National Corn Growers Association announces valuable maize genome data now available to scientists
...h, NCGA announced the three industry leaders would share their corn genome sequence data, which combined with the corn sequence data already in the public domain will significantly accelerate the identification of genes within the entire corn genome. This project underscores NCGA's continued commitment to...New 20-year study links COPD and asthma
...d the development of COPD, which suggests they may share a common background," said the article's lead author Graciela E. Silva, MPH, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ. "It is possible that factors such as smoking and repeated episodes of acute bronchitis may facilitate the evolution ...Study reveals evolution on the (butterfly) wing
... paper we showed that line and spot color patterns share a similar underlying developmental network," said Reed. "And we can trace a switch between line and spot patterns to the timing of the deployment of the genes in this network. We can also trace the origin of the line and spot network to some time aft...Make a splash for public health this summer
...a luxury; it's a necessity," says Golodner. We all share in the responsibility of supporting good public health habits. The Healthy Pools partnership encourages swimmers to follow the CDC's guidelines for staying healthy and active this summer: Don't swallow pool water Practice good hygiene Stay o...Design competition for new Antarctic Research Station
...ulating place to live and work. Both BAS and RIBA share a common mission to pursue excellence. This project will be a fusion of science, architecture, technology and engineering that lends itself perfectly to an international design competition.' The competition begins with a call for Expressions of Int...$6 million appropriation to focus Sandia research on drinking water desalination, removal of arsenic
...w Mexico, New Mexico Tech, and Dine College - will share the arsenic cleanup funding with Sandia. Besides the $3 million for the arsenic project, Sandia will soon be receiving an additional $1.8 million from another $4 million congressional appropriation for arsenic program research. Development of new ars...NIH awards grant for cancer research to the University of Wisconsin
...teams, the new facility will permit researchers to share resources, including microimaging instrumentation, an animal vivarium, a molecular screen facility, a flow cytometry laboratory, and a molecular pathology/tissue bank facility. The University of Wisconsin is part of the Comprehensive Cancer Center ...'Mighty mouse' gene works the same way in people
...The Johns Hopkins University, Lee is entitled to a share of royalty received by the University on sales of ...scribed in this article. Lee also is entitled to a share of sublicensing income from arrangements between MetaMorphix and American Home Products (Wyeth Ayers...To understand innate immunity, silence the genome
...nterparts in mammals or the worm C. elegans (which share the fundamental properties of this innate immune response). Foley and O'Farrell's RNAi screen identified many molecules involved in signaling, including two new genes: one, which they named sickie, is required to cause the protein Relish to move in...New multidisciplinary research tops chemists' meeting Aug. 22-26
...nd individualized patient treatment. Chemists will share new results and discuss industry trends. The ACS Divisions of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Toxicology are sponsoring the symposium. Other symposia and topics on the Philadelphia program include: Decontaminating buildings: What chemists learne...Four tourist destinations named best worldwide
...e oldest glue in the world and track wild animals, share ancient folklore, and cook local bush foods. The winner of the General Purpose Hotels and Resorts Award, given to tourist accommodations with a well-rounded program for protecting the natural environment and enhancing the local culture of the plac...2004 BP Conservation Programme winners pave the way for protecting wildlife
...will be in the UK from 27th May until 17th June to share ideas and experiences with one another and to lear...ojects, and allow them the opportunity to meet and share ideas with each other and a wide range of world-class global conservation experts. An event hosted ...Study links diabetes and colorectal cancer
...n tumors. Both diabetes and colorectal cancer may share common predisposing factors. For example, a high-fiber diet and regular exercise may protect against both diseases." Previous research was prompted by scientific interest in the relationship between two, seemingly disparate conditions. Researchers ...Albany high school student adds to understanding of breast cancer gene
...oss a number of mammalian species. Humans and dogs share about 96 percent of the same coding sequence within the gene, while humans and rodents such as mice and rats have less consistency in gene sequence--about 65 percent of the genetic coding is similar. Figge considered whether the amino aci...Loyola decides to test new blood substitute in trauma patients at the scene of injury
...nsure members of the public have an opportunity to share their concerns. In addition to the community outreach efforts, members of the public had the opportunity to provide feedback on the Web, via e-mail, through a dedicated phone line, and in-person at eight community meetings. Loyola will use the blo...Brain disease research, particle physics meet in the middle (ware)
...e-scale data sharing and analysis. The ability to share and compare massive data sets such as MRI brain scans or high-resolution electron microscopy images is essential to participants research into Alzheimer's disease, depression, schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis and other disorders. With the participa...Fostering Diversity in the Sciences Symposium
...ts from a variety of disciplines to present ideas, share success stories and document the most successful ways to identify, recruit and train underrepresented groups."...Evidence of nanobacterial-like structures found in human calcified arteries and cardiac valves
...lar tissue contain nanometer-sized particles which share characteristics of nanoparticles recovered from geological specimens, mammalian blood, and human kidney stones, and observed by transmission electron microscopy in a calcified human mitral valve." Furthermore, they said they designed their study to ...Many scientists believe the dog genome holds information that will benefit human health
...n, scientists often focus on human groups known to share a common ancestry. Examples include large, multige...of genetically similar varieties, which presumably share common ancestry. Some of the relationships between breeds had not previously been known. One of the ...First genetic comparison of purebred domestic dogs produces surprises
... genes, because if we know a subset of breeds that share a common lineage, then we know to group them together when we're working on a particular disease. For example, if I'm studying lymphoma, and I know that a subset of Asian breeds shares a common lineage, I could group data from those breeds together, ...