Wisconsin scientists develop quick botox test
... for botulinum toxin - one a real-time test - that vastly improve on current technologies to detect the deadly poison. "We needed a real-time assay," says Chapman, suggesting the technology could potentially be deployed to protect the food supply, soldiers on the battlefield, or used by emergency responders...Yale digital diagnostic technology is basis of new company, HistoRx Inc.
...nventional methods of pathology analysis and which vastly increases the quality and amount of information for analysis. The company provides contract services to academic institutions, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies while selectively licensing its technologies to leading academic and...Genetic map of important tree genes outlined
... different from transferring novel proteins across vastly different kinds of species, which is a large part of the unease about the use of genetically engineered crops in agriculture, Strauss said. The researchers in their new report pointed to trees as "a life form of paramount importance for terrestrial e...Columbia, Stony Brook, Guidant to develop biological pacemaker based on gene & cell therapies
...is extraordinary venture with Columbia and Guidant vastly expands the possibilities to enhance research into gene therapy," said Gail Habicht, Ph.D., Stony Brook vice president for research. Research will be conducted in four laboratories at the universities: those of Michael R. Rosen, M.D., Gustavus A Pf...Stanford researcher's findings may shed light on common, deadly birth defect
...ldren born with the same genetic disorder can have vastly different symptoms. "Everybody recognizes that in some genetic diseases, one person can be much more severely affected than another, and we've all wondered 'Why is that?'" said Jill Helms, DDS, PhD. "We thought that uncovering the gene or genes respo...ASU researchers demonstrate new technique that improves the power of atomic force micrscopy
... of researchers have developed a method that could vastly improve the ability of atomic force microscopes to "see" the chemical composition of a sample, follow variations of the sample, as well as map its topographic structure. The advance could have significant implications for drug development by allowin...Infant rats eagerly accept high concentrations of alcohol upon first exposure
...f the study was the discovery that infant rats are vastly different from adults in terms of their affinity for alcohol," said Spear. "It has been known for years that adult rats, like most animals, reject alcohol at least initially. They will ingest concentrations of 10 percent or higher only after weeks ...For Africa's valuable mahoganies, it's the soil, stupid
...f these species when writing management plans will vastly improve the prospects for long-term management, Hall added. The authors said that failure to really look at the importance of soil with regards to plant diversity has been largely ignored. "Understanding how a tropical forest maintains its diversit...UGA named recipient of $5.6 million grant from NSF for corn improvement
...me 259 millions tons of corn in the United States, vastly more than wheat, which was in second place with 12 million tons.) "Our long-term goals are to better understand the organization of centromeres, unravel their evolution and its consequences for function and structure, and use that information ...Experiment station researcher looking for missing links in corn
... protein corn would help human nutrition, it would vastly improve feeding costs in segments of animal agriculture by reducing the need of better protein supplements, Betran said. "Corn is mainly used for animal feeding in the United States," Betran said. "About 65 percent goes into animal feed. If you feed...Researchers establish first molecular link between eating and aging
...on't get the diseases of old age. But just how a vastly reduced caloric intake achieves that feat has been a mystery begging for a solution--until now. "For the first time, this study gives us a glimpse of how calorie restriction works at the molecular level. And it will ultimately lead to health benefit...Male susceptibility to disease may play role in evolution of insect societies
...widely in the total number of individuals, females vastly outnumber males and seem to do most of the work. "Males typically do not do very much work for their colonies," said O'Donnell. "In some instances males do small amounts of labor inside the nest. But they rarely are allowed outside of the nest and ...Plant disease under the homeland security microscope
...th two regions. Production in the High Plains is vastly different from that to the south. Rush's program fits best with the Great Plains Diagnostic Network and its coordination through KSU. In addition, Rush is an adjunct professor with Texas Tech University, which marks GPDN's southern boundary. Other...NASA-inspired technology may help preserve women's future fertility after cancer treatment
...ges in shape and levels of development. There were vastly different rates of growth depending on culture conditions. Follicles cultured in a growth medium that included FSH using the NASA-inspired techniques developed larger diameters, growing at roughly double the rate of those in conventional culture, the...Chicken litter harbors agents that generate antibiotic multi-resistance, according to UGA study
...uitous part of large broiler operations harbors a vastly larger number of microbial agents that collect and...c resistance genes. "We were surprised to find a vastly greater pool of these multi-resistance clustering agents than anyone had suspected before," said Ann...Evolution's mirror in a fish's spines
...klebacks by grabbing hold of the spines. "Although vastly different morphologies have evolved in different stickleback populations, they have evolved recently enough that you can still take those different populations, cross them and actually let the genetics of the trait guide you to the underlying events ...UF study: Barren Siberia, of all places, may be original home to animal life
...rigins and movement of the modern continents using vastly different methods one based on the magnetic properties of rocks, the other based on the evolution of trilobites. When rocks are formed, their magnetic minerals align to the earth's magnetic field, providing Meert the clues he needed to plot the ori...BioMed Central explodes Open Access myths
...g would cut into research funding, asserting: "The vastly increased access to research that is delivered by Open Access will greatly increase the effectiveness of the research money that is spent." The statement continues: "Open Access publishers are leading the way in using web technology to reduce costs ...Cancer health risk significantly underestimated by EPA's ambient model estimates
...m exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is vastly underestimated by current models that rely solely on ambient emissions. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health showed that cancer risk figures based on actual measured exposure for communities in Baltimore, Md. were as m......icultural areas. A reduction of this magnitude has vastly unknown consequencesfor biological diversity, but it translates to less availableenergy for the species that make up Earth's complex foodweb. The loss of highly fertile lands for farming also putspressure on other means to meet the food and fiber nee...