UC Davis, Santa Barbara get $6 million to help estuaries
...aid. "But the health indicators we have noware not sophisticated enough. For instance, when pollutionoccurs or an exotic species invades, we can't discern subtleeffects or predict responses at all levels in the ecosystem. "Our challenge is to improve those indicators." The Davis-Santa Barbara center, to be named t...... research spectrum from soy and vitamin therapy to sophisticated cancer drug treatments targeted to kill leukemia cells. We've conducted a NASA nutrition study to prevent kidney stones in space, and we've tested inhaled insulin as a painless way to treat diabetes." The grant, from the National Institutes of Heal...Hopkins' Young Investigators' Day winners shine in the spotlight
...Medicine has sponsored Young Investigators' Day, a sophisticated science fair for grown-ups, recognizing promising pre- and postdoctoral investigators in the School of Medicine well before most of them could tap sources of acclaim open to more established scientists. This year, Young Investigators' Day is Thurs......dings of this research complement our increasingly sophisticated understanding of mda-7 mechanisms of action. The mda-7 gene was discovered at Columbia University in the laboratory of Dr. Paul Fisher. Commercial rights to the discovery were licensed to Genquest, Inc. which was acquired by Corixa Corporation in 19...NSF weighs options for treating South Pole patient
...es at the Pole, including some of the world's most sophisticated radio telescopes; building a new station; and the maintenance of the existing station. Normally, flights to the Pole begin in early November and end in mid- to late February. In October of 1999, the Air Guard successfully evacuated Dr. Jerri Nie...Effects of iron-deficiency anemia in infants linger
...the few places in the world where there was a very sophisticated infant neurophysiology laboratory, but also a high prevalence of iron deficiency in infants, Lozoff explains. In Chile, Cecilia Algarin, M.D., and Patricio Peirano, M.D., Ph.D., of the Laboratory for Sleep and Neurobiology at the Institute of Nutriti...K-State veterinarian's lab site for DNA registry
...led technicians completes the process. "This is a sophisticated level of science which as a laboratory we apply in a very strict way because you never know when a case will result in a legal challenge," Fenwick said. "As has been demonstrated in police laboratories, there is no margin for error or sloppy procedur...Study offers insights into evolutionary origins of life
...he Bartel lab or others in the field possessed the sophisticated properties needed to accurately replicate RNA. The finding reported in Science this week narrows that gap. "Creating a complimentary strand of RNA is a challenging enzymatic reaction because it requires several things to happen at the same time. The......ing this period. It's necessary to use other, more sophisticated tests such as polymerase chain reaction to directly detect the presence of the virus during primary HIV infection. Those more revealing tests were used to screen patients for the new study. A report on the research appears in the current issue of th...Putting randomness to work: unique form of nanoscale random motion may drive key cellular functions
...very rapidly." Using optical tweezers and other sophisticated techniques, biologists have studied the activity of kinesins, measuring their speed, pulling power and use of ATP. For instance, they can move at velocities of up to 1,000 nanometers a second, and exert forces of as much as 6 piconewtons.......latest in digital breast mammography equipment and sophisticated satellite systems for relaying the mammography ima...and a half feet when on the road. Within the van, sophisticated computer equipment and interfaces to a satellite telecommunications link provide high-speed transmis...Humans hunted mammals to extinction in North America
...12,000 years ago, according to the most realistic, sophisticated computer model to date. The news is reported in the June 8 issue of the journal Science. John Alroy, a researcher with the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) at the University of California, Santa Barbara, performed the m...Worlds largest scientific society convenes regional meeting June 14-17 in Seattle
...result of the development and commercialization of sophisticated analytical instrumentation such as high-throughput capillary electrophoresis instruments. (Norman Dovichi, Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash., 206-543-7835, dovichi@chem.washington.edu ). Bioengineering of tissues &...July media highlights: GEOLOGY and GSA TODAY
... et al. Pages 639-642These authors applied new and sophisticated dating mechanisms for corals in the Caribbean. What they learned was that a coral extinction occurred at 1.0 - 0.9 million years ago, much more recently than had been previously thought. The date of the extinction, however, now nicely coincides wit...Study allays fears about the physical and psychological development of ICSI children
...e development of these children, generated by this sophisticated technique, at least until their reproductive age." He continued: "We would like to continue to follow these children at age five where they are in pre-school or first grade. This would give us a better understanding of their progress, especially of ...Lithographic technique creates neuronal networks in a dish
...ic components and nerve cells, we could build more sophisticated and longer-lasting implants." Wheelers microstamping technique uses lithographic methods, borrowed from the microelectronics industry, to precisely reproduce a master pattern with biologically relevant materials."The microstamp works the same as a co...Addiction, AIDs, and ADHD to be discussed at July 11 briefing
...orked. Learn how Brookhaven researchers have used sophisticated brain imaging studies to show how the drug affects the brains circuitry, stimulates the dopamine system, and may actually make "boring" tasks more appealing. Stephen Dewey, Ph.D., will discuss: A potential treatment for addiction. Hear the latest on...School kids as master gardeners
...n. At a time when things are becoming increasingly sophisticated and computers and television seem to dominate many kids lives, its pretty interesting to consider that the age-old practice of planting a seed might be the real key to inspiring a new generation of scientists."...Pneumococcus genome sequence completed
...nd current treatments. With newer technologies and sophisticated genetic sequencing techniques playing a big role,Morrison said the complete sequencing of this genome might help researchers win that race. In the past, biology students would spend years writing Ph.D. dissertations on sequences of single genes wit...UC Davis biomedical engineering department awarded $12 million by Whitaker Foundation
...nosis of diseases such as breast cancer. PET is a sophisticated imaging technique that can be used to measure chemical reactions within the body. For example, it can be used to display images of the brain, and show what areas are active during particular tasks. New faculty member Simon Cherry, who joined the depa...