Human ancestors learned to walk upright in the trees, say experts
...e techniques were later used by human ancestors to allow them to adapt to walking on two feet on the ground. Around 15 million years ago the tropical forests which once covered East Africa began to break up, and although the forest sometimes grew back temporarily, eventually trees became separated and f...NIAID supports research into etiology of fungal-induced inflammation in chronic sinusitis
...e not reacting. The renewal of the NIH grant will allow Dr. Kita and Dr. Lawrence to further pinpoint the mechanism by which the fungus causes the inflammation, and specifically what fungal products are involved. Both are important milestones to deepen our understanding about CS, and will help us to bett...Cells re-energize to come back from the brink of death
...r cells ability to block this backup program would allow that program to kill the cell. Such a specifically...kes for the cell to restore enough mitochondria to allow the cell to function normally. The discovery that GAPDH appears to save cells from CICD suggests...Cold Spring Harbor Protocols features methods to understand embryos, clones, stem cells
...and interactions during embryogenesis. The slices allow scientists to observe and test morphological and molecular changes that occur in a normally opaque embryo, and to see whats happening several layers deep into the embryo. The protocol is freely available at http://www.cshprotocols.org/cgi/content/f...2nd International EuroFIR Congress
...ource, using state-of-the-art database linking, to allow effective management, updating, extending and comparability. This is an essential underpinning component of all food and health research in Europe and provides: the building blocks for health surveys, medical research and interventions, and health...Research identifies protein that signals flowering in squash plants
...pounds in phloem sap, and designing experiments to allow accurate monitoring of long-distance transport of potential signalling compounds in plants. Some of the principal factors associated with the photoperiodic induction of flowering are proteins known as CONSTANS (CO) and FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT). CO does...Want to save polar bears? Follow the ice
... director of WCS North America Program. "This will allow us to understand past studies on the species in relation to other populations, and will inform important management activities such as designating protected areas for polar bears and their prey species." The first step of the new program will enta...'Virtual Patient' to simulate real-time organ motions for radiation therapy
...adiation treatment." Real-time simulations could allow doctors to spot the small fractions of time when t...diation to a moving tumor. "The 4-D VIP-Man will allow doctors and medical physicists to accurately predict and monitor these anatomical changes to provide...Gene expression patterns predict rapid decline in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients
...n said. "Although preliminary, these results may allow investigators to identify biomarkers of disease progression and, more importantly, better evaluate the effectiveness of potential therapies," added Talmadge E. King Jr., M.D., chief of medicine at San Francisco General Hospital and an internationally...Extra-aggressive form of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis identified
...nset of symptoms, and to look for other signs that allow the identification of these rapid progressor patie...gressors. "While preliminary, these results may allow investigators to identify biomarkers of disease progression," said Dr King, who is the Chief of Medi...Research center unites biomedical competitors to fund medical technology development
...1 million to establish a research center that will allow competing biomedical companies to pool their fundi...for affiliate membership in the center, which will allow them to stay up to speed on the emerging technologies they will need to produce future devices. "B...Genome of Clostridium botulinum reveals the background to world's deadliest toxin
...uniquely in this species, is a range of genes that allow it to attack the many insect and other small creatures that live in the soil. The chitinases produced by these genes can degrade the casing of insects and small crustaceans. It is not only animals that can feel the wrath of C. botulinum, explains ...News tips from ACS Chemical Biology
...r, can be halted. About designed surfaces that allow for the growth of embryonic stem cells in an undifferentiated state. About the state of the art in inhibiting kinases, proteins that are crucial for myriad cell processes and that are important in many types of cancers. ...MBL scientist Julie Huber receives 2007 LOral USA Fellowship for Women in Science
...be studying large insert DNA libraries, which will allow her to understand the metabolic capacity, genomic context, and phylogenetic relationships of subseafloor communities. This new application of metagenomics to microbial ecology is important for understanding how microbial populations function in and r......of substances in soil. Access points above ground allow soil, gas and water samples to be taken, and numerous sensors to be inserted that can provide information on various soil parameters. The stratification and structure of the soil in large-volume cores is also of scientific interest. Such data have no...The first issue of the HFSP Journal is now available
...pect to the dominant phenotype under selection can allow adaptive evolution by selecting a latent phenotype. The article by Tawfik et al. reports on an experimental analysis of protein evolution and provides the first direct evidence of the existence of latent evolution. The Editorial Board of the HFSP...Canadian paper innovation holds promise for improved global health safety
...ing the development of a bioactive ink which would allow biologically active chemicals to be printed, coated or impregnated onto or into paper using current paper-making and high-speed printing processes. "The development of bioactive paper holds potential benefits for the paper products industry as well...Botulism bug has few genome wrinkles
...uniquely in this species, is a range of genes that allow it to attack the many insect and other small creatures that live in the soil. The chitinases' produced by these genes can degrade the casing of insects and small crustaceans. It is not only animals that can feel the wrath of C. botulinum, explains...DNA clues to inform conservation in Africa
...of our greatest challenges. This new approach will allow conservationists in Africa to focus their efforts on the most biodiverse and more unique habitats which harbour the most genetically distinct populations." The researchers suggest the study provides a framework for the incorporation of genetic and bi...New research advances energy efficiency, safety and performance of public transit
...a Web based, virtual common operational picture to allow managers to view bus health and location, in real ...eet's performance and efficiency, reduce costs and allow us to keep our fares at $1.25."...