Oak Regeneration In Some Ohio Forests Is Failing, Researchers Find
...as that scientists consider fertile,according to a new study by researchers at Ohio University. This could mean thatwithout human intervention, oak-dominated forests in the area may be overtakenby different tree species, causing an ecological change unprecedented in moderntimes. Scientists studie...Roadsides Benefit From Waste, UF Researchers Say
...how the organic material aids the establishment of new grass. Along two-lanes near Steinhatchee and Melrose, they're using the compost as top dressing and looking at how it boosts the growth of the grass already there. In UF's state-of-the art Turfgrass Envirotron, where grasses from all over the world a...Wild Plant Genes Increase Food Production
...ur ability to scan the genomes of wild species for new and useful genes, we may be now in a position to unlock the genetic potential of those germplasm resources."...No Link Seen Between Breast Cancer And Pesticides, PCB Exposure For General Population
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A new study of the relationship of pesticides and PCBs with breast cancer shows that these compounds are not a risk factor for breast cancer for the general population of women. Researchers at the University at Buffalo found that blood levels of orga...NIH's Genbank Database Logs Billionth Base
... this deeper understanding of biology will lead to new opportunities in biotechnology and breakthroughs in health care." NCBI is also responsible for two other biomedical information systems recently in the news: PubMed and the Cancer Genome Anatomy Project (CGAP). PubMed, which provides free Web-based...Jefferson Scientists Find Potential Deadly Effects Of Two Missing Cancer-Suppressor Genes
...ancer development, as well as lead to important new therapeutic strategies. "The observation goes to the heart of how tumors develop and to tumor genetics," he points out. "It was previously found that this particular combination of altered genes is significantly lower in human tumors...A New Biochemical Link Established Between Stress, Sex And Dominance
... social systems may be widespread."The interesting new thing we have found is that stress depends not onl... a refuge from territorial wars. The fish were all new to one another; none had been raised in the same tanks. Most of the males were still sexually immatu...One Chimp Can Perceive States Of Awareness In Others
CHICAGO -- A new study has shown that chimpanzees may be able to de...to show the same abilities in those animals. These new results strengthenthe argument that in some ways, chimpanzees are closer to humans than theyare to o...Researchers Discover First Animal Strain Of Hepatitis E Virus
... very interesting finding that will open new avenues of research, and contribute to strategies to treat or prevent hepatitis E disease," says Robert H. Purcell, M.D., chief of the hepatitis viruses section in NIAID’s ...Early Menarche Puts Young Girls In Peril
... creativity and mental and physical health, says a new book by an award-winning Cornell University histor...nd of women's studies at Cornell and author of the new book, The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls (Random House, 1997). The book chron...E. Coli Genome Reported: Milestone Of Modern Biology Emerges From Wisconsin Lab
... the work of Blattner's team has yielded a lode of new information about the organization of E. coli genes and how the information stored there is distributed. It was noticed, too, that some of the DNA may have been added within therecent evolutionary history of the microbe. This immigrant DNA, said Blat...Pea Plant Stem Growth Gene Cloned
...lished today. Cloning the gene gives scientists a new way to account for why some plants are tall and some are short. "This is one of the most important genes in history as it illustrates the principles of genetics," said Peter Davies, Cornell professor of plant physiology, who worked on this research ...Discovery Of Genetic Pathways May Provide New Ways To Combat Candida Infections
A new study has uncovered the genetic wiring diagram und...babies. Physicians now recognize a real need for new ways to combat these infections; however, finding these new avenues has been a challenge. For one, ...Molecular Piracy Turns Protein Into Traitor
... that twoof the chemokine receptors blocked by the new molecule, CCR5 and CXCR4, are co-receptors essenti... process used by Glaxo Wellcome scientists to find new drugs. After lifting a human gene for a chemokine receptor agonist, the virus used genetics to perfo...Study Sheds Light On Behavior Of Middle-Age 'Undertaker' Bees
...model for understanding behavior in general. This new information shouldenable us to develop new hypotheses about how neurons and genes in the brainfunction to produce the marvelously complex behav...Trojan Horse Virus Controls Hiv Infection
...rely or no longerdetectable. "This is a completely new approach, targeting a virus to an infected cell,"e...ogy. "The concept could be used todevelop a whole new class of agents that are useful for controlling disease." "Although additional in vitro and animal ...Finished Your Lunch? Now Eat The Wrapper
... of Human Nutrition, today announcedthe results of new research which show that resistant starch promotes... was responsible. Dr Topping observes some of the new plant-based plastics now coming ontothe market are made mostly of resistant starch æ although ...Basin Traps Air Pollution In Mexico City: International Study Has Implications For U.S. Cities
... U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed new standardsfor fine particles. "This study will be relevant to our understanding of thenature and causes of fine particle air pollution throughout the world, includingthat found in U.S. cities," said Pacific Northwest's Sylvia Edgerton, projectdirecto...Lethal Parasite Prime Suspect In Fish Kills At Salton Sea
...life Health Center. The finding comes as a new die-off of tilapia, the predominant fish species in the Salton Sea, has been reported with more than one million dead fish over a three-mile stretch at the north end of the Sea, Department of the Interior officials said. Drs. T......firm the ancient origin of rocks, says Ward,brings new excitement to a theory that gigantic blocks of rock "drifted that farthat quickly."...