Green tea boosts production of detox enzymes, rendering cancerous chemicals harmless
...levels to start with. Green tea has long been of interest to researchers given studies that have shown populations in which it is often consumed, such as the Chinese and Japanese, generally have lower rates of cancer. To find out if green tea can protect against cancer, the NCI has sponsored a number of rig...European Science Foundation's Forward Look reaches out beyond the endless frontiers
...ate science agendas and policies with Europes best interest in mind, has initiated and nurtured 13 foresight exercises that help develop medium- to long-term perspectives on future directions of multidisciplinary research in Europe. The instrument, which was originated from the ESF Strategic Plan 2002-2006, i...Almac Diagnostics announces pioneering genetic research on ductal carcinoma in situ
...ficant additional data, relevant to the disease of interest that is not available on other generic microarrays. The study will be conducted in collaboration with Prof Adrian Harris, Cancer Research UK and Professor of Medical Oncology at the University of Oxford. Our novel technology is helping researchers...Ecologists work to link kids with nature
...re traditional outdoor recreation for the time and interest of our young people. Our kids need fewer adventure games and more actual adventure in their lives and we need to make that happen. So said Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Chairman of the National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee durin...... The mustard-like plant Arabidopsis thaliana lost interest in sex and startedself-pollinating at least a million years ago, said plant geneticists led byMagnus Nordborg, associate professor of molecular and computational biologyat the University of Southern California. The results contradict a 2004 estimat...In limiting life span, study finds booming bacteria innocent
...Weve reduced the number of possibilities. Towers interest in the problem stemmed in part from the fact that humans and some bacteria are known to have mutually beneficial relationships. People gain nutrients and energy with the aid of bacteria, and the microbes are provided with a buffered environment, carb...Anthrax bacterium's deadly secrets probed
... of proteins with similar functions. Of particular interest were groups containing proteins secreted only by pathogenic members and only by non-pathogenic members. Secreted proteins unique to the non-pathogenic bacteria have functions that enable them to live in their habitats, whereas almost all of those uni...UF, French scientists seek test to detect gene doping in athletes
...er of time. Unscrupulous athletes began showing an interest in gene doping in 2004, when the first reports of muscle-boosting therapies in mice were published by University of Pennsylvania researchers. Since then, several potential targets of gene doping have emerged, including the gene for erythropoietin,...Universe's stringy birth revealed by young Czech scientist in EURYI winning project
...g edge of analytical reason. This is why it should interest lay people as well, insisted Schnabl. The very general public can be interested if they enjoy watching mankind's advances in understanding some of the deepest questions about the nature of our universe. Schnabl, a 34 year-old Czech scientist, is a me...Scientists prove that disputed Korean stem cell line comes from an unfertilized egg and not cloning
.... Creation of human ntES are pES are of particular interest to researchers as they may provide stem cells that are nearly genetically identical to the donor and, therefore, particularly well suited for customized, rejection-proof cell transplantation therapies. To better understand the specific genetic reco...A low expression of MX2 gene exists in the white blood cells of narcoleptics
...exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of interest of DNA, via enzymatic replication, without using a living organism using gene-specific primers. Finally, the expression levels of the candidate genes were further confirmed by quantitative real-time PCR using a new set of samples: 20 patients wi...JCI table of contents: August 1, 2007
...f a treated patient is used to deliver the gene of interest -- has been used to treat some individuals with in...that the retroviruses used to deliver the genes of interest in these studies, gammaretroviruses, integrated near the 5" ends of genes that are active in the tre...Cost-effective method for gene silencing is featured in Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
...e RNA molecules in vitro, using the cloned gene of interest as a template. The RNA molecules are then randomly cleaved into short fragments, purified, and used in RNA interference experiments. The procedure was developed by Dr. Frank Buchholzs group at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and...Cell damage caused by brushing may help keep gums healthy
...r research, Dr. McNeil says. One immediate area of interest is to identify chemical signals produced by wounded oral cavity cells that could promote gum health. Moreover, the method and/or type of brush might strongly influence the extent of epithelial cell-wounding and subsequent liberation of factors that p...20 Kentucky firms share $1.9 million from state to match federal SBIR-STTR awards
...inesses, and the number of companies expressing an interest in this program proves that, said Governor Fletcher. These grants will be used to develop new technologies into commercial products. As these Kentucky start-up companies grow and prosper, they will repay our investment many times over by providing hi...Springer launches Theoretical Ecology
...tical approaches to answer questions of ecological interest and will appeal to a broad audience of ecologists. The official launch of the journal will take place at the ESA/SER (Ecological Society of America/Society for Ecological Restoration International) Joint Meeting in San Jose, CA, from 5 August to 10 ...University of Leeds strengthens China links in membrane and neurobiology
...ot research projects. Particular areas of research interest include ion channels, which play critical roles in the brain and other tissues and contribute to chronic pain, cardiovascular and other diseases. Studies are also being carried out on the structures of membrane transporters and receptors, which poten...N.C. A&T food scientist develops process for allergen-free peanuts
... Transfer said food companies are showing a strong interest in licensing the process, which does not degrade the taste or quality of treated peanuts, and might even render them easier to process for use as a food ingredient. Immunoassays showed 100 percent inactivation of peanut allergens in whole roasted ...... of bird listen to and replicate human song. My interest with the piece was to get us to think about the impact we have on the other species around us, she adds. The bird listening stations are part of the exhibition Inside/Outside: Habitat on view at the Abington Arts Centers Sculpture Park in Jenkinto...Purdue-IU researchers explore new method for early disease diagnosis
...mino acids, by chemically tagging the molecules of interest so that they are more easily visible. "We added a chemical that reacts with the amino acids and similar metabolites and forms a tag that can be seen through nuclear magnetic resonance," he said. "The tag actually is an easily identifiable isotope, ...