Brain scan patterns identify objects being viewed
...ed sites have evolved there for recognizing faces, spaces and objects used for navigation. Others propose that the face recognition site might instead be specialized for expert recognition of any category of objects. By contrast, the NIMH group finds evidence for a different kind of organization. They ...'Imprinted' gels hold promise for future medical devices
...dic chemical to remove the glucose, leaving behind spaces where the glucose used to be. If placed in a liquid such as blood, glucose in the liquid diffuses into the gel and binds to the empty spaces. The gel is said to be "imprinted" for glucose molecules. Similar materials might be used in future medical d...Survival of quaking aspen groves a complex problem
...because aspen are shade intolerant, they need open spaces to grow properly. "Aspen may require fire to continue to survive in healthy stands and prevent other species, especially confers, from taking over," Taylor says....PNNL captures picture of fish passage with acoustic camera
...ages also can be taken of fish located in confined spaces and near bubbles, which can deflect traditional sonar methods and interfere with data collection. The UW began developing the technology in the mid-1990s for Navy divers to use in underwater surveillance to detect limpet mines attached to hulls of sh...Experimental microbeam radiation therapy may offer improvement over traditional radiation treatments
...s of planar beams arranged in parallel arrays with spaces in between -- like the parallel panels of open vertical blinds. As a result, the x-rays irradiate only about 1/3 of the tissue, and the areas between the beam slices receive very little radiation. The technique was first developed at Brookhaven's Nat...Scientists sequence genome of major periodontal disease bacterium
...ve community of bacteria that normally live in the spaces between the gums and teeth are displaced by gram-negative anaerobic bacteria, periodontitis sets in. A small number of gram-negative species are associated with specific forms of periodontitis; P.gingivalis is the organism associated with chronic and...For whales and seals the ocean is not blue
...s only possess this green-sensitive cone type. The spaces between the cones are occupied by the more numerous rod photoreceptors which operate at low light levels. Photograph: Max Planck Institut for Brain Research / L. Peichl The authors hypothesize that the blue cone loss occured at an early stage o...Passport, please: A global strategy to curb invasive species
...cturnal brown snakes now inhabit even the smallest spaces on Guam. They cause black-outs by crawling on power lines, hunt in family chicken coops and slide into homes through bathroom vents. Guam may sound extreme, but many examples rival the plague-like status of the brown tree snake. The invasive, hardy...... will also allow for injecting plastic into vacant spaces to create casts of any items that have disintegrated. Without the CT images, most of the valuable objects could not have been safely separated for study," Arnold said. "Archaeological projects are usually on a tight budget, so the collaboration with...7,000 feet under the Sea: LSU scientists take geology to great depths
...cores, the hydrates were still intact. In others, spaces existed where hydrates used to be, but the ice forms were gone, which means methane was released into the water and then the atmosphere. Aharon and Sen Gupta hope to explore when and how the gas was released. If their studies show that previous lar......aptosis is characterized by the formation of empty spaces called vacuoles in the cell cytoplasm, along with mitochondrial swelling. Paraptotic cells are also resistant to agents that block apoptosis. Intriguingly, the characteristics of paraptosis have been observed in lower organisms that existed prior t...... bionic plants would have to be housed in enclosed spaces such as converted caves or greenhouses. One idea is an inflatable greenhouse that could be maintained at a slightly elevated pressure to keep the structure simple and light, with enough heating to keep temperatures around 5 C and enough lighting for ...USGS issues alert for deadly disease in birds
...ystem lesion. In affected birds it appears as open spaces in the white matter of the brain. Scientists have determined the spaces are caused by separation of the myelin layers that surround and protect the nerves. Affected birds ......ich Raskin guessed must come from the fluid in the spaces between cells. So Raskin and his team genetically engineered tobacco plants to produce three foreign proteins in this intercellular fluid, including the green fluorescent protein from jellyfish. Just as they hoped, the foreign proteins showed up ...Conservation under the shade coffee canopy: ant-bird interactions in Panama croplands
...ds would be less likely to fly through bright open spaces in order to reach coffee areas which are often like isolated islands of shade in the middle of pastures and recently cleared fields. In addition, the drier and warmer characteristics of the open areas may prove stressful to some forest bird species. ...An "alarming" discovery for ruffe
...tion is how effective it will be in the large open spaces of the lake," he said. Peter Maniak, Ryan Lossing, and Sorensen, all with the University of Minnesota, have been studying pheromones -- chemical signals that pass between organisms of the same species and are detected by an animal's sense of smell...Cows and conservation: a round-up of speakers to discuss new ideas on ranching
...organization is interested in maintaining the open spaces and the natural ecosystems that support this cattle ranching community. Often land values, tax laws, and population pressures prevent ranchers from operating in a manner that perpetuates stewardship of the land. Thus, the Malpai Borderlands Group is...Cincinnati researchers document environmental problems caused by tourist trade in Crete
...d in the Heritage Corridor of natural and historic spaces that the UC team is also recommending, the environmental researchers urge. In addition to studying the biotope, Wolfe has worked this summer to identify several sites to include in the proposed corridor. Among them are four gorges -- Aposelemis, Amb...Spiders get better web sites by rising early
...ogy. "Instead the larger spiders compete for open spaces within the colony by building their webs earlier i...s compete with each other nonbelligerently for big spaces in the colony. In some insect species, the social hierarchy is fixed: Bee colonies, for example, ha...Researchers find key to growing, differentiating human cells
... to form in the body. When the spaces between fibers were too large for the cells to cross (40 micrometers), they started to grow on top of each other, as they do in the body before the cells differentiate. "This thermal compre...