URI oceanographers to build laboratory to study subseafloor life
... and the "extremophile" communities that thrive in this extreme environment. Because of their pioneering research, the URI Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) was named a member of NASA's Astrobiology Institute. A 2002 article in Science described how D'Hondt, Spivack and former GSO student Scott R...Genetically modified bacterium as remedy for intestinal diseases
...ng the therapeutic action of IL-10 bacteria. Thus, this method of working with genetically modified bacteria offers promising prospects for the treatment of both acute and chronic intestinal inflammation, and it can potentially be extended to other therapeutics as well....Byproduct of water-disinfection process found to be highly toxic
...ramines-treated water in Corpus Christi, Texas, in this month's issue of the journal Environmental Science & Technology. The findings, which appeared online in advance, already have prompted a call from the National Rural Water Association for a delay of EPA's Stage 2 rule aimed at reducing the amount of...... the lining of the small intestine. Development of this disease has been linked to the transformation of n... tissue. The authors also suggest that controlling this process may help protect the intestinal lining of celiac patients from the damaging effects of glute...Former US Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt to speak at science symposium
...visor to Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton. At this year's event, 200 attendees are expected, and over 70 presentations and posters, arranged into topical sessions, will be given. Event: Environmental and Subsurface Science Symposium Date: September 20-22, 2004 Place: The Davenport Hotel, 1...TANGO: towards faster prognosis of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases?
...diction of risky protein alterations that underlie this group of diseases. When protein structure goes aw...rectly into its 3-dimensional structure. Sometimes this goes wrong and the proteins stick together, making them toxic and causing diseases like Alzheimer's....First glimpse of DNA binding to viral enzyme
... being used to design new antiviral drugs to block this interaction. "We were quite surprised to see that...Mangel, a co-author on the paper. "If we can block this interaction, we should be able to prevent the virus from replicating, and thereby thwart infection."...AACR applauds NCI initiative on nanotechnology
...s capable of interfering with these processes. For this reason, the American Association for Cancer Research applauds the new initiative announced today by the National Cancer Institute to harness the power of nanotechnology in the fight against cancer. "Nanotechnology can serve as an effective complem...Genetic analysis rewrites salamander's evolutionary history
...r major groups is supported." The study, published this week in the online edition of the Proceedings of t...he species have moved around." Though results from this one family of vertebrates can't necessarily be generalized to other families, Mueller said, "this do...Laboratory grows world record length carbon nanotube
...s Science and Technology Division, said, "although this discovery is really only a beginning, the continued development of longer length carbon nanotubes could result in nearly endless applications. Actually, the potential uses for long carbon nanotubes are probably limited only by our imagination." Long...Gene expression in liver tumors and patient prognosis
...tive therapy for HCC patients cannot be offered at this stage, it may be possible to identify therapeutic targets that can slow the course of disease progression," the authors conclude. "For example, small molecules that inhibit activities of some transcription factors are already available and may provid...IBD (Crohn's, Colitis) 'joins' cancer, inflammatory diseases in associated blood vessel growth
...ssion of angiogenic marker V3 integrin. "Targeting this integrin could be a potential therapeutic approach...ogenesis in IBD," the paper said. The authors said this "suggests that neoangiogenesis is a vital component of IBD pathogenesis, and provides the material a...A probable cause for high blood pressure identified - shows links with diabetes
A study published in this week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Scie...ulin. Furthermore, the researchers discovered that this molecule acts as a neurotransmitter, in that it conveys messages throughout different regions of the...Tufts University establishes $4 million dollar tissue engineering resource center
...nt models of cells and tissues. "We've created this Center to meet the demand caused by the widening g...nior vice president. "Tufts is proud to be part of this growing field," he added. ......ds a mesenchymal core. Takahashi et al. focused on this mesenchymal-epithelial transition to study how mes...characteristics, demonstrating the central role of this GTPase in somitogenic MET. These findings were made possible by a novel experimental system develope...Molecule awakens and maintains neural connections
...onic mice. "A major reason we became interested in this molecule is that when we used antibody markers to ... there is very little evidence for the presence of this protein." When the researchers blocked the activity of the version of the Dasm1 gene found in rats,...Researchers identify distinctive signature for metastatic prostate cancer
..., and an estimated 230,000 cases will be diagnosed this year, according to the American Cancer Society. Tr...her institutions, have found that in some cancers, this pathway has escaped the normal control mechanisms and helped spur uncontrolled cell proliferation. T...Images of 'tail' of protein needed for cell multiplication suggest anticancer drug targets
...ke controlling cell replication. In the absence of this brake, cell replication accelerates, and if left u...er activating NEDD8, E1 forms a chemical bond with this protein. E1 then transfers NEDD8 to E2. Finally, E2 transfers NEDD8 to the E3 enzyme, which complete...ConocoPhillips & Conservation International launch 'Biodiversity Action Plan' in Venezuela
...ies, including the indigenous Warao group, rely on this marine life for economic survival, the area is und...f Paria and larger Orinoco Delta region. As such, this survey and Biodiversity Action Plan should not be seen as an end product, but rather a starting poin...DuPont developing new protective suits for military, first responders
...t and its partners to assist in the development of this new technology. Prototype military garments were ...f water across a selectively permeable membrane -- this membrane allows sweat evaporation and body heat to escape to keep wearers cooler while blocking harm...