Gene responsible for rewinding body's 'clock' described by scientists at TSRI
...els after overseas flights or fatigue when working night shifts. Circadian Rhythms are Entrained by Light Humans, mice, and many other plants and animals possess internal clocks that keep track of time and coordinate biological processes to the rhythm of day and night. Scientists have provided evidence ...Fresh evidence on Bhopal disaster
... plant had only one flare, shut for repairs on the night of the accident. The US plant had a back-up. Bhopal's sole scrubber was overwhelmed by the mass of liquids and gases that boiled up it at a rate over 100 times what it was designed for. So who was responsible for this design? Carbide's 1972 memo spec...Envisats ASAR reveals extent of massive oil spill off Spanish coast
...s. This enables it to observe the earth surface at night and through thick cloud cover. This unique capability allowed Envisat's ASAR to "see" the oil leaking from the tanker despite heavy rain and cloud cover in the region that hindered the coverage of optical instruments. The ASAR acquisition was schedu...Moderate alcohol consumption during pregnancy is risky too
... a person who binge drinks on a Friday or Saturday night may consume no more alcohol per week than a moderate drinker, but the effects of binge drinking can be as serious, if not more serious, than drinking steadily day after day. These are just some of the reasons for why it is difficult to determine if ...Polluted beach closures influenced by full moons and sunlight, surfer-engineer discovers
...ve weeks. In the other survey, researchers spent a night at the beach collecting samples every 10 minutes. ''One of the things we found during these short-term studies was that water quality varies over the course of the day,'' she said. ''That's because sunlight influences the concentration of bacteria in......of Will-o'-the-Wisp, the flickering lights seen at night above that very same swamp (mundanely, methane igniting spontaneously with traces of odorous hydrogen sulfide found in the bog's rotting organic matter). Forget it. Start thinking about methane hydrates - a crystalline form of methane gas and pure ...Using the ocean's living light shows to fight terrorism or track the planet's most massive migration
...atures inhabiting the depths up to the surface for night feeding when they are not as likely to be seen and eaten. Study of the migration has been severely hampered by the general difficulty of doing research in the ocean's largely unexplored and unexamined midwaters. However, the HIDEX/SPLAT system could...Smart materials expand within global marketplace
...ovascular stents, electrochromatic ski goggles and night vision goggles, sensors for smart missiles, self-dimmable automotive sunroofs, and flat panel information displays for use in computers, televisions, telephones, and other electronic instruments.New analysis by Technical Insights, a business unit of ...If you booze, you lose: Even small amount of alcohol affects driving skills
...ve to remember that most people drink and drive at night and fatigue can further hamper driving skills," he notes. Dennis said the test results have been recorded on a 12-minute VHS tape and is available statewide for driver education courses and law enforcement agencies....Dinosaur ancestor's vision possibly nocturnal
... infer things about how archosaurs actually saw at night and under dim light conditions," adds Chang. "We can infer that their night vision was, at least on the level of their rhodopsin and its activation of G protein, basically as g......nitis pigmentosa (RP) first affects peripheral and night vision and eventually leads to total blindness. There is no cure for either disease. "Our latest findings are exciting because they will help scientists understand how this gene works and how a single mutation causes macular degeneration," says Ayyag...Unique feeding behavior discovered for snakes
...apore. The unique feeding behavior was recorded at night in a dark room with infrared video cameras. In 85% of the trials, the snake used "loop and pull." The scientists captured two G. prevostiana that had consumed pieces of crabs much larger than any used in the lab trials. This verified that the feeding...Protein simulation can be done three times as fast
... this the fastest Pentium has to calculate day and night for 200 years. Supercomputers can perform these calculations about 100 times faster. Researchers expect that supercomputers will be so fast in ten years time that they will be able to perform these calculations in one week....Abnormal chemical bonds cause bleeding disorder
...d factor (vWF) normally pass like strangers in the night until an artery is injured. Then, they recognize one another and latch together to form a blood clot and prevent further bleeding. In a few people, though, the two "embrace" prematurely, leading to a bleeding disorder known as type IIb von Willebran...Changes in rainfall patterns spur plant growth, carbon absorption across U.S.
...igher humidity in the spring helps maintain higher night temperatures, which makes for more frost-free days and lengthens the growing season. The authors found that without enhanced rainfall and humidity, CO2 increases and temperature changes have a lesser effect on plant growth. Greenhouse gases warm th...Turning off building lights reduces bird window-kill by 83%
...indow manufacturers and public officials to reduce night lighting problems and window kill. Day Light conditions Dead Birds Reduction per window night All Windows Same, Either Dark or Light: Lit windows 613 Dark windows 46 88%Windows Mixed, Eithe...Study to help solve health problems by understanding gene, protein behavior in cells
...irs effectiveness when people cross time zones, do night work, or stay up for long periods of time," Tyson said. "The DOD is interested in improving human performance under such adverse conditions." The DOD is also interested, for obvious reasons, in the molecular mechanisms behind wound healing and the ......reas. Thick smoke, especially when mixed with late night or early morning fog, can reduce visibility to zer...ling programs designed to simulate the movement of night smoke resulting from prescribed burning. "Simulating smoke at night is a very complex problem," said...Worm neuron research may lead to powerful model for Parkinson's study
NASHVILLE, Tenn., It was a warm summer night that Tuesday a night not unlike many others he had spent working in the lab when Richard Nass, Ph.D. walked down the emp...Single cell type seems to control internal clock and pupil of eye
...r less than 24 hours, the 24-hour cycle of day and night keeps the body's rhythm in tune with the environment. Light adjusts the cycle when it gets out of whack, as with jet-lag or workers switching to the late shift. "The melanopsin-containing cells create a light-detecting network across the retina in t...