Revolutionary genomics project launched
Recognizing the profound significance of recent advancements in gene studies, the University of California, Davis, has launched a new genomics initiative that will unite scientists from across the campus in better understanding the actions of genes in growth, health, disease and behavior...NTP-CERHR announces the Second Phthalates Expert Panel Meeting to be held December 15-17, 1999
...experimental models and will address the potential significance of these results to human reproduction and development. The Phthalate Panel Members are: Robert Kavlock, PhD (Chair) EPA/ORD; Kim Boekelheide, MD, PhD, Brown University; Robert Chapin, PhD, NIEHS; Michael Cunningham, PhD, NIEHS; Elaine...CIIT publishes formaldehyde cancer risk assessment
...ecause it incorporates and critically analyzes the significance of the latest science on inhaled formaldehyde, but also because the process has been scrutinized by an independent panel of international scientists convened under the auspices of Health Canada and the U. S. EPA. The new assessment is valuable to in...DFG to set up 21 new collaborative research centres in 2000
...ion. The participants will be concentrating on the significance of standards for the formation of patterns of social order, and on the forms of symbolic representation of the social sense. This research has been conceived as a contribution to the acquisition of information on the degree to which social integratio...Zebrafish's powerful heart gene could lead to transplant therapy
...ebrafish embryo reveals its 'artful etchings' The significance of the UCSF discoveries dramatizes the importance of the tinyblue-and-silver striped denizen of India's Ganges River - and many an aquarium-- as a model for biomedical studies. Until recently studied in only a handfulof labs worldwide, it is increas...Most highly endowed promotion prize for fourteen scientists and scholars
...ic information. These pioneer studies are of great significance for understanding iron metabolic disorders. He is ...ecay reactions of so-called radicals, which are of significance for the chemistry of the atmosphere. Hans-Joachim Werner has made a name for himself at the interna...University of Pittsburgh research may lead to new therapies for diabetes
...from achieving this goal at present. However, the significance of these studies is that they demonstrate the plausibility of using this approach to treat diabetes in the future," said Dr. Stewart. Diabetes occurs when the body cannot make use of the glucose in the blood for energy because either the pancre...Chinese 'dragon' nears extinction, biologists warn
...onic fate for an animal with such a rich, cultural significance in China." Celebrated every 12 years, the Year of the Dragon is considered to be particularly prosperous since dragons symbolize authority, courage and good fortune among Asians. The year 2000 is even more auspicious because it is also a "golden dr...Symposium focuses on implications of 'The New Microbiology'
...e the mechanisms of mutation in bacteria and their significance for the development of antibiotic resistance and diseases such as cancer. The key role of microbial evolution in the development of more complex forms will also be addressed. Symposium convenor Julian E. Davies, current president of the American S...Diversity of trees in forests may be caused by soil pathogens, IU biologists find
...s." This work has both national and international significance because it extends to temperate forests one of the best-known ideas in ecology, the Janzen-Connell hypothesis. According to this hypothesis, the diversity of tropical forests is enhanced by the presence of host-specific natural enemies that kill offs...UCSD study of uncoordinated fruit flies provides molecular clues to hearing problems in humans
...f or a principal component. This work has enormous significance as it suggests that one could find other mechanotransduction channels by looking for relatives of nompC. Identifying any protein that serves within any mechanical transduction apparatus has been exceptionally difficult. But here we have a clear answe...American Ginseng reduces blood sugar: implications for diabetes and herbal research
... diabetes management, this study has considerable significance for broader research on herbals as potential medical treatments, an area that has generated a great deal of public controversy in recent years. "This study represents an important step in the evaluation of herbals," says Vuksan. "A major criticism of...Cloning reverses aging in cow cells, a milestone in medical research
...oned calves from these donor senescent cells. "The significance of this finding is that you can, in essence, reset the aging clock in animal cloning, a development which overturns a previous obstacle to effective cloning. The study establishes a basis for far more kinds of cloning experiments that could have sign...BRCA1 cancer gene plays pivotal role in DNA control complex
... been found. This observation tends to confirm the significance of the findings linking BRCA1 to BRG1 and the larger SWI/SNF complex. Also, most if not all of the BRCA1 found in cells occurs in the SWI/SNF complex, suggesting the primacy of this role for BRCA1....Cincinnati researchers document environmental problems caused by tourist trade in Crete
...a sign in Greek, English and German explaining its significance to the ecology. Other steps might include: 1.) Installing a temporary fence around the beachhead and the western edge to prohibit individuals from entering it. 2.) Removing the garbage. 3.) Setting up channels of communication with the neighboring m...U-M scientist finds molecule plants use to control early cell development
...lls to specialized organ cells. In addition to its significance for basic science, the discovery could have important applications in agriculture, according to Clark, an associate professor of biology at the U-M, who is affiliated with the U-M's Center for Organogenesis. Clark says researchers could use genetic ......y used on burns in hospitals" says Dr. Molan. The significance of the case of the British teenager, as reported in the June issue of Nursing Times, is that it is the first case in which honey was used on multiple meningococcal skin lesions. The antibacterial action was evident as the mixed infection of Pseudomon......s, the placebo effect tended to reduce the overall significance of the findings for the entire group, although we did find significance with the higher dose patch. When we looked at the data of the older patients alone, the placebo effe...Whitehead Institute receives National Science Foundation grant to sequence Neurospora
... more complex than yeasts and that are of profound significance to human health and welfare. "As a result, sequencing the Neurospora genome is an important goal for biomedical research," says Bruce Birren, assistant director of the Whitehead Institute sequencing center and leader of this project. "Just as t...