Markers of brain cell development may help success of stem cell transplants
...a. "These glycoconjugate markers are like specific addresses that characterize the cell at that particular moment. We call them stage-specific embryonic antigens," says Dr. Yu of recognition molecules that assist in the unbelievably rapid assemblage of 100 billion to 200 billion cells into a brain in nine mont...Experts develop global action plan to save amphibians facing extinction
...in the wild. The action plan adopted at the summit addresses the key issues affecting the world's amphibians, and is divided into four key strategies: Understanding the causes of declines and extinctions Documenting amphibian diversity and how it is changing Developing and implementing long-term conservati...How to avoid severe climate change discussed at CO2 conference
...has been established for over a century. Caldeira addresses the carbon budget--the amount of carbon released to the atmosphere minus that which is locked-up by terrestrial plants as they use carbon for photosynthesis or is absorbed by the oceans. Some of the ocean carbon is used to make skeletons and shells. ...University of Chicago to host conference on evolutionary developmental biology
...e students. The conference will open with keynote addresses by Peter Holland, Ph.D., of University of Oxford, and Naomi Pierce, Ph.D., of Harvard University, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, in Rockefeller Memorial Chapel (1156 East 59th Street). The keynote lectures are free and open to the public. Holland is th...UT Southwestern scientist elected to National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine
...members elected in 2005 to the organization, which addresses national health issues. He brings the total number of current UT Southwestern faculty members inducted into the institute to 17, the largest representation at one institution in Texas and surrounding states. Members of the Institute of Medicine shap...Fifth edition of the Glossary of Geology published
...g costs in the contiguous United States. Orders to addresses in Maryland and Virginia are subject to sales tax. All orders must be prepaid. Please make your check or money order drawn on a U.S. bank in funds payable to the American Geological Institute. AGI also accepts VISA and MasterCard. Orders are sent by ......the scope of these checks varies widely. But email addresses are notoriously easy to fake. And even orders from legitimate institutions may not be what they seem. Alfred Lasher, who manages Picoscript in Houston, Texas, says that he turned down one orderplaced by an individual at a US biotech firm, after Picos...OSC showcases initiatives at International Supercomputing Conference
... materials modeling. An interactive touch monitor addresses OSC's outreach programs, bioinformatics and biomedical groups, homeland security applications, and training areas. ...Oil mist reduces airborne hazards in concentrated swine feeding operation
...of Environmental Health Sciences. "This technology addresses only a portion of the hazards workers and communities face from concentrated animal feeding facilities." Rule explained there is growing interest in technologies that improve indoor air quality and control emissions to reduce the public health and en...Membrane research opens window to benefits for plants, humans
...said, is a landmark study in membrane channels. It addresses the mechanism of gating and regulation of plasma membrane proteins in full detail. "We could see how every single atom moves and how collective motions of a large number of atoms resulted in the opening of the channel," he said. Aquaporins -- discove...2006 Ocean Sciences Meeting: Abstracts now online
...al. at Los Angeles; etc.), but all of their e-mail addresses will presumably include "ucla." The search category "Affiliation" covers names of institutions, their locations, and e-mail domains (e.g., look under Affiliation for Columbia, New York, or @columbia.edu). The CD of abstracts and the program of the me...Sleep researchers from five European countries will study the mechanism of sleep regulation
...lsinki, coordinates a new EU-funded project, which addresses the mechanisms of sleep regulation. The "Enough Sleep" -project is a forerunner in combining several research disciplines into an integrated program and incorporating a company to develop commercial products based on the new results. The Enough Slee...Bioenergy - I: From concept to commercial processes
...om Concept to Commercial Processes. The conference addresses the state-of-the-art challenges toward the production of bioenergy and the research being conducted to solve the technical, scientific and economical barriers to wide-spread adoption. It will evaluate the current progress that has been made in bioene...Advancing the biomedical frontier: Experimental Biology 2006
...ormance and high intensity activity, while another addresses how the body adapts to physical inactivity. APS also organizes 16 distinguished lectureships, special sessions on career development and public advocacy, plus 3,000 individual poster presentations. And more. Participating societies also offer numer...Bird flu poses threat to international security, Illinois scholar says
...an Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus." Palmore, who also addresses this topic in a brief critical commentary in the March issue of Defense and Security Analysis, said avian flu poses a potential threat to human security on two fronts. Because the virus attacks poultry, in effect, it attacks economies by wiping out t...New testing method developed to assess safety, health risks of nanomaterials
...ological Disease Center. The review in Science addresses questions about occupational and inhalation exposures to nanoparticles and outlines the properties of nanomaterials that need to be considered for toxicity testing. The impact of nanoparticle interactions with the body are dependent on their size, c...The American Physiological Society publishes resource book for animal exercise protocols
...source Book outlines the scope of the document and addresses the relevance of studying exercise in general as well as the specific question, why study exercise in animals? It explains how suggestions about the use of animals in exercise paradigms contained in the APS Resource Book fit into the context of U.S. ...Climate change, terrorism two big risks of 21st century
...n for the Advancement of Science annual convention addresses how to learn broadly from both risks to better respond. "Across a whole spectrum of problems in society there are common issues with a lot of scientific content, but that also have a lot of uncertainty," Dietz said. "But we have to use science to mak...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory
...y is critical, and the ORNL weigh-in-motion system addresses a great need. Field testing began at Fort Eustis and will continue at Fort Bragg, Fort Drum and nine other sites. The Department of Defense has funded development of the weigh-in-motion technology, which has potential applications by the Department o...Northwest Branch Meeting of American Society for Microbiology, March 10-12 in Seattle
...s. Friday evening, March 10, will feature keynote addresses by Dr. Stanley Maloy, San Diego State University and President of the American Society for Microbiology and Dr. Pete Greenberg, chair of the Department of Microbiology at the University of Washington. There will also be an opportunity for graduate s...