Fifty years later, famous photo is in OSU's Pauling collection
... and Crick the photo, not really understanding its significance at the time. Wrote Watson in his memoirs: "My mouth fell open and my pulse began to race." He could tell from one glance that the structure had to be a helix. Watson and Crick immediately worked out the rest of the puzzle, using Franklin's photo as ...Butterflies use polarized light to attract mates
...nst dark green jungle foliage. But the ecological significance of light scattering and shaping by butterflies has, for the most part, been overlooked. Sweeney brings a new emphasis on the physical properties of butterfly wings to a group studying the genetics and ecology of speciation in Heliconius butterflies. ...KEPPRA international Phase IV SKATE study results show favourable efficacy
...y led to discontinuation (8.6%). Commenting on the significance of the study, Professor Christian Elger, Klinik fr Epileptologie, University of Bonn, commented "The SKATE study clearly shows that KEPPRA offers unparalleled efficacy in terms of seizure control and seizure freedom rates across several partial seizu...DFG to establish nine new collaborative research centres
...cell and development biology which will also be of significance to understanding human diseases. Speaker: Prof. Dr... defensive cells. This knowledge is of fundamental significance to the development of effective therapies. "Induction and Modulation of T-Cell-Mediated Immune React...European experiment hardware reaches the International Space Station
...o other materials such as water. This research has significance in areas including the petrochemical industry. The aim of this experiment is to try and create more effective zeolite crystal structures by mixing different zeolite solutions with a range of crystal-forming catalysts. Another European experiment, ...Neandertal facial length issue settled
... if Neandertals didn't have long faces, what's the significance of humans having short ones? "As you go further back in time, the periods encompassed by a sample get bigger and bigger," Trinkaus concluded. "Faces basically remain long or decreased very slightly, but with modern humans they get a whole lot shorte...Hebrew University researcher studies 'reorganization' of brain in blind people
...ry abilities than the sighted. Why and what is the significance of this? A new study by a team of researchers headed by Dr. Ehud Zohary of the Department of Neurobiology at the Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem provides a better understanding of this phenomenon t...Key regulatory enzyme is a molecular 'octopus'
... switch it off. "This structural determination has significance at two levels," concluded Lefkowitz. "First, it gives us important new information about the basic biology of this important regulatory mechanism. And second, it gives us the detailed molecular coordinates of this structure that guide drug developers...Molecular fingerprint predicts HIV-associated dementia
...in the future, in order to improve the statistical significance of their results, and to begin including men in the studies. In addition to continuing the current work, the researchers plan to purify and sequence the proteins that are altered in HAD and to see how the protein patterns change over time as patients......iller cells and cytotoxic T cells could gain great significance as practical therapeutics in graft-versus-host diseases, chronic viral infections, and autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis....Testing method may be culprit behind abnormal pap test results
...quamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS)/favor low-grade dysplasia. The presence of dysplasia abnormal cells indicates that a woman is infected with HPV, said Gerard Nuovo, the...Sequence of human chromosome 7 is fine-tuned and finished
... them from functioning like a gene. The biological significance of pseudogenes is unknown. "This work completes another volume in the genome encyclopedia at a high standard of quality and a high degree of continuity," says principal investigator Richard K. Wilson, Ph.D., director of Washington University's Genom...Key step allowing cell migration
... tracks, like nailing shoes to the floor. "Another significance of this study is beyond cell migration," Huang said. "Previously, JNK was thought to function solely in cell nuclei. Our finding that paxillin, which is called a focal adhesion protein, is a target for the JNK enzyme indicates that JNK also plays a...Rutgers geneticists redefine the nature of hybrid corn
...m the same species based on pure genetic data. The significance here is that crossing two different maize strains having dramatically different genetics would be expected to produce a hybrid differing considerably from either parent. The hybrid would have accumulated genes from both parents genes that complemen...Newly invented Endometrial Function Test (EFT®) solves the puzzle of unexplained infertility
...nts who have had EFTs to determine the statistical significance and predictive value of a normal versus abnormal EFT result. Additional information can be obtained on Kliman's Yale web site at: http://info.med.yale.edu/obgyn/kliman/ ....Fears of second-hand smoke confirmed
...concentrations (one percent) and reach statistical significance against controls at five percent concentration after just three hours of incubation. Conclusions Fibroblasts in the small area of the smokers' lungs may be continuously challenged by compounds capable of interfering with their functions and/or life...Gene mutation found for eye disease that mimics macular degeneration
...basis of AMD. The findings could have even greater significance because Ayyagari and her colleagues suspect that some individuals with AMD may also harbor the RDS mutation. AMD is a progressive disease affecting the macula, the area of the retina responsible for central vision that enables us to drive, read, and...DNA profiling is subject of two-day expert forum at Wright State
... indices, factoring in error/examiner bias and the significance of cold hits. Presenters include: Dan Krane, Ph.D., associate professor of biology, Department of Biological Sciences at Wright State University, and founder and CEO of Forensic Bioinformatic Services. Michael Raymer, Ph.D., assistant professor...UNC researchers identify protein crucial to gene silencing
...on."Zhang and his team are studying the biological significance of their discovery. "We have some indications that it's important for apoptosis, programmed cell death. We're also studying chromatin epigenetics with a view toward determining if they play a role in the ability of stem cells to commit to a specific ......lth White Paper on genetic services highlights the significance of new technologies, such as population screening for genetic conditions," he added. "It is therefore vital that research on the personal, social and ethical consequences of such major new investments in health care are understood." Researchers in CE...