Biologists create a new tool for observing a "messenger" molecule in living cells
... According to Randolph Addison, program officer in NSF's Signal Transduction Program, "Dostmann and Tsien ingeniously created genetically encoded indicators that can help us solve fundamental questions such as how cells perceive and respond to other cells." Until now, cGMP could only be obs...European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology international conference
...English. TO REGISTER: contact the media relations officer Margaret Willson, for a form: Tel: +44 (0) 1536 772181 Fax: +44 (0) 1526 772191 Email: m.willson@mwcommunications.org.uk OR: you can register now on ESHREs own website: http://www.eshre.com/?1952 (We hold reservations on a limited number of ro...Passport, please: A global strategy to curb invasive species
... cause of extinction, says Laurie Neville, project officer for GISP. When the small brown tree snake arrived on the coast of Guam, it entered an island with 13 species of forest birds, 12 types of lizards and three bat species. Today, only one bat species remains, three forest birds and six native lizard s......chid since 1998 and has served as chief technology officer since January 2001. From 1991 until it was acquired by Orchid in 1998, Dr. Boyce-Jacino served in a number of senior positions at Molecular Tool, where he was most recently president. Molecular Tool pioneered the first innovative technologies for SNP...Free sessions open to the public at 2001 AAAS Meeting
...by J. Craig Venter, president and chief scientific officer of Celera Genomics. Celera, along with the government, has announced completion of the rough map of the human genome. (Continental Ballroom 4,5 & 6) 8 p.m.-10 p.m. "Brainspotting," a science-theater play from the Klara Soup Theatre of......T. Stephen Thompson, president and chief executive officer of Immtech. Although DB 289 in its present form does not appear to be effective against leishmaniasis, the new grant also will permit the consortium to continue searching for new drugs to treat that disease. Several drug designs under study have prod...NASA space technology shines light on healing
...ng study, Whelan -- a commander and diving medical officer in the U.S. Navy reserve assigned to Naval Special Warfare Command (Naval Special Warfare Group TWO) -- is working with doctors at Navy Special Warfare Command centers in Norfolk, Va., and San Diego, Calif. They reported a 40 percent improvement in p......o drug discovery, said Mark Levin, chief executive officer of Millennium. Our joint efforts exemplify the power of Millennium's genomics-based approach to drug discovery and development, Bayers cutting-edge screening and chemistry capabilities and expertise, and the extraordinary success which can be create...Genome sequencing sheds light on bacterium harmful to newborns
... that damage the reproductive tract," says project officer Penelope J. Hitchcock, D.V.M., chief of NIAID's Sexually Transmitted Disease branch. To date, the genomes of five STD-causing bacteria have been sequenced with NIAID support, and that information, along with the gene sequences of other STD pathogens...Pandas use sexy smells to attract partners
...r. But Stuart Chapman, international conservation officer of the World Wide Fund for Nature, says the findings will not help save wild pandas. "This research isn't the answer, as no captive-born panda has ever been released into the wild." The only way to conserve the species is to protect the panda's habit...Ice-breakers drive whales away
...simulation suggests. But Mike Glew, ice operations officer for the Canadian Coast Guard's Arctic region, doubts that ice-breakers will ever get close enough to damage beluga hearing. "Areas of ice that provide breathing holes for sea mammals are unlikely to need ice-breakers," he says. Erbe hopes the simula...Program shown to help non-alcoholics reduce drinking 66%
... cited or referred by a lawyer, judge or probation officer for driving while impaired. It offers a proven addition to existing court-sponsored options for drivers who are drinking at risky levels or in risky situations. "These results show that DrinkWise really can help those who are somewhere in the middle ......oducts, said Robert Tepper, M.D., chief scientific officer at Millennium. "Further, this target validates Millenniums genomics-based approach to drug discovery and development, and is exemplary of the hundreds of other discoveries Millennium is pursuing within our broad research pipeline." Millennium scienti......" said Paul Montrone, chairman and chief executive officer of Fisher Scientific International. "We've created a cyberspace marketplace that fulfills the needs of both buyers and sellers in surplus, obsolete and used products in the scientific research, safety, and clinical supply markets." The auct...European Society of Human Reproduction & Embryology conference, Bologna, Italy, 25-28 June
...r information: Margaret Willson, media relations officer Tel: 44-1536-772181 Fax: 44-1536-772191 Email: m.willson@mwcommunications.org.uk ESHRE website: http://www.eshre.com...... K. Naughton, Ph.D., president and chief operating officer at Advanced Tissue Sciences, said her company is looking forward to contributing its technology, experience and intellectual property to the effort. "We have gained valuable experience in upscaling our first commercial products and have applied this ...CWRU to host regional NAE biomedical conference
...ghton - co-founder, president, and chief operating officer of Advanced Tissue Sciences Inc. in La Jolla, California -- will discuss progress in repairing and replacing human tissues. The company has already marketed synthetic and human skin replacements to treat burns and skin ulcers and is developing specia......fects," said Rifat Pamukcu, M.D., chief scientific officer of Cell Pathways. "CP461 is nearing completion of a Phase Ib safety study as a single agent in cancer patients. Based on these preclinical results, we plan to investigate CP461 as a single agent cancer therapy and in combination cancer chemotherapeut......fat Pamukcu, M.D., Cell Pathways' chief scientific officer and senior vice president of research and development. "Additional studies presented by our collaborators at the Fox Chase Cancer Center and University of Colorado, as well as others, are now tying the SAANDs' upstream effect into other well-known do...Exisulind (Aptosyn™) and other SAANDs compounds halt prostate cancer cell growth by two mechanisms
...used," added Rifat Pamukcu, M.D., chief scientific officer and senior vice president of research at Cell Pathways, Inc. "This laboratory research complements the findings of our clinical trial of exisulind (Aptosyn™) as a treatment for post-prostatectomy men at risk of prostate cancer recurrence," ...