Scientists rehearse for Foton mission
... launch, giving the scientists the latest possible access to their experiments. It means that the teams will have to work day and night over the weekend to prepare their cell cultures and be ready and packed for a punctual departure early on the Monday morning." Corrective action Running through thos...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- Feb. 21, 2007
...g science's horizons from astronomy to zoology. To access the ACS News Service's new electronic press center for the Chicago meeting, with media registration and housing, go to: www.acspresscenter.org . Special Event: Chicago News Media Tour/Briefing/Reception News media are invited to a special even...Virtual duck bills demonstrate species coexistence
...s essentially provides each species with exclusive access to resources necessary for its survival. Although coexistence is often attributed to interspecific differences in morphology, direct evidence is relatively rare. Dabbling ducks, which include the ubiquitous mallard, are a good example. Dabbling ducks...New UD technology removes viruses from drinking water
... people--one-sixth of the world's population--lack access to safe water supplies. Four billion cases of diarrheal disease occur worldwide every year, resulting in 1.8 million deaths, primarily infants and children in developing countries. Eighty-eight percent of this disease is attributed to unsafe water ...Is it ethical for scientists to do research abroad that would be forbidden at home?
...ch abroad, says Professor Skene, including gaining access to more diverse research facilities and participants in research, or acquiring kudos, academic advancement, or commercial benefits from an enhanced international reputation. And they may also be able to undertake activities in another country that wo...Opening and closing the genome
...A dynamic cast of gatekeeper enzymes controls this access to the DNA, adding and removing particular molecules to open or close the genome to transcription as needed. Fully explicating the complex interplay among these enzymes and the molecules they manage has been a primary goal for scientists seeking to u...Eye movement tasks can be used to assess fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
...cohol exposure live in remote communities, lacking access to FASD diagnostic clinics and sophisticated neuroimaging technology. Moreover, comprehensive evaluation requires the ability to track changes in brain function longitudinally." Largely due to the findings of this research, Reynolds and his resear...Climate changes, Cod collapse have altered North Atlantic ecosystems
...ed layer, phytoplankton populations have continued access to daylight needed for growth, and their numbers have stayed abundant throughout the fall. In turn, zooplankton, which feed on the phytoplankton, have increased in number during the fall through the early winter. Herring populations also rose during ...Birds found to plan for the future
...ed breakfast in another, before being allowed free access to food the rest of the day. On the sixth day of the experiment they were suddenly given whole pine nuts suitable for caching in the evening. The researchers observed that the jays consistently cached most pine nuts in the tray in the no breakfast co...USP 30-NF 25 in English and Spanish now available
...e three volume set is available December 2006 with access to: More than 4,100 USP-NF monographs with official standards needed for the regulation of drug substances, drug products, excipients, medical devices, and dietary supplements. Over 200 general chapters with the full range of tests, procedures, a...Researchers begin 'Project 3000,' a recipe for hope through genetic research
...res. Trials of new treatments for LCA will require access to individuals affected with specific genetic subtypes of LCA. Even the most common genetic types of LCA occur in less than 300 people in the United States. Project 3000 seeks to identify as many individuals as possible with each genetic subtype so t...Novel test identifies lymphoma patients likely to respond to new therapy
...cells exhibit this BCL6 signature --will now have access to a potent and specific therapy that is unlikely to cause the side effects associated with chemotherapy drugs," says Dr. Melnick. At the same time, lymphoma patients who dont fit this genetic profile will be spared a drug treatment that would be ine...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- February 14, 2007
...g science's horizons from astronomy to zoology. To access the ACS News Service's new electronic press center for the Chicago meeting, with media registration and housing www.acspresscenter.org . Special Event: Chicago News Media Tour/Briefing/Reception News media are invited to a special event at the ...The connector rotation hypothesis? Phage do not pack their DNA by rotation
...a new study published online this week in the open access journal PLoS Biology, researchers Thorsten Hugel, Jens Michaelis, Craig Hetherington, and Carlos Bustamante present their detailed investigation into how the Bacillus subtilis bacteriophage 29 crams its DNA into the capsid following replication. Us...Why is the heart heart-shaped?
...rs. In a new study published online in the open access journal PLoS Biology, Heidi Auman, Deborah Yelon, and colleagues found, by using transgenic zebrafish in which they can watch individual cardiac cells, that cells change size and shape, enlarging and elongating to form the bulges in the heart tube an...Preliminary results of largest scan of autism DNA information
...orresponding author of the study. "We hope that access to the tools and information developed through this project will help researchers begin to unravel the causes of autism." The consortium leveraged the unprecedented statistical power generated by its unique sample set by using "gene chip" technolog...Worldwide research network needed to really understand what is changing in the Arctic
...a computerized portal through which scholars could access a wealth of data across many scientific fields and from many countries, all housed and managed in a way that would foster collaborations and new insights. Lyons points to some large data sets that are readily at hand -- information gained from a L...Air contaminants databases ease healthy homes planning
...ution. The new databases allow investigators to access immediately information that previously was available in scientific literature, but required significant time to locate. The databases include emission rates for consumer products, cooking and combustion appliances (such as gas stoves); and data on c...Investigating the trochus 'El Dorado'
...eloping countries, which usually have little or no access to information through libraries, scientists and the internet. "The scientific community can contribute much to sustainable marine management in developing countries, but it is critical that when they deliver it they understand the cultural, econom...... ideal biosensors, but until now were difficult to access in the lab. However, Max Planck scientists have no...embrane proteins that were previously difficult to access can be produced and analyzed in their active structure," says Sinner. The new procedure developed...