Phase transition in bilayers could affect their performance
...could affect both device performance and long-term storage characteristics. "These biosensors would normally be used with the membrane in the fluid phase, but they would be stored in the gel phase," Granick said. "The defects that form as the material solidifies could cause the membrane to respond different...Warming study indicates water problems in the West
... order of 50 percent and because most of our water storage is in this snow pack, such a reduction will result in big changes in flows and water temperatures in Cascade rivers and streams."...Stomaching flatfish: How hormones regulate flounder stomach development
...benefits of a stomach, which include improved food storage and digestion. However, while the structure and function of the stomach are similar across vertebrate classes, the timing of stomach formation differs significantly. Dr. Jennifer Specker, URI Graduate School of Oceanography biological oceanographer,......uced in a rat and reactivated after 1 -12 days of storage in the outer part of the brain could be eradicated with a shot of anisomycin, a protein-synthesis inhibitor. Two years after the publication of "Fear memories require protein synthesis in the amygdala for reconsolidation after retrieval" in the Aug...Cell division required, twice before fat cells mature
... protein could possibly be a target to prevent fat storage in animals, but much more work is necessary, the researchers add....January GEOLOGY and GSA TODAY media highlights
...tion. This study reevaluates assessments of magma storage and movements in the crust prior to eruption using mineralogical pressure indicators. Sudden changes in the pressure recorded in the erupted materials may result from magma ascent or introduction of volatiles such as CO2. Either of these scenarios m...RIT collaborates with IBM on genomic research
...(SUR) program awards computing equipment (servers, storage systems, personal computing products, etc.) to colleges, universities and institutions of higher education around the world to facilitate research projects in areas of mutual interest, including: Life Sciences, Grid Computing, Autonomic Computing an...UT Southwestern researchers develop new model for understanding obesity, diabetes
Through the study of fat storage in nematode worms, researchers at UT Southwestern ...s that the same or related genes would control fat storage in worms and mammals," Graff said. "We took a couple of the genes thought to be among the most impor......tion occurs when ovulating oocytes enter the sperm storage compartment, called the spermatheca. Dr. Greenstein and colleagues have found that in the absence of sperm, VAB-1 represses MAPK activity and inhibits oocyte meiotic maturation. However, when sperm are present in the spermatheca, MSP is released and ...Scientists identify hundreds of worm genes that regulate fat storage
...y fat and about 100 genes that cause increased fat storage when turned off. The identified genes were very diverse and included both the expected genes involved in fat and cholesterol metabolism as well as new candidates, some that are expected to function in the central nervous system. About 200 of the 400...Light at the end of the tunnel: Photonics are tipped to make global communications network a reality
...terference, increased bandwidth, and enhanced data storage capacity are some of the advantages of working with light. These attributes are channelling sizeable investments into photonics research activities. "A single optical fiber can carry the equivalent of 300,000 telephone calls at the same time," state...ORNL, Georgia's Isotron develop promising new cancer treatment
...-activity neutron sources with a remote, automated storage and delivery system that utilizes the latest imaging, surgical and patient treatment planning techniques, said Steve Jacobs, acting chief executive officer of Isotron. Martin and Jacobs envision their treatment being useful for treating many of the s...Ozone may provide environmentally safe protection for grains
...scovered that ozone can eliminate insects in grain storage facilities without harming food quality or the env...layer harming chemicals currently used to rid food storage facilities of insects. When ozone is used for killing grain insects, it lasts for a very short perio...Sperm use heat sensors to find the egg
...ocess detaches itself from the wall and leaves the storage site. If ovulation had taken place in the precedin...he sperm cells to cover the distance between their storage site and the fertilization site within several minutes? That's precisely the question that Prof. Ei...Genetically engineered mice offer hope for isolating beta cells and treatment of type 2 diabetes
...to muscle and other tissue cells, by promoting the storage of glucose in liver cells as glycogen, and by inhibiting gluconeogenesis. DM is often associated with other risk factors, including disorders of lipid metabolism, obesity, hypertension, and impairment of renal function. In the last several decades A...Brain banks are a powerful tool for alcohol research
...m interval, autopsy interval, and time and type of storage may have effects on tissue samples and all require careful consideration, notation, and quantitation where possible. All of the preceding factors are essential for rigorous investigation, and influence the possible scope of experimentation. Further...High-density storage of nuclear waste heightens terrorism risks
...t Princeton. Terrorists targeting the high-density storage systems used at nuclear power plants throughout th...cience and Global Security. Strapped for long-term storage options, the nation's 103 nuclear power plants routinely pack four to five times the number of spent...NEI criticizes fear-mongering by authors of used fuel paper
...ng" of the authors of a paper on used nuclear fuel storage that the authors are promoting even prior to its p...hors is affiliated. The paper criticizes used fuel storage methods at nuclear power plants and theorizes about the possible effects of a successful terrorist a...Mechanism controls movement of cell structures
... and vital functions, including energy production, storage and transportation of important substances and removal of waste products. Normal cellular function requires that organelles be positioned in specific locations in a cell. Thus, movement of the organelles to their appropriate destinations is critical......njected into coal seams, and discuss the projected storage capacity of coal seams. White will detail some of the technological obstacles to performing sequestration of carbon dioxide in deep unmineable coal beds, as well as parallel efforts to identify and recover the methane gas that is found in some of tho...