Facial attraction -- choice of sexual partner shaped the human face
...Museum said, The evolution of facial appearance is central to understanding what makes men and women attractive to each other. We have found the distance between the lip and brow was probably immensely important to what made us attractive in the past, as it does now. ...Saudi Arabia's KAUST names WHOI first research partner
...tems along the Saudi Arabia coast in the northern central Red Sea. The project will assess a range of threats to coral reef health and identify regional environmental stress factors that make the reefs susceptible to disease, bleaching and death. The goal of the proposed WHOI-KAUST three-year fisheries...Diverse genetic abnormalities lead to NF-κB activation in multiple myeloma
...thod of activation, the NF-κB pathway plays a central role in MM pathogenesis and is an excellent target for development of new therapeutics....Protein 'chatter' linked to cancer activation
...en human chromosome ends and the protein complexes central to the stability of the entire human genome, a chat that contributes to cancer development. The research, published today in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, sheds new light on the pathology of three related but non-curable cancer-predispose...Doernbecher Children's Hospital scientist earns coveted Javits award
... progress toward innovative strategies fortreating central nervous system tumors. "Dr. Back's multidisciplinary laboratory collaborates with leadingscientists in academic institutions around the world. Thiscross-fertilization among scientific leaders is an NIH priority intendedto accelerate the pace of tra...Abnormal fat metabolism underlies heart problems in diabetic patients
...gesting enzymes and the decrease of cardiolipin as central aspects of this disorder. We hope that these kinds of studies will enable physicians to diagnose diabetic cardiovascular disease sooner and treat it earlier."...Rain forest protection works in Peru
...onsin the Madre de Dios, east of Cuzco, and in the central eastern part of the country near Pucallpa. Most of the rain forest damage75%was found within 12.5 miles (20 km) of the nearest roads. However, even within those limits, forests set aside by the government were more than 4 times better protected than ...Satellite tracking reveals threats to Borneo pygmy elephants
...ment to retain extensive forest habitat throughout central Sabah, under the Heart of Borneo agreement, should ensure that the majority of the herds have a home in the long term, Alfred added. This study, the largest using satellite collars ever attempted on Asian elephants, suggests that pygmy elephants p...News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
.... Lim and Anderson propose the inferior colliculus central nucleus (ICC) as an alternative site for auditory prostheses. For such devices to work, it is necessary to stimulate at sites that tap into the tonotopic organization of the auditory system; but there's more. In this week's Journal , the authors rev...Indo-Pacific coral reefs disappearing more rapidly than expected
CHAPEL HILL Corals in the central and western Pacific ocean are dying faster than previously thought, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers have found. Nearly 600 square miles of reef have disappeared per year since the late 1960s, twice the rate of rainforest loss...ASBMB taps 8 scientists and 1 politician for top awards
...r is an expert in hydrogen exchange and has been a central figure in the development and application of hydrogen exchange-base methods that revolutionized insight into the biochemistry and biophysics of proteins. The Honorable Michael N. Castle, (R-DE), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, will r...Computer graphics spills from milk to medicine
...ined the math and many of the assumptions that are central to Lorenz-Mie theory. Going through his assumptions carefully, we hit a series of ah-hah! moments in which we saw ways to address some of the assumptions that had made it difficult to generalize the Lorenz-Mie theory beyond perfect spheres, said Je...Teamwork between 2 key proteins necessary for normal development and regulation of red blood cells
...f mouse embryonic red blood cells. EKLF plays a central role in the developmental regulation of the adult beta-globin gene, and is essential for the maturation and stability of adult red blood cells. KLF2 is a protein crucial for making embryonic red blood cells. If EKLF and KLF2 can turn on the embryon...Satellite tracking will help answer questions about penguin travels
...ating oiled seabirds along the Atlantic coast from central Brazil to central Argentina, indicating a much larger problem than generally had been believed. It remains uncertain w...Why nectar-feeding bats need a 'power drink' to fly
... they say. Nectar-feeding bats live in south and central America and are among the smallest of all living mammals, weighing less than 10g. They feed at night and can ingest up to 150% of their body weight as nectar. ...Census of Marine Life historians detail collapse of bluefin tuna population off northern Europe
...tic bluefin mingle in rich foraging grounds of the central Atlantic, says Barbara Block, chief scientist of the CoML Tagging of Pacific Predators program and TAG. Its possible all three fish were spawned in the Mediterranean, she emphasized. Were conducting genetic tests on fin clips taken while tagging...National Ecological Observatory Network featured at ESA/SER Joint International Conference
...de a brief history of the project, and discuss the central NEON issues and approaches. Dr. Melinda Smith (Yale University) will make a presentation on NEON science and the role of experiments. Dr. Charlene D'Avanzo (Hampshire College) will address the integration of NEON science and education. In addition, D...ESA announces 2007 award recipients
...The study demonstrated that natural enemies play a central role in creating performance trade-offs among species. Mercer Award Jordi Bascompte The Mercer Award is given for an outstanding ecological research paper published within the past two years by a younger researcher (the lead author of the pape...U-M researchers find family of 'on switches' that cause prostate cancer
...o a test or treatment that will impact patients is central to the new Michigan Center for Translational Pathology. The center brings together experts in genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics to look at common patterns and potential targets in cancer and other diseases. This is the first center of its kind ......st. Penduline tits can be found throughout most of central and southern Europe. If you are a penduline tit your perfect partner is one that is happy to stay home and look after the kids, whilst you go off and find a new partner, said Dr Tamas Szkely from the University of Bath (UK) who worked with colleagu...