Microbe's genome promises insight into Earth's carbon and sulfur cycling
...ce we understand how S. pomeroyi functions, we can apply the knowledge to other related marine bacteria." The genome, similar in size to that of the more familiar Escherichia coli, is composed of a 4.1 million base pair main chromosome and a 491,000 base pair extra-chromosomal piece of DNA. Early investig...UCSD bioinformatics researcher studies tumor genome architectures with career award
...ciated with solid tumors." Raphael was planning to apply for a faculty position this year, but says the BWF...e at least one more year," he explains. "I plan to apply for a faculty appointment in 2006." His future destination is unclear: "Depending on the university...UGA's Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases receives grant to train Brazilian scientists
...the infrastructure and the scientific expertise to apply advanced information management technologies to tropical disease research. "There is a critical need for training in the area of parasitic diseases," said Dan Colley, director of CTEGD. "Students trained in bioinformatics in the countries most aff...Needling chromosomes yields insights into cell division
...e in cell division. Then, she would ever-so-gently apply force to pull them apart. Upon release, if they remained apart it revealed they were separated; but if they snapped back together the researchers would know the chromatids were still attached. Paliulis was a Duke graduate student when she performed t...Federal/private partners launch resource for diabetic kidney disease gene studies
... invaluable resource possible." Researchers can apply for DNA, extensive clinical data and some genetic data from GoKinD at www.gokind.org/access; serum, plasma and urine samples will be made available later. Methods of treatment, insulin doses, complications, smoking history and other data have been do...New grant to study infertility
...elopment at fertilization. The ultimate goal is to apply this knowledge to the problems of infertility and contraception in humans. The grant will also fund summer work for undergraduate and graduate researchers, and some equipment necessary to carry out this work. Dr. Carroll's re...Searle grant funds proteomics initiative
...mentalists, instrumentalists and informaticians to apply new technology and new analytical techniques to addressing the basic questions of proteomics. As it fosters collaborative research and new partnerships, the CBC is expected to transform how research and training are carried out across the Chicago are...Dietary Guidelines Alliance offers tools to help consumers understand new nutrition guidance
... provide consumers with practical advice on how to apply Dietary Guidelines to their lives. "With obesity and overweight rates rising, it's critical we help people cut through the clutter and provide motivating tips so they can adopt the new guidelines in their lives," said Susan Borra, R.D., executive v...Study in Royal Society journal on managing GM crops for environmental benefit
...riglycerides a pathway previously hypothesized to apply only to small migrants. Contact: Dr Meta Landys, Department of Biology, University of Oslo, PO Box 1050, OSLO, N-0316, Norway Sperm influences female hibernation success, survival and fitness in the bumble-bee Bombus terrestris by Dr B Baer and Prof...Report assesses health implications of perchlorate ingestion
...tionships observed at the geographic level may not apply at the individual level, and therefore such studies cannot provide direct evidence of causation. They can support a possible association between two events, however, which allowed the committee to reach some conclusions based on those studies. In p...Novel approach yields predictions validated by experiments
...yeast cell. Then, for example, we might be able to apply it in biotechnology to yeast strains that are better producers of industrial alcohol or methanol as fuel for cars." Voit emphasized that mathematical modeling of whole cells the Holy Grail in his field -- is a highly complex task because of the huge...Media fellowship on autism available at Vanderbilt University
...erbilt University encourages active journalists to apply to attend its Council for the Advancement and Support of Education media fellowship, "Autism: Rates, Causes and Treatment," April 10-13, 2005, in Nashville, Tenn. Autism diagnoses are growing at the alarming rate of 10 to 17 percent per year, accordi...Brain 'avalanches' may help store memories
...emory," he explained. "If our computer simulations apply to networks of human brain cells, then it would be...lly produces avalanches. In the laboratory, we can apply neurochemicals to defective networks of rat brain cells, gently easing them into a state where avala...Man and mouse share genome structures
..., when mutated, cause leukemia. Bernstein hopes to apply the new technology to characterize chromatin structure in leukemic cells and gain insight into the molecular basis of disease. "The human genome still has many surprises lurking within it," said Lander, director of the Broad Institute and senior auth...Calit2 launches prize program to encourage bioinformatics research by UCSD undergraduates
...emistry. Undergraduates from these departments can apply for entry into the bioinformatics major during the first four weeks of every quarter. The undergraduate research program in bioinformatics has a similar scope underscored by the support of Calit2 on numerous projects. Calit2 hosts the HAP webserver...Grid expectations for networked computing: From global Earth monitoring to black hole detection
...onal space agency centres. The intention now is to apply Grid technology to enable distributed concurrent design from these facilities. Meanwhile at ESRIN, a pilot e-collaboration study called THEmatic Vertical Organisations and Implementation of Collaborative Environments or 'The Voice' intends to bui...International HapMap consortium expands mapping effort
... longevity. "We are excited by the opportunity to apply our technology to all publicly available SNPs. This effort is so important that Perlegen is willing to contribute some of its own resources to make this possible," said Kelly A. Frazer, Ph.D., vice president of genomics at Perlegen. "We are confident...UCSD discovery may help extend life of natural pesticide
... sought-after Bt receptor. However, their results apply to insects as well. Michael Adang and Stephan Garczynski, coauthors and entomologists at the University of Georgia, showed that the glycolipid receptor is present in the tobacco hornworm, an insect pest that is susceptible to Bt toxins used commerci...Open microfluidic and nanofluidic systems
.... However, the same morphology diagram should also apply to other liquids and other substrate materials. It should also remain valid if one further shrinks the surface channels and, in this way, moves deeper into the nanoregime. As one reaches a channel width of about 30 nanometer, one theoretically expect...Methodist, UH system joining forces for biomedical research, clinical care
...earch funding. For example, UH has been unable to apply for any substantial research projects requiring clinical trials. But the affiliation with The Methodist Hospital will now allow the university to successfully attract such funding. "The UH System Board of Regents made a commitment, beginning with ou...