Pacific Northwest team unveils largest virus proteome to date
...low and study co-author. To conduct this research, scientists used proteomics instruments and approaches unavailable elsewhere that combine the high resolution separations of proteins with their identification at the same time, using a powerful mass spectrometer developed at PNNL. ...Researchers identify protein promoting vascular tumor growth
...of tumors and chronic inflammatory conditions, OSU scientists say the findings of this study suggest anti-MCP-1 therapy may be a useful approach for other diseases. "This study's identification of the role of MCP-1 expression has obvious potential for other tumors, as well," Gordillo said. "The concept could be...Study: Emission of smog ingredients from trees is increasing rapidly
...Purves, the lead author of the study that included scientists from four universities. "There are seemingly natu...erate legislated decreases," said Purves. Although scientists knew that trees contribute substantial amounts of VOCs to the atmosphere, the rate of increase in re...UCSF scientist Joe Derisi named MaCarthur Fellow
...of making scientific findings freely accessible to scientists around the world, many of whom cannot afford to su...the number one killer in the Third World. But many scientists in countries like Brazil and India, who are carrying out very good science on malaria, don't have fi...Evidence builds for potential new cancer drug target
... gene in a mouse model. New technology allowed the scientists to delete c-myb from one specific type of tissue in the model rather than from the entire organism. "We removed the c-myb gene from T cells and in the process discovered that c-myb is required for white blood cell formation," said Reddy. In other re...HHMI, NIBIB/NIH to invest up to $35 million in interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs
...ch progress will depend on contributions from life scientists who are familiar with the tools and ideas of the p...w graduate programs to provide upcoming biomedical scientists with the cross-disciplinary knowledge and skills they will need. "This groundbreaking partnershi...USAID, Conservation International & Starbucks launch Conservation Coffee Alliance in Central America
...l Conservation Coffee project sites within regions scientists have classified as biodiversity hotspots. The 25 biodiversity hotspots make up just 1.4 percent of the planet's surface, yet harbor more than 60 percent of all plant and animal diversity, and are under increasing threats according to CI. CI works di...Atacama rover helps NASA learn to search for life on Mars
A dedicated team of scientists is spending the next four weeks in northern Chile'...eative Inquiry, will guide Zoe. EventScope enables scientists to experience the Atacama environment through the eyes and various sensors of the rover. The public ...Wisconsin scientists develop quick botox test
... damage. The newest work, says Chapman, helps give scientists an inside-the-cell view of the toxin at work. The toxin employs a four-step process - from cell entry to blocking the release of chemical messengers from nerve endings - and interfering with any of the steps in the process can inhibit the poison's t...DNA barcode finds four new bird species
...ered In the course of their research, the scientists found two distinct COI barcodes within each of fou...pecies With the results reported today, scientists took an important step toward broadly applying the DNA barcode technique. "The first step toward a l...Punching the timeclock of life
...process called "group selection," believed by most scientists to be wrong because it proposes that selection happens at the group level rather than the individual . The gerontologist also rejects the commonly accepted theory that aging happens by chance and that, like a car, an organism runs well until...Indiana University, EPA to study airborne PCBs
... with Indiana University Bloomington environmental scientists Ronald Hites and Ilora Basu to study the toxin's c...tion between the air and the Great Lakes. What the scientists learn will help the EPA determine whether new PCB clean-up policies are needed. "We saw a surprising...ICTP celebrates 40th anniversary, 'Legacy for the Future'
...n the Miramare campus in Trieste, Italy. Some 200 scientists will be coming to Trieste to celebrate the anniversary of an institution that is widely respected and revered as one of the premier organizations for the promotion of science in the developing world. The following Nobel Laureates will be among the pa...Rice finds 'on-off switch' for buckyball toxicity
...lls, batteries, pharmaceuticals and coatings, some scientists and activists have raised concerns about their pot...ies look only at cells in culture, they don't tell scientists what happens inside the body, where cellular repair mechanisms, whole-organ and whole-body processes...UCI scientists successfully target key HIV protein; breakthrough may lead to new drug therapies
...ip among three laboratories and a collaboration of scientists in chemistry, molecular biology, biochemistry and pathology. Besides Weiss, co-authors of the study are Allison Olszewski, Ken Sato, Zachary D. Aron, Frederick Cohen, Aleishia Harris, Brenda R. McDougall, W. Edward Robinson Jr., and Larry Overman. Ol...New sequence involved in DNA replication timing may aid in cancer detection
... is very similar in humans and fission yeast." The scientists found that the DNA surrounding many late-firing origins contains repeats of a 10-basepair sequence that is rich in the nucleic acid component, guanine. Yompakdee and Huberman named these repeats "Late Consensus Sequences" (LCS). They found that one c...Bronfenbrenner book sums up human development
... he has transformed how many social and behavioral scientists approach the study of human beings and their environments. The theory led to new directions in basic research and to applications in the design of programs and policies affecting the well-being of children and families both in the United States and ......strand shape-shifting has remained elusive. Today, scientists have reported the first direct observation of how this protein, amelogenin, interacts with crystals like those in bone to form the hard, protective enamel of teeth. The study, published by a team from the Department of Energys Pacific Northwest Natio...Pollutant causes delayed flowering in plants
... a plant hormone to delay flowering in plants. The scientists discovered that while plants produce their own int...ed by external concentrations of the chemical. The scientists said that although their findings are basic in nature, they suggest that the massive amounts of nitr......rnet. These data, freely available to all, allowed scientists around the world to begin studying this virus and its pathogenicity, led to the development of vaccine candidates and diagnostic tests, and helped guide the antiviral drug research. "Unfettered, free access to the results of life-science research . ....