Whale carcass yields bone-devouring worms
...ers describe these worms, whose bodies and feeding strategies differ from those of any other known animal. The worms have no eyes, legs, mouths, or stomachs, but they do have colorful feathery plumes and green "roots." They use the roots to infiltrate the bones of dead whales, digesting the fats and oils inside...UNC researchers awarded $8.65 million from National Institute on Aging
...from this basic research could offer new treatment strategies for cardiovascular disease, the researchers said. "Aging is a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease," said Dr. Cam Patterson, professor of medicine and director of UNC's Cardiovascular Biology Center. "Eighty percent of people over 80 years old ...NIH renews funding for continued Rb2 tumor suppressing gene research at Temple
... the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies leading to a cure for ovarian, endometrial and brain cancers. His research is funded by several NIH grants, as well as by individual and program project grants and by the Sbarro Health Research Organization. Since 1992, Giordano has been awarded nin...Putting GPS to work, researchers shed light on road-following by pigeons
... approached the loft, the birds appeared to switch strategies and rely more on topographical points as bona fide... extent to which pigeons or other birds may employ strategies akin to road following in non-urban areas, but the authors point out their agreement with previous a...Location of potential familial lung cancer gene discovered
...f those diseases, which in turn can lead to better strategies for treatment and prevention. We hope that uncovering a gene or genes responsible for lung cancer will do the same for this devastating disease," said co-lead author Joan Bailey-Wilson, Ph.D., NHGRI. Lung cancer is by far the leading cause of cancer...Growing new breed of vaccine-producing plants to fight human diseases worldwide
...very, Arntzen said. He provided a summary on the strategies used to ensure that plants used in vaccine manufacture will not be mixed with those used in the food chain, and on the rationale for adoption of plant-derived vaccine technology in developing countries. Arntzen was appointed the Florence E...Microarrays, key genome expression trackers, work better when probes are sequence-verified
... clinical specimens, which can't be duplicated, so strategies to improve analysis of (that is, "clean up") existing data sets are needed. One limitation of the application of microarray technology could be due to the failure of similar studies to measure identical biological parameters. In other words, the prob...Researchers in UGA Vet School discover a mechanism that blocks replication of a retrovirus
...esults could lead to the design of new therapeutic strategies or drugs against retroviruses, which cause diseases such as AIDS and certain leukemias. Studying a transmissible lung cancer of sheep, the researchers found that the mechanism stops cancer-causing retroviruses from exiting host cells and spreading. T......d in the June 25 issue of Science, may lead to new strategies for blocking the devastating inflammation that lies at the heart of autoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis, arthritis, lupus as well as some cancers. When the cells of the body are confronted with toxic chemicals or disease-causing or...... "These problems have highlighted the need for new strategies for mosquito larval control," says Peter Shang-Tzen Chang, a professor in the School of Forestry and Resource Conservation at National Taiwan University and lead author of the paper. Scientists are increasingly turning to more benign natural chemical...New database to help develop AIDS drugs
...e database will be especially useful in developing strategies for inhibiting the activities of the HIV protease (see image) that is essential for maturation of HIV. In addition, the database is expected to help scientists understand and circumvent the problem of mutations that make HIV resistant to certain drug...Leading scientists design new framework for biodiversity conservation
... to incorporate market uncertainty and bet-hedging strategies methods routinely used by investment bankers and stock brokers into conservation plans. "It goes beyond conservation science to human psychology figuring out how we can get the pieces of land with the biggest conservation impact. It requires data ...Funding to commercialize technologies of UC San Diego engineers tops $1.2 million
...not receive funding - to develop commercialization strategies for their technologies, and if possible, help them secure other types of funding for their projects." Of the six new grants, three went to faculty in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department, two went to researchers in Mechanical and Aerosp...Scientists discover key step in the development of nerve cells controlling autonomic functions
...ltimate goal of his research program is to provide strategies to manipulate multipotent neural progenitor/stem cells and facilitate the design of approaches that may promote the repair of the adult nervous system in response to trauma or disease. The CIHR ( http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/ ) is Canada's premier agen...Society for conservation biology conference
...ted Areas Two separate presentations will outline strategies developed by scientists based in Laos and India after careful study of their regions specific predator conflicts. Along the Laos-Vietnam border, tigers are attacking livestock from villages in and around a nationally protected area at a higher rate....Genetic mutation found that is major contributor to type 1 diabetes
...o will get the disease and design new intervention strategies for those who do," said Dr. Jin-Xiong She, director of the MCG Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine and a co-senior author on the study. "The mutation we have found is going to increase the responsive capacity of the immune system to environ...UK biotechnology business plan competition now open to students in the US and Canada
...ment, financial planning, commercial and marketing strategies and an evaluation of market potential. There also will be a mentoring session from industry experts to help the teams generate their business plans. Each team will then devise a business plan for their imaginary biotech start-up company (can be based...Study supports association between HPV infection and head and neck cancer
...ns and/or DNA in host cells may allow us to design strategies to block malignant transformation," they write. "The promising results from a trial of an HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer raises hope that such a strategy can also be used to reduce the incidence of HNSCC."...... Medical Center in Durham, N.C., address potential strategies for targeted cancer therapy and discuss the importance of RET inhibitors to slow the growth of thyroid tumors. Contact: Franco Zunino, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, 39-02-2390-2267, franco.zunino@istitutotumori.mi.it Study Finds Possible Mechanism......obe species, and consequently have evolved complex strategies to repel these attackers. A detailed understanding of the mechanisms of the interactions between plants and insects will help to develop sustainable agriculture. Scientists of the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, gained new...