Scientists find 75 percent of red snapper sold in stores is really some other species
...here less valuable species are mislabeled and sold under the names of more expensive ones. Substitutions among closely related fish are difficult to detect, because most distinguishing features are lost during processing." The team conducted molecular analyses of 22 fish bought from nine vendors in Delawa...Vollum scientists find new form of dopamine transmission
...hers believe pinpointing alterations in the system under pathological conditions such as Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and substance abuse could help them someday identify new therapeutic targets for these conditions. "We don't know yet what the real significa...Findings suggest need for new view of p53 cancer protein's interaction with DNA
...at both Cep-1 and p53 exist primarily as tetramers under normal circumstances and that it is in that form that they bind their respective, but nearly identical, DNA sequences. Small structural changes brought about in the formation of the tetramers would allow human p53 and Cep-1 to adopt identical conform...Carnivore species are predicted to be at increased extinction risk from human population growth
...ods that live near sparsely populated areas. When under heavy pressure from people--whether hunting or habitat loss--species with long gestation periods can't repopulate fast enough and become endangered. Based on projected human population growth, the researchers predict that many carnivore species will ...Funding to commercialize technologies of UC San Diego engineers tops $1.2 million
... major technical hurdles, the focus of Lo's effort under the von Liebig Center grant will be on product development, notably hiring of a product engineer to generate samples for alpha-testing in 7 to 9 months after the program starts, and beta samples in 12-15 months. Truong Nguyen, Professor "Video Instan...Society for conservation biology conference
... using projections of species distribution in 2050 under a mid-range warming scenario concludes that between 18 and 35 percent of all species are at risk of extinction globally. A different projection focusing solely on 25 diversity hotspots over the next 100 years pegs the extinction rate as high as 12 p...Key principles for the foundation of a European Research Council (ERC)
...anisations Heads Of Research Councils (EUROHORCs), under the leadership of the current president, Professor Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker, President of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation), have agreed on the key principles for the foundation of a European Research Council. In thi...UCSD undergraduates participate in collaborative studies abroad on cyberinfrastructure
...h-performance Computing (NCHC) in Hsinchu, Taiwan, under the guidance of its Grid Computing Division manage...E's Christopher Kondrick and Duy Nguyen, will work under the direction of David Abramson, a well-respected researcher in software for cyberinfrastructure and...U of T microbiologists achieve results with pattern recognition software
...ally to other researchers and 300 more strains are under development. Yeast is a staple of genomic research because many human genes are similar to yeast genes....Access to DNA secrets yields better understanding of genes, possible tool for disease diagnosis
... controls compaction and expansion of DNA is still under scientific debate. In their next set of experiments, Dr. Garner and his team will apply various drugs such as those used in cancer therapy to cells in order to understand if and how these drugs affect DNA compaction. Such studies might lead to ther...$1.6 million grant to Williams College
...grant is a huge umbrella with many people standing under it ready to have a lot of fun with biology and related sciences." In addition, the new elementary school program will help teachers to integrate technology with teaching practices in biology and related fields. At the high school level, opportunitie......duate research fellowship program will be expanded under the new grant to include a series of workshops on the essentials of conducting ecological research. "Through the Fellowship, up to ten students will participate in field work at a research institution, field station, or national laboratory and will ...University of Chicago scientists pinpoint cellular cause of SIDS
...a step further, the researchers tested the network under a hypoxic state, which is when the cells are depri...there may be nothing wrong with a baby's breathing under normal conditions, but if the baby goes into hypoxia from a blocked airway or because the baby sleep...UCSD team determines cellular stress within body is critical
...switch, is essential for normal cell proliferation under conditions of osmotic stress and is also necessary for the body's immune response to invading pathogens. Osmotic stress occurs when the concentration of molecules in solution outside of the cell is different than that inside the cell. When this happ......mposition. Plants growing in natural habitats are under relentless pressure from herbivores. We are simply unaware of many of these attackers because they are not normally found feeding on plants. However, some species of herbivores apparently "test" plants. When the plant doesn't respond to this testing ...Climate may play role in lynx's hunting ability
...e does not sink in the snow and will easily escape under such conditions. But with increasing warm spells, ... collected rare data on the lynx's ability to kill under different snow conditions for more than 10 years. His team was able to track the type of snow and wh...New $9 million NSF grant to fund creation of center at LSU
..." said Soper. "It brings a diverse group of people under one roof to draw major national funding and respect."...Satellites map volcanic home of Africas endangered gorillas
... cover change products will help us identify areas under threat," added Hernandez. "Further along there is the obvious possibility of extending the techniques of BEGo to other World Heritage Sites in danger there are three others in the Democratic Republic of Congo alone that are going to be mapped in a s...Infusion of two peptides acts to accelerate appetite satisfaction
...ry of good health, no active medical problems, and under no medication; no history of food allergy or dietary restriction; and normal physical examination and laboratory screening results. The study employed a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, four-way crossover design in which each subject un...In the obese, metabolic adaptations post-weight loss lead to regaining of shed pounds
...at more; (2) have a lower 24-hr energy expenditure under conditions leading to obesity ; and (3) have an elevated 24 hour NPRQ on both low and high fat diets. The researchers observed that a 14 percent loss in body weight induced by calorie restriction is accompanied by a 17 percent reduction in EE and 18...