Muddy Mayan mystery made clearer by researchers working in the bajos
... interference, climate and environment combined to transform them into seasonal swamps. "These hydrologically stable ecosystems were potentially a more attractive settlement location than the seasonal swamps found there today. We argue that human-induced environmental change, in tandem with climatic change, t...Deformed frogs form when parasites and pesticides combine
...nses of the tadpole's immune system long enough to transform themselves into hard cysts. If the location of the cyst is on cells that are supposed to develop into legs, the cyst will cause growth disruptions that lead to missing limbs, split limbs, or multiple limbs. The researchers counted the number of cy...Abnormal chemical bonds cause bleeding disorder
... many examples of such conformational changes that transform molecules from an inactive to an active state. People with von Willebrand's disease have an altered form of vWF, in which one amino acid in the protein has been replaced by another. Proponents of the conformational-change theory believe that the abno...New method for 'visualizing' proteins
...context, the new technology will aid "the rush" to transform genome sequencing projects' blueprints into broad ...l to this endeavor is structural biology that will transform these one-dimensional strings of DNA sequences into three-dimensional visual frameworks of how catal...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology: June 2002
...onmental Microbiology. The process, called fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), uses infrared light...ction of the microbial spoilage of meat by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and machine learning. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 68: 2822-2828.) ...Researchers identify stem cell 'glue'
...o reproduce, creating daughter cells that can then transform themselves into replacement cells based upon the instructions they receive. But in order to receive these instructions, the daughter cells must be in their niche. Research conducted in the laboratory of Ting Xie, Stowers Institute Assistant Scienti...Fat cells transformed to resemble nerve cells
...experiments have demonstrated that researchers can transform these stem cells from fat into a totally different lineage, that of neuronal cells. Although it is unclear at this point whether or not the new cells will function like native nerve cells, the researchers are optimistic that if future experiments ar...HHMI selects new clinical investigators
...ed researchers with the expertise to translate and transform these molecular advances into the realities of clinical medicine. In the conquest of any disease, patient-oriented researchers are essential at every stage -- from the delineation of a new syndrome, to elucidation of pathogenesis, to design and evalu...New research could spearhead permanent nuclear waste storage
... how the different aluminum compounds in the tanks transform from a soluble liquid to a solid form, the scientists also are learning more about how to handle the highly toxic waste. "We've gained new information about the chemistry of aluminum in these very concentrated waste solutions," said Johnston, a Purdu...Basic Research and Higher Education Program Conference breaks new ground
...versities where centers are located. BRHE seeks to transform natural science education in Russia by integrating high-quality research with education in the university setting. Through three-year $1.05 million grants, BRHE establishes Research and Education Centers in Russian universities which give faculty a...UMass microbiology team probes bacterium's surprising survival tactics
... remove the uranium, explained Lovley, but they do transform the metal from a soluble form to an insoluble form...published in Science, found that some microbes can transform organic matter found at the bottom of the ocean to electricity. Another project, detailed in Nature,...Microbiology team probes bacterium's surprising survival tactics
...emove the uranium," explained Lovley, "but they do transform the metal from a soluble form to an insoluble form, so that it is no longer able to leach into the groundwater and eventually contaminate rivers."...Industry explores renewable resources, such as lignin
...ity. The amounts of materials we could harvest and transform into everyday products on a sustainable basis are gigantic," says Glasser. Industry wishes to adopt natures ways of sustainability. "So we are looking at the current state of art in making use of these biomass resources for industrial materials." Gla...Ames chemist wins national award for contributions to Human Genome Project
... most intrigued by the colors, how one color could transform into another, he said. Today, its still about color. I rely on a laser to excite DNA according to its color. Yeung received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University in 1968 and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1972. He...New evidence on revolutionary brain pacemaker for Parkinson's Disease patients
...stones in the development of this therapy that can transform patients lives for the better. This evidence has also helped to identify a number of barriers that exist for medical professionals with respect to deep brain stimulation treatment. The main ones being inconsistent funding support within and between ...Endangered freshwater mussels saved
...ch they extract the nutrients required for them to transform from the larval stage to the free-living juvenile stage. Biologists can deposit mussel larvae from one female onto hundreds of fish, whereas only about a dozen fish can become hosts for the larvae from each gravid female in the wild. The hosts are l...UMass study uses microbes to turn mud into electricity
... Science concludes that certain microorganisms can transform organic matter commonly found at the bottom of the ocean into electrical energy. Aside from raising the possibility that microbes someday could be used to produce power in subsurface settings, the findings have implications for many industrial and m...USDA establishes Honeybee Genetics and IPM Center
...ted selection offers the first real opportunity to transform beekeeping from an industry that has become dependent on a growing number of expensive pesticides and antibiotics into one that is free of chemical inputs and that is economically viable in today's competitive global marketplace," says Calderone. Be......red facilities in the UK will enable us to rapidly transform this functional map into drug development programs. Cellzomes technology is a flexible platform that can be systematically applied to human samples. The high degree of similarity between yeast and human orthologous complexes suggest basic mechanisms......ibuted to those effects. Oceanic broad multifault transform plate boundaries . M. Ligi et al., Istituto di Ge...ti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy. Pages 11-14. Oceanic transform plate boundaries consist of a single, narrow (a few kilometers wide) strike-slip seismic zone offset...