A test case for DNA barcodes to identify species
...ia, Berkeley, also point out in the correspondence section of this issue, the Hebert et al. study is "not yet a definitive test of the utility of DNA barcoding for either diagnosis of individuals or discovery of species." Future studies will have to determine whether these results can be generalized to anima...Martin Saunders to receive the James Flack Norris Award
New Haven, Conn. -- The Northeastern section of the American Chemical Society recently announced Professor Martin Saunders, of the Department of Chemistry at Yale University as the 2005 recipient of the James Flack Norris Award for physical organic chemistry. The award, established in 1963 to ...Human chromosome 5 final sequence analysis released to public
...e some structural differences, including one large section that is flipped backwards in humans compared to chimps. Such an inversion makes it impossible for the two chromosomes to pair up when the cell divides to create sperm and eggs. Over time, that incompatibility could have driven a reproductive wedge be...OHSU-VAMC study sheds light on estrogen's benefit for MS
...abetes. The study, published in the "Cutting Edge" section of the current issue of The Journal of Immunology, shows the hormone augments a compartment containing T cells known as CD4+CD25+, and a regulatory protein called FoxP3. The cells are important for protecting mice against a model for human MS called ...Virus known for its photo ops makes its movie screen debut
...mplicated infection process requires a flower-like section of the virus, known as the baseplate, to shape-shift by dramatically changing the configuration of the numerous proteins that form it. The team has taken cryoelectron microscope images of the baseplate from different moments in the process and transf...Last of known genes identified in complex obesity syndrome
...e families. Writing in the Aug. 15 advance online section of Nature Genetics, the international team reports that BBS3 is actually a gene formerly known as ARL6. Importantly, ARL6 is the first BBS culprit to belong to a family of genes and proteins with a known function, opening the door to figuring out wha...Schizophrenia gene variant linked to risk traits
...MH) have identified a relationship between a small section of one gene, the brain chemical messenger glutamat...easing the risk for schizophrenia. To pinpoint the section of the gene responsible for these changes, scientists are exploring a region where the gene may diff...Joslin Diabetes Center launches research section on developmental and stem cell biology
...creatic cells to grow and produce insulin. The new section will complement Joslin's existing strengths in immunology and islet transplantation research by focusing its research on the potential of developmental biology and stem cells to prevent, halt, and treat diabetes, and its complications. Joslin also a...Two-month study of life in mid-Atlantic yields trove of species, new insights & questions
...ities in mid-water and along the bottom in a major section of the global system of mid-oceanic ridges. Thus ...ecies was documented for the first time along this section of the mid-Atlantic Ridge; New insights into the significance and ecology of the Charlie-Gibbs Fra...Endangered turtles' trek along ocean currents revealed by satellite
...ine US fishermen operating in the Ocean's northern section - but the turtles are still being lost at an unsustainable rate. A paper was recently published in Nature summarising the work done so far in tracking leatherbacks through the Atlantic, submitted by a team of researchers from France's National ...Virginia Tech's smelly 'corpse plant' due to bloom Aug. 4
... into the greenhouse complex and reaching a gravel section between the glass and fiberglass greenhouses, stop at the first fiberglass greenhouse, number F-6, where the plant is located. Or follow your nose....DFG presents the 2004 MAK and BAT value lists
...e assigned to one of the groups and were listed in section IIc. This year, a total of 22 working substances w... working substances, bronopol and p-toluidine. The section BAT values, biological guideline values and exposure equivalents for carcinogens (BAT-Werte, BLW und...AGU journal highlights - 29 July 2004
...(GL) paper 10.1029/2004GL020101, 2004 2. Special section on San Andreas Fault Observatory project The 28 June issue of Geophysical Research Letters features a collection of papersabout the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD), a project designed todrill into the hypocentral zone of repeating low-...LICR/UCSD team solves mystery of centromeres
... called CENP-A, turns the normally flexible center section of a rod-shaped chromosome into a steel-like structure called a centromere. A crucial player in the complicated process of cell division, the centromere is responsible for moving the correct number of chromosomes into a new cell. Learning ......rks is still incomplete. Now a small but critical section of that map is charted, based on new research conducted at Brown Medical School and Rhode Island Hospital and at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The research team found that leptin triggers production of the active fo...K-State professor combines love of teaching, research to examine eye development
...resent in a small portion of a single histological section from a single chicken, Japanese quail, or mouse embryo eye can be determined with precision," Conrad said. "The research therefore will use a blend of techniques from embryology, organic chemistry and physics. Conrad said the cornea is the "most high...Research reveals role of gene in infertility
... radiation and chemicals. The cell uses an intact section of DNA as a template for repairing a damaged homologous one. The research establishes that this system for repairing broken chromosomes with the protein products of the RAD51 gene, which previously was known to occur in animals and fungi, occurs in ...Reading hexametric rhyme supports cardiac synchronization, especially after a heart attack
...a. Their findings appear in the Articles in Press section of the American Journal of Physiology Heart and Circulatory Physiology. The journal is one of 14 published each month by the American Physiological Society (APS) ( www.the-aps.org ). Methodology The researchers investigated the card......e. Their findings appear in the Articles in Press section of the American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. The journal is one of 14 scientific publications issued each month by the American Physiological Society (APS) ( www.the-aps.org ). Methodology This ...New textbook introduces students to the foundations, applications of nanotechnology
...and molecules to form complex systems. The second section of the textbook looks at the new materials that ha...xplain in the text's introduction. Thus there is a section on electronics. Nanotechnology means smaller and faster microelectronic devices, with individual mol...