Commandeering cellular machinery: recognition mechanism to detect small molecules
...next wants to demonstrate that the technique could apply to other small molecules. "Now we have to see how far we can push this and how many small molecules we can accommodate with this technique," Doyle said. "We are trying to generalize this approach to genetic selection. There is a lot of diversity we...Columbia University scientist wins 2004 Nobel Prize
..., the cellular receptor for HIV. He then began to apply the techniques of molecular biology to problems in neurobiology. He identified the peptide genes responsible for eliciting an innate behavior in a marine snail, and molecular analysis of these genes suggests how diverse behavioral patterns may be en...New Stanford center probes nanoscale material
...nd other companies to develop novel nanoprobes and apply them to answering fundamental questions in science and technology. "What's different about our [center] is that we're developing new tools to enable nanoscale science and technology, and we're excited to see what possibilities these tools will open u...Biologists ID molecular block for social 'cheaters'
... from the National Science Foundation last year to apply the latest techniques of modern molecular genetics and large-scale genomics to the study of social evolution. The project was one of the first funded by the NSF's new Frontiers in Integrated Biological Research program. Other co-authors on the paper,...Society for Psychophysiology Research
...nd that patients who learned to do this could then apply this skill to operate a computer program that allows patients to communicate. Patients who learned to communicate this way before becoming "locked-in," were still able to communicate once they had completely lost motor control. PHYSICAL FITNESS AND...Research into the sense of touch in worms wins Eppendorf/Science Prize
...of its nervous system is known. Scientists hope to apply their knowledge about the nematode's sense of touch to larger and more complex animals. Goodman grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts, and Bethesda, Maryland, writing scientific software in research labs at the NIH as a high school student. She earned ...Peakadilly nv biopharmaceutical firm created
...n a systematic way. Peakadilly will apply this proteomics technology to identify specific proteins and protein profiles that are related to a disease or the activity of a candidate drug. Then, with this knowledge, Peakadilly will develop the bio-markers. An advantage of the technology is tha...Dr. Harris receives NIH Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award
...ental treatments have affected the brain. "You can apply a drug or manipulate genes in study animals, then ...ris, who already is working with MCG colleagues to apply for an NIH Program Project grant that may take at least one of those steps. "Right now, we only know...To save dolphin's dorsal fin experts combine medical technology and teamwork
...ons and dolphin trainers recently joined forces to apply the latest advances in human regenerative medicine in an attempt to restore a bottlenose dolphin's damaged dorsal fin. The procedure on Liko, a three-year-old male dolphin at Dolphin Quest on Hawaii's Big Island, took place on July 30 and marked the...$2.8 million NIH grant awarded to UH for bionano training
...l and non-biological researchers and students, and apply the resulting knowledge to prevent and treat diseases. "This grant substantiates the fact that you can't separate research and training," said B. Montgomery Pettitt, principal investigator for this grant and Cullen Distinguished Professor of Chemis...Passage of GMO ban in San Luis Obispo would encourage use of harsh pesticides
...or university-based agricultural research does not apply to field testing. This prohibition on field testing by university researchers, will discourage further university-based research in the County. A review of the scientific literature shows that genetically engineered foods are sa...ENCODE consortium publishes scientific strategy
...xpanding the portfolio of technologies that we can apply to them," said Peter Good, Ph.D., NHGRI's program director for genome informatics. Recipients of the 2004 ENCODE Technology Development Grants and their total approximate funding are: Joseph R. Ecker, Ph.D., The Salk Institute, La Jolla, Calif. - "...UF scientist: 'Brain' in a dish acts as autopilot, living computer
...oing computations like pattern recognition, we can apply that to create novel computing systems," he said. DeMarse experimental "brain" interacts with an F-22 fighter jet flight simulator through a specially designed plate called a multi-electrode array and a common desktop computer. "It's essentially ...Passage of Marin County GMO ban would encourage widespread use of harsh pesticides
...he ban for medical research unfortunately does not apply to agricultural research. This failure to exclude agricultural research from the ban will prevent use here of one of the most promising technologies in agricultural research. A review of the scientific literature shows that genetically engineered fo...Genetically endowed worm may substitute for rodents in some toxicology testing
...ith C. elegans since graduate school, now seeks to apply this extensive knowledge about the roundworm's biology to answer questions involving toxicology. "The idea is to quickly screen chemicals with C. elegans so you don't have to do so many mega-rat studies," Freedman said in an interview. "If Compan...Trojan-horse therapy blocks buildup of Alzheimer's plaque
...d formation from the A peptide," said Crabtree. To apply the Trojan horse approach, Gestwicki constructed a series of small "linker" molecules that would attach to a molecule called FKBP, a family of chaperone proteins found naturally at high concentrations in the cell. Gestwicki attached the other end of ...Joslin Diabetes Center awards 1st Mary K. Iacocca Faculty Fellowship
...ellow, and with the opportunity this affords us to apply his exciting research in cell imaging to diabetes." Dr. von Andrian was selected for this fellowship, in part, for his breakthrough microscopy methods of using intra-vital imaging technology, which enable scientists to view cell processes in live an...Economics and ecology combine at UGA in NSF-funded study of evolutionary game theory
...eory, which is useful in biology." "Our work will apply game theory to the conflict between that most rational of creatures humans and the viruses causing human disease, such as AIDS. While not outwardly rational, viruses mutate and reproduce with alarming speed," he said. "By using an explicitly game t...International marine survey of coral death
...The Trends paper ("Does terrestrial epidemiology apply to marine systems?" by Hamish McCallum of Australia's University of Queensland, Harvell and four colleagues) explains the difficulties in controlling ocean disease using land-bound methods. Even where limited inoculation is possible -- by including a...New program examines stem cells' potential to repair, replace damaged tissue
...s. That group is now meeting weekly, preparing to apply for a Program Project grant from the National Institutes of Health which already has a name: "Molecular Mechanisms of Tissue Repair With Aging." Stem cells are relatively few in number and difficult to track in the body, so researchers will isolate ...