Easily paralyzed flies provide clues to neurodegeneration
...tzky has been identifying, breeding and studying a raft of fly mutants that, when exposed to minor temperature change, become completely paralyzed. The flies, which quickly recover when returned to room temperature, are now finding many uses in studies of human neurological disorders, drug discovery and i...Multiphoton microscope observes cell membrane action
...membrane processes, Webb says, "but the physics of raft formation is not well understood. We hope our experiments -- based on 3-D-resolved multiphoton microscopy to illuminate membrane domains and transition behavior -- will encourage others to join in this study." Baumgart emphasizes that balloon animal...Canopy raft, canopy crane, canopy bubble, Ikos tree house in Panama
...h netting--onto the treetops. The mobility of the raft makes it possible to sample three additional 400m2 sites during the mission.The Canopy Bubble consists of a seat harness suspended from a helium balloon that moves along a 1 km transect and will be used to reach two more 400m2 sites. And finally, a f...Clotting cells switched on by cold
... other signals in the same way, showing that lipid raft formation is a general first step in platelet activation, Crowe said....Microbial transport at Yellowstone: by land, sea or air?
...untryside by many means, Bonheyo said. They might raft the waters that feed the springs. They might fly on droplets of steam rising from active vents or on bits of sediment blowing from dried springs. They might even hitchhike on the feet of bison, birds or other animals moving from one spring to anoth......and under what circumstances, he said, "this lipid raft hypothesis allowsus to focus attention on a smalle...e incrediblycomplicated," Barisas said. "The lipid raft hypothesis gives us another tool tosee what molecules are involved in those signaling systems. ...Little-Explored African Genetic Diversity May Hold Key To Human Origins, Medical Questions
...sts a recent African origin for modern humansand a raft of potentially fertile medical research, according to a Penn Stateevolutionary biologist. "Africa has been greatly underrepresented in studies of geneticdiversity compared with European and Asian populations," says Dr. SarahTishkoff, postdo...