A joint effort against the Oriental boil
... the partners in the Near East: It offers the sole possibility of freely accessible financing for the Palestinians. Although the Israeli universities are financed by the state, they rely on third party funds to a significant degree. Since the programme's inception, 25 projects have been funded. Of these, 17 have...Scientists develop plant that produces potential anti-carcinogen
...other very different aspect of the research is the possibility of developing plants that remove contaminants from the environment. Selenium contamination, for example, is a major problem in certain parts of the world, including the agricultural region of California's San Joaquin valley, Salt said. Selenium occur...Portable kidney dialysis machine developed
...es," Baker said. "As this technology develops, the possibility of an implantable dialysis device becomes very real." Jim Curtis, a certified hemodialysis technologist, works as area manager for Fresenius Medical Care North America, a company that operates 11 dialysis clinics throughout Oregon. He said that "MMD ...Monkey talk, human speech share left-brain processing
...ing within the left area. "Our results open up the possibility of characterizing such neuronal responses in a cortical region of the monkey that is not only a higher-order auditory processing area, but also one that could be a precursor for an acoustic language area in humans," note the researchers. "This study...UF study: World shark attacks sink again, may signal long-term trend
...ors that indicate a longer-term trend, such as the possibility there are fewer sharks and people together in the water where they could meet, Burgess said. "The first explanation that comes to mind is that there are simply fewer sharks out there in the water," he said. "We know that shark populations have declin...Pew report finds GM insects may offer benefits, but clear regulatory oversight is lacking
...ever before able to transmit. Lastly, there is the possibility that modifying the genetic composition of honeybees could alter the composition of the honey they produce, potentially creating a food safety concern. All of these uncertainties will need to be addressed by regulators prior to the introduction and r...MBL scientists confirm evolutionary exception
...onsistent with asexual reproduction, eliminate the possibility that bdelloids reproduce sexually and thus confirm that the organism has evolved without sexual reproduction or genetic exchange for tens of millions of years. What drives early extinction, and why it can be averted by sex, remains one of the centra...JCI Table of Contents, January 15 2004
...ting conditions. Clinical implications include the possibility that drugs that regulate V1b receptor activity may have potential utility in the treatment of stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction. TITLE: The vasopressin V1b receptor critically regulates hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity under both...If airbags work well, then Mars landing sites can be chosen more boldly, says UB geologist
...y survives the landing on Jan. 24, there is a high possibility that we will get to see layers of ancient rock, deposited when Mars was warm and wet and could have supported life," she says. "Evidence of river channels, which we expect to see at Sinus Meridiani, could be remnants of that early, warm history." Wh...Research reveals brain has biological mechanism to block unwanted memories
...ssion of Unwanted Memories." "It gets you past the possibility that there's nothing in the brain that would suppress a memory that it was all a misunderstood fiction." The experiment showed that people are capable of repeatedly blocking thoughts of experiences they don't want to remember until they can no longe...RNA lariat may tie up loose ends to decades-old mystery of retrovirus life cycle
...findings at a scientific meeting in May 2003. "The possibility that thereare new players in the process of transposition is very exciting. If it is confirmed that the same enzyme isrequired for HIV-1 replication, there is little doubt that a new aspect of virus replication will be targeted for drug intervention....Scientist challenges interpretation of new find, the oldest primate fossil ever discovered
...tes in Asia. But the fossil raises the tantalizing possibility that remote human ancestors may have originated in Asia and stirs up debate about the nature of early primates. In the words of Robert D. Martin, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Chicago's Field Museum, "It was once thought that pri...Bacteria discoveries could resemble Mars, other planets
...dian oceans. Fisk said he became curious about the possibility of life after looking at swirling tracks and trails etched into the basalt. Basalt rocks have all of the elements for life including carbon, phosphorous and nitrogen, and need only water to complete the formula. "Under these conditions, microbes co...Scientists await first call from Beagle
... Odyssey was difficult, if not impossible. Another possibility is that the lander's antenna was not pointing in the direction of the orbiter during its brief passage over the landing site. If the onboard computer had suffered a glitch and reset Beagle 2's clock, the two spacecraft could be hailing each other at ...Separation day arrives for Mars Express and Beagle 2
...d many times on Earth, there is always the outside possibility that something may go wrong during the all-important separation. Even if the separation is successful, Beagle 2 must rely on its own battery, which cannot last beyond 6 days, until its solar arrays are fully deployed on the surface. This means that M...Science's breakthrough of the year: Illumination of the dark, expanding universe
...velop and why some kinds of infertility arise. The possibility that human embryonic stem cells might someday become a source for human eggs also raised serious ethical questions. Left-Handed Materials: After two years of debate, several research teams confirmed that certain high-tech material...Growing human organs on the farm
...more than just sheep. Zanjani doesn't rule out the possibility entirely. "There is no way for us to know," he says. "But at the level we're working with the animal, it's still a sheep."...Oral drug showing promise for breast cancer prevention in a mouse model
...e breast cancer in a mouse model, which raises the possibility that the drug could be a preventive agent for ER-negative breast cancer. The results appear in the December 17 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute . ER-negative breast cancers are not dependent on estrogen to grow and do not respo...Other highlights in the December 17 issue of JNCI
...ons in the most common type of melanoma raises the possibility that specific BRAF inhibitors may be useful therapeutic agents for this type of disease," they write. Contact: Jennifer O'Brien, UCSF, 415-476-2557, jobrien@pubaff.ucsf.edu . Bladder Cancers Marked by Defective Checkpoint Function Both p53-dep......infectious agent. Moreover, our findings raise the possibility that rNAPc2 could be useful in the treatment of other viral haemorrhagic fevers. Importantly, rNAPc2 has a suitable phamacokinetic and safety profile in human beings. The clinical efficacy of this treatment modality now needs to be proven."...