Low frequency EMF damages mice ovarian follicles
...ed to ELF-EMF daily in the home or at work through power lines and the use of appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines and kettles, as a magnetic field is generated every time an electrical device functions and an electrical field is also present when an appliance is on standby. Dr Cecconi s...ZymoGenetics researchers identify novel Interleukin that plays key role in immune system regulation
Results published in Nature demonstrate power of integrated genomics approach Seattle, W...days issue of the journal Nature, demonstrates the power of an integrated genomics approach for therapeutic protein discovery and validation. Researchers at...Scientists find gene that fuels 'sexual arms race'
...tree, not the tip, the root." Despite losing their power to sway the romantic interests of female fruit flies, the gender-based pigmentation patterns may still serve a useful purpose by allowing males, who have precious little time to find a mate and pass along their genes, to avoid wooing other males. "Co...Insects caught in a nutrient-poor food web
...w body materials, as well as a source of energy to power growth. But foods with excess carbon dont provide a good source of the other important nutrient elements. In stoichiometry that means that those foods are poor quality. Its like eating marshmallows all the time. You can certainly satisfy your daily e...2000 FALL MEETING: updated press conferences, press registration, and other information
...drive the aurora and deposit up to a Terra-watt of power in the polar regions. Researchers can now measure these currents continuously in both northern and southern hemispheres, even during magnetic storms when the effects of these currents extend to highly populated areas. This research, sponsored by the ...Secrets hidden in a tiger's paralyzing roar
A tiger's intimidating roar has the power to paralyze the animal that hears it and that even...extinction, and understand the unheard, paralyzing power in their roar....Study reveals structure of DNA packaging motor in virus
... fuel, called ATP, to produce the energy needed to power the motor. The researchers postulate that successive chemical reactions produced by the ATP cause the phi29 connector to oscillate and rotate, pulling the DNA into the shell two base pairs at a time. "Our results suggest that the prohead and conn...Screensavers of the world, unite!
...strated how such large-scale distributed computing power can be utilized,`` write Pande and chemistry gradu... massive untapped reservoir of potential computing power worldwide. Shirts and Pande estimate that if only half of all PCs now connected to the Interne......tial applications in ultraminiaturized sensors and power sources....On the cutting edge of brain gene analysis
...s. This particular study clearly demonstrates the power of the technique." A gene array is a small glass microscope slide that has thousands of different DNA samples attached to the glass. Knowing that DNA makes RNA, and wanting to know which genes have been turned on to make RNA, researchers measure...NASA space technology shines light on healing
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...n place to prevent it from turning its destructive power against the body's own cells. Immune cells with the capability of attacking the self are readily identified in healthy individuals, and these cells are typically purged from the system. Autoimmune disorders, such as lupus, arthritis, and diabetes, ar...Two major U.S. dietary patterns result in different obesity and cardiovascular risk factors
... data, and that further research should assess the power and stability of the various statistical approaches.......gation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders.) Using the power of the human genome project, the lab aims to ident... whether a particular genetic defect alone has the power to predispose a child to autism or whether it results in the disorder only when combined with other ...Researchers discover gene responsible for cilia, lungs' natural cleaning system
...large protein essential for generating forces that power the whip-like movement of cilia, Reed said. Besides identifying it, they also showed that the gene is "turned on" in cells as they begin growing cilia. About 80 percent of epithelial cells in healthy human airways are ciliated, he said. They swe...LabNotes -- Research highlights from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
System helps prevent power grid failures - In the age of electricity deregula...on will provide this key information to California power providers that are challenged by increased loads and decreased supply. The system, called WAMS for W...Atmospheric chemistry key to global and local air pollution
...und, in the presence of nitrogen oxide produced by power plants is very reactive and can create a lot of ozone," says Brune. "We want to test the understanding of the basic chemical reactions for isoprene."The complex nature of the chemistries of ozone, the hydroxyl radical and the hydroperoxyl radical is ...Conservation battle faces long odds in Brazilian Amazon
...o economic policies, pipeline construction, roads, power lines, an influx of multi-national timber companies, slash-and-burn farming, ranching, mining, oil exploration, and many other issues. It projects the real impact of those causes on the Amazon landscape 20 years into the future. The results of allow...Zooming liquid particles show technological promise
...ls that, scientists envision, may one day serve as power sources inlaptop computers, military uniforms with coolants and other portabledevices. "A chemical reactor on a microchip would run on a very small amount ofliquid," says Chaudhury. "That liquid would have to be pumped from oneend of the reactor to ...Scientist searches Yellowstone Park for carbon dioxide-eating microbe
... lowering carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants. Besides Cooksey, the threesome includes D...obes from Yellowstone Park. While the coal-fueled power industry has reduced particulate and sulfur emissions, it still produces high amounts of carbon diox...