Study finds controlling phosphorus pollution in wetlands more important than believed
...wetland can prompt the non-symbiotic bacteria that reside there to "shut down nitrogen fixation instead of promoting it," he said. At Duke, Sundareshwar has designed a new course on the biogeochemistry of estuaries based on his personal studies. "As I teach this course, I always promote the integrated view,...Novel molecule may contribute to intestinal health
...particularly those relating to microorganisms that reside in the intestine, Gilfillan says. We also expect this line of research will be of particular interest for general mucosal immunology, and may prove useful in studying other organ systems as well....Virginia Tech inventions, creations can improve lives
...e disease is difficult to treat since the bacteria reside in the bone marrow. The newly patented vaccine uses an isolated Brucella DNA fragment. It is relatively safe to handle and manufacture, does not revert to a pathogen or mutate, and does not retain resistance to antibiotics used in the treatment of br...Evidence shows the heart has stem cells able to regenerate muscle tissue lost to disease, wear
...the fact that cells with stem cell characteristics reside in the adult myocardium or heart muscles. First, h...nd proof that cells with stem cell characteristics reside in the adult myocardium is the fact that it is possible to mobilize and activate the cardiac residen...Gene variation raises risk of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia
...rpart in mice. They have no known function. They reside in a sort of "gene desert," near the end of the chromosome, with no other genes nearby, and they overlap on complementary chromosome strands. The G72/G30 gene complex was discovered at Genset Corporation, which reported association of this complex wi...Bone marrow stem cells may one day help treat damaged livers
...into the circulating blood, then left the blood to reside in the damaged liver, where they became liver-like cells that produced human albumin. "These results show that human stem cells from bone marrow and umbilical cord blood are a potential source of liver cells," says Nolta, who also is a member of the ......, so that only positively charged substances could reside as "guests" in their pores. Oliver and his team, however, have synthesized the first of what should be a new class of cationic, or positively charged, extended metal oxides to be used in anion-based applications. "It opens up a whole range of potenti...'Mimics' may open screen(ing) door to GPCR drugs
...g functional regions of the rhodopsin protein that reside outside of the membrane. Assembly of these regions mimics how the receptor interacts with binding molecules called G-proteins. Ridge is a research chemist with UMBI's Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology (CARB) and the National Institute of ...Pitt researchers find genes for depression; Play role in mood disorders, shorter lifespan
... 19 loci small regions on chromosomes where genes reside that appear to influence susceptibility to depressive disorders. The results extended the investigators' previous finding that a small region of chromosome 2q containing the CREB1 gene affects the vulnerability of women to developing depression. And...Cold-climate creatures may be the ultimate survivors of global warming, study finds
...The Oregon species P. cinctipes and P. eriomerus reside in intertidal habitats where ocean temperatures range from 47-59 degrees F (8-15 C). The temperature of P. cinctipes, which lives higher on shore in the upper intertidal zone, can be as high as 88 F (31 C) during summer low tides. The Mexican specie...Nominations sought for AACR scientific awards and lectureships
...s who are engaged in the practice of medicine, who reside in the Americas, and who will not be more than age 50 at the time the award is given (March 2004). AACRDeWitt S. Goodman Memorial Lectureship . This lecture was established in honor of Dr. DeWitt S. Goodman, an international leader in the field of ...Protein is shown to aid cell's reading of genetic code
...s to the multiple sites where the heat-shock genes reside and transcribes them. The researchers "froze" the process at various stages by introducing chemicals that, in effect, lock the various molecules involved into place, a process called cross-linking. They also introduced antibodies that attach to Pol I...New protein provides clue to diabetes
...overed since then. While most glucose transporters reside at the cell surface, GLUT4 is usually deep inside the cell, only moving to the surface when insulin sends a signal. It is the only transporter that responds exclusively to the presence of insulin. For the study, Bogan engineered GLUT4 proteins so t...Scientists determine identity, cell locale and quantity of nearly all proteins in an organism
...t such "co-regulated" genes code for proteins that reside in the same place in the cell. "Things make more sense when you can look at the level of proteins the actual players in the life of cells and organisms," said Jonathan Weissman, PhD, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator, professor o...JCI table of contents, 15 October, 2003
...multiple sclerosis. Microglia and macrophages that reside within the central nervous system (CNS) are a source of the inflammatory cytokines IL-23 and IL-12. Until recently it was considered that IL-12 was a major mediator in the development of EAE, however within the last year it has been reported that IL-...Research collaboration identifies gene essential to puberty
...e gene that they had just knocked out was known to reside in our linked region on chromsome 19," says Seminara, an assistant professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. "They didn't have to tell me which gene had been knocked out; I knew it had to be same one that we had just identified." "GPR54 is ...Researchers seek to clone 'mad cow disease' resistant cattle strain
...occur when the non-pathogenic prions that normally reside in mammalian nervous systems are converted into pathogenic forms. Proteins, the building blocks of metabolic processes, are long chains of amino acids that fold in upon themselves in predictable patterns and shapes that result from the bio-electrical...JCI Table of Contents, January 15 2004
...stem cells fluoresce green, while those cells that reside in the lung do not. Most of the collagen-producing fibroblasts observed in the lungs of these mice fluoresced green, indicating that they were of bone marrow origin. In an accompanying commentary Sarah Dunsmore and Steven Shapiro from Harvard Medical...Smallpox in 50-year-old tissues detected by integrated diagnostics approach
...other example of the outstanding capabilities that reside at USAMRIID--from classical pathology methods to state-of-the-art molecular diagnostics," said Colonel Erik A. Henchal, commander of the Institute. "The combination of these tools into an integrated system, as envisioned by USAMRIID scientists, could...New hereditary cancer mutation found -- arrived with a German immigrant almost three centuries ago
...a. Today, some members of almost all nine families reside somewhere along this route. The researchers, however, believe that there are family members with this mutation throughout the United States, and that most would not know that they had descended from the original German couple.People with cancers o...