Will Global Change Increase Fire Activity In The Mediterranean Basin?
...will argue, based on his studyof landscape pattern using a GIS, that land use changes, in particular cropabandonment -resulting in a greater landscape homogeneity- and the introductionof flammable species such as the pine, have contributed to increased firesusceptibility in the last 20 years. Dr. J. Moreno...Biologists Get First Look At DNA-Protein Binding Structure In An Archaeon
...three-dimensional structure of the binding complex using X-ray diffraction. The result is a definitive, very-detailed picture of protein binding with DNA. The binding complex is "a buried box-shaped cavity" between the protein and DNA surfaces, where there are four water molecules, the authors wrote. The......ardassay. "Once we know what we're looking for, by using the checkerboard method,one technician can process many samples and have the results within 24 hours,"says Paster. Analysis of 20,000 samples obtained from dental plaque of people withroot caries is about to begin. Investigation of periodon...... a weightless environment. A major advantage of using zebrafish to study the inner ear is the transparency of the larval organ which allows researchers to directly view sensory hair cells in live fish. In addition, the transparent larvae are suitable for imaging of neuronal activity within t...UPMC Researchers Report On Gene Therapy Advances
... diseases, includingosteoporosis and RA. Research using muscle cells to treat a variety of musculoskeletal...ow that we know theprocedure works, we can explore using such cells to deliver therapeutic collagengenes to bones of OI patients so that we could potentially...Jefferson Researchers Use Gene Therapy To Treat Rare, Inherited Brain Disease
...f Philadelphia to monitor myelin and enzyme levels using magnetic resonance spectroscopy and magnetic resonance imaging. "We'll also look at behavioral aspects of the children--a whole battery of tests before and after gene therapy," Dr. Freese points out. "We anticipate expanding our gene therapy approach...Lights, Camera ... Reaction: Charting The Biological Effects Of Light InBillionths Of A Second
Scientists using extremely high powered X-rays and a pulsed laser have succeededin taking the first "snapshots" of a photoactive protein molecule as it convertslight energy into chemical energy, a process that takes less than one billionthof a second. The finding, r...Heart and Soul: The Blood Vessels And Brain Use Common Guide
..., and now is inclinical trials on both fronts, one using FGF to induce blood vessel growtharound blockages, the other using it to promote nerve cell survival after astroke. Children's Hospital is an independent 300-b...Mouse Gene Reveals Clues To Human Deafness
...When the human form of the same gene was sequenced using DNAfrom hearing-impaired individuals in the Israeli family, a mutation was found ina critical part of the gene. Deaf members of the Israeli family carry two forms of the gene: onenormal and one mutant. Initially, the normal gene appears to be...New Gene Therapy Technique Results In 60 Percent Tumor Regression Rate
...the Edison Biotechnology Institute. The benefit to using T7for gene therapy, Wagner says, is that the genes expressed using this method aretransient and do not become part of the cell's chromosomes. Also, T7 allowsgenes to b...Genetic Make-Up May Determine Response To Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs
...one coronary artery bypass surgery, which involves using a blood vesselgraft to bypass blockages in the coronary arteries that carry blood to theheart. Patients were given either a high or a low dose of thecholesterol-lowering drug to determine which dose was most effective in helpingprevent the developme...Soy Phytoestrogens Reduce Carotid Atherosclerosis As Much As Premarin
...n 20 and 60 percent compared to women who were not using estrogenreplacement therapy. But an English study found no benefit, and a third hintedthat estrogen replacement therapy might actually be making strokes more severe. "Given the uncertainties about the effect of estrogens on stroke andstroke r...New Study Of BRCA1 Shows No Need For Widespread Screening Of American Women
...he complete gene sequence of BRCA1 in eachpatient, using new screening methods developed by Dr. Hua Mu,* a geneticepidemiologist in the King lab. The genetic analysis showed that only three of the 120 white women withbreast cancer had disease-related BRCA1 mutations (3.3 percent), and none of the8...RNA-Dendritic Cell Combo Shows Promise As A Universal Cancer Vaccine
...nistrationapproval to start another phase 1 trial, using RNA extracted from colon cancercells. The ...es of the vaccine can be produced for each patient using aspecial cell processing laboratory. The vaccine is then injected into thepatient to elicit an immun...Computer Models Find Cost-Effective Solutions For Species Preservation
...elopment of nature reserves. "What people havebeen using up until the last couple of years have been just rulesof thumb, not true mathematical optimization." Camm's computer model can be adjusted to handle both speciesdistribution and land type. It can take into account variousbudgetary limits, and it can ...Research Finds That Watching TV Helps Kids Put On Pounds
...ican MedicalAssociation (JAMA), analysis completed using the results of the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III)indicates that one quarter of all U.S. children watch four or more hours oftelevision each day. These children weighed more and were fatter then childrenwho watched...'Mean Gene' Found In Africanized Honey Bees
...g genes so it will be easier for breeders to avoid using these queen bees," he says. "Ultimately it might b... behavior. "We made a genetic map of the honey bee using the same techniques used in crop genetics, a technique called quantitative trait locus mapping. This...Pitt Researchers Develop Strategy To Use Dendritic Cells To Treat And Prevent Tumors
...en identification andantigen delivery. "By using tumor cells as a source of antigen, this approach ...cinated another setof mice with established tumors using DC's that were simply co-cultured withtumor cells. In contrast, control mice that were injected wit......ns of Australopithecus and Homo. And she does this using a new method for paleoanthro- pology. But I fear that because most paleoanthropologists, like myself, are neither mathematicians nor engineers they will find her method difficult to follow and thus her conclusions won't receive the recognition they ......merican Chemical Society in Dallas, Texas. "We are using three-dimensional chemical modeling to create structural templates of stimulatory and antifeedant chemicals." Finding the structural similarities between chemicals that stimulate feeding or between antifeedant chemicals will allow researchers t...