Researchers Discover Tumor-Supressor Gene That May Indicate Susceptibility ToLung And Colon Cancer
... words, found in both normal and tumor tissue. The significance of thisevidence means the defect may be inherited, making some people more susceptibleto cigarette smoke and similar tumor-promoting chemicals." The American Cancer Society estimates that in 1998 nearly 48,000 people will dieof colon cancer and 160,0...Aluminium Study Puts Drinking Water In The Clear
... scientist Dr.Jenny Stauber says. The results have significance for water authorities around the world who usealum to clarify drinking water as part of the water treatment process. Alum islater filtered from the water, but a small fraction dissolves and is notremoved. The cause of Alzheimer's disease is subject ...Major New Study Shows HIV-1 Antibodies Found In Urine
...ful for the development of vaccine candidates. The significance ofthese findings, for the understanding of the natural history ofinfection by HIV-1, will require additional studies."...Possible Breast Carcinogen Found In Human Milk
...ng one particular AA,o-toluidine,may be of special significance because it is known to induce mammary tumors infemalerats. "We need to discover the major sources of these exposures," says Josephy. "Control ofsuch exposures might ultimately help to lessen breast cancer risk, and possiblythe riskof some other cance......ology. This discovery is also likely to have great significance tothe agrochemical/ biotechnology industries. Auxin-transport inhibitors are knownto inhibit plant growth; some herbicides on the market are based on this.Therefore, these proteins will probably serve as powerful new targets forherbicide-screening pr...Ecological Society Of America To Host Symposia At AAAS
...osium will provide a context for understanding the significance of land-use change, and describe approaches for addressing its consequences. Speakers will also address some of the challenges that land managers, landscape architects, urban developers and decision makers face when trying to address the environment...Largest Acoustics Meeting In History Expected
...predictably. Narins will discuss the evolutionary significance of an extended vocal repertoire and a random call note production scheme (3aABa3). In a sense, this amphibian may be the closest thing to a real-life version of "Michigan J. Frog"--the animated amphibian first featured in a 1955 Warner Brothers cart...Brief Exposure To High Temperature Has Lasting Effect On Nervous System
...ts was greatly reduced," says Ramirez. The significance of this difference is not yet known, but Ramirezsu...a-high temperatures. "There isdefinitely adaptive significance to the change in potassium levels, althoughmore investigation is required to determine exactly how t...Variations In The Human Homologue Of A Fruit Fly Gene Are Associated With Mood And Panic Disorders
...orders and panic disorder In males. Thestatistical significance of the association remains relatively low andlarger materials facilitating further dissection of the clinical phenotypewill be needed to confirm and independently validate this finding and toevaluate its significance....Researchers Develop First Way To Immunize Against A Deadly Bacterium
...tureMedicine. A commentary on the research and its significance appears in the sameissue. Nationally, more than two billion dollars a year are spent combating hospitalpneumonia, a condition most often contracted by patients already under intensivecare. The Pseudomonas species targeted in the research is also res...Melatonin Shapes Brain Structure In Songbirds
...we can raise questions that are of morefundamental significance to biomedical research in general," Bentley said. "Wenever would have discovered this if we had started out trying to see whatmelatonin is doing in humans. Now, with this discovery, we can feed back theinformation to other scientists and, perhaps, he...'Cousin' Of Snake Venom Toxin Found In Mice
...to x in. "At that point we realized the potential significance of lynx1," Miwa said."Bungarotoxin was known to bind to acetylcholine receptors, so if lynx1 couldbind to these receptors too, it might be important for brain signaling." Ines Ibanez-Tallon, an HHMI associate in Heintz's lab, localized the nervecell...... at Cedars-Sinai. "The key factor in assessing the significance of compounds that act likehormones is how their concentrations relate to the naturally occurringhormones," said Dr. Hughes. "The question then is: Does the amount of DDE comeanywhere close to the concentration of androgens (male hormones) in the fetu...USGS scientist receives award for brucellosis research in Greater Yellowstone Area
...fection. The issue has national and international significance because of major, expensive brucellosis eradication programs in the United States and many other countries. After millions of dollars of research since 1934, the United States is now on the verge of completing brucellosis eradica...Astrobiologist to hunt small game in Siberia
...aciers, and polar ice caps ofEarth are of profound significance to astrobiology," Hoover said. Hispeer-reviewed article entitled "Significance to Astrobiology of Microorganismsin Permafrost and Ice" has just been accepted for publication by Kluwer in a newbook on Permafrost. It also was the topic of a paper he de...Statement on discovery of the gene for narcolepsy in dogs
...ty School of Medicine has particularimportance and significance for the fields of sleep and neurology and forpatients with sleep disorders. Dr. Mignot's study, funded by the National Institutes of Health andpublished in the August 6 issue of Cell, opens the door to identification of thenarcolepsy gene in...UI research team discovers new genes involved in the spread of breast cancer
...is now investigating the regulation and biological significance of thesegenes, which may help us to better understand the molecular and biochemicalbasis of tumor cell progression and possibly contribute to identifying newtherapeutic targets for disease intervention." Members of Hendrix's UI research team who cont...DNA fingerprinting reveals surprise in wine-grape family tree
...rically intriguing, but it also has very practical significance both for preserving old and for developing new grapevine varieties," Meredith said. "We now know that you can conserve the entire gene pool of these 16 classic varieties just by keeping the Pinot and Gouais blanc varieties," she explained. "And we?...... mercury upon the nervous system, thetoxicological significance of this uptake route needs to be assessed," saidClaude Rouleau, Ph.D., a research scientist at Environment Canada's National Water Research Institute and the study's primary investigator (Rouleau did thework at the Swedish University of Agricultural ...