Team led by MSU biologist finds bacteria deep in Antarctic ice
... Science. The team includes seven MSU scientists plus scientists from the University of Alabama,the U.S. Geological Survey and the NASA Ames Research Center. The Vostok ice is among the deepest ever explored for life, Priscu said, and could be amodel for searching for life in frozen environments elsew...3-D structure of human transcription factor proteins revealed
...oms the shapes of TFIID and its companion proteins plus their relative positions within the TF complex can be clearly seen. When this electron microscopy information is combined with the x-ray data on various substructures within the complex -- a technique dubbed "hybrid crystallography" -- Nogales and h...... over time caused by both incoming space radiation plus the background radiation," Richmond said. The best hope is that life got started some billions of years ago when conditions were more hospitable, and that a few microbes adapted to extreme conditions or learned how to hibernate below the surface. "B...U-M Medical School receives $4 million for new bioinformatics program
...search laboratories for new bioinformatics faculty plus a 500-square-foot Bioinformatics Core Facility with office space and support staff to assist faculty and graduate students who use the facility. Educational components of the new program already are under way---including a seminar series and ...Magnetic resonance imaging of sexual intercourse is both possible and useful...
...course in the "missionary position" the penis(root plus pendulous part) is neither straight nor "S" shaped as had been previously thought, but is,in fact, the shape of a boomerang. The lower position of the male pelvis during intercourse, thepotential size of the root of the penis and the capacity of the...Chromosome centers defined and sequenced for model plant
...nding regions contained moderately repetitive DNA, plus multiple "mobile elements" -- DNA that appears to have originate elsewhere and been inserted into the plant's genome -- and several functioning genes. Being a gene in the centromere region is "like being a satellite in the asteroid belt," suggeste...Road dust: Rural vehicles emit more pollutants than urban ones
...nded part of the study. The data he has collected plus his analysis of U.S. EPA mathematical models that predict air particulate matter emission rates will help environmental agencies and municipalities better sample their roads and address their particulate matter air quality challenges. It's mo...University of New Orleans researcher develops nontoxic corrosion inhibitor
... also complies with the environmental regulations, plus it has the capability to eliminate the problem of carcinogenic coatings. This is the transition from 'we don't give a damn if we pollute the world' to 'we better stop polluting the world.' " The University is in the final stages of the patent process...Carotenes and vitamin E protect against sun damage to the skin
...otenes daily, and the other 25 mg mixed carotenes plus 335 mg vitamin E combined daily. Before supplem...erienced during the control period. The "carotene plus E" group had an even milder response which, though not statistically significant, could indicate an ...Formula additives boost small children's intelligence in study
...up received an average score of 102.4, and the DHA plus AA group received an average score of 105. Dr. Birch noted that the current study was a followup to an earlier study of the children's visual acuity. In this test-visual evoked potential acuity (VEP)-the infants' ability to see fine detail was meas...UC Berkeley biologist disputes current dogma that genetic mutation is the cause of cancer
...serted two cancer-causing genes, called oncogenes, plus another gene that makes cells grow unchecked, and ... by severe developmental problems and retardation, plus many metabolic problems, a 100-fold increased risk of leukemia, sterility and an average life span o......e Clinician's Interview-Based Impression of Change plus Caregiver Input (CIBIC-plus), which provides a global assessment of behaviour, general psychiatric symptoms, cognition and activities of daily living; the 23-item version of the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study Inventory (ADCS-ADL), which also m...Common spices protect bacteria during irradiation
.... coli from being destroyed by irradiation. On the plus side, however, the researchers believe their findings indicate that spice extracts could be used to protect healthy tissue in people undergoing radiation therapy. The research, conducted at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Mumbai, India, is rep...Susan Okie receives microbiology communcations award
.... The annual award carries an honorarium of $2,500 plus expenses to attend ASM's General Meeting in Los Angeles May 21-May 25, 2000. It recognizes outstanding achievement in increasing public awareness, knowledge, and understanding of microbiology. Runner-up awardees in this year's competition are Charle...Alcohol and thiamine deficiency together: a dangerous combination?
...ol and thiamine deficiency. We don't see that one plus one equals two, rather, one plus one equals three." Gauvin said that he would add a third component to the damaging equation: thiami...PRAECIS announces positive results for abarelix depot-M in two pivotal Phase III clinical trials
...epot, or a combination of leuprolide acetate depot plus bicalutamide. Further, abarelix depot-M suppresse...ents treated with either leuprolide, or leuprolide plus bicalutamide. Each treatment therapy studied achieved and maintained testosterone suppression from ...Women failing to take vitamin that helps prevent serious birth defects, survey finds
...able to sampling and other random effects could be plus or minus three percentage points....Understanding of floral scents blossoms in Purdue laboratory
...ights that might result in sweeter smelling roses, plus a bouquet of other benefits. Improving floral scent is a goal of the $20 billion per year horticulture industry, but it is also important to agriculture. Almost three-fourths of all crops depend on insect pollinators attracted by floral scents. Honey...The ultimate pocket protector--radiation detection made easy
... to be worn on a belt, the dosimeter is discrete-a plus for Customs workers, and the availability of comprehensive real-time data enables the quick responses needed to apprehend potential smugglers. "The mathematics are simple," insists Aryaeinejad, "but no one has made a detector combining two sensors ...