UAF scientists discover new marine habitat in Alaska
...riguez. Riosmena-Rodriguez said the as-yet unidentified species is similar to a type of rhodolith found in eastern Canada, called Lithothamnion glaciale. But in important ways the Alaska rhodolith is different. "It has very large conceptacles, the reproductive structures," explained Riosmena-R...Newly discovered protein may be key to muscular dystrophy
...ve others resulted from variations in a previously unidentified gene. The team cloned this gene, snf-6, and found that its sequence was similar to genes in a family of mammalian neurotransmitter transporters. Because analysis of mutants indicated defects in acetylcholine activity, they tested whether the expresse...Hopkins scientists use blood proteins to detect ovarian cancer
...rotein profiles consisting of tens of thousands of unidentified molecules. "By identifying a select group of biomarkers specific to ovarian cancer, we not only know the proteins we are dealing with, but we can trace them back to alterations in the genetic code of ovarian cancer cells," says Daniel W. Chan, Ph.D.,...Whale carcass yields bone-devouring worms
...earchers collected between four and six additional unidentified worm-like animals from the whale carcass. While not as extraordinary as Osedax, these previously unknown animals underline the previously unimagined biodiversity and unique adaptations of organisms in the deep sea. ...Researchers uncover surprising degree of large-scale variation in the human genome
...d to have detected several large-scale, previously unidentified differences in human DNA when they carried out "normal to normal" control comparisons of DNA from different individuals. In the new study, Wigler's group created an extensive profile of such genetic variation in normal human DNA. The researcher...Poker Flat Research Range supports unmanned aerial vehicle operations
...n on fire locations, fire movement, and previously unidentified hot spots on a mission flown July 9. Poker Flat Research Range staff initiated this effort and provided airspace planning and mission support for the flight. The latest images of the Boundary Fire are assisting fire personnel as they tackle flames ne...Microbes found in Mayan ruins may deteriorate stone from inside out
...rsity have discovered the presence of a previously unidentified microbial community inside the porous stone of the Maya ruins in Mexico that may be capable of causing rapid deterioration of these sites. They present their findings at the 104th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. "The presen...There be dragons: New deep-sea predator species discovered
... the past 30 years that had previously been either unidentified or misidentified. This work verified that the new species was in fact unique. Dragonfish are so rare that scientists have often been forced to study and describe new species based on a single specimen. "I really wanted more than just one fish," says ...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
VIRUS MAY CAUSE AGGRESSION IN HONEYBEES An unidentified viral infection may be the cause of aggression in worker honeybees, say researchers from Japan. Their findings appear in the February 2004 issue of the Journal of Virology. While initially trying to pinpoint genes responsible for aggressive behavio...Lock to food-borne pathogen pathway may be key to vaccine
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A previously unidentified protein on the surface of intestinal cells is giving Purdue University researchers clues on how to prevent disease. The scientists believe their results eventually could lead to a way to prevent food-borne Listeria monocytogenes infection, which has ...New species of desert shrew found in southern Arizona
... by biting the base of its skull. Baker caught the unidentified shrew in the Santa Ritas in 1966. The mountain ran...rn and south central Arizona. Baker found that the unidentified shrew had a chromosome morphology, or karyotype, different from that of N. crawfordi. "In 1966 it wa...Gene differences may alter susceptibility to multiple sclerosis
...ed an autoimmune disease; its cause is unknown. An unidentified environmental agent and genetic susceptibility are thought to play a role in its onset. Earlier work led by Liu showed that the CD24 protein is required for the development of an MS-like disease in mice, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Mi...Expedition will retrace legendary Steinbeck-Ricketts voyage to the Sea of Cortez
...ne species - including approximately 50 previously unidentified invertebrates - from 21 collecting sites along both shores of the southern half of the Gulf of California and on several islands. ''We wanted a picture as nearly whole of the Gulf as possible,'' the authors wrote, so they collected as many invertebra...Severe kidney disease in blacks linked to genes on two chromosomes
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. As yet unidentified genes on chromosomes 18 and 3 are linked to severe...ity in the younger group likely was related to the unidentified gene. Finding the region on a chromosome that is linked to a genetic defect is a major step toward i...Diet may improve cognition, slow aging, and help protect against cosmic radiation
...e blueberries contain a particular group of as-yet unidentified bioactive chemicals that ameliorate the functional consequences of brain damage, including a loss of the ability to learn or remember recent events," says Spangler. Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and the U.S. Depa...Study reveals patterns of gene activity in the mouse nervous system
...t gene function. It also directs us to previously unidentified genes that are interesting in the nervous system and allows us to visualize their expression in living tissue," says principal investigator Nathaniel Heintz, Ph.D., of The Rockefeller University in New York. "We can see beautiful images of gene exp...New research technique provides unique glimpse into Alzheimer's disease
...archers, this may suggest that another, previously unidentified mechanism is involved in the development of Alzheimer's plaques. "The difference in the elimination rate may turn out to be an extremely important finding," Holtzman says. "This suggests that once plaques form, they alter the metabolism of ABeta in t...NSF news tips - September 22, 2003
...pare a database of dental x-rays with x-rays of an unidentified victim. Currently, the FBI's National Crime Information Center uses a text-based database with manually coded descriptions of an individual's teeth and jaw. Supported by a National Science Foundation Digital Government award, the team is led by Wes...Discovering new regulators of the immune system
...rmed that the genes EDG1, PAK2, and the previously unidentified TRAC-1 were normally expressed in the lymphoid system and that truncated versions of the proteins they produce could repress T-cell receptor signalling in T-cells. The authors write: "This approach provides a tool for functional cloning of regulator...... the presence of substantial numbers of previously unidentified DNA segments that are conserved across a wide range of species, but which, unlike genes, do not code for proteins. Most of these conserved, non-coding regions could be uncovered only by using the sequences from multiple species. Indeed, they are not ...