Biologist traces coconut's history through DNA
...on the task of understanding the plants history by exploring the genetics of the coconut (Cocos nucifera L.). Kenneth Olsen, Ph.D., Washington University assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, has received a $20,000 grant from the National Geographic Society to study the DNA of the plant,...MIT study: Maturity brings richer memories
CAMBRIDGE, MA - MIT neuroscientists exploring how memory formation differs between children and adults have found that although the two groups have much in common, maturity brings richer memories. In the August 5 advance online edition of Nature Neuroscience, the MIT team reports that children...ESA announces 2007 award recipients
...uct ecological investigations with their students, exploring new methods for teaching science to undergraduates, and using new assessment strategies to clearly connect teaching and learning. Corporate Award Ray Anderson The Ecological Society of America presents its prestigious Corporate Award to Ray A...'The Man Who Saved The Sea Turtles'
... I found Archie Carr to be the perfect subject for exploring these topics. Born in Mobile, Ala., in 1909, Carr grew up in Savannah, Ga., where the familys backyard was filled with cages of snakes, lizards and turtles. He earned a doctorate in zoology from the University of Florida in 1937, and remained on th...Surprising new species of light-harvesting bacterium discovered in Yellowstone
...ul new tool for finding these hidden organisms and exploring their physiology, metabolism, and ecology." Metagenomics is a means of studying organisms without having to culture them. Bulk samples are collected from the environment, then DNA is isolated from the cells and sequenced by so-called shotgun seque...Innovative research technique reveals another natural wonder in Yellowstone Park
...ul new tool for finding these hidden organisms and exploring their physiology, metabolism, and ecology." Metagenomics is a means of studying organisms without having to culture them. Bulk samples are collected from the environment, then DNA is isolated from the cells and sequenced by so-called shotgun sequen...UB scientist discovers novel iron-copper alliance
...tates, copper absorption increases. Collins now is exploring the relationship between these two trace minerals through a $1.38 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The work will be carried out using established models of intestinal iron absorption in...Soil particles found to boost prion's capacity to infect
...nown, Pedersen explains, but the Wisconsin team is exploring several hypotheses: that the soil particles might somehow protect the prion from degradation in the digestive system, that prions bound to clay might change the route or degree of uptake of the agent, or that the mineral somehow alters the size of pr...Today's waste, tomorrow's fuel
...d-sweepers. The research collaboration is also exploring how food wastes, and friendly bacteria can be used to create greener energy. Their goal is to see these techniques being applied to produce clean fuel cells to create reliable, greener energy whilst minimising waste....American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- June 27/July 3, 2007
... it is the second of two exclusive C&EN articles exploring a little known environmental conundrum involving the silvery, liquid metal. In the first article ( http://pubs.acs.org/cen/government/85/8527gov1.html ) Hogue explained how millions of mom-and-pop gold miners in developing countries, many of whom al...The Cancer Genome Atlas awards funds for technology development
...ort the development of innovative technologies for exploring the genomic underpinnings of cancer. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), both part of NIH, announced the TCGA pilot in December 2005 to test the feasibility of a large-scale, systematic app...The BBVA Foundation commits 2.4 million euros to research in Ecology and Conservation Biology
...stems exposed to global change; a research project exploring the relations between indigenous rural populations and rainforest conservation; and a study into the ecological causes and genetic processes of plant invasions....New amfAR research grants to optimize HIV treatment
...announced today. Among those projects is a study exploring the potential benefits of maraviroc, a new antiretroviral drug expected to be approved by the FDA soon. Maraviroc works by blocking the cell surface protein CCR5 and thus preventing the virus from entering cells. amfAR funded research 10 years ago th...International team to honor 30th anniversary of deep-sea vent discovery in Galpagos
...f our research is to design more efficient ways of exploring the remaining 90 percent of the ridge crest," said German, who is also Chief Scientist of Deep Submergence at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts, USA. Vent-related technologies have evolved tremendously in the last three decades, ...Hepatitis B drug can compromise HIV treatment
...Siliciano. Thus, he and his colleagues are further exploring the mechanism of the plateau and how it might be overcome....Weizmann Institute scientists develop a general 'control switch' for protein activity
...s researchers with a simple and effective tool for exploring the function of unknown proteins, and in the future the new technique may find many additional uses. The switch has a genetic component and a chemical component: Using genetic engineering, the scientists insert a short segment of amino acids into ...Does stimulant treatment for ADHD increase risk of drug abuse?
...eatment duration is one avenue the researchers are exploring in follow-up studies "to help assess optimal duration of treatment regimes to minimize adverse effects on the propensity to abuse drugs," Thanos said. Thanos notes that the findings from this study cannot be directly extrapolated to treatment regim...UD awarded $11M for osteoarthritis research and unique mentoring program for women scientists
... assistant professor of mechanical engineering, is exploring the pathway of communication between bone and cartilage. Experiments have shown that bone cells from osteoarthritic patients can cause cartilage to break down. Wang is combining lab techniques with mathematical modeling to characterize the movement o...Researchers examine carbon capture and storage to combat global warming
...bols of green technology, Stanford researchers are exploring another path for cutting emissions of carbon dioxide, the leading greenhouse gas that causes global warming. Carbon capture and storage, also called carbon sequestration, traps carbon dioxide after it is produced and injects it underground. The gas......essor of Biology and Neuroscience at MIT, has been exploring how each of the three hippocampal subregions-the dentate gyrus, CA1 and CA3-contribute uniquely to different aspects of learning and memory. In the current study, co-authors Matthew Jones, Research Councils UK (RCUK) Academic Fellow in the Departmen...