Study explores gene transfer to modify underlying course of Alzheimer's disease
...o hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. If successful, this could be a major step toward modifying the course of the disease. Rush is the only center in this study. The new technique uses CERE-110 as the gene therapy agent. CERE-110 carries the Nerve Growth...AAAS expert panel calls for voter-system research and reform
...ation and literacy, and accessibility to thepolls, this group focuses on voters' directinteraction with th...ately, the findings and recommendationsproduced by this effort could contribute to animproved understanding of the comparativeadvantages and disadvantages o...The book opens on the first tree genome
... Production Genomics Facility. "By helping to lead this international collaboration to sequence the first tree genome, DOE once again is pioneering discovery-class science that promises to yield important societal benefits," said Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham. "The poplar genome sequence will provi...DuPont scientist named one of the world's top young innovators by MIT's 'Technology Review' Magazine
...nologies. It's an exciting time to be involved in this research." Dr. Petrucci-Samija will be honored Sept. 29-30 at Technology Review's Emerging Technologies Conference at MIT. The event features keynote talks, panels and discussions on the transformative technological innovations that have the potenti...Termites could hold the key to self-sufficient buildings
...al structures. Loughborough University is leading this innovative project, with funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The initiative will include research in Namibia to digitally scan the structure of the termite mounds. This research will be filmed by the BBC Natur...NSF awards 22 new projects for plant genome research
...ence and Technology Council. The long-term goal of this program is to understand the structure, organizati...nces. As many as 150 students will participate in this year's new projects. "The research supported will allow a deeper understanding of the basic life p...Certain genes boost fish oils' protection against breast cancer
...understand exactly how fish oils deter cancer. "In this study, we found that women with certain common DNA...,000 Chinese men and women in Singapore. "Through this study, we have identified a novel gene-environmental interaction between certain genotypes and omega...Northeastern University receives $12.4 million NSF grant for creation of nanomanufacturing institute
...vancing the technology. The center will accomplish this through high-rate/high-volume guided self-assembly...ain in the laboratory and no one will use them. If this works, it will be revolutionary." Building on NU's strengths in micro-fabrication, control of nanosc...$2.7 million grant to support creation of virtual zebrafish atlas
...e problem of information overload. "We're calling this new approach Systems Morphogenetics," Cheng said. ...ctrum of earthly life forms. Ultimately, I believe this integrated approach will give us a deeper understanding of life and disease." Cheng is the organizer...Experimental drug shown to block mutant protein causing blood disease
... leukemia that can be fatal. The report appears in this week's Online Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . Jing Chen, PhD, of Brigham and Women's, and Daniel J. DeAngelo, MD, PhD, of Dana-Farber, are the paper's co-first authors. D. Gary Gilliland, MD, PhD, a Howard Hugh...UAF scientists discover new marine habitat in Alaska
...WILLIAM SOUND, Alaska--While researchers in Alaska this summer used high-tech submersibles and huge ships to plumb the deep-ocean depths in search of new species, a team of scuba diving scientists working from an Alaska fishing boat has discovered an entirely new marine habitat just a stone's throw from s...Environmental decontamination, greenhouse gases, and the genome of a methane-loving bacterium
...us and shed light on the metabolism and biology of this ubiquitous microbe. The genome appears well-equipped to meet the specialized needs of this methanotroph. Ward et al. found evidence of "genomic redundancy" in methane oxidation pathways, sug......leg out to the side then kicks high in the air. In this old Monty Python skit, the man works for the Ministry of Silly Walks. It's his job to walk this way. The rest of us, however, tend to stroll along--or throw baseballs, or lift coffee mugs--in a mu...Binocular rivalry: Fulfilling visual expectations
...art on what we expect to see. In new work reported this week, researchers have made headway in understanding how signaling in the brain allows expectation to influence visual perception. It is normal to think of vision as beginning with the formation of an image on the back of the eye, which in turn st...Study reveals why eyes in some paintings seem to follow viewers
...chers have demonstrated the very natural cause for this visual effect. All it takes for the effect to work...hile scientists have considered the reasons behind this visual effect for more than a century, advances in the field of perception now allow for better ways...DuPont introduces in-home personal protection from dangers of hurricanes
...with Kevlar will be available initially in Florida this month through authorized construction installers. ..."By capturing both the strength and flexibility of this advanced fiber and our safety knowledge, the DuPont TM StormRoom TM with Kevlar helps provide an e...ORNL's Delmau joins Technology Review's list of top young innovators
...le record of scientific achievement and, coming at this early point in her career, also signifies her tremendous potential in the field of chemical sciences," ORNL Director Jeff Wadsworth said. Her work has centered on technologies for the treatment of nuclear wastes in Europe, Japan and the United St...Wastewater could treat itself, power city
...s go up, like they have in places like California, this could be a cost-effective and renewable energy source." ...Scientists explore genome of methane-breathing microbe
...he October issue of PLoS Biology and posted online this week, found an unexpected flexibility in M. capsul...latus, we can now use the information gleaned from this genome sequence to make predictions about the symbionts."...Yale digital diagnostic technology is basis of new company, HistoRx Inc.
...st systems to two preeminent research universities this week. According to Rimm, "AQUA is completely objective it takes the subjectivity out of pathology diagnosis." Rana Gupta, an investment partner at Navigator Technology Ventures, said HistoRx's technology is not only novel and state-of-the-art,...