Department of Energy's Office of Science unveils 20-year vision for the future of basic research
... toward these and other scientific programs can be tracked over the next two decades. The plan lays out "Strategic Timelines" for DOE's Office of Science basic research programs that project over the next 20 years the science that could be delivered. The plan also includes 'Key Indicators of Success' that ...Mustard-root map breaks new ground tracking gene expression
...sms. It also marks the first time researchers have tracked the vast majority of an organism's genes as they are switched on and off as cells grow, continually divide and ultimately differentiate to build specialized tissue. The ability to track gene expression on this scale (with each cellular division along...Scientists surprised at persistence of nitrate from dated experiment
...f a large pulse of nitrate into the deep soils was tracked in follow-up studies, conducted up to 10 years later. But years later, scientists were surprised when they detected evidence of the same pulse of nitrate at a 60-foot depth when setting up to monitor ground water at the site in 1996. "We were initia...Scientists discover how brain draws and re-draws picture of world
...eers grasped the end of a robot arm that precisely tracked their attempts to overcome resistance to reach a target, a stopping point 10 centimeters (about four inches) away. While real-life resistance might be a paperweight or a full mug, in these experiments the researchers programmed forces that would hind...Whalley picked for keynote address at The Gerontological Society of America's 2003 Annual Meeting
...f 11-year-olds in Aberdeen in 1932. The scientists tracked down 300 of the people who had survived to 1997 and were able to draw some significant conclusions. Whalley's team found that those with high mental ability in late childhood had a reduced chance of death up to age 76. These findings allowed them to ...Premature babies benefit from breast milk, study says
...ceived unfortified breast milk. Their progress was tracked until they reached the equivalent of 12 to14 months. The American Academy of Pediatrics has advised since 1998 that fortified breast milk is appropriate for premature babies in hospital, says O'Connor. She believes it may also benefit them after hosp...Setting the evolutionary record straight
...of Species was published in 1859.Professor Pearson tracked down a copy, which runs to three volumes and more than 2000 pages, in the National Library of Scotland. Couched in the middle of the second volume is a whole chapter on the selection theory. It supplements an earlier discovery of a similar account in...New findings in yeast may reveal why growing older is the greatest carcinogen in humans
...upt increase in human-cancer risk, the researchers tracked the life cycles of multiple yeast strains. Most yeast cells survive for about 30 or 35 generations of cell division. Each generation is represented by a mother cell's production of a new daughter cell, or yeast bud. The yeast cells were genetically m...Retinoblastoma survivors face increased risk of a second cancer
..., complete population-based study, the researchers tracked down data on 266 retinoblastoma patients, covering...se in Denmark, and family details of all the cases tracked (identifying parents, siblings, children etc). They found that 22 of the 236 retinoblastoma survivor...White shark attack shows they're not man-eaters
...ks on pinnipeds and 131 videotaped attacks. He has tracked them (including five adults for one month at a seal colony), made numerous discoveries about their hunting and feeding behaviors (they feed rarely, yet can live 45 days on a single bite, and they warn away food competitors by slapping their tails) an...Ketogenic diet raises cholesterol, lipid levels in children
... return. For the current study, the Hopkins team tracked 141 children between the ages of four months and 20 years who had been diagnosed with difficult-to-treat seizures and were part of a larger group of patients accepted into the Johns Hopkins ketogenic diet program between 1994 and 2001. After followin...Monitoring malaria: Genomic activity of the parasite in human blood cells
...quenced P. falciparum genome, the researchers have tracked the expression of all of the parasite's genes during the IDC. The pattern of gene expression (which can be thought of as the internal operating system of the cell) during the IDC is strikingly simple. It's continuous and clock-like progression of g...Study reveals genetic activity of key step in malaria parasite's cycle
...ousands of malaria gene sequences. The researchers tracked the genetic activity of the parasite's three DNA packages the 14 linear chromosomes, the circular "plastid" genome and the linear mitochondrial genome within the red blood cells, through the ring, trophozoite and schizoint stages of parasite develo...March of Dimes supports top scientists, new study finds
...1983 to 1987 with 195 unsuccessful applicants, and tracked their careers over a ten-year period. Participation in this grant program is limited to scientists who have earned a Ph.D. or M.D., hold a faculty appointment, and who do not yet have major funding. Generally, these are individuals who have started...Counting the molecules that pull cells apart
...the centrosome. As the structure disintegrated, he tracked what happened to the fragments. By measuring the rate at which they drifted apart, he could put exact numbers on the forces pulling them. "The 'force-generators' are molecules called motors; their job is to pull cargoes down microtubules," Grill says...Counting the molecules that pull cells apart
...the centrosome. As the structure disintegrated, he tracked what happened to the fragments. By measuring the rate at which they drifted apart, he could put exact numbers on the forces pulling them. "The 'force-generators' are molecules called motors; their job is to pull cargoes down microtubules," Grill says...Gene helps determine whether the stresses of life push you into depression, Science study says
...ur for depression to be diagnosed. The researchers tracked the number of stressful life events that occurred between the 21st and 26th birthdays of participants in a long-term study in New Zealand. They investigated connections between the number of stressful events experienced and the serotonin transporter ...Inflammation blocks impact of heart healthy diets for some
...er, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of medicine, tracked 100 subjects with elevated CRP levels following a reduced-fat, low-cholesterol diet for 12 weeks. They found that overall, this group had less of a reduction in total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad" cholesterol levels. Subjec...Brain cells seen recycling rapidly to speed communications
...scent light, and a CCD imaging device. When they tracked single vesicles following stimulation, they usually observed a series of abrupt and lasting -- albeit partial -- decreases in fluorescence, indicating multiple fusion events. Yet, only rarely was there a full loss of fluorescence, indicating full cla......ive lenses for distant or near vision. Researchers tracked their exposure to flight and safety performance from 1987 to 1997, using records from the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Transportation Safety Board and the National Death Index as guidelines. "Our study indicates that chronologic age...