New center for preparation and distribution of adult stem cells
... setting up operations and expects to announce its opening date shortly. Researchers may contact the center at cgt@tulane.edu . NCRR is part of the National Institutes of Health, an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services. NCRR is the nation's leading federal sponsor of resources that enable ...Giant bloom fades, science continues
...eight. But the flower lasted longer than expected, opening on Monday, June 9, and fading the following week. "We may not have had the largest flower, but we're the longest lasting," said conservatory curator Ernesto Sandoval. Others were marveling at the endurance of Sandoval's voice, as he spent the past we...Barrel structure in globular proteins may transport small molecules
...n the gate opens." The exact mechanism of the gate opening is not known, Luthey-Schulten said. "We modeled one possible open-gate configuration and found that the energy required for the ammonia to pass into the barrel was much more reasonable." The simulations suggest that globular proteins, like membrane ...Researchers combine electronics with living cell to create potential toxicity sensor
... telltale electrical signals that mark cell death, opening the door to the creation of a "canary on a chip" that can be used to sound the alarm of a biochemical attack or test drug toxicity on human tissue. In a study appearing in the June 15 issue of Sensors and Actuators, researchers used a microchip to el...Science Picks-Leads, Feeds and Story Seeds (June 2003)
...of conservation genetics and systematics. A grand opening ceremony and open house on June 13 at the University of Denver will feature the science and capabilities of the facility. Heidi Koontz, hkoontz@usgs.gov , 303-202-4763. What Planet Are They From? - The USGS works with NASA and others to map the pla...Plants and people share a molecular signaling system, researchers discover
...s product, S1P, is involved in both inhibiting the opening of the plant's pores and promoting their closure. In addition, Assmann and her team discovered that, in plants as in humans, a G-protein signaling pathway is critical for the sensing of S1P produced by sphingosine kinase. By studying in the model pla...Emory University researchers uncover novel self-assembly of Alzheimer's amyloid fibrils
...aques associated with Alzheimer's disease, thereby opening new avenues for examination of their formation and for the construction of robust nanotubes that have potential applications in research, industry and medicine. Certain short amino acid chains, the building blocks of proteins, are capable of self-as...AF&PA to announce EPA partnership and roll out 55% paper recovery goal
...dia will be invited to ask questions following the opening remarks. Who: Dana Arnold - Senior Program Manager, Office of the Federal Environmental Executive Marianne Horinko- Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste & Emergency Response, EPA W. Henson Moore- President and CEO, American Forest & Pape...Study of nature's machinery takes center stage at UH
...MR scholars, are expected to attend the facility's opening and ribbon-cutting on Friday, May 16. On Saturday, May 17, the First Houston High Field NMR Symposium will be held on the UH campus. Ad Bax, chief of the section on biophysical NMR spectroscopy at the National Institutes of Health and one of the for...Greenhouse gas might green up the desert
... for carbon dioxide to seep in a relatively small opening is sufficient. Consequently, less water escapes the plants pores. This efficient water preservation technique keeps moisture in the ground, allowing forests to grow in areas that previously were too dry. The scientists hope the study will help ident...2003 ASM Communications Award goes to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporters
...special media reception May 18, 2003, prior to the opening session of the 103rd General Meeting of the ASM in Washington, DC. Judges commented that the authors, in delving deeply into the science and history of prion diseases, explain what theyve found in clear and understandable terms, with plenty of anecdo...Columbia investigators win 2003 Gairdner International Award for research
... attach onto a human immune cell during infection, opening a new approach to the design of HIV antiviral drugs. Other 2003 award recipients include Dr. Seiji Ogawa, director of Ogawa Laboratories for Brain Function Research, Hamano Life Science Research Foundation, Tokyo, for his seminal work in functional ...Ingenium publishes groundbreaking research on genetic basis for motor neuron degeneration
...echanism of motor neuron degeneration, potentially opening new therapeutic avenues for treating motor neuron diseases including ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, the third most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. The research was conducted by Ingenium; University Colleg...Borrowing from Ebola virus could aid cystic fibrosis gene therapy
...tors studied by McCray and others deliver genes by opening "tight junctions" in order to access the bottom su...een the cells; however, there are situations where opening them could be harmful," McCray said. "It may not be a big problem, but it is more desirable not to d...Researchers discover structure of Nature's 'circuit breaker'
...ld be attracted and would flip toward the outside, opening the channel and allowing potassium to flow out, restoring the membrane charge to its resting state. And when the inside of the membrane became negatively charged, the paddles would flip back, snapping the channel shut. Indeed, in the second Nature ...MacKinnon lab's newest picture tells action potential story
...el with charge-triggered "paddles" responsible for opening and closing a passage for potassium ions to freely move through. "While their research data was very good, their interpretation was incorrect," says MacKinnon. "Ambitious and gifted scientists had for years only a sketch, based on indirect experimen...Technique brings immune-based therapies closer to reality
...e suppressed to avoid rejection of the transplant, opening the door to viral infections. Specially targeted immune cells that fill these defensive gaps are already being tested as experimental "cancer vaccines" in patients with melanoma and multiple myeloma and as virus fighters after bone marrow transplant....DFG sets up twelve new research training groups
...theoretically and with a view to application, thus opening up a broad range of perspectives on this topic. The international research training group Quantum Fields and Strongly Interacting Matter: From Vacuum to Extreme Density and Temperature Conditions is being run at the locations of Bielefeld and Paris a...In a noisy world, how can the senses project and receive information at the same time?
...ment and peaked in amplitude during the subsequent opening wing movement. As a consequence, during silent stridulation, the ON1 response to acoustic stimuli was maximally inhibited during wing opening. Inhibition coincides with the time when ON1 would otherwise be most strongly excited by self-generated soun...Scientists identify protein channel that mediates body's ability to feel frigid temperatures
...ese receptors act like "molecular thermometers" by opening and closing according to the temperature. At a particular temperature, the receptors open. This allows an influx of calcium ions into the axon, and this electrical signal is relayed through the neuron to the brain. The existence of specialized hot- a...