Wonder Thread: UD Scientists Report First Protein With Collagen And Elastin-Like Domains
...Waite says. But, he adds, "It's fun to dream about versatile new materials for a whole host of products--from steel-belted radials to shoes, which must be soft and flexible, yet tough enough to pound the pavement." Waite emphasizes that his current work primarily provides fundamental insights into the molecula...Study Shows: Just Say NO To Bone Loss
...times is a goodthing, she probably didn't have the versatile molecule nitric oxide in mind.The molecule is found throughout the biomedical world, playing a vital, thoughoften baffling, role in everything from blood pressure, to bone loss, torheumatoid arthritis, to male erection. Now, biologists at Washington ...User-Friendly Brace Helps Paraplegics To Walk
...nds of everyday activities again.The brace is more versatile and easier to transport than previous models. It alsoallows the patient to bend his knees. The device was developed by a team fromTwente University of Technology and the R&D Institute at 'Het Roessinghrehabilitation centre' in Enschede. Funding was p...ACS Conference Brief: An Innovative Molecular Assembly
... could be the basis for particularly efficient and versatile sensors.Also, the molecule's structure has a surprising dome shape, making it acandidate for mimicking similar molecules of interest, such as the dome-shaped,light-harvesting components in photosynthetic bacteria. Khoury collaborated on the work wit...Biochemists Gain Crystal-Clear Insight into 'Ancient' Enzyme
...zymatic workhorses of primordial cells, beforemore versatile proteins evolved to take over the job. The findings also may offer new targets for antibiotic compounds thatcould disrupt this key process in bacteria to kill them, the researcherssaid. The biochemists reported in the May 1 issue of Science thatt...Molecular "Fossils" Of Early Life
...ife While the Yale biologists created the versatile protein mimic from DNA,Breaker theorizes that a similar enzyme could be created with RNA, which manyscientists believe is the strongest candidate for being the precursor of allother life forms. In addition to RNA's dual function as genetic molecule ...Third Annual Awards For Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Recognize Innovations
...native Solvents or Conditions Ethyl lactate, a versatile solvent long known to be nontoxic andbiodegradable, until now has cost about double the price of many undesirablebut economical solvents. A new process developed at Argonne NationalLaboratory,however, brings the cost down to compete directly with abo......articles on carbonnanotubes (strong, flexible, and versatile cousins to the molecules known asfullerenes, or "buckyballs") and the role that defects play when materialscrack. Science is published by the American Association for theAdvancement of Science (AAAS). Founded in 1848, the AAAS is the world'......et out to make artificial ribozymes that were more versatile andefficient than the natural ones. If they could create such ribozymes in thelab, it would suggest that natural ones could have existed during the RNA erabut have become extinct since. In the past five years, Dr. Bartel and his colleagues...Hopkins Research Team Cultures Long-Awaited Human Embryonic Stem Cells
"The potential of these unique, versatile cells for human biologic studies andmedicine is en...m cells. "The potential of these unique, versatile cells for human biologicstudies and medicine is enormous," says John Gearhart, Ph.D., a professor of...A New Encyclopedia Of Mouse Genes
...present portions of the same gene. Though ESTs are versatile tools in helping to map genes onto chromosomes andin revealing disease gene candidates, for example, they do not provide the wholepicture. "What you need in the end is genome sequence," Marra says. "But whenyou have genome sequence, ESTs aid massivel...Researchers Track Path Of Safer Gene Delivery Method
...s. Mikos and Godbey point out that it is a versatile method. With thePEI/DNA complex, they are not limited by the gene or genes that they want todeliver. PEI/DNA can be injected into the patient intravenously; gene therapywith PEI can be done in the lab, such as in growing new bone, and thenintroduced ......ients, hormones and other cargointo our cells. The versatile molecule, which spontaneously disassembles and rec...unloadthe cargo and finally recycle itself. It's a versatile molecule with a structurethat determines its self-assembling and disassembling properties." The sci...New process converts municipal waste into commodities and fuel
...useful chemicals. "The Biofine technology offers a versatile answer to two of society's mostpressing environmental questions-the disposal of solid wastes and the economicdisplacement of fossil fuel use," said Dr. Stephen Fitzpatrick, CEO of Biofine,Incorporated. "It provides an economically viable route from ......tem that depends on cues from texture,and a highly versatile but considerably less sensitive "third order" system thatdepends on figure-ground contrast. The series of recent experiments confirms that motion is detected in pure,isoluminant color only by the third-order, figure-ground system. The experimental te...Plakin proteins brace nerve axons and allow for the transport of neurotransmitter vesicles
...eton," says Fuchs "But now we are seeing howtruly versatile these fascinating plakin proteins are in that some of them canbind to and stabilize microtubules." An important component of the cytoskeleton, microtubules serve as the cellularhighway for the transport of vesicles and other proteins. "Stabilizingmi...USGS studies wildfire ecology in the western United States
...ire may spread. The final product is a highly versatile tool for understanding fire behavior. Because of its relatively fine scale, van Wagtendonk says, the map captures the mosaic-like nature of surface fuels over fairly small areas. Studies have demonstrated that fire spread is highly sensitive to this ...UT Southwestern researchers discover structure of molecule that repairs sun and cigarette damage
...ntains 16components. "UvrB is a remarkably versatile enzyme," said Machius, lead author ofthe study and a HHMI postdoctoral fellow. "It binds to any DNA, then, along withanother enzyme, travels along patrolling for a damaged spot. Once it finds alesion, it tightens its grip on that DNA segment." ...Scientists discover how to make nanostructures assemble themselves
... structures with a method that is cheaper and more versatile than previous techniques. The discovery has yielded surprising insights into the behavior of materials at very small scales, while spawning many basic research questions. It also could pave the way to a new generation of miniature products, from comp......tes to make a variety of products. Morecompact and versatile robots will enter the work force. And artificial intelligence may help toimprove the commercial power grid, reducing the frequency of brownouts. While it's impossible to predict exactly what will happen, some future trends are obvious, saysWarren St...