USGS And Arizona Game And Fish Begin Partnership To Study Western Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
...ng the species. "Now," said Shroufe, "the USGS has provided funding and expertise that willchallenge us and other potential partners to give this species the attentionit merits. We applaud the Bureau's leadership and look forward to theimproved resource management the project will generate." Only about 12 inc......ssion of the virus." Previous research has provided evidence that circulating virus in thebody is produced in the blood, whereas, Dr. Gupta thinks seminal virus mayoriginate in the prostate. He and his colleagues are conducting furtherresearch to understand more about replication of seminal virus as ......her services. Edlin said San Francisco has provided funding for such a program, whichis being implemented at the recommendation of the Mayor's Task Force onAdherence. The first field site is expected to open later this year in thecity's Tenderloin district, with three more sites to follow in the spri...Williams Syndrome: New UD Study May Shed Light On Rare Genetic Disorder-And Normal Development
...tter Landau sent asking for volunteers. Names were provided bythe Williams Syndrome Association in Connecticut. Landau says the work is still in the preliminary stages, and will likelycontinue over a period of years....News Backgrounder: Duke Primate Center Successfully Fosters Mysterious Aye-Ayes
...hey greatly preferred fruit,even though the fruits provided too much carbohydrate and not enough protein andkey vitamins and minerals. "Once we reformulated the diet, all the aye-ayes are doing much better,with a better coat, better reproduction and better weight gain," said Williams. Like many...Ecological Consequences Of Jasmonate-Induced Responses For Plants In Native Populations
... plants use to activate induced responses, have provided researchers with valuable tools to activate defenses independently of herbivore attack in plants growing in their native habitats. Jasmonic acid, a ubiquitous wound-hormone known to increase the synthesis of diverse defense-related metabo...Scientists Identify New Gene That Controls Sleep/Wake Cycle
...acksthe protein product of the double-time gene, provided the clues to decipheringthe mechanism behind the circadian oscillations. The researchers found that, in the mutants lacking double-time protein, veryhigh levels of PER protein accumulate in the cytoplasm and these PER proteins nolonger disintegrate...Harbor Branch Oceanographic Trains Displaced Fishermen And Women In New Careers As Aquafarmers
...ely 1,000 square feet of submergedland. They were provided with equipment and three sizes of hard clam seed t...fthe largest clam hatcheries in the United States) provided over 400 million clamseed to nearly 300 Florida growers in 1997. This represents an increase of 100......recipients. The CTLA4-Ig used in the research was provided by Immunex Inc. ofSeattle. For additional information about UPMC Health System, please access http://www.upmc.edu ....NASA Research Helps Map Protein Structures -- Key In The Development Of New Disease-Fighting Drugs
...he United States. "These experiments have provided persuasive evidence that growth inmicrogravity can produce crystals of larger size, better shape and higherquality than have been obtained on Earth," according to a 1995 report issued bythe National Research Council in Washington, D.C. "They also sho......gators created a recombinantpoliovirus vector that provided the first evidence that the reengineered vehiclecould prompt the cell-mediated arm of the immune system into action, issuing aresponse from CD8 T-cells, which seek out and destroy pathogen-infested cells. Previously, recombinant poliovirus vectors ha...First Reproducible Cloning Of Mammals From Adult Cells Reported In Nature
...etuses. All but onelived. "Our DNA typing results provided substantiating evidence that theoffspring were indeed clones and that their genetic composition was identicalto the cumulus cell donor females and did not contain DNA derived from eitheroocyte donors or host foster mothers," says Kenneth R. Johnson, ...Purdue Study: RNA 'Motor' Transports DNA In Virus
...Guo discovered this "transporting" RNA species and provided thefirst evidence that RNA played a role in packaging DNA in Phi 29. This new typeof RNA was dubbed "pRNA" for "packaging" RNA. Subsequent reports by Guo andothers have since established the presence and molecular structure of pRNA. In his latest...Allergy And Asthma-Exaceberating Mites, Molds And Pollens On The Rise Due To El Niño . . . La Niña
...If that weren't enough, the high humidity has also provided an ideal environmentfor cockroaches and microscopic dust mites -- the leading cause of asthma. According to a recent survey, asthma rates are highest in the inner cities,especially among African-Americans and Hispanic Americans, and especially amongy...Putting A Price Tag On Pollution
...boratories and a numberof industrialcompanies have provided funding for Ghanem's research. Related Web Pages:Johns Hopkins Department of Civil Engineering: http://www.ce.jhu.edu/ Roger Ghanem's Home Page: http://www.ce.jhu.edu/fac/ghanem/default.htm......ouraging, perhaps equallyimportant is that we have provided proof of the concept that cysteine proteaseinhibitors can stop a parasite from replicating without harming the host cell,2says McKerrow. This proof of the concept could pave the way for new treatmentsfor other kinds of infections, and perhaps for di...University Of Cincinnati Geologists Analyzes Evolutionary Impact Of Mass Extinctions
...s as a substrate tooccupy. Just suchsediments were provided during key intervals as a consequence of eroding areasuplifted duringmountain-building. Quite apart from the action of the bulldozers, many of theincumbent immobiletypes would not have liked this kind of habitat. So I am suggesting, as analternative...UCSF Researchers Identify Molecule Involved In Early Stage Of Atherosclerosis In Mice
...t ofatherosclerosis. And cell culture studies have provided strong evidence thatMCP-1 (monocyte chemoattractant protein-1) is a powerful attractant formonocytes. Significantly, synthesis of MCP-1 in blood vessel wall cells, suchas endothelial cells, is upregulated by oxidized lipids. The Gladstone researcher...Bioreactor Grows Cells That Produce Possible Anti-Cancer Protein
...s of Del-1 protein for clinical trial. The company provided the researchers with cells of human osteosarcoma, the most common malignant bone tumor, which it had genetically altered to produce Del-1. Del-1 is useful to cancer researchers because it controls the development of blood vessels tha......efforts. The Environmental Protection Agency also provided funding for the research. "We at Ford have a strong commitment to developing products that support recycling," says Bill Orr, manager of Ford worldwide vehicle recycle planning. "Today, at least 75 percent of the typical Ford vehicle is recy...