Researchers Use Hydrated Lime To Reduce Toxic Selenium Emissions
...roposedby the Environmental Protection Agency will seek to control emissionsof selenium and other metals found in fly ash and flue gas, saidLiang-Shih Fan, professor and chair of chemical engineering atOhio State. Fan and Suhas Mahuli, a post-doctoral researcher in chemical engineering,have studied ways t...Bee Sting Treatment Should Emphasize Speed, Not Method Of Removal
...historyof dangerous reactions to bee stings should seek medical attention, Visscheradded. The study was supported by funds from the National Science Foundation andthe University of California....Genetic Alterations Linked To Cancer In Some Blood Samples
...n urine. The test uses a series of DNA markers to seek out geneticmutations specific to each patient's cancer. "We decided to test serum samples based on evidence from scientists two decades ago which pointed to increased levels of serum DNA in cancer patients," Sidransky said. "More recent studies sug...Study Shows Songbirds Switch From Bugs To Berries To Fuel Fall Migration
...migration. Thestudy also shows migrating songbirds seek out fruit-laden "refueling" siteswhere they can fill up on berries for the long haul. The Brown study indicates that these "pit stops," which are under intensedevelopment and ecological pressure, are extremely important to many species oftiny songbir...'Juliet' Evades Primate Center Expedition
...n captivity, and Primate Center scientistsurgently seek to establish a captive breeding colony of the animals beforethey go extinct from hunting and habitat destruction. In fact, said Glander, the expedition dramatically showed how much pressurethe endangered animals are under. "Although we saw groups o...Study Examines How Mechanisms Evolve To Regulate Bee Development
...hen the hormone level was elevated, dronesbegan to seek virgin queens earlier than same-aged drones whose levels werenot altered. The higher hormone levels, in effect, caused the drones togrow up faster. This is similar to what happens in workers; hormone treatmentcauses them to start foraging at a younge...Scientists Determine 3-D Crystal Structure Of Cancer-Causing Protein
...s deleted, the structure opens up, enabling Src to seek outother proteins to phosphorylate. Scientists have long known that, in the viral form of the Src protein, thephosphotyrosine is missing, resulting in the transformation of normal cellsinto cancerous ones. The work by the Hughes-Rockefeller t...At-Risk Women Want Breast Cancer Gene Test--If 'Pros' Outweigh 'Cons'
...icMedicine that 81 percent of the women planned to seek genetic testing, and 46percent said they were interested in getting tested as soon as possible. Formost of them, the readiness to be tested was strongly related to theirperceptions that the advantages outweighed the disadvantages. "Genetic ......sts and external peer panels, UT Southwestern will seek additional funding to cover the cost of developing diagnostic tests and identifying and evaluating potential treatments. The UT Southwestern team has concluded that some veterans are suffering from brain and nerve damage linked to exposure to combina...Recombinant Protein Immunizes Mice, Promises New Strategy Against Infection And Cancer
...tibodies into the body's fluids. These antibodies seek and destroythe germs circulating in the bloodstream. However, antibodies are useless whenit comes to penetrating cells. The task of attacking cells infected by virusesor deformed by cancer falls to the second arm of the immune system, led byimmune ......ction process. 1978-80 The section continued to seek out new markets and projects toreplace declining demand in conventional areas, such as biomass and foodproduction and processing. During this period, one of the successes was aseries of projects aimed at extracting industrial chemicals, oils andbiof...Emory University Fragile X Group Receives NIH Program Grant
...porary fragile X research." The team will seek clues to the mechanisms of the triple-repeatexpansion and the suppression of FMRP during transcription as well as the roleof FMRP on protein translation and the consequence of its absence on proteinsynthesis in neurons in specific regions of the brai...National Toxicology Program Meets On Transgenic Animals
...itations? What new models are needed? Should NTP seek to develop organ- specific tumor models? Are the scientific needs of regulatory agencies being adequately addressed? Dr. Joseph Contrera, FDA, and Dr. Vicki Dellarco, EPA, will speak on the regulatory needs. For advance materials on the transgen...Pet-Owning Couples Are Closer, Interact More Than Pet-Less Couples, UB Study Shows
...et-owners may be the kind of people who inherently seek out more social contact. On the other hand, there may be something in the relationship between people and pets that enhances social interaction. It's also possible that for some people, contacts with a pet provide the same healthful psychological a...Pennsylvania's R&D Climate Improving
...orate of Science and Policy Programs. The reports seek to informscientific and engineering communities about impacts of federal spending trendson R&D at the state and regional levels. Reports have been published on Alaska,California, Florida, Georgia, the Midwest, New England, the Pacific Northwest,and t...RNA-Dendritic Cell Combo Shows Promise As A Universal Cancer Vaccine
...une cells, called dendritic cells, whose job it is seek outforeign tissue and alert the immune system, and RNA, the agent that transfersinformation from a cell's genome to the protein synthesis machinery of the cell. Dendritic cells circulate throughout the body, looking for "foreign"protein, suc......sed to assess therapeutic interventions that would seek to stop or reverse themetabolic alterations on these degenerative diseases, according to Phelps. On January 1, he said, the federal government began reimbursingphysicians who used PET scans for diag......y - usually withradioactivity or fluorescence - to seek out the 16S rRNA gene of marine alphabacteria in seawater. The probe looks for similar sequences of base pairs (thechemical building blocks of the double-stranded DNA) and marks them byhybridizing to them. Using this process, the marine scien......ature delivery reduce their risk of anotherif they seek even a single prenatal checkup, according to results of a JohnsHopkins study. "Our study shows that even minimal prenatal care can significantly lowerthe incidence of recurrent preterm delivery," says Serdar H. Ural, M.D., leadauthor of the s...