NIH awards new $14.5 million, five-year grant to the Scripps Research Institute
...difficult to solve kinase structures. Now they are being solved left and right," says Stevens. "The same could happen with membrane proteins -- we just need that technological breakthrough to unleash it."...Don't stand so close to me: A new view on how species coexist
...munities of species assemble: they have to give up being good at everything and 'trade off' their life histories. 'Life histories' is ecological jargon for the important measures, shaped by evolution, such as how often you can reproduce; how many children you will have; how long you can live for; and cruc...Yearling horse auction to benefit equine research
...nd waters. In addition, research projects also are being conducted that utilize the horse as a model for insulin resistance and skeletal development in ways that may prove beneficial to human medicine. The work views nutrition of the horse from the points of reproduction, growth, exercise physiology, and h...Pine cones lead to a fundamental change in clothing
...ing temperatures to keep the wearer comfortable is being developed by two universities using nature as a gu...or closed. The technology of the material is being designed by the University of Bath's Centre for Biomimetics, which takes ideas from nature and turns...Intelligent clothing inspired by pine cones
...ing temperatures to keep the wearer comfortable is being developed by two universities using nature as a gu... open or closed. The technology of the material is being designed by the University of Bath's Centre for Biomimetics, which takes ideas from nature and turns...NIH awards Emory and Georgia Tech $10 million for partnerships in cancer nanotechnology
... cures for cancer. We are very enthusiastic about being part of the process to move this technology from the laboratory to the bedside in the fight against cancer." "The State of Georgia is breaking new ground," said Governor Sonny Perdue. "As we foster greater collaboration among ou...New genetic tools provide clues to the effects of exercise and diet on obesity, diabetes
...k factors. With obesity and the metabolic syndrome being increasingly recognized as emerging major public health problems, "biomarkers for the progression of NIDDM (non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, or type-2 diabetes) are sorely needed, as are quantitative endpoints for exercise and diet interventi...Researchers find chemosignal that encourages women's sexual desire
...ough the nose. The researchers found that after being exposed to the breastfeeding compounds for two mon...m Breastfeeding Women Increase Sexual Motivation," being published in the latest issue of Hormones and Behavior. Joining McClintock in writing the paper w...Muscle-building hand-grips aid systolic blood pressure, carotid AD, endothelial function
...ise, but it had no effect on any of the parameters being studied. IHG's effect on endothelial function Hypertension is associated with endothelial dysfunction and development of cardiovascular disease, noted Cheri L.M. McGowan, who led the other McMaster study. Her group studied endothelial function aft......ess referred to as full-length cDNA sequencing is being conducted by a team led by Marco Marra, Ph.D., at the British Columbia Cancer Agency in Vancouver. The initial assembly is based on 3.3-fold coverage of the bovine genome. Researchers can access the sequence data through the following public databas......n modern particle physics research. In addition to being the place where the World Wide Web was invented, CERN is at present strongly involved in the development of Grid computing, which will be an essential element of the LHC, CERN's new particle accelerator currently under construction and due to start o...Old bones unearth new date for giant deer's last stand
...a, possibly the last haven for a species which was being progressively wiped out by climate change and the spread of ice sheets, according to the study by UCL Professors Adrian Lister and Tony Stuart, published in the latest issue of Nature. Unfortunately for these majestic beasts, the extra three thousan...Obese women with early-stage breast cancer more likely to die than women of normal weight
...hase and lead investigator of the study. "Despite being diagnosed with early stage disease, which is more commonly cured, obese women more often developed metastatic disease and more often died." The influence of obesity on breast cancer outcome has been uncertain, especially in early-stage breast cancer ...Botulism bug says no to nitric oxide, provides key to molecule's role in human cell signaling
... ultimately shown is how this protein evolved from being part of a protective mechanism into a system that learned to use the toxin to benefit the organism." In human beings, nitric oxide binds to a receptor called soluble guanylyl cyclase to make cyclic GMP, a molecule that improves blood flow by relax...U-M scientists see ubiquitin-modified proteins in living cells
...h are fused to ubiquitin and to the target protein being studied. When ubiquitin is linked to the target protein, the fragments of the fluorescent protein come together and produce a bright spot of glowing color, which can be seen with a fluorescence microscope. This allows scientists to determine the loca...UCR researchers identify key plant enzyme that defends against multiple infections
...proving crop yields, which are dependent on plants being able to fend off multiple types of pathogens. The findings, outlined in a paper titled "VPEg Exhibits a Caspase-like Activity that Contributes to Defense Against Pathogens" were reported in the Sept. 23, online issue of Current Biology, and involve ...Report: How 10 top new technologies will help world reach globally-agreed goals by 2015
...utbreaks, according to Genomics and Global Health, being launched Oct. 7 at the 4th World Conference of Sci... and promote the health and environmental benefits being created through genomic sciences and thereby save tens of millions of lives per year in developing ...World's top theoretical physicists converge to consider 'future of physics'
...f Physics" is the subject of a singular conference being hosted by the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Phys...f a 1998 Nobel Prize, Walter Kohn), an addition is being dedicated at 10:00 a.m. Oct. 7 at the outset of the conference. Designed by Michael Graves to...New technique targets pesticide-resistant insects
...onducted in Australia, Spain and South Africa, are being presented today (Friday October 8) at the 2nd Euro...o chemicals 3 including pesticides regarded as being environmentally benign. Dr Robin Gunning said the technology is likely to be of particular importanc......eases that can not be treated so far, Tubersulosis being among them. With MIDGE (Minimalistic Immunogenically Defined Gene Expression) MOLOGEN has developed a unique, safe and efficient technology for this new generation of vaccines. The vaccine regime jointly investigated by MPI-IB and MOLOGEN is based on...