Virginia Tech Scientists Studying Cells From Extreme Environments
...ics. Potts says that, as part of the project, they plan todevelop a system in which robotics will be used to automate the techniques theyare developing....Goats And Spiders Are Working Together To Create A Novel Material
...synthesised spider proteins, researchers in Quebec plan to make an incredibly light fabric that is both biodegradable and strongenough to stop bullets. Called biosteel, it could become a green alternative tothe high- strength plastics used to package shampoos or make commercial fishingnets. Jeff ...ASU Professor Helps In Fight To Protect Japanese Pika Habitat
...of Hokkaido," it is herewhere government officials plan to construct a major tunnel into the park. Morihiro Ichikawa is one of 21 Japanese citizens who are suing the Hokkaidogovernment in what is being called that countrys largest ecologicallawsuit. He wants to stop construction on the tunnel that he says...Did Fur Trappers Trigger Landscape Changes?
...borhoods. Her findings could help public officials plan future developmentsthat minimizeecological damage. "The purpose of this study is to help people become aware ofand understandthe environment within urban areas," she says. "We are beginning to think ofinterrelationsbetween people and nature, and how ...Sequencing Milestone Reached By DOE Joint Genome Institute
...utes of Health to complete themapping program. The plan will be officially described in Science magazine'sOctober 23 issue (copies of the report will be available at the event). The media will also be provided with a 20-minute laboratory tour to explainJGI's sequencing program. Operating robotic systems w......degree." In future studies, the scientists plan to determine if the alteredanimals' dip in drinking is due to a loss of pleasure, since dopamine is a majorcomponent of the brain's reward pathways. Phillips is a member of the Society for Neuroscience, an organization ofmore than 27,000 ba...DOE Joint Human Genome Effort Exceeds Sequencing Goal
...s represents only the first step in our aggressive plan for productionramp-up. We are seeking to break th... that begins in childhood). An accelerated 5-year plan for the U.S. Human Genome Program (the combined DOEand National Institutes of Health efforts) was pu...Subterranean Mapping Method Will Find Homes For Pollution-Eating Bacteria
... can get the details. He and his INEEL colleagues plan to senda tracer molecule that interacts with iron oxide, such as fluoride, through4-inch wells dug several feet deep into sandy ground in Oyster, Virginia. Bymonitoring how fast tracers migrate to surrounding wells, they can deduce howmuch iron oxid...Viral Vector Delivers Dystophin Gene To Mouse Muscle
...ll, M.D., of Ohio State University Medical Center, plan to begin testingthe vector for safety in humans in the spring of 1999. Dystrophin is a protein critical for normal maintenance of muscle tissue. Muscular dystrophy is caused by mutations in a large, complex gene whichcontains instructions telling mu...Weird Creatures Have Some Lessons For Organ Transplants
... tissues are preserved intact. Theresearchers also plan to demonstrate the procedure with other animal organs andprolong their storage for up to a year. Seki hopes that within a few years thetechnique could be used to preserve human organs. "The implications for transplant patients would be huge,"...Brain Study Sheds Light On The 'Phantom Limbs' Of Amputees
... theseeffects therapeutically, we would be able to plan strategies for preventingpost-amputation pain and for recovery of function after nerve damage." Funding for the study was provided by the U.S. Public Health Service of theNational Institutes of Health. For most of the study period, Edward Jones waso......zures. The mapping procedure helps theneurosurgeon plan this delicate operation. In the mapping, a small electricalcurrent is applied to the exposed cortex of the brain of an awake patient.During electrical stimulation, the patient is asked to name objects and imitateactions. This procedure is often used...Quicker Implementation Of Research Results
...lular sensor systems" at the University of Rostock plan to combine cellularsensor systems which use the properties of living cells with physico-chemicalmeasuring units. It is intended to employ such sensor systems in medicine andenvironmental engineering. The funding period of the various centres of excel...Fall Meeting: Preliminary Press Conference Schedule
... topics, may change between now and December 6. We plan toissue an updated schedule in late November; the final schedule (always subjectto change, of course) will be available in the Press Room in San Francisco. Format The general format of press conferences will be the same as at Spring Meeting:an openi...New Forest Owners Prefer Enjoying Their Land Over Working It
...not managing their forests. A suggested management plan includes periodic harvests, planting new treesor allowing natural regrowth. It also requires controlled burns. "There are environmentalists who say it's a good thing to leave the landalone and have no human intervention," Jacobson said. "But thatinte...National Science Medalists Named
...Princeton, New Jersey, was a key figure in helping plan the development of the Hubble Space Telescope while also pioneering the development of neutrino astrophysics. Including this year's recipients, the National Medal of Science now has been awarded to 362 leading U.S. scientists and engineers. ...International Genome Team Deciphers Genetic Instructions For A Complete Animal
...t of the HumanGenome Project and is exactly how we plan to operate our sequencing program onthe human genome and other model organisms." In recent years, as the worm sequencers hit their stride, a few dozensequencing machines hummed round the clock and most days of the week. The firstshift arri...Possible Breast Carcinogen Found In Human Milk
...rdless ofthese trace contaminants." The scientists plan to broaden their research to include women in othergeographicalareas. Previous studies have shown large variations in the breast cancerincidence, withespecially high rates in the industrialized northeastern United States. This research was supported......d cellsin genital secretions. The researchers also plan to test 'discordantpartners'--infected men and their uninfected partners--to see if those on HAARTwho may not be using safe sex can transmit virus to their partners.......p of the SSSV study, Bowser, Casey and Quackenbush plan toinvestigate virus transmission in a cooperative effort with Rocco Cipriano ofthe National Fish Health Laboratory of the U. S. Geological Survey. They alsoplan to examine various wild populations of Atlantic salmon in Maine withMichael Opitz of th...