Researchers solve killer protein's 'crime'
... cell. This is the scene of one of the body's most perfect crimes: programmed cell death. This vital process occurs throughout life as a means to, among other purposes, eliminate potentially cancerous cells. Now, by reconstructing the scene of the crime in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, researcher...DNA shows genetic variability of the nene lost more than 500 years ago, not during the 20th century
...istine paradise, and that prehistoric man lived in perfect harmony with nature," said Helen James, museum specialist in the Natural History Museum's Division of Birds. James pointed out also that museum collections are vitally important to even the most cutting edge contemporary research. The Smithsonia...Sea Grant asking anglers to collect sea lampreys for Lake Champlain study
...ulation rebounded. Malchoff says Lake Champlain is perfect for a mark and recapture study of sea lamprey because of its small size and the lamprey population build up, that has occurred since the late 1990s. There currently exists a window of opportunity to study an unsuppressed lamprey population, prior to ...Historic U.S.-Peru debt-for-nature swap
...s initiative possible." "This agreement provided a perfect opportunity for our organization and our conservation group partners to put our monies where our convictions lie," said Steve McCormick, President and CEO of The Nature Conservancy. "We have long advocated the use of the Tropical Forest Conservation...Physics tip sheet #20 July 3, 2002
...omputer in the 1980s. A quantum device that runs a perfect virtual reality simulation is just a form of a quantum computer but specific things must be taken into account in the design, different from a quantum computer to factor large numbers or run other applications. The authors propose some designs for qu...Changing fish body shapes give clues to environmental factors
...swim faster when they are startled, and that makes perfect adaptive sense," DeWitt said. "And the patterns we are studying in our own backyard here in Texas apply worldwide." In Texas, the Gambusia affinis, or mosquitofish, is one such fish found in the study to have adapted to being raised with predators by......flatwoods quickly becomes almost impenetrable, the perfect fuel for high-intensity fires that can endanger people and property. "The 1998 wildfires in Florida prompted interest in developing new strategies for managing hazardous fuels," said Wade. "Our study looked at thinning and herbicide treatments as met...Awards of the Netherlands greatest prize for science
...d cause transplants to fail even where there was a perfect match between the white blood cell immune systems - referred to by the medical profession as the Human Leucocyte Antigen (HLA) system - of the donor and recipient. Professor Goulmy demonstrated that these minor antigens also play a crucial role in hu...UT Southwestern and U.T. Dallas win NIH grant to establish first sickle cell center in Southwest
...cal care initiatives at UT Southwestern makes "the perfect marriage." Dr. Goodman is also an adjunct professor of Cell Biology at UT Southwestern. Goodman, director of UTD's newly established Sickle Cell Disease Research Center and head of Molecular and Cell Biology, and Dr. J. Victor Garcia-Martinez, associ...University of New Hampshire launches biomedical research network with $5.6 million grant
...ch on molecular glycosylation in cell biology is a perfect example. He is currently collaborating with researchers around the world on projects relating to heart disease, gonorrhea, and the immunity-conferring properties of human milk, among others. NH-BRIN is already supporting research projects at Dartmou...UT Southwestern named one of 10 NIH centers for 'Human Proteome Project'
...iochemical underpinnings of sleep, which creates a perfect opportunity to test the new technologies, Kodadek said. "Sleep is one of the few areas in biology where we know almost nothing about the molecular mechanisms that control it," he said. Other investigators on the NHLBI grant include: Dr. Stephen Johns...UCSF-led team reports new test improves detection of prions in animals
...n of Nature Biotechnology, culminates an effort to perfect the application of a principal that the UCSF team ...t of infectious prion protein. The test received a perfect record in the first part of the trial, which involved testing 200 brainstem samples provided by the ...Mole-rat Methuselahs push evolutionary theory of aging
... president. But their species is being hailed as a perfect exemplar for the evolutionary theory of senescence...odels that support senescence theory, they are not perfect role models for humans. Senescence occurs, simultaneously, on all aspects of any organism, which mea...Polluted beach closures influenced by full moons and sunlight, surfer-engineer discovers
... UC-Irvine faculty in 2000, Boehm decided it was a perfect time to conduct an in-depth study of the water quality at Huntington Beach. ''One of my favorite spots to surf was right at the mouth of the Santa Ana River, where bacteria concentrations are typically high,'' Boehm said. ''It was kind of nice just b...'Small RNA' research cited as breakthrough of the year
...ells would have a mechanism such as this, it makes perfect sense. But until just lately, we never knew where to look. Now we do." Scientists have barely scratched the surface of understanding the functions of small RNAs. It's already clear they play a major role in gene "expression," or the molecular mechani......nto mice. Both human and porcine tissues grew into perfect kidneys, the size of the mice's kidneys. The miniature human and pig kidneys were functional, producing urine. In addition, blood supply within the kidney was provided by host blood vessels as opposed to donor blood vessels, greatly lowering the risk...MITs smart surface switches properties reversibly
...er, Tran explained. The molecules now stood at the perfect distance from each other (a distance determined by the teams earlier calculations). From there, the team had to prove the molecules could switch from one property to another. To do so, they assessed the surfaces interactions with water, or wettab...Three tourist experiences named best worldwide for environmental, social responsibility
...toric sites can remain intact. "These winners are perfect examples of the way the travel and tourism industry should operate," said Jordan's Queen Noor, the 2002 World Legacy Awards Honorary Awards Committee Chair. "I am heartened by their example and hope other extraordinary places are similarly inspired."......h volatility that makes the area resource rich and perfect for invasive and native plants to put down their roots. In a study presented in Januarys Ecology, researchers Rebecca Brown and Robert Peet found areas subject to frequent flooding also showed a higher number of invasive exotic plants than upland re...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory February 2003
...es less. Carbon nanotubes conduct electricity like perfect metals or can act as tiny semiconductor devices. They already have found their way into today's new field-emission flat-panel displays and promise to replace silicon chips in tomorrow's computers. Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Dave Geohegan, Alex P...