Technology already exists to stabilize global warming
...t place. "Ideally, scientists and economists would produce a rigorous analysis showing that the benefits of controlling greenhouse gases outweigh the risks of not doing so," said Pacala. "But the rigorous analysis is not going to be possible until the warming is upon us or not, as the case may be," Pacala c...Jefferson Lab detector technology aids development of cystic fibrosis therapy
...ng together with him to improve the technology and produce the images he needs," Weisenberger says. Zhenghong Lee, a researcher with Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland, is using the small animal medical imager in cystic fibrosis gene therapy studies along with collea...Body's own defense against H. pylori, cause of stomach ulcers and stomach cancer
...portion of the mucin layer, where the mucous cells produce a particular class of glycoproteins, called O-glyc...ered soy beans from which it would be possible to produce milk bearing the inhibitory O-glycans capped with alpha 1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine. This offers...Leukemia stem cells identified by Stanford researchers
... the ability to self-renew, constantly dividing to produce both new stem cells and cells that matured. Jamies...e blood-forming stem cells in the bone marrow that produce both red blood cells and immune cells. Instead, Jamieson found that the cancer started when a normal...Joslin Diabetes Center launches research section on developmental and stem cell biology
...ing ways to get adult pancreatic cells to grow and produce insulin. The new section will complement Joslin's existing strengths in immunology and islet transplantation research by focusing its research on the potential of developmental biology and stem cells to prevent, halt, and treat diabetes, and its comp...Excess thyroid hormone harmful to fetus
...mone was less effective. People with the mutation produce more thyroid hormone than normal but they do not experience the anxiety, weight loss or elevated heart rate usually caused by such excess. The genetic defect is transmitted as a dominant trait, which means that affected mothers or affected fathers t...Biologists deciphering complex lemur scent language
...own paste. And both male and female genital glands produce a sticky goo that females might mix with urine, and which might have an effect on the message the female is encoding." Scordato performed two kinds of studies to understand lemur scent communications. She recorded the rates of different kinds of sce...LBP-1a gene mutation linked to disruption of normal fetal development
...niotic fluid. But embryos lacking LBP-1a failed to produce the extensive network of blood vessels that extends into the part of the developing placenta called the labyrinthine layer and mingles with the sinuses containing blood from the mother. A sinus is a channel inside certain tissues that contains blood....Revealing bizarre deep-sea secrets
...l-based bioluminescent light most deep-sea animals produce as well as fluorescent light, also given off by many marine animals. Other tasks will include measuring the amount and types of light found in the deep sea, as well as how the eyes of deep-sea animals allow them to see the faint light found in their...Viral proteins may prevent bacterial infections
...ls, copy themselves and then, as an exit strategy, produce enzymes that quickly destroy the bacterial cell wall, killing the bacteria and releasing the viral offspring. "These are highly evolved enzymes that work efficiently and rapidly to kill specific bacteria. The best use of these enzymes is to decolon...Dispute over life in Antarctic lake
...hould look for bio-signatures of microbes that can produce these," says Priscu. He believes the bottom of Lake Vostok, like that of many lakes, could be anaerobic and so provide a refuge from high oxygen levels in the upper parts. Other researchers also think that microbes will cope with Vostok's challenging...Protein vaccine fully protects mice from lethal aerosol challenge with ricin toxin
... USAMRIID is conducting pre-formulation studies to produce a formulated vaccine that will induce the optimum immune response possible in animal models. ...JCI table of contents, 2 August, 2004
...that the adaptive immune system, when activated to produce an anti-atherosclerosis response, enhances the natural immune anti-athersclerosis response, creating increased protection against atherosclerosis. By injecting a breakdown product of low-density lipoprotein into mouse models for atherosclerosis, the...Pocket gophers serve as 'ecosystem engineers'
...n the physical environment," said Reichman. "These produce a complex mosaic of nutrients and soil conditions that results in vertical mixing (through burrow collapse and moving deep soil to the surface) and horizontal patchiness (in relation to the hollow burrows, refilled burrows, surrounding soil matrix an...Ecologist calls for creation of an international panel to assess human behavior
...c inequities and whether any nations can ethically produce or store weapons of mass destruction.'' Ehrlich pointed out that the scientific community is well aware of the nature of the threats and the ''population-consumption drivers'' creating them, but the actions to counter those threats have been scattere...Free electron laser reaches 10 kW
...e ultraviolet and terahertz light that the FEL can produce at world-record powers. The Navy intends on using the lessons learned from the development of the 10 kW FEL to begin design and construction of a 100 kW FEL over the next four years. Eventually, the Navy plans on moving the 100 kW laser to an over wa...Ancient life form may help create newest technologies
...be the key to a more efficient, less costly way to produce some of the most advanced high tech materials in t...t is 20,000 nanometers wide. "Procedures exist to produce germanium nanocomposites, but they are fairly inefficient, difficult to control and expensive," said...New UCF researchers, college will help fight Alzheimer's disease, cancer
... Learning how to best block that movement can help produce better drugs to fight those diseases, which are common in Third World countries, and other illnesses such as cystic fibrosis, Teter said. The new researchers and expanding biomedical programs will give UCF a stronger foundation for a medical school a...APS/IUPS launch PHYSIOLOGY bimonthly
...osen to develop an avante garde design and also to produce complete original, innovative artwork for all future articles in Physiology. Dr. Boron had worked with Woolsey when he collaborated with Emile Boulpaep on their comprehensive textbook for medical and graduate students, Medical Physiology: A Cellular ...Brookhaven lab biophysicist F. William Studier wins R&D 100 award
...90s, is used worldwide by academia and industry to produce specific proteins within bacterial cells. R&D 100 Awards are given annually by R&D Magazine to the top 100 technological achievements of the year. Typically, these are innovations that transform basic science into useful products. The awards will be ...