Ecologist calls for creation of an international panel to assess human behavior
...ethical issues related to the human predicament in order to help generate the urgently required response.'' As a precedent, he pointed to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - an organization of scientists that has issued several highly regarded reports assessing the possibl...Ancient life form may help create newest technologies
... the living organism does the work and creates the order we want at the nano level, as the diatom builds its shell wall," Rorrer said. "For use as electronic materials, the germanium oxides need to be in a certain form and order, and it appears the diatoms may produce that for us." Instead of using lasers...New study to investigate demise of coral reef ecosystems
...conclude with a large-scale analysis of results in order to gauge changes occurring across whole regions as a result of substantial bleaching events. It will be one of the only studies to look at the effects of bleaching over the medium to long-term and the first at such large scale. Project leader, Dr...LA BioMed Medical/Research Briefs, July/August 2004
...logy, much in the same way that Mendeleev imparted order to the chemical elements. According to Dr. Torday...d be thinking about how to exploit this process in order to discern gene-selection patterns based on function, that is, through functional and comparative ge...Study reveals surprising 'remodeling' property of gene regulation process
...ells dramatically rearrange their entire genome in order to allow the right genes to be turned on at the right time, new research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows. This extensive chromosomal "remodeling" is accomplished by moving DNA packaging structures called nucleosomes to differ...Environment influences learning: U of T study
...l be able to search for similar genes in humans in order to shed light on the workings of human memory. This study was supported by the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. U of T post-doctoral fellow William Nuttley also contributed to the research....Researchers look into components of RNA silencing machinery
...t of a person's DNA is believed to be junk DNA. In order to prevent these relics of evolution from rearrang... chromosome as being a highway," says Aramayo. "In order to function properly, some sections of the highway must have illumination, which means DNA must be e...Ocean scientists assess impact of seismic pulses in effort to protect whales
...p's airguns were fired in various combinations, in order to determine the radius of the emitted sound in th... must adhere to increasingly strict guidelines, in order to minimize impacts on whales and other animals. This includes the gradual ramping up of a seismic a...Major scientific discovery in cancer research to be honored
...ntist for his or her highly original research. In order to be eligible, candidates must be recently published, active researchers, working in academia, industry or government anywhere in the world. The winner will give an award lecture during the 96th AACR Annual Meeting in Anaheim, Calif., April 16-20,...Scientists pinpoint molecules that generate synapses
...places where neurons grow close to one another. In order for a synapse to actually form, Sanes and Umemori believed, certain key molecules would have to flow across the gap between two neurons to commence development of a synapse linking them. Umemori spent several years scanning neurons in culture for th...New view of leukemia cells identifies best treatment options, Stanford researchers say
...olecules that relay those messages follow a strict order in healthy cells, always handing the note - in this case, a phosphate atom - to the next molecule in line. In cancerous cells, those highly regulated note-passing brigades grow independent. Molecules hand notes to the wrong counterpart, and someti...Heat and exercise alone may not determine how much we sweat
... a second person cycling the tandem ergometer. The order of postexercise treatment was randomized, and each bout of exercise was performed at the same time of day. Data were obtained throughout exercise and for 20 min of recovery. The recovery period consisted of two phases: (1) during the first 10 min o...UAB creates the first Internet server to search for genetic diversity
...ow one of the priorities of biomedical research in order to deal with the avalanche of molecular data that is generated world-wide. The server PDA is available for use for the scientific community at the Internet address http://pda.uab.es......n called nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kB), which can order the production of scores of defensive proteins. But NF-kB can't work alone; it requires the help of a complicated complex of other proteins. A team of scientists which included Jeanette Ducut Sigalla, Virgine Bottero and Inder Verma from the ...LSU vet school professor uses gene therapy to destroy cancerous tumors
... grants from the National Institutes of Health. In order to continue treating larger animals, Li is now seeking additional funding from the NIH and the American Cancer Society. "The grant will support the dog study, and then we can move on to human studies," said Li. The dog study is limited by the typ...Researchers discuss revised Food Guide Pyramid and what it will mean for the food industry
...s to put the food intake patterns into practice in order to improve their food choices. To accomplish this CNPP plans to develop and implement a system that includes focused messages and individualized educational tools. It is envisioned that the system will be delivered through multiple channels includi...Rutgers chemist uses NMR to elucidate protein-DNA interaction
... through millions of non-specific DNA sequences in order to locate the correct connection. DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) is a chemical structure that forms chromosomes. Structurally, DNA is a double helix made up of two strands of genetic material spiraled around each other. Each strand contains a...Cell death protein has surprising role in cell migration
... have to take apart and rebuild their skeletons in order to move. "If these obvious choices don't pan out, we'll go back to a forward genetic screen," says Montell. "Then we can let the animal tell us what is happening." As always, Montell and her colleagues will use genetic tricks so they can change the...Carnivore species are predicted to be at increased extinction risk from human population growth
... based on a phylogenetic analysis of the mammalian order Carnivora, described online in the open-access journal PLoS Biology, could help focus conservation efforts by predicting which species face greatest risk. The model predicts risk based on the density of local human populations combined with various t...New pulmonary hypertension guideline challenges use of common medication
...Encysive Pharmaceuticals, and GlaxoSmithKline. To order a copy of the guidelines or for more information, contact the ACCP at 800-343-ACCP (2227) or visit the ACCP Web site at www.chestnet.org ....