Sugar-coated sea urchin eggs could have sweet implications for human fertility
...s protein door, and how sperm proteins are able to unlock that door. Now we know that eggs can change the lock in the carbohydrate door too." Biermann is first author of a paper describing the findings in the September-October edition of the journal Evolution & Development. Co-authors are Jessica Marks of ...Anticancer drug zebularine specifically targets tumor cells
...ng that, it becomes very important to find keys to unlock those silenced genes." In the Cancer Cell study, Jones, Cheng and graduate student Christine Yoo--along with colleagues from the National Cancer Institute, the University of Miami School of Medicine, and Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark--looked ...Joslin Diabetes Center launches research section on developmental and stem cell biology
...he long-term damage that results from diabetes. To unlock the therapeutic potential of stem cells, it will be necessary to understand the mechanisms that define and control their developmental capabilities, and that regulate their capacities for self-renewal and growth and adapting to particular environment...ASU advance could provide insight into human's ability to recognize patterns
...iversity have come up with a model that could help unlock some of the secrets of how humans process patterns and possibly lead to smarter robots. The advance concerns oscillatory associative memory networks, basically the ability to see a pattern, store it and then retrieve that pattern when needed. A good ...GlaxoSmithKline Drug Discovery and Development Research Grant Program 2004
... are pleased to help researchers in their quest to unlock the mysteries of HIV." The research grant carries no obligation to the recipient's organization for licensure, patenting or transfer of confidential information, although GSK may discuss the possibility of future collaboration with some applicants....Harvard Stem Cell Institute hosts inaugural symposia
...Stem Cell Institute is an important effort to help unlock one of the fundamental mysteries of life, and could lead to important new medical treatments," said Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers. Stem cells, with their ability to develop into specialized tissue cells, have excited researchers with their p...Seabed secrets in English clay
... molecules of green sulfur bacteria are helping to unlock secrets of what may have been a period of helter-skelter climate change and mass kills of sea life during the Jurassic Period some 150-160 million years ago. The fossils were found in sedimentary rock commonly used to make house bricks in Engla...Ancient Greeks help scientists build environmentally friendly nano devices
...ormance the same evening. Only in this way will we unlock the full creative potential of our innovative researchers, and find the right ways through the vast maze of possible nano-devices". Carefully crafted nano-sized holes in the films also act as pockets for other useful Nano-particles, tethering them in...Can you tell the difference between Quarks and DNA?
...nference, said: "Studying the nuclei of atoms will unlock some of the deepest secrets of the universe, helping us to understand how all the matter we see around us was created, how the universe evolved and how it will ultimately end. Just as importantly, the applications of this sort of research in nuclear ...EMBL researchers discover key molecular 'switch' in eye development of medaka fish
...s have reached their normal size, GEMININ needs to unlock itself from SIX3 to become active again, so that tissues don't become too large. Building the eye requires subtly shifting between amounts of these two proteins at the right times. "This process of switching back and forth is necessary in the tissues...UCSF finding advances insight into adult stem cells in human brain
...e identify the necessary molecular signals, can we unlock this potential in normal astrocytes and make them function as stem cells? The clinical implications of these concepts are at once fascinating and potentially powerful." Exploring the origin of glial brain tumors On another clinical front, the...Protein Data Bank receives $30 million grant
...gy. "It assures that the PDB can continue to help unlock the secrets of biological systems in 21st century medical and pharmaceutical research." The structures archived in the PDB represent an increasingly large fraction of all the molecules of life ones that will interact with new drugs being designed. ...Plant sex protein identified at UC Riverside
...nt. Chemocyanin and other proteins such as SCA may unlock the network of signals involved in plant reproduction. "The importance of understanding how plants reproduce is enormous for the future manipulation of crop and nursery plants," said Lord. "There is a huge flower industry in California, and we kno...Researchers look to stem cell therapy and bone marrow transplants to find a cure for diabetes
...s method still holds promise and could potentially unlock doors leading to future progress in the field of cell therapy-derived cures for diabetes." ...Three genes linked to psoriasis susceptibility identified on chromosome 17
...akthrough that opens a new chapter in our quest to unlock the secrets of psoriasis," said Gail Zimmerman, president and CEO of the National Psoriasis Foundation. "We are clearly making great progress in understanding the complex genetic underpinnings of this often debilitating disease." Anne M. Bowcock, Ph....Illinois study seeking biomarkers of canine diabetes, other diseases
... use of emerging molecular tools, in general, will unlock the functional aspects of the genes being mapped i...earchers are able to pursue functional genomics to unlock the mysteries of RNA and protein expression. Such research, Schook and colleagues write, will enhanc...NSF grant to ORNL is big step toward national cyberinfrastructure
...st intense source of thermal neutron beams used to unlock the molecular secrets of materials and to provide radioisotopes for a number of medical, industrial and academic uses. Data from the two neutron sources will be made available through the Center for Computational Sciences. The Center for Computationa...Purdue biologists receive nearly $18 million to study infectious diseases
...ovide. "Structural biology offers the potential to unlock the secrets of viral attack, before which humanity continues to stand nearly helpless," he said. "Most of us in the structural group would like to be a part of discoveries that will change all that, and these grants could make that possible." The tea...SARS information for antiviral drug design released by Protein Data Bank
...n on biological macromolecules. As a tool to help unlock the secrets of biological systems in medical and pharmaceutical research, the PDB is a critical asset to 21st century genomic research and drug design. Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics (RCSB) members Rutgers, the San Diego Superc...