April GEOLOGY and GSA TODAY media highlights
...g ridges relocated southward during the asymmetric opening of the North Fiji Basin. In order to better unders...e spreading ridges to be related to the asymmetric opening of the backarc basin around a hinge, where they form close to the hinge. Relocation of these spreadi...AAAS Chairman Peter Raven responds, what is destroying earth's rich biological diversity?
...'s well-being. He will use an advertisement of the opening of the American Museum of Natural History's Hall of Diversity, placed in the New York Times, to investigate implications for science and religion, and to offer insight into the relationship between human beings and nature. WHAT: AAAS Seminar: ...Transgenic mice mimic cardiac hypertrophy in humans
...r calcium release channel (ICRC), which creates an opening in the sarcoplasmic reticulum membrane. The channe... microscopic valve that either opens or closes the opening depending on a number of factors, including which proteins are bound to it. The finding stimulated t...Cancer killing gene found by Dartmouth researchers
... a gene that triggers the death of leukemia cells, opening a novel target for anti-cancer drugs. This new genetic switch, reported in the March 19 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, turns on a program to destroy certain leukemic cells and possibly other tumor cells. It is activate...UT Southwestern researchers link human lymphomas to polio vaccine tainted with monkey virus
...nd a monkey virus carried by some people, possibly opening new avenues for detection, prevention and treatment. In the study, published in todays issue of the British medical journal The Lancet, researchers examined nearly 400 tumors and control tissues, and found the viral footprint for simian virus 40 (SV4...Stanford's new antigen microarrays open window to better disease screening
...m, preventing it from attacking the body, but also opening vulnerability to colds and more serious infections. "One of our primary goals is to use this technology to develop and select antigen-specific therapies to treat autoimmune diseases," he added. Such a treatment could target the immune cells c...Scientists identify a gene causing a fatal heart condition, common in an Israeli Bedouin tribe
...or and treatment of this fatal disease, as well as opening a window to a better understanding of other heart conditions, says Dr. Nili Avidan of the Weizmann Institute's Department of Molecular Genetics. We believe that mutations in this and other biochemically related genes may lie behind a number of as yet...Preliminary research suggests potential nitric oxide link to cocoa consumption
...ing of blood vessels. Its major functions include opening up the arteries to increase blood flow, maintain elasticity and prevent platelets from adhering to artery walls. These protective mechanisms are important for good cardiovascular health. Researchers at the University of California, Davis, led by Dr...New light on molecular switch that turns genes off
...ons to bring in additional proteins that result in opening or closing of the chromatin molecule.Further work might reveal the partners that interact with this enzyme, some of which may already be well studied, Strahl said. "Lysine 36 is much deeper into the histone tail than the other lysines that have captu...Long-distance command sends human growth hormone into action
... eventually affecting the promoter, and ultimately opening the growth hormone itself. "The modifications migrate through the chromatin in some way that we do not yet understand," Cooke said. Added Liebhaber, "Now we're studying the mechanism through which this signal spreads."Yugong Ho, PhD, the lead author...New mouse model enables studies of heart, brain and spinal cord
... as well as abnormal development of these systems, opening the door to a better understanding of everything from heart defects in children to some cancers to spina bifida. "Now we can say, ‛OK, if this gene is expressed everywhere and is in all these different tissues, can we generate a mouse that wil...Genomic tools reveal new microbial phototrophs in the ocean
...rld complexity, said DeLong. Genomic technology is opening up a whole new and previously unseen world....2002 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases
...ill begin with poster sessions at 3:30 p.m. and an opening session at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 24 and conclude at noon on Wednesday, March 27. Comprehensive media facilities will be available. The press center will be located in the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Programs, abstracts, news releases and informat...Media Advisory 2 - 2002 Ocean Sciences Meeting: press conferences scheduled
...blication, location, and email address. During the opening presentations at press conferences, you will be able to listen only. Then, during the question period, you may participate by pressing *1 on your phone. The conference call operator will put you in a queue and advise us in Honolulu that a phone quest...New rat resource and research center to help investigators understand human disease
...utes of Health (NIH), announced today the official opening of the Rat Resource and Research Center (RRRC) at the University of Missouri (Columbia). Serving as a resource for investigators worldwide and to further the study of rat models for biomedical research, the RRRC will import, cryopreserve, produce, a...US researchers successfully clone first knockout miniature swine
...n eliminates the gene that triggers this response, opening the door for further advances. The aggressive (hyperacute) rejection response seen in previous research occurs when human antibodies attach to sugar molecules on the surface of the transplanted pig organs cells. Once they attach, the antibodies kill ...Prizes awarded in the 2002 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Programme
...ve in a way similar to antibodies. Famulok, who is opening up new ways to understand protein functions and functional genome research with his team, has received the Otto Klung Chemistry Prize as well as the Karl Ziegler Foundation Promotion Prize and other awards in recognition of his work. Prof. Dr. Chri...Right better than left in asthma medication for children
...d. Racemic albuterol does become less effective at opening airways after frequent, repeated use. In fact, it seems to actually decrease lung function if used too often for too long. Levalbuterol, marketed by Sepracor Inc. as Xopenex, has been approved as a bronchodilator for patients 12 and older since March...December media highlights - GSA BULLETIN
...cific and Sierran plates are slowly pulling apart, opening a hole manifested as a topographic low. It is at this low that rivers originating in the Sierra Nevada mountains drain through the coastal mountains on their way to passage under the Golden Gate Bridge and into the Pacific Ocean. Geology of El Misti ...New Biofilm Research Center will explore the wonderful world of slime
...ers of the Stanford faculty announced the official opening of the Biofilm Research Center. The new facility includes a $350,000 Zeiss confocal laser-scanning microscope that will allow researchers, on and off campus, to investigate the intricate world of slime. "Microbial...