Study in Royal Society journal on link between creativity and mating success
...of process units arranged in series, similar to an assembly line in a manufacturing plant. To regulate the quantity of tryptophan produced, the network uses three distinct feedback loops that transmit information to the upstream process units. Our study reveals that this specific multiple feedback loop design...Species take care of each other in ecological communities
...ted space. He's work attempts to address community assembly rules based on Hubbell's recently developed neutral theory. "The basic idea of the neutral theory is that community membership is determined by five fundamental processes: birth, death, immigration, speciation and random drift. Furthermore, the theor...Gene controls whether fear is a factor
...f the cytoskeleton. Stathmin normally controls the assembly and breakdown of the cellular scaffolds, Shumyatsky explained. "For memory, the brain needs to quickly disassemble and rebuild microtubules to form connections where they are needed," Shumyatsky said. "It appears that loss of stathmin might interfere...Recycled or revamped therapeutics find novel anti-cancer applications
...w helping scientists to understand the microtubule assembly process that is important for pancreatic cancer cell growth. Gossypol, once touted as a potential male contraceptive, may find a new use -- helping certain head and neck cancers overcome their resistance to cisplatin. An organic form of arsenic that...Columbia University awards 2005 Horwitz Prize to Israeli structural biologist
...irst to believe that the structure of such a large assembly ribosomes could be obtained. And she stuck to this belief, despite widespread skepticism among her peers." Ribosomes: Targets of Antibiotics Dr. Yonath's work involves clarifying the internal mechanisms behind protein formation through the use o...Yale scientists confirm how crystals form
...cope. They directly determined the rate of crystal assembly (nucleation), and the rate that the crystals grew, by measuring the number of crystals and their change in size with time. Their results agree with the conventional Johnson-Mehl-Avrami-Kolmogorov method which only gives an overall crystallization rat...Cheek cells used to identify lung cancer
...EST 2005, the 71st annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), scientists found that buccal mucosa, or cells scraped from the inner part of the cheek, may contain information that separates patients with lung cancer from high-risk negatives, a finding that may ...MBL study shows how good cholesterol (HDLs) provide human immunity to certain parasites
...g-repelling magic by serving as a platform for the assembly and delivery of two naturally occurring proteins that combine to create a super-toxic antimicrobial. The research, published in the September 30 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, focuses specifically on human innate immunity to Trypanos...Scientists unpick genetics of first 15 minutes of life
...t HIRA is the gene responsible for chaperoning the assembly of the sperm pro-nucleus. "This is one of the most crucial process that takes place in sexually reproducing animals," said Dr Karr who works in the Department of Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Bath. "Sperm DNA has to undergo a complete......faces in Potsdam, Germany have now shown that this assembly of filaments into bundles is prevented by the ther...rosslinking proteins. One important example is the assembly of several filaments into thick bundles or 'nanoropes' TM that are more rigid, and sustain a larger...JCI table of contents November, 2005
...pathways that selectively support tumor neo-vessel assembly will increase the efficacy of anti-angiogenic or a...l survival, cell migration, cell proliferation and assembly into vessel-like structures. Dissecting the mechanism whereby CA4P exerts its anti-vascular effect w...A novel mechanism of action for anti-tumor agent, CA4P
...pathways that selectively support tumor neo-vessel assembly will increase the efficacy of anti-angiogenic or a...l survival, cell migration, cell proliferation and assembly into vessel-like structures. Dissecting the mechanism whereby CA4P exerts its anti-vascular effect w...JCI table of contents October 3, 2005
...and show that one of the candidates, B17.2L, is an assembly factor. The authors identify a null mutation in a...ex I in several additional patients with complex I assembly defects, but not the whole enzyme complex itself, consistent with a role as a molecular chaperone. ...Mitochondrial biology gets a new chaperone
...and show that one of the candidates, B17.2L, is an assembly factor. The authors identify a null mutation in a...ex I in several additional patients with complex I assembly defects, but not the whole enzyme complex itself, consistent with a role as a molecular chaperone. ...Cellular dumping site is not garbage after all
... protein-assembly instructions from the DNA to the assembly plant. Although P-bodies were initially identified...rker said, "The mRNAs are all driven away from the assembly factories. When you look through the microscope, the cells have huge P-bodies. It's very dramatic." ...Clearing jams in copy machinery
... unwind the two strands. Polymerases then add, in assembly line fashion, nucleotide bases -- the building blocks that make up DNA -- to convert the now-single-stranded templates into two new duplex DNA molecules. The new research shows that two different DNA polymerases, the high fidelity Pol III replicase a...Tissue rigidity promotes tumor progression
...cing Rho-generated cytoskeletal tension to promote assembly of integrin-associated attachments called focal adhesions and increase growth factor-dependent ERK activation. Further, a decrease in Rho or ERK activity in cancerous cells was associated with a subsequent decline of focal adhesions and a reversion o...... will be organized prior to the conference . This assembly offers a unique opportunity to find in one venue the world's leading experts on all aspects of malaria from prevention to control and from basic research to program implementation, as they tackle pressing scientific, social and economic issues confro...Virginia Tech group adds tools to DNA-targeted anti-cancer drugs
...em but will allow us to see such things as how the assembly enters cells and how much of the drug reaches the DNA," Brewer said. "It is a common practice in the medical field to use luminescent dyes to study cells, so pathology labs will have the equipment needed to monitor drug delivery. Brewer is giving her...African governments unanimously adopt Abuja declaration on sustainable fisheries, aquaculture
...States (ECOWAS). The Declaration was agreed at an assembly of high-level government leaders that included the Vice President of The Gambia, Ministers of Fisheries from Mozambique, Ghana, The Gambia, Niger, Malawi, Egypt, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Kenya, and South Africa, ambassadors and technical delegates. The...