Plants will not save us from greenhouse gases
The doomsayers may be right: our children may not inherit a bountiful and green world. According to ...tions. Their findings showed that the plants could not adapt to high carbon dioxide conditions. This disproves the previous assumption that plants can take...New molecular link key to cellular proteins involved in cancer progression, other diseases
... is the study of transcriptional control that does not involve DNA sequence and that can be inherited from one generation of cells to another. Along with ubiquitination, epigenetic modifications also include histone methylation, acetylation and DNA methylation. "The PcG silencing system is one of the bes...Safety of isoflavones in dietary supplements targeted by Illinois initiative
...n are found in soy-based or supplemented food, are not regulated. Because phytoestrogens mimic estrogen, the supplements often are marketed to women as safe alternatives to hormone-replacement therapy, which has been linked to cardiovascular problems and dementia, for battling symptoms such as hot fl...Half-million dollar landmark achieved for the Methuselah Mouse Prize
...bution, we're signaling our belief that Prizes can not only take us into space, but help bring about brea...e Grey. "The focus of the Methuselah Foundation is not simply extending human life; it is discovering ways to limit and eventually eliminate the destructiv...Cancer vaccine based on pathogenic listeria bacteria shows promise targeting metastases
...tack cancer cells expressing these antigens. It is not yet completely clear what makes listeria such a go...roy tumors. Portnoy recently showed that live, but not killed, listeria induce the production of beta-interferon, which may explain this effect. "The uniqu...Award winning researchers reveal potential new role for Glivec
...sed after seven months of treatment. The other did not have a translocation and did not respond to imatinib. Dr. McArthur explained that over 95% of DFSP tumours have t(17-22). ...Trial shows which brain cancer patients benefit from temozolomide
...e drug. Dr. Hegi said these results were important not only for patients who were likely to benefit, but also for those that were not. Even though the drug was well tolerated it still had inherent toxicity. Patients who were unlikely to respond could be spared side effects and possibly benefit from other...New research shows plants can shuffle and paste gene pieces to generate genetic diversity
...ese instances were so rare suggested that this was not an important process." In analyzing the TE cont...l it evolves into another function, though this is not the usual fate because the duplicate copy usually mutate into oblivion." The discovery of thou...'Most recent common ancestor' of all living humans surprisingly recent
...ved just a few thousand years ago. "While we may not all be 'brothers,' the models suggest we are all hundredth cousins or so," said Joseph T. Chang , professor in the Department of Statistics at Yale University and senior author on the paper. Chang established the basis of this research in a...New Arizona State center brings science to policy on issues of water resources and urban growth
...ngly, many believe that even the best science will not significantly reduce uncertainty about global climate warming and the climate cycles that cause droughts, floods and other severe weather events. "Society must learn to make better decisions in the face of uncertainty," explained Gober. ...Pacific Northwest team unveils largest virus proteome to date
..., contains about 11 proteins. "The proteins may not all be present at the same time," said Susan Varnu... the proteins that constitute the HCMV virion had not been possible without the development of new proteomics technologies in the PNNL lab of Richard D. S...Researchers identify protein promoting vascular tumor growth
...e times when you want to promote angiogenesis, but not with tumors, because it contributes to tumor growth," Gordillo said. "MCP-1 can be brought in as a repair response to help people with wounds, but it can make negative contributions to the health and well-being of people with tumors." Bec......t in the world of drug development it is certainly not new, Professor Ruth Duncan of the Welsh School of Pharmacy, Cardiff University has told the British Pharmaceutical Conference (September 27-29). The first nanomedicines are already bringing clinical benefit to thousands of patients, said Professor Du...Study: Emission of smog ingredients from trees is increasing rapidly
...ing on with biogenic (plant-produced) VOCs, we are not going to be able to weigh different air-quality st..." The study may help explain why ozone levels have not improved in some parts of the country as much as was anticipated with the enactment of clean-air law...Gene clusters predict atherosclerosis severity, susceptibility
..."In a complex disorder like atherosclerosis, it is not likely that only one gene is involved, but many di...f personalized medicine," Goldschmidt. "This would not have been possible without the collaborations across this institution, as well as the support of the...Far more men than women favor routine paternity testing at birth
...ascinating aspect that when we ask the guys who do not favor paternity testing why they are opposed, more...ly to father offspring with women to whom they are not married. "Men who are successful as philanderers probably are rare, but they may be successfu...UCSF scientist Joe Derisi named MaCarthur Fellow
...ds, and no interviews are conducted. "I have not before experienced anything coming close to the de...translates into new and wonderful things happening not just in his lab but in the whole community." "If the McArthur Award is for geniuses, then they...Newly identified master gene key in baby's first breath
...role in lung maturation and function at birth were not known. When Foxa2 is missing in newborn mice, r...g disease or injury," he said. Because lungs do not fully mature until the last trimester of gestation, when an infant is born prematurely, the lungs ar...Evidence builds for potential new cancer drug target
...Reddy. In other research conducted by the team but not yet published, c-myb was deleted from breast tissue. The researchers believe that this gene plays a critical role in breast cancer and want to show the effects of its deletion on breast tumor cell proliferation. The group's research is providing d...Veterans with Gulf War syndrome have damage in specific, primitive portion of nervous system
... the nervous system that control functions we are not usually aware of. This is another part of the expl... sarin. Veterans who were in the same area and did not get sick had higher levels of this enzyme. Dr. Haley and his colleagues have closely foll...