Hamill Foundation funds innovation program at Rice
...r of biochemistry and cell biology, to develop and apply new tools to sequence and manipulate complex chains of carbohydrates called glycosaminoglycans, or GAG, fundamental components of the extracellular matrix in all higher-order life forms. The project aims to lay the groundwork for new sequencing techn...Extravagant but worthless gifts help a guy get the girl
...rs also show that a modified form of the model may apply to species where males do not help to raise the young. Dr Peter Sozou, of UCL's Centre for Mathematics and Physics in the Life Sciences and Experimental Biology, says: "Gift-giving by males is a feature of human courtship and mating systems in a numb...Discovery of new dopamine action may yield alternative psychiatric drugs
... & Policy. Dopamine's prolonged effects might also apply to understanding the impact of sustained drug use on the brain, Caron added. Virtually all addictive drugs, including cocaine and amphetamines, directly or indirectly raise dopamine levels. The neurotransmitter therefore plays a major role in drug-in...Penn State to host US DOE regional climate center
...e and carbon cycle models. While these guidelines apply to all four regions, each region has different ecosystems, population patterns, energy requirements and climate regimes. Within each region, a variety of different landscapes and environments exist. "Each region has its own special circumstances a...Computer model could help prevent flu pandemic
...e one would successfully prevent an epidemic." "To apply this model in real-time during an outbreak, you'd use it to track the epidemic, to predict trends, to see if what you're doing is working," the scientist added. "Models can be used ahead of time to find out what needs to be done logistically to conta...Complex gene interactions account for autism risk
... underlie autism," Pericak-Vance said. "We can now apply the analytical approach to other genes that may play a role in the disease." Such findings may ultimately yield a method to screen for individuals at high risk for the disease, she added. "The new findings offer important new information for families...New DOE program funds $20 million for multiscale mathematics research
... they interact. The researchers will develop and apply new multiscale mathematics algorithms and analysis to support the Office of Science's research missions. The research will support the development of new simulations that are crucial to improved understanding of problems such as fuel cell design, ac......" as in their method of using underground pipes to apply water to the crop, limited exposure to the soil surface and edible parts of the crop, a positive finding as scientists continue to explore how to reuse water. While their study showed a feasible use of wastewater, the researchers said similar trials ...Cells direct membrane traffic by channel width, scientists say
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...e larger than most, so it has not been possible to apply the same methods successfully used for delivering other types of genes. And because CMD affects all muscles, an organ that accounts for 40 percent of body weight, gene therapy can only have real therapeutic benefit if it is able to reverse genetic de...Animals warn of human health hazards in new 'Canary Database'
...making. "To do this," Rabinowitz said, "we have to apply the principles of evidence-based medicine to a whole new field: the interface of animal and human health." Meanwhile, experts at the Yale Center for Medical Informatics are creating state-of-the-art knowledge integration software and information visu...Researchers discover new route to hemoglobin synthesis
...uction," he said. Zon said that the findings could apply to developing new treatments for a rare form of anemia, known as sideroblastic anemia, in which elevated IRP1 activity causes a deficiency of ALAS2. In most cases, an increase in IRP1 is likely caused by a mutation in a transporter for iron-sulfur cl...Chimpanzees are social conformists
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... of the disease and warning growers of the need to apply fungicide sprays for disease control. Reports on the status of disease and field scouting are posted twice weekly on the website and there are recorded updates at 1-804-657-6450 ext. 103. More information on Asian Soybean Rust can be found at http:/...Spiders help scientists discover how muscles relax
... exciting," he remarked. Padrn said he hopes to apply the research to muscle diseases that arise from malfunctioning of the muscles' on/off switches. One such disease is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, in which the wall of the left ventricle of the heart becomes enlarged, causing sudden death. It is caused...New tool to study elusive DNA structure could help reveal better understanding of cancer, diabetes
...et formation and diabetes," she says. She plans to apply her technique to G-quartet-forming sequences that occur in other regions of human chromosomes and have been implicated in cancer, aging, and genetic diseases. Her goal is to increase understanding of the role of G-quartets in health and disease, lea...Where bonehead investments come from
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...llular function. Proof of a Cellular Function To apply a high-throughput approach to the problem of detec... who was the first author on the paper. "You could apply this methodology to look for functions of many other noncoding RNAs."...When cave crickets go out for dinner, they really go, researchers say
...). The buffer-zone formula helps to guide where to apply treatment applications against the ants. Buffer zones are designed to help maintain a healthy vegetative community, including woodland and grassland species, around cave entrances to protect cave life from disturbance, including that created by encro...CIRM awards $2.4 million training grant to the Gladstone Institutes
...ntal mechanisms related to stem cells and how they apply to the development of disease. All proposals are peer-reviewed to focus on the most promising science. For further details about the Gladstone Institutes, visit www.gladstone.ucsf.edu ....