Duke Primate Center Sets October Expedition To Find 'Juliet'
...enneth Glander, the expedition representsas much a rescue attempt as it does an effort to bring into captivi...recarioussituation demands widespread help for the rescue efforts made by Duke'sPrimate Center and conservation agencies in Madagascar, Glander and Simonssaid......ve lives and property; we provide maps that guided rescue andrebuilding efforts; and we continue to investigate the long-term effects ofthe upstream floods on downstream resources like the Chesapeake Bay and SanFrancisco Bay. "We remain committed to our long tradition of setting nationalstandards fo...Discovery Of Genetic Pathways May Provide New Ways To Combat Candida Infections
...immune system cells called neutrophils come to the rescue to destroy the filamentous Candida. However in patients with weakened immune systems, who lack healthy bone marrow and do not make neutrophils, this second line of attack is not available. In these patients, Candida can take over, as evidenced by t...At Life's Most Sensitive Stage, Embryos Cope With Stress
...mbryonic cells, butthe embryo has a well-developed rescue mechanism, based on the work of a DNArepair enzyme called photolyase. Frog eggs from species with the greatestphotolyase activity are the ones most likely to survive a blast of UV-B light,Kiesecker and Blaustein found. However, the researchers also h...Scientists Identify New Gene That Controls Sleep/Wake Cycle
...y way for PER to survive is for TIM to come in and rescue it byattaching to it." Young thinks that the partnership between PER and TIM either prevents aphosphorylation event that causes the instability of PER, or preventsdestruction of PER even if its phosphorylated. Either way, says Young, TIMbecomes a pro...USGS Scientists Learn Lessons From Captive Released Manatees
... Geological Survey biologist Jim Reid, wholed Mo's rescue effort with a field crew from SeaWorld Orlando, said, "Mo is onelucky manatee. He was drifting away from land and it was pure luck that the SeaWorld field crew was available for his rescue." Mo was first rescued in 1994 as an orphaned month-old calf...When One Gene Has Two Roles, Its Second Function May Be Missed
...rmous length offlanking DNA, was not sufficient to rescue the urogenital system." The researchers conclude that GATA-2 expression in developing genitourinarytissues must be governed by a regulatory DNA sequence a vast distance away fromthe GATA-2 gene itself. "The latter surprise is going to be disturbing t...Encouraging Results In Preclinical Studies Of Parkinson's Disease Gene Therapy
...ing the gene therapy. Thisrepresents a remarkable rescue of an otherwise lethal mutation in thesegenetically modified mice," stated Dr. Richard Palmiter, Investigator of theHoward Hughes Medical Institute and Professor of Biochemistry at the Universityof Washington. "In the published work, the motivation ...Fishermen Are Killing Brown Pelicans With Kindness
...firsthand. He says 300injured birds come in to the rescue station each year, and about 250 can berehabilitated and returned to the wild. It has only been in the past 10 years that the brown pelican has beenupgraded to the protected species list from the endangered species list.During the 1970s the brown pel...Virtual reality training tool pits emergency rescue teams against computerized terrorist attack
...ERQUE, N.M.-- In the emergencies of tomorrow--when rescue personnel mayneed to triage and treat mass casualties following release of a nerve agent in ashopping mall, theme park, or subway, for instance--there will be no secondchances. Rescuers who become victims of a terrorist attack can't save lives.Soon e...Duke expedition to rescue rare lemurs
...ke University Primate Centerwill set out Oct. 7 to rescue extremely rare lemurs in a small, doomed patch of ...ally can, he said. After the expedition to rescue the diademed sifakas, Glander will go tothe Madagascar forest reserve at Betampona, where the Madaga...A 'Juliet' is found for the rare lemur Romeo
... -- A Duke University Primate Center expedition to rescue arare species of lemurs from a dwindling forest in...6 p.m. on October 10, 1999," Glander reported."The rescue team had spent two frustrating days of walking through the forestsof Mahatsinjo, 10 kilometers south...Lemur 'Juliet' may be new subspecies; no mate for 'Romeo'
...Director Ken Glander led the October expedition to rescue the sifakas from a dwindling patch of the Mahatsin... are hunted out in this area." The urgency of the rescue mission was intensified when Glander and his colleagues closely examined the captured animals after ...How alcohol gives, and then takes away
... that BDNF can actually protect against this. The rescue or prevention of cell death is probably one of the most important aspects of this study." "Clearly the future direction of this area of study is medication development and an understanding of protective factors," said Tabakoff. "If you have an indiv...Lemur 'Juliet' dies in Madagascar
DURHAM, N.C. -- Efforts to rescue a highly endangered species of lemur were dealt a ...s captured along with the male in an early October rescue expedition to Madagascar, led by Primate Center Director Ken Glander. Glander was seeking a mate fo...$500,000 gift launches new clinical research effort in peripheral neuropathy
... the cause." "The principles of nerve damage and rescue may be similar for both the peripheral and central nervous system," added Roos. "Studies in either area could have an impact on our knowledge of neuroscience as a whole. Peripheral nerves are more accessible than the central nervous system, so that t...Meet the chemical that lets sea creatures thrive
...y of California at San Francisco have used TMAO to rescue misfoldedproteins produced in cystic fibrosis. "Even though humans don't have TMAO, it seems to be a universal stabiliser," says Yancey. "Theidea is that it could be used medically also to work on all sorts of proteins."...Common anti-inflammatory drug rescues low-growth fetuses in mouse study
... the scientists found they were able to completely rescue underweight fetuses through administration of a drug called indomethacin during what would correspond roughly to the middle trimester of pregnancy. Indomethacin inhibits the action of cyclooxygenase, or COX, a kind of master enzyme involved in such v...Researchers decipher chemical 'cross talk' that determines survival of immunecells
...some mature T cells. But together, the two signals rescue T cells from death, or apoptosis. What Jamieson ...amoto also wanted to find out if the TCR-triggered rescue of T cells from GR-induced death involves a change in the way GR regulates genes that code for T cel......ve in getting GDNF to the specific sites needed to rescue the cells and enhance the production of dopamine. By giving GDNF, we can stimulate dopamine production and prevent both the structural and functional consequences of cell degeneration that are characteristic of Parkinson's disease," said Jeffrey H. ...