Houston minority graduation rises in sciences, engineering as result of UH-led alliance
...LSAMP is charged with a new vision for phase II to serve as a national model and resource for other academic institutions. Currently, the University of Houston leads the consortium of six universities and two community colleges in the H-LSAMP, consisting of UH, Texas Southern University, UH-Downtown, UH-V...Molecular motor implicated in tissue remodeling
...tissues. Because MMP-1 moves directionally, it can serve as a clutch, assisting cell locomotion along netwo... help explain how the enzymes that digest collagen serve constructive purposes. "The enzymes aren't loose and disorganized where they would just end up destr...New research shows plants can shuffle and paste gene pieces to generate genetic diversity
... instead of being beasts of burden, Pack-MULEs may serve rice as a tool of evolutionary change. ...4 October press briefing to focus on minority recruitment to science and engineering programs
... also describes eight "design principles" that may serve as a checklist. WHAT: Press briefing and Stand...l and fulfills its mission to "advance science and serve society" through initiatives in science policy; international programs; science education; and more....Bush nominates NJIT space explorer Louis Lanzerotti to NSF governing board
...s at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), to serve on the National Science Board (NSB), the 24-member governing body of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Eight prominent nominees were named on the basis of their distinguished service in science and engineering research. They will fill six-year-...Keep genome data freely accessible
...ccess policies of the genome database repositories serve another purpose. One that might, in the long run, be more important. They present the world with a model of international cooperation, trust, and altruism that offers a compelling alternative to the worldview of those who would use bioweapons to impo...Joslin Diabetes Center honors brothers living 70-plus years with type 1 diabetes
...evels day in and day out for several decades. They serve as an inspiration for anyone living with type 1 diabetes." Robert Cleveland is a retired accountant and has two children, Marilyn Welles and Neil Cleveland, with Ruth Cleveland, his wife of more than 57 years. Gerald Cleveland, Ed.D., received his...AIBS tapped to coordinate design of ecological observatories
... educational communities, who will be nominated to serve on committees and asked to review planning documents. See www.neoninc.org for nominating procedures and other information. Nominations will be reviewed beginning 8 October, 2004. ...Research suggests new avenue for stopping, preventing colon cancer
...or, a family of three "transcription factors" that serve as on-off switches for a wide variety of genes. DuBois is internationally known for his pioneering studies linking the development of colorectal cancer to the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) enzyme. COX-2 is a major target for drugs that relieve the pain a...Popular Science announces Third Annual 'Brilliant 10'
..., ingenious devices--quantum-cascade lasers--could serve as an early-warning system for terrorism. By designing lasers that emit multiple frequencies, Gmachl made it possible for a single instrument to detect many different chemicals. Shine one of her lasers across a highway to a sensor on the other side, ...Information system to help scientists analyze mechanisms of social behavior
...tz said. "Similar information technology can then serve as a model of the Interspace, the generation of the Net beyond the Internet, where all the world's knowledge can be easily analyzed across many sources."...Cockroach-like robot leads new research effort
...back to Koditschek's robotic cockroach, which will serve as a controlled experiment that's easier to manipulate than real animals but able to tackle real-world challenges. "This robot, the most mobile one built and created from the fundamental principles of what we know about animals, is going to he...NSF announces six 'FIBR' awards to tackle some of biology's most challenging questions
...anisms," studying how whole molecular networks may serve as modular units for function, regulation and evolution -- Washington University, St. Louis (lead), Colgate University, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Saitama University (Japan) Separate profiles below provide more details on each of the awa...9/11 search-and-rescue dogs exhibit few effects from exposure to disaster sites
..."Since dogs age more rapidly than humans, they can serve as sentinels for human disease. We are encouraged that we do not see significant increases in cancer and respiratory diseases."The Penn researchers compared the dogs to a control group of search-and-rescue dogs that were trained similarly but not de...New fruitfly model of diabetes has future implications for pancreatic cell transplantation
...n pancreas, Rulifson explains that now the fly can serve as a simple model of how sugar is regulated at a very basic level. "At this point investigators would like to understand how this ancient mechanism for cells that sense the nutrient and energy status of an animal can adjust an animal's growth and met...Protein is key to fatal disorder and normal cell function
...The mutant cln3 protein lacks the amino acids that serve as a structural binding site for GalCer. In mutant patient cells, both cln3 and GalCer remain trapped in the Golgi and never move into the cell's plasma membrane, the Duke team discovered. With GalCer missing from the lipid platforms at the cell surf...Hardy buoys: Texas A&M project predicts oil spill movements
...ow valuable and important these buoys can be. They serve the state of Texas very well."...South Dakota Tech grad student finds rare whale
...l retain the whale's skull for confirmation and to serve as a voucher specimen for this rare species' distribution. Almost nothing is known about the natural history of the Sowerby's beaked whale. They reach a length of approximately 18 feet long, travel in pods of up to 10 and presumably eat small fish a...Former US Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt to speak at science symposium
...ident Clinton and former Governor of Arizona, will serve as the keynote speaker at the annual Environmental and Subsurface Science Symposium, hosted by the Inland Northwest Research Alliance (INRA). INRA is a coalition of eight northwestern research universities created to promote new opportunities for res......n the fight against cancer. "Nanotechnology can serve as an effective complement to approaches including proteomics and bioinformatics that will become critical components in the near- and long-term progress in cancer diagnostics, treatment and prevention," said Margaret Foti, Ph.D., M.D. (h.c.), chief ...