Artificial chromosomes could cure diseases
...rospectus available to the public, Chromos says it plans to insert the chromosomes into cells which will be grown in fermenters to produce beneficial proteins and to genetically engineer animals so that they produce valuable proteins in their milk. It has already produced a second line of mice, this time c...Unearthing the secrets of human skeletal remains
...roo and pig remains decay further. Ms Powell also plans to respectfully bury some human cadavers in a cemetery, studies of which will greatly improve the accuracy of her research. "There are no studies of this kind here in Australia and no reliable detection schemes developed based on scientific researc...Pigs at sea reveal latest clues in homicide research
...been planning the marine phase for four years. She plans to create an index species and database similar to those produced through her other research. One of her former graduate students earlier conducted similar research in freshwater conditions. Anderson will drop more pig carcasses into the sea this...Study suggests diabetics can use light to measure glucose
...t they know the technique works, the research team plans to improve the performance of the method. Small estimates the technique could be ready for commercial use in three to five years....SGX signs agreement to build state-of the-art beamlines at advanced photon source
...its kind in the United States. It will support our plans to be the leader in industrial-scale protein struc...ted beam time is absolutely necessary for what SGX plans to do," said Wayne Hendrickson, a founder of SGX and a leading X-ray crystallographer. "This facilit...Study finds cochlear implants cost-effective in children
...such as the cochlear implant, and many health care plans cite 'no timely cost-effectiveness data' as a barrier to reimbursement for the device. This study, by weighing costs of both the device and the benefit provided to a large group of children, provides the beginning of evidence that from a societal per...The ultimate pocket protector--radiation detection made easy
...containing radioactive material. Aryaeinejad has plans for future development of his device. He hopes to miniaturize the dosimeter even more, making it the size of a pack of cigarettes, and also to modify it for use in the subsurface-helping researchers to locate and identify radioactive contamination i...Single amino acid mutation dramatically alters direction of a molecular 'motor'
...es were done via e-mail or telephone. Now Endow plans to study what effect the bi-directional mutant Ncd has in a real situation. Ncd is needed to assemble structures called spindles that are critical for segregating chromosomes during cell division, in particular for making egg cells. Endow will plac......ealthy CD4 cells." In future research, Kirschner plans to model the role of co-receptors involved in HIV ... on the co-receptor chosen by the virus. She also plans to explore the immune response to HIV, and how different types of immune responses, known as TH1 or ...Progressor chimpanzees could reveal mechanism for resisting AIDS
...gressor chimpanzees, O'Neil said that there are no plans to infect additional chimpanzees. Like most chimpanzees, a small cohort of HIV-positive people do not develop AIDS. Compared to those who progress to AIDS, LTNP people generally maintain substantially lower levels of virus in plasma, normal, stable n...Biodiversity databases: biodiversity information on every desktop
...nd intergovernmental organizations is coordinating plans to form the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). GBIF will consist of a series of interconnected databases containing information about the world's living organisms, from bacteria to plants to mammals. "GBIF will be an outstand...NHLBI launches genomic applications initiative -- $37 million awarded in initial effort
...nd training and education." In addition, the NHLBI plans to develop a section on its Website ( www.nhlbi.nih.gov ) to include information about the PGA initiative and related resource and training opportunities, as well as descriptions of each PGA. The inaugural PGAs are listed below in alphabetical order...Helping energy conservation projects survive the budget axe
...ct, allowing the company to carry out conservation plans that might otherwise appear too expensive. Digging out all of the savings above and beyond lowered energy costs could double the value of an energy conservation project, according to engineer Ernest Fossum at the U.S. Department of Energy's ...Estrogen therapy may help prevent memory decline in elderly women
...rmones and cognitive function in older women . She plans now to investigate the possible role of testosterone, another hormone also produced by the ovaries, on aspects of cognition in women. Although her research findings have shown that estrogen protects against some decline in explicit memory in hea...Tracking a genetic basis for alcohol-related hypertension
...irection that Hatton proposes to follow. "We have plans to chronically expose selected strains of mice to alcohol," he said. "Following this, we will begin gene mapping studies to identify the exact genes responsible for the rodents' sustained elevations in blood pressure."...... make it to the other side of the boundary." Ivany plans to continue her work on Eocene/Oligocene climate and how it relates to extinction events. She will extend the study, applying the same techniques on both otoliths and mollusk shells, to determine seasonal variations in temperature in the North Sea wi...Researchers uncover secret to mass extinction events
...ake it to the other side of the boundary." Ivany plans to continue her work on Eocene and Oligocene climate and how it relates to extinction events. She will extend the study, applying the same techniques on both otoliths and mollusk shells, to determine seasonal variations in temperature in the North S...Vaccine controls AIDS in monkeys, researchers report in Science
... high levels of immune response. The research team plans a long-term follow-up study to determine whether the prevention of AIDS in these monkeys will be short-lived or lifelong. The scientists hope that the successful clinical outcome of this study will pave the way for a similar type of vaccine strategy......ttlements. The Lake Ontario biocomplexity research plans calls for: o Three Cornell investigators and their students to measure and model external processes at the watershed scale to determine water quality and quantity entering embayments. They are to develop watershed hydrologic-simulation capabilities,...