New Discovery About Genes Has Implications For Genetic Therapy
...an move around from place to place on the gene and spread themselves by inserting into different genes. They do this naturally," Lambowitz said. "We were interested in the mechanism by which they do this." He said that the mechanism involves integration of the intron's RNA into the double-stranded DNA of...Southern Pine Beetle Reaching Outbreak Levels In North Florida
... a month and lay 160 eggs, allowinginfestations to spread at a rate of up to 50 feet a day under the worstconditions, Meeker said. Florida has been laying the foundation for a pine beetle attack over thelast few decades, with planted acreage of loblolly pine twice what it was30 years ago and at a higher lev...Honeybees In The Wild Nearly Gone In North America
...n carry invadingviruses. Tracheal and varroa mites spread when infested bees comein contact with bees from other hives or when uninfested beesraid the hives of weakened, infested bees, Tew said. "These mites decrease the honeybee lifespan to almost nothing,"he said. "Many bees never emerge. When they do eme...Florida Researchers Discover Gene For Fatal Childhood Disease
... A better understanding of the gene's role in the spread of cancercould lead to new medications or treatments for all cancer patients, he said. Meanwhile, researchers discovered that mice with Chediak-Higashisyndrome are protected against some forms of autoimmune disease, especiallythe complications ma...NCAR Scientist Models Earth's Climate and Vegetation Patterns At Last Glacial Peak
...e, treeless tundra covering most of Europe. Desert spread into the northern Rocky Mountains. A wetter Southwest still bore mostly desert plants, while the Pacific Northwest dried slightly. Forests gave way to tundra and polar desert in Alaska. Worldwide, the biggest vegetation changes occurred in central As......rmingly, the new resident in San Francisco Bay has spread widely throughout the bay and is now found in larg... twice a year and have now found that T. hadai has spread throughout the entire bay ecosystem. At many sampling sites it makes up over 50 percent of the foram...Medicinal Leech May Offer Clues To Neural Regeneration
...itor showed a scattered distribution of microglia, spread well beyond the site of injury. Sahley now has several experiments under way to test whether NOS acts as a "stop sign" to hold microglia at the site of injury. She also is working to identify other molecules within cells that may play a role in the r...Siblicide In Nature: Study Of Galapagos Seabird Finds Death Can Ensure Species Survival
...s that care for their kids raise the most kids and spread their genes most rapidly. However, in masked boobies and some other animals, siblicide is an integral part of reproductive success. Siblings engage in lethal battles shortly after hatching from their eggs." Anderson said that parents are far from d......coastal habitats. Extensive work is planned on the spread ofinvasive weeds in the West and on other exotic species in the East thatsometimes harm native plants and animals. Other biological research andmonitoring efforts will focus on the effects of air quality on biologicalresources and the effects of poll...Purdue-Made Soil Benefits The Environment
...a Department of Natural Resources. The topsoil was spread an inch-and-a-half thick on three one-acre test pl...s, noting that it can cost about $2,000 an acre to spread a 12-inch-thick layer. To make the topsoil, the ingredients are mixed in piles on the ground. Wood c...First Salmonella Vaccine For Poultry To Be On The Market Soon
...roducers in production units, where the sick birds spread the disease and die, and at the processing plants, where E. coli-infected carcasses are condemned by inspectors. Each year, millions of chickens are lost to E.coli. "We're able to take the genetically engineered salmonella strain and make it expres...Study Focuses On How Plants Help Toxic Pollutants Travel Around The World
...nddeposit, volatilize and deposit" until they have spread worldwide, Hornbucklesaid. Scientists need to be able to predict how and to where chemicals travel. "It's not how fast the wind blows. It's how often the chemicals bounceon the surface of the earth," Hornbuckle said. "In order to deci...Penn State Researchers Study Used Mushroom Compost
...he leachate that drains from the compostwhen it is spread over a field to weather. Hatcher; Dr. C. Peter Romaine, associate professor of plant pathology;Dr. Jon Chorover, assistant professor of environmental soil chemistry; and Dr.Richard H. Fox, professor of soil science, will analyze and characte...Oaks' Defenses Help Gypsy Moth Caterpillar Fend Off Virus
... moth females do,which means the caterpillars will spread faster and could pose a greater threatto the forests if these caterpillars are not controlled. "The ideal approach for controlling both pests would be to add somethingto the virus spray that would disarm the tannin and make the caterpillarss...Roadsides Benefit From Waste, UF Researchers Say
...s they aren't, however. The waste they want to see spread alongside Florida highways is made up of organic material. "The goal is to make roadsides a friendly environment to establish grass and at the same time get rid of waste products in an environmentally friendly way," said turfgrass researcher Grady Mi...Common Childhood Virus Poses Threat To Adults, Research Shows
...cells, so handwashing is the best way to limit the spread of RSV. RSV is the leading cause of severe lower respiratory tract infectionin infants and young children. According to Murry, nearly every child inthe United States acquires RSV before the age of two, as their immune systemsare developing. Adults m...MGH-Led Team Finds Gene For Crippling Neurologic Disorder
...a. Symptoms usually begin in the legs or arms and spread to the rest of the body, causing it to twist into unnatural postures; symptoms worsen when patients are fatigued or stressed. Patients with advanced dystonia may be confined to a wheel-chair or bedridden. The lifelong condition is more prevalent t...Gene For Last Major Form Of Batten Disease Discovered
...hese enzymes, which appear asindividual spots when spread out on paper in one kind of laboratory test. However, the brains of patients with late infantile Batten disease are missingone of these spots. By isolating and sequencing the missing enzyme andcomparing it to known genes and proteins, the scientists...UC Geologist "Flip-Flops" On Understanding Of Crinoid Life Style
...uld easily keepUintacrinus afloat if the arms were spread out over the surfaceof the water. In fact, that arrangement would support an animalnearly six times heavier than Uintacrinus. It would also make iteasy for the crinoid to pull food particles and microscopic plankton out of the water, since that food ......no room for anIapetus Ocean to exist. If they were spread farther apart, theocean would have filled the gap ...s have to determine howthe ancient continents were spread out over the globe: paleo-magnetic data, the fossil record, and the ash beds left bymassive, explosi...