The making and breaking of microtubules
...analysis, but even more challenging was finding an algorithm to reconstruct the double-layered GDP-tubulin tubes," says Wang. "Due to the double-layered property, it was impossible for us to use classical helical reconstruction methods," he says, "but there were no other methods available when we started the ...York scientists warn of dramatic impact of climate change on Africa
...owledge. The technique we used is called a genetic algorithm because it works in a similar way to the effect of evolution on chromosomes the programme combines different variables in lots of different ways and the bad fits are knocked out, leaving the best solutions." The York team collaborated with the Nees...New data demonstrate that Benicar and Benicar HCT significantly reduces systolic hypertension
...BEST), demonstrated that a BENICAR based treatment algorithm significantly reduced mean systolic blood pressure...alysis demonstrated that a BENICAR based treatment algorithm was effective in helping Stage 1 and Stage 2 patients reach their blood pressure goal. In Stage 1 p...Gene 'archeology' gets easier using Carnegie Mellon University software
...h sets of events to build a tree, using a powerful algorithm that finds all possible trees with the fewest gene losses and duplications. "Using our method, we can incorporate a broader collection of evidence in the reconstruction of a gene family tree," Durand said. Notung's user graphical interface makes it...Envisat making sharpest ever global Earth map
... images are going to be processed with an upgraded algorithm that includes an ortho-rectification fool, correcting for altitude based on a digital elevation model (DEM) derived from the Radar Altimeter-2 (RA-2), another Envisat instrument....NYU, Rockefeller researchers find complexity of regulation by microRNA genes
...y, and the research team developed "PicTar," a new algorithm for the identification of microRNA target sites in the genome and used it to compare sequences from eight different vertebrates. "The study demonstrates that computational methods, in conjunction with the exploding amounts of available sequence data...California researchers help map human genetic variation across populations
...t researchers at Perlegen developed a mathematical algorithm to identify so-called 'tag SNPs' that provide guideposts for finding common variants in the human genome. "This study and software tools mean that you no longer have to wait to do whole-genome association studies," said Perlegen scientist David A. Hi...Brain controls robot arm in monkey, University of Pittsburgh researcher reports at AAAS
...an a human hair, and fed into a specially designed algorithm that tells the arm how to move. "The beneficiarie...urons' collective activity is then fed through the algorithm and sent to the arm, which carries out the actions the monkey intended to perform with its own limb....Flocking together: Study shows how animal groups find their way
...y returning to the group and following the type of algorithm we propose, they could select collectively the direction associated with the best quality information or select collectively the majority direction." Couzin and colleagues are now testing their findings in experiments with animals, such as schools of...The simple truth: Animal development not as complicated as it seems
...avior. Azevedo and his colleagues constructed an algorithm to contrast the developmental complexity of different organisms based on their sequences of cell divisions, known in the trade as cell lineages. They compared the known cell lineages of three different nematode worms and a sea squirt with those rand...Prediction of gene function in mammals
...ray results using a machine learning computational algorithm called a support vector machine (SVM). SVMs had never been used on this scale before: the programme analysed over 12,000 genes and predicted a function, out of 587 GO-BP categories, for each of them. A number of predictions resulting from the SVM ana...MicroRNA study points to novel path for treating diabetes
...in the Department of Biology, developed a computer algorithm to predict the targets of microRNAs in the genome. In the study, predicted gene targets for miR-375 were verified experimentally, thereby making an important contribution for understanding miR-375 function in regulating insulin secretion. "These res...NYU team develops enhanced algorithm for detecting changes in cancer genomes
...tute of Mathematical Sciences have developed a new algorithm that can lead to more accurate detection of cancer...fessor Bud Mishra, the research team developed the algorithm to detect the genetic differences between normal cells and cancer cells. Its application reveals sev......ne Expression," reports that the new computational algorithm correctly identified the genetic basis for strain-specific differences in several biologically important traits, including differences in drug metabolism. The examples presented in the paper demonstrate the ability of the methodology to identify caus...