Novel sugar-to-hydrogen technology promises transportation fuel independence
...the new hydrogen economy. According to the DOE, advances are needed in four areas to make hydrogen fuel an economical reality for transportation production, storage, distribution, and fuel cells. Most industrial hydrogen currently comes from natural gas, which has become expensive. Storing and moving the ...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- May 16, 2007
...n the current status of research and promising new advances in drug therapy for neuropathic pain. Unlike ordinary pain, which can be controlled with medications and subsides after the injury heals, neuropathic pain continues and patients can experience chronic, debilitating pain that is difficult to treat. ...Decoding gene expression in cancer tumors using noninvasive imaging
...ical research: the mapping of the human genome and advances in diagnostic imaging. The research team, which ...rsity. "Radiologywhile making great technological advances towards capturing more and more detailed information in a non-invasive mannerseemed to be largely un...BioMed Central announces new interdisciplinary Biofuels Journal
...ide a forum for publication of research focused on advances in the development of clean, efficient biofuels. Biotechnology for Biofuels will publish multi-disciplinary, high-calibre, peer-reviewed research, reviews and commentaries on all biotechnological aspects of biofuels research and any related economic...Weill Cornell pharmacologist receives prestigious NIH MERIT Award
...cology and may, in the future, lead to significant advances in the care of patients. Steve has done a tremendous job here, and his erudition is exemplary. I wish him continued success as he follows this promising avenue of research," says Dr. David P. Hajjar, the Frank H.T. Rhodes Distinguished Professor of C...Digestive Disease Week 2007 spotlights breakthrough research in digestive health
..., controversies surrounding colorectal cancer, and advances in surgical gastroenterology. Press releases from the meeting will be available at www.eurekalert.org . Or, please contact Leslie Humbel ( lhumbel@spectrumscience.com ) to receive releases via email or fax. Interviews can be arranged with presen...2007 Joint Assembly in Acapulco -- press conference schedule
...of Earth's Slippers One of the great geophysical advances in the last decade has been the development of Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers as tools for directly measuring plate tectonics. Using networks of GPS receivers that routinely gauge deformation in plate boundary zones around the world, scien...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- May 9, 2007
... other triggers. The article describes sweeping advances in encapsulation technology for personal care products, including encapsulation systems headed for the market in the months ahead. The systems represent significant improvements over those used in the past, and may open the door to the use of encaps...Researchers attach genes to minichromosomes in maize
...any new avenues. If we can do this in plants, many advances could be done in agriculture that would not otherwise be possible, from improved crops to inexpensive pharmaceutical production to other applications in biotechnology, said Birchler, professor of biological sciences in the MU College of Arts and Scie...Christian Paradis announces $4 million for renewable energies
...The project with Les Serres du Saint-Laurent, Inc. advances the Government of Canadas commitment to taking real decisive actions to protect the environment....Drylands are not the same as badlands
...iversity, who is the first author. "(Given) recent advances in dryland development, concerns about land degradation, poverty, safeguarding biodiversity and protecting the culture of 2.5 billion people can be confronted with renewed optimism," the report said. Covering about 41 percent of the globe's land s...World's leading scientists announce creation of 'Encyclopedia of Life'
...ears ago, we could not create such a resource, but advances in technology for searching, annotating, and visualizing information now permit us, indeed mandate us to build the Encyclopedia of Life." Over the next 10 years, the Encyclopedia of Life will create Internet pages for all 1.8 million species curren...Genetic roots of bipolar disorder revealed by first genome-wide study of illness
..., MD, and colleagues. "This is an example of how advances in genetics research feed into practical applications. This research would not have been possible a very few years ago. We now have a new molecular target scientists can investigate in their search for better medications for bipolar disorder," said...New knowledge improves rice quality
...n considered a few years ago, but, with the recent advances in molecular biology and exciting new areas such a...uality was not a high priority. However, major new advances in rice research and Asias continuing economic development have created important new opportunities....Phillip A. Sharp to receive the 2007 Winthrop-Sears Award
...s board of directors.One of the biggest scientific advances of the last decade has been RNA interference (RNAi), a natural process used by organisms from poppies to people to turn off the expression of certain genes. In 2002 Sharp cofounded Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company based in Cambrid...Argonne's Joachimiak and Rosenbaum honored with the 2007 Compton Award
...baum of Argonne National Laboratory for pioneering advances and leadership that helped to establish the APS as a premier location worldwide for protein crystallography research. "Andrzej and Gerd were nominated for the Compton Award because of their individual, key contributions to protein crystallography r...The stem cells that weren't there
...te implications for diabetes treatment. Rather, it advances basic knowledge of insulin biology that could form a foundation for eventual therapies. Currently, patients with type 1 diabetes depend on life-saving insulin injections or medication. Looking to future techniques, medical researchers hope to fulfi...March of Dimes awards $250K prize to stem cell research, reproductive biology pioneers
...ders and advisors in the bioethics issues posed by advances in reproductive technology. The March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology has been awarded annually since 1996 to investigators whose research has profoundly advanced the science that underlies the understanding of birth defects. The March of...UCSF-led team receives $15 million to study genetics of epilepsy
...earch now taking place in human genetics thanks to advances in technology and our understanding of the human genome."...Scientists discover rare 'gene-for-gene' interaction that helps bacteria kill their host
...g insects that have subsequently allowed important advances in understanding how the human immune system works." As part of their innate immune system, insects use an enzyme called phenoloxidase to produce reactive molecules that kill bacteria and then encapsulate them in a dense coat of black pigment calle...