Duke Geologists Explore Alternative Way To Measure Ice Age Sea Bottom Temperatures
...ee something," Dwyer said. "And indeed we do see a strong signal in the magnesium-calcium ratio, which we attribute mainly to temperature change." The research was funded by the National Science Foundation as well as the USGS Global Change Program. Dwyer also analyzed more contemporary ostracod fossil sa......story also were obtained. Analysis showed a strong association between smoking and breast cancer in postmenopausal women with the slow-acetylation genotype. The risk was highest for women who began smoking before the age of 18. Intensity of smoking -- the number of cigarettes smoked per day at two......ke stacking blocks or finding hidden toys,showed a strong genetic link and almost no environmental influence duringthe second year. Language comprehension, on the other hand, showed somegenetic influence but the strongest effect was from the environment.Speech was influenced almost equally by environment a...A Phoenix From A Ring Of Fire Is A Pattern For The Recovery Of Mount St. Helens
... to Indonesia last fall, "we can clearly see some strong parallels between Krakatau and St. Helens." The Krakatau eruption was one of history's true cataclysms. Located in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra, the volcano created an explosion that was heard 2,500 miles awa...Molecular Imposter Rebuts Long
...f the mimic base blocks transcription,it will have strong potential as a drug -- infiltrating cancerousor diseased cells like a Trojan horse and thenknocking them out by blocking genetic expression. Kool also plansto examine shape mimics for the other three DNAbases. Kool was joined in the research by ...New Study Shows Steps Leading To Colon Cancer
... as an accomplice in causing colon cancer and as a strong suspect in melanoma. As in many crimes, however, beta-catenin did not act alone but with a set of partners." Describing work in fruit flies -- genetically similar to humans and far easier to work with -- the Cell paper explains the precise biochemi......e ability to bind to and inactivate PKR. "This has strong implications," said Gale. "We have shown that PKR is important in the interferon response." "We believe we've identified a potential target for therapeutics," said Katze. "If a compound can be identified that inhibits or prevents the associat...Scientists Trace Roots Of Protein That Keeps Antarctic Fish From Freezing
...ology at Dalhousie Universityin Canada wrote: "The strong message from this work is the clear linkbetween a new function that has arisen out of strong selective pressureand an abrupt switch in environmental conditions adaptive molecularevolution...Newly Discovered Human Protein Provides Important Target For Cancer Therapy
... In addition, the Whitehead studies revealed a strong association betweenthe presence of the hEST2 message and telomerase activity; both are present inimmortal transformed cells and absent in mortal normal cells. "This suggeststhat hEST2 expression might underlie the activation of telomerase that o...Researchers Discover First Animal Strain Of Hepatitis E Virus
...t were the case, says Dr. Meng, the strong immunologic cross-reactivity of the swine and human strains suggests that swine hepatitis E virus could prove useful as a vaccine against the human virus. The similarities between the <f...Scientists To Study Effects Of Global Warming On Wetlands
... that phenomenon. In turn, temperature does have a strong effect on many ecosystem processes." Chen said previous studies have raised the possibility that globalwarming might result in a lack of physical energy for natural ecosystems andthat species richness abundance could change depending on how d...Wonder Thread: UD Scientists Report First Protein With Collagen And Elastin-Like Domains
...into the molecular structure that makes the byssus strong yet flexible might suggest, for example, new strat...ys, these domains may react with metals to produce strong "bridges," which link up linear arrays of collagen. Breaks in some of these cross-linked sections ap...Report Notes Difficulties In Eliminating E. Coli O157:H7 From Food Supply
...sist in and reinfectcattle, even those that have a strong immune response to it, Buchanan and Doylewrote. Results of two major U.S. surveys indicated that about 3 percent ofdairy calves and 2 percent of feedlot cattle had E. coli O157:H7. Young animalstend to carry the pathogen more frequently than adults...Further Proof That An Altered Rb-2/p130 Gene Leads To Lung Cancer
...d at 158 lung cancer patient samples, and saw a strong correlation between low levels of the protein a... Of particular importance, he noted, was the strong relationship between protein levels and the amount that the cancer spread. "We not only found ...Limits Of Life On Earth: Are They The Key To Life On Other Planets?
...nisms and the environments in which they exist. A strong emphasis has been placed on environments that are near the extremes of conditions on earth. Funding will also support research about our solar system and beyond, to help identify possible new sites for life beyond earth. Scientists are studying...Triglyceride Blood Levels Predict Heart Attack
...ack. "If the new findings that triglycerides are a strong marker for heart diseaseare confirmed by other studies, clinical trials to develop new treatments toreduce triglyceride levels might be worthwhile," says Gaziano. "Ultimately,screening and treatment guidelines may require modification to allow greate......chemical structures and are also optimised to form strong bonds with the other ligands and chemical building blocks required to form the final structures. To manufacture these carefully crafted building blocks chemists must perform many time consuming multi-step syntheses that also often require very expens...SFU Researcher Fools Forest Pest Into 'Barking Up The Wrong Tree'
... into the wrong tree not only wastes time, but the strong defences of non-host trees, such as toxicresin, can kill adult beetles and their young. "We think that, as a beetle flies through the forest, it smells anon-host tree before it even gets to it, and the message is to keep on going," says Huber, who ha...Free Radicals Implicated In Impaired Lung Function; Damage May Be Mitigated By Certain Antioxidants
...irways, as revealed by test of lung capacity, is a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality," said Schunemann. "These findings suggest a possible role of oxidants and antioxidants in determining lung function, and that these substances could represent, in part, the physiolog......y develop because the immune system is not given a strong enoughsignal to destroy the tumour.There is even e...nt dendritic cells will not be able to switch on a strong enough immuneresponse to totally eradicate cancers. However, Dr Austyn suggests that thisproblem ma...