Researchers create nanotubes that change colors, form 'nanocarpet' and kill bacteria
...s can be reduced," explained Sang Beom Lee, Ph.D., research assistant professor of bioengineering in the School of Engineering, who is listed as first author. To test the nanostructure's potential as a biosensor and antimicrobial, the authors conducted studies using the water-based nanotubes. Normally a neut...Alaska scientists find Arctic tundra yields surprising carbon loss
... Apparently not. "The broadest implication of this research is that climate warming could lead to a much great...provides opportunities for long-term uninterrupted research in a pristine environment. We could never have gotten the results we did without such a long-term ex...New sequence involved in DNA replication timing may aid in cancer detection
...lead to improved methods for cancer detection. The research appears as the "Paper of the Week" in the October 1 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry , an American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology journal. Before a cell can divide, it must duplicate its DNA. Duplication, which occurs dur...Bronfenbrenner book sums up human development
...nments. The theory led to new directions in basic research and to applications in the design of programs and ...t," says Glen H. Elder, professor of sociology and research professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina. For a review copy, contact Nichole Angr...UMaine anthropologist wins Solon T. Kimball Award
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...rallel in the real world. The other members of the research team include Stephen Ward,Mathirut Mungthin and Patrick Bray of the Liverpool School of TropicalMedicine and Viswanathan Lakshmanan, David Johnson, and Amar Bir Singh Sidhuof Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The study was supported in part bythe ...Pollutant causes delayed flowering in plants
...rom the University of California at San Diego. The research was funded by the National Science Foundation and Duke University. "The floral decision signaling pathway in plants has been studied for many, many years because the decision to flower is so critical to reproduction," Pei said. "And it was known that...No role for simian virus 40 in human pleural mesotheliomas
... and human mesotheliomas. As part of their ongoing research into the biology of human pleural mesothelioma, this team of MSKCC investigators searched for SV40 DNA, RNA, or protein in frozen tissue samples from 71 human pleural mesotheliomas. According to the study, the methodology used by most researchers for...Researchers ID chlorophyll-regulating gene
...mb that is set off by the sun." Quail is also research director of the Plant Gene Expression Center, a joint research center of the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the University...Keep genome data freely accessible
...ttered, free access to the results of life-science research . . . has served science and society well", the panel argues, accelerating research and speeding the "life-saving benefits" of that research'. The editorial concludes: 'But beyond the ...Flexible pain relief with morphine-free poppy
...aceutical development from poppy compounds. This research is supported by voluntary contributions from industry with matched funding for R&D from the Australian Government through HAL and is a collaboration between CSIRO Plant Industry, The Australian National University, Tasmanian Alkaloids, Institute for ...'Gene chips' research in cotton could lead to superior variety
...n Genome Project at Iowa State University. The two research groups will collectively develop a high-quality DN...example where Cotton Incorporated and state-funded research initiatives have had a 'multiplier-effect' on garnering substantial federal funding for cotton resea...Females may be more susceptible to overindulge 'sweet tooth' cravings than males
...y behavior are known risk factors for obesity, but research in these areas especially overeating has been studied almost exclusively in males. In the new animal study "Diet-induced hyperphagia in the rat is influenced by sex and exercise," Lisa A. Eckel and Shelley R. Moore (The Florida State University Pr...Anthrax enzyme images reveal secrets of antibiotic resistance, suggest new drug design
...s important that academic institutions fill in the research gap to ensure we will have effective treatments for these infections in the years ahead."...New fossil sheds light on old mystery
...ve been used to capture prey. "This is important research because we have finally explained the functional p...reptiles," said Chun Li, lead author and assistant research fellow at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of S...Groundbreaking research could ignite new solutions to heat transfer in nano-devices
For the first time, an innovative research technique successfully completed a detailed measur... the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a research institution in Illinois. "This is the first time that anyone has measured how a specific motion of...New hydrothermal vents discovered as 'South Pacific Odyssey' research begins
...acific Odyssey" include an unprecedented number of research expeditions to this geologically unique "back-arc ...require the coordinated efforts of dozens of large research groups, numerous research expeditions, and the deployment of a wide array of specialized deep-sea re...University of Alberta researcher looks for clues to mysterious disease
...fundamental to repairing DNA damage so she and her research team are studying ATM mutants, which behave as cells do when they are damaged. In a recent issue of the journal, "Current Biology," Campbell describes how they examined ATM mutants for signs of locomotor defects in mutant and control flies and f......lso affect other freshwater animals. Although this research is focused on the St. Lawrence River, this problem may be more wide-spread, affecting other freshwater systems. "We found mussel shells and whole mussels in the stomachs of nearly 60 percent of the examined fish," says McGill University biologist an......e of the hottest topics in neuroscience today. New research conducted at Brown University and Duke University ...nerve cell dysfunction in the hippocampus. The new research provides new targets for drugs or other treatments for these conditions. Esther Penick and Jeffrey E...