Wistar Scientists Locate Genes Involved In Mammalian Tissue Regeneration
...ceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, they reveal their latestdata on the genetics of the "healer" mouse. Though still at the basic research stage, the Wistar scientists' findings areexpected to have major implications for wound and burn healing, organreplacement, spinal cord regeneration and cont...Did Fur Trappers Trigger Landscape Changes?
...ltimore study, Brush hopes her sediment cores will reveal howland-use haschanged the environment throughout the city's history....DOE Joint Human Genome Effort Exceeds Sequencing Goal
... fromthousands to millions of individual units. To reveal the details along the way,the methodical process of sequencing is employed, which photochemically readsthe identity and exact order, or sequence, of the four letters that make up thealphabet of DNA. Of the 23 pairs of human chromosomes, the JGI's se...New Test Spots ALD Carriers With Near-Perfect Accuracy
...entified inthe ALD gene, and the techniques should reveal more, he adds. "For the firsttime, a test allows us to exclude carrier status with certainty; we lift aweight from thousands of women," says Moser. The test, which requires only a blood sample, also lends itself topre-implantation diagnosis......live under the most extreme conditions of heat may reveal more toscience about the origins of life. While a number of the chapters argue that life might have begun inconditions such as those now found in hot springs or in undersea thermal vents, the book is notunanimous on this point. In fact, a cha...When One Gene Has Two Roles, Its Second Function May Be Missed
...ction in mice that have had a gene knocked out may reveal unknownfunctions of that gene at later developmental stages. Other authors on the EMBO Journal paper include graduate student Yinghui Zhouand postdoctoral fellows Kim-Chew Lim and Ko Onodera, all of Northwestern;Stuart H. Orkin, Leland Fikes Professo...Untangling The Protein Folding Problem
...Winkler andGray, but new efforts "are beginning to reveal the secrets of this prototypalspontaneous self-assembly process." The special journal issue focuses on the chemical kinetics of the foldingphenomenon -- the rate of change as the protein assumes its three-dimensionalstructure -- and includes a study ......s of shallow streams. However, the fossils do not reveal whether the adultdinosaurs cared for their young, or even if they made well-formed nests.It is not possible to determine precisely which kind of sauropod dinosaurs laidthe eggs at Auca Maheuvo, but the discovery of tiny teeth in the eggs providesan i...Discovery Of Mutation May Lead To Help For Male Fertility Problems
...erelatively easy to clone the morc gene, which may reveal a new regulatorymolecule involved in male reproduction. In fact, we have already identified acandidate gene. "This is an important finding because, clinically, 10 percent of couplesare faced with infertility. Once we know the pathway which t...Molecular Mechanism For Evolution Described
... geneticvariations in a population silent, but can reveal them during times ofstress, such as climate change. All organisms make heat shock proteins, also known as chaperones, inresponse to high temperatures. It is the chaperone's job to prevent otherproteins from getting into trouble--misfolding or loosing...Biochemical Markers Could Help Identify Battered Children
... accumulates slowly in the brain, its presence may reveal whethera parent is lying about the timing of the injury. High levels might alsoindicate prior injuries, signalling a history of abuse. Kochanek and his colleagues could find no trace of quinolinic acid incerebrospinal fluid taken from 39 adul...Tracking A Killer's Progression
...ifying YopM's ultimate molecular targetand hope to reveal the molecular partners used by the protein on its journey through the human cell," Straleysaid. "These studies will provide a new window into how our cells function, and the understanding gainedfrom them will benefit all endeavors that depend u......lar among eukaroytic organelles, soour results may reveal general features of these important proteins." In other words, these proteins are coiled, and each has a region with ahigh propensity to wrap around its target protein like a snake wrapping around alimb. Uncovering these structures i...Reusing Ag Drainage Water An Option For West Side Farm Sustainability
... in the complex jigsaw puzzle that will eventually reveal thesustainable, economically viable long-term farming potential of the San JoaquinValley's west side, according to UC scientists. Growing eucalyptus trees could be part of a water reuse scheme for farmers who,to maintain agricultural production well ...Scientists Show That Normal-looking Cells In Cervical Cancer May Be Abnormal
...py," says Rigas. "We expectthat this approach will reveal earlier forms of cancer, which could direct thestudy of cancer to as of yet unrecognizable premalignant forms, representingmore preventable stages of cancer." Rockefeller began in 1901 as The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, thefirst U.S. ...Aircraft De-Icers Hold A Hidden Hazard
...e scale." De-icer manufacturers do not reveal what additives they use, becausethey regard this as proprietary information. So Cancilla decided to isolate thetoxic component. Using a microorganism test, he identified the culprit as afamily of chemicals called tolyltriazoles, which are also used a...Largest Acoustics Meeting In History Expected
...ans would envy? Can the sounds of a person's voice reveal warning signs of suicide? How might the naturally occurring background noise in the Arctic Ocean provide indications of climate change? These questions are all explored in the science of sound--otherwise known as die Akustik, les acoustiques, acoust...A Quick DNA Test Seeks Out A Dangerous Bacteria That Lurk In Food
...rough, scientists have developed a scanner thatcan reveal whether cattle carcasses are contaminated with faeces that couldcause disease. Every year, millions of people in the industrialised world come downwith food poisoning caused by Campylobacter. It affects four times the number ofpeople stricken......ratoryillness. A physical exam or chest X-ray can reveal heart enlargement." A vaccine against specific adenovirus types exists, but is not widely used andmay not be effective against the types that cause LVD, says Towbin, professor ofpediatrics (cardiology), molecular and human genetics, and cardiovascula...... of each survey. Data on breeding populations can reveal whether majorpopulation changes of a species in certain states are related to a continentaldecline or merely represent population shifts within a species' breeding range. The BBS has been gathering data since 1966 on the abundance, distribution, and...