lasting conservation happen." The WWF Caucasus Programme coordinated an intensive process to develop the CEPF strategy, known as an ecosystem profile, for the Caucasus. Its approach ultimately drew participation from more than 130 experts re...Promising research: From employment issues to virology
...the new re-search reactor in Garching supplies the necessary industrial conditions to expand into new fields of precision. For example, exact knowledge of electron density would enable the spe-cific design of new materials with predetermined characteristics, or make it possible to under-stand organisational pr...Discovery in parasite movement may offer insights into malaria
... biology at UNC's School of Medicine. "Movement is necessary for these parasites to spread within the host animal, it is necessary for their ability to enter host cells, and movement is also necessary for parasites to escape from t......oeke, whose lab is already starting to develop the necessary technology. Based on his research, Boeke suggests that the genes' DNA is much more than just "junk" in our genome. Instead, he proposes that, long ago, jumping genes' multiple insertions likely played a major role in establishing the evolutionary ...