Researchers create nanotubes that change colors, form 'nanocarpet' and kill bacteria
...esemble the fibers of a shag rug. Moreover, unlike other nanotube structures, these tubes display sensitivi...about 1,000 times wider. When dried from water and other solvents, and under magnification, these nanostructures look much like a heaping serving of Kraft ma...New sequence involved in DNA replication timing may aid in cancer detection
...re nearly always duplicated early in S phase while other portions are nearly always duplicated late." Until recently, very little was known about how cells control replication timing. Studies in budding yeast ( Saccharomyces cerevisiae ) have suggested that, by default, replication origins fire early in S ...UMaine anthropologist wins Solon T. Kimball Award
...Francisco in November. The award, given only every other year since 1978, recognizes outstanding achievemen...earn from this industry can be applied to managing other threatened natural resources, from oil to clean air. Allan Burns, professor of anthropology and asso...Master of antimalarial resistance
...arum, may be responsible for resistance to several other antimalarial drugs as well, a team of researchers ...ir lab data have a parallel in the real world. The other members of the research team include Stephen Ward,Mathirut Mungthin and Patrick Bray of the Liverpoo...No role for simian virus 40 in human pleural mesotheliomas
...istently yielded the same results when repeated by other groups. This has fueled an ongoing debate over lab...0 in human tumors. Their findings are a caution to other researchers to be vigilant in avoiding these technical errors when planning future studies with SV40...Flexible pain relief with morphine-free poppy
... us to supply raw materials for the manufacture of other pharmaceutical ingredients," says Tasmanian Alkaloids' Manager of Agricultural Research, Dr Tony Fist. Tasmania already grows over 40 per cent of the world's legal poppy crops and Norman will ensure Tasmania stays an international leader in pharmaceu...Females may be more susceptible to overindulge 'sweet tooth' cravings than males
...ake was greater in males, compared to females. In other phases, wheel running produced similar decreases in chow intake in both sexes. Availability of the chow plus milk diet increased caloric intake, compared to that observed in chow-fed rats. This diet-induced hyperphagia was significantly greater in s...Anthrax enzyme images reveal secrets of antibiotic resistance, suggest new drug design
... a broad-spectrum antibiotic to treat a variety of other infections that are becoming resistant to these dr...hese images of the enzyme and its interaction with other molecules, the investigators discovered how it manipulates pABA and DHPP. In addition, the images di...New fossil sheds light on old mystery
...losaurus was different from suction feeding in any other animal. Rather than expand the volume of its mouth to suck in prey, Dinocephalosaurus expanded the volume of its throat, in many ways a more effective approach." In addition, the long neck allowed Dinocephalosaurus to draw near its prey stealthily so...Groundbreaking research could ignite new solutions to heat transfer in nano-devices
...ergy transfer and also provided the tools to study other molecules," said Dr. Dlott. "In designing nanoscale devices, the shapes of the molecules must be designed not only to be small and fast, but also to move heat effectively. There is no reason that this technique is not applicable to just about any mol...New hydrothermal vents discovered as 'South Pacific Odyssey' research begins
...with massive sulfide deposits enriched in gold and other minerals--it is home to gigantic snails and other strange animals that live in total darkness off of the hot, acidic vent water. Many scientists have......egative effects on fish growth and may also affect other freshwater animals. Although this research is focu...r, this problem may be more wide-spread, affecting other freshwater systems. "We found mussel shells and whole mussels in the stomachs of nearly 60 percent ...Brown research reveals key insight into memory-making
...ng endosomes also carry lipid molecules along with other "cargo" proteins that can be used to expand synaps...The new research provides new targets for drugs or other treatments for these conditions. Esther Penick and Jeffrey Edwards, postdoctoral research fellows in...A long-necked sea predator from China described in Science
...to revisit conclusions about how Tanystropheus and other protorosaurs used their necks during the hunt, sai...containing few bones, Dinocephalosaurus, more than other protorosaurs, appears fully designed for life in the water. Though protorosaurs with more extensive ...New signs of life found at the Poles
...arctic giving new insights on survival of life on other planets. Reporting in this week's Nature, scien...hat places we may think of as extreme for example other planets like Mars could nurture surprising habitats for life. The Poles are not the barren wilderne...March of Dimes statement on newborn screening report
...nables early detection from newborn blood spots or other means. We support parents' rights to be fully inf...e must be timely review of infectious diseases and other disorders in newborns for possible future inclusion in universal newborn screening, using the ACMG r...'Smart antibiotics' may result from UCLA research
...quences, Miller's team has found evidence for many other cases where either bacteriophage or bacteria use the same strategy for targeting mutations and speeding up evolution. "We're eager to determine how widespread it is; the more we look, the more we find it," Miller said. "And the more we study it, the ...Poplar DNA code cracked -- a step in combating global warming?
...aw material for furniture, building materials, and other implements. A great many properties found in trees are not found in other plants - like their abilities to provide large quantities of wood, to synchronize their growth with ...Grant advances biochemical engineering laboratory
...tudents for careers in value-added agriculture and other industries. Renovations to the existing biochemica...r improvements to pharmaceuticals and they work in other areas that combine biochemistry, microbiology and chemical engineering. Chemical Engineering stude......t its widespread administration by WHO, UNICEF and other agencies has not achieved total success. Organic chemists William J. Andrews, David K. Leahy and Daisuke Uraguchi also contributed to the report. It was funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences....