NIH funds first nationaL SNP genotyping center at Broad Institute
...dies of genetic variation in humans and animals to advance disease gene identification. Research on genetic ...roject, a collaborative public project designed to advance genetic research and its application to disease gene discovery by determining patterns of genetic va...'Immediately open access' option for the leading journal Genome Research
...ke sure the journal's ability to contribute to the advance of science isn't undermined." Dr. Hillary Sussman, Managing Editor of Genome Research added, "It is clear that some scientists, many of them active in the genome science community, are personally committed to the philosophy of open access and have th...Bovine genome sequence available
...equence will assist scientists to develop tools to advance selection of desirable production traits, identify genes involved in pest and disease resistance and enable better matching of products to market specifications."The bovine genome is similar in size to the genomes of humans and other mammals, contain...Toward a better understanding of taste and smell impairments
...chemosensory loss or dysfunction, the project will advance overall knowledge concerning the inflammatory process. Cowart comments, "Inflammatory processes are believed to play key roles in a variety of chronic diseases, including a number of forms of cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer's disease. This resea...Component of volcanic gas may have played a significant role in the origins of life on Earth
... of nucleotides. This latest study is an advance because previous attempts to demonstrate the formation of peptides on early Earth depended on reaction schemes that were less plausible or were not as efficient. Next, the team plans to examine carbonyl sulfide's reactive properties further and see i...Emory chemists develop bacteria that may help decaffeinate coffee
...hemists at Emory University have made an important advance in harnessing the ability of bacteria to make new molecules, and their discovery could eventually lead to the creation of naturally decaffeinated coffee plants. The research, by Emory chemist Justin Gallivan and graduate student Shawn Desai, is sched...Workshop on Responsible Stem Cell Research
...ating is limited, and reporters should register in advance with the Office of News and Public Information; tel. 202 334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu . Reporters who cannot attend may listen to a live audio webcast at http://national-academies.org . (The webcast requires RealPlayer software, available free a...Highlights of American Anthropological Assoc. meeting
...tration: reporters are asked to submit interest in advance by emailing glevine@aaanet.org with name and affiliation by November 9, if possible. Members of the media must sign in and pick up their pass. Hours: The Press Room will be open Wednesday Nov. 17 from Noon - 6 p.m and 9 - 5 p.m. T...Channel protein converts vibrations to electrical signal
...als. The work is published October 13, 2004, in an advance online publication of the journal Nature. The cells that line the inner ear and convert mechanical sound vibrations into electrical impulses are known as hair cells named for the tuft of 30-300 cilia, or microscopic hairs, on each cell's surface. ...Technology award presented to Weizmann Institute scientist
...in order to foster cross-disciplinary dialogue and advance the development of new ideas by having them take part in the "virtual think tank," yearly summits, global and regional events, and publications. Previous recipients of the World Technology Award for Biotechnology include Dr. J. Craig Venter, founde...Time-lapse movies show brain cells move like a two-stroke engine
... researchers could see a two-step process to every advance the cells made. First the centrosome slided forwar...tes later the nucleus followed. "The timing of the advance of the centrosome and then of the nucleus was exactly the same as the timing we measured 15 years ag...The long road to a promising malaria vaccine started at NYU School of Medicine
...es carrying the parasite. This marked an important advance because previously scientists could only identify infected mosquitoes under a microscope, a painstaking process, and the species of Plasmodium could not be ascertained. In 1983 the Nussenzweigs, in collaboration with Nigel Godson, Ph.D....Leading scientists to discuss research applications for therapeutic cloning
... succeeds, others won't be able to use his work to advance human cloning for reproductive purposes. In the U.N., the United States is pressing for a ban on all forms of human cloning, while Belgium heads a faction seeking a ban on reproductive cloning but with the option for countries to approve therapeutic ...New genomic method can identify disease-causing genes
...is novel computational approach represents a major advance for this entire field of research. Study participants from Roche included Guochun Liao, Jianmei Wang, Jingshu Guo, John Allard, Janet Cheng, Anh Nguyen, Gary Peltz, and Jonathan Usuka from the Roche Palo Alto campus, and Dorothee Foernzler fr...NSF gives 'teeth' to biomaterials research
..., more biocompatible materials, which will further advance dentistry. But, it takes more than innovation to generate new products and jobs. "The purpose of this grant is to put in place the relationships and infrastructure that lead to economic development," said Caron St. John, director of the university's...Paratek Pharmaceuticals presents multiple sclerosis data at Society for Neuroscience annual meeting
...antibacterial effects. This represents an exciting advance not only for MS, but potentially for many other inflammation-related disease areas. " Dr. Michael Draper, Associate Director at Paratek, stated, "Paratek has developed world-class expertise in modifying the tetracycline class, which has a 30-year...Rice biologists elected AAAS Fellows
.... Fellows are selected because of their efforts to advance science or scientific applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished. Queller and Strassmann are among 308 Fellows elected this year. 2005 AAAS Fellows are named in this week's edition of Science. They will be honored at a cere...Hospital for Special Surgery's Boskey named AAAS fellow
...key was recognized by her peers for her efforts to advance science, or applications of science that are deemed scientifically or socially extraordinary. As part of the section on Dentistry and Oral Health Sciences, Dr. Boskey was elected for her "distinguished contributions to the field of biological calcifi...Loyola begins study on blood substitute in trauma patients at the scene of injury
...e way we hope it will, it could be the first major advance since the introduction of saline, or salt water, t...the patient's family. If there is an objection in advance from the patient or the patient's family, he or she will not receive the blood substitute. Use of t......aks. The study will be published November 3 in the advance online edition of the journal Nature. "We had been studying this protein for some time, and we knew it was important in the cellular response to DNA breaks," says Thanos D. Halazonetis, D.D.S., Ph.D., a professor in the gene expression and regulation...