Research without borders: Head of Santa Fe Institute to address NSF
...y that captures essential features of many diverse biological systems. Examples will include animal and plant ...F Distinguished Lecture Series is sponsored by the biological sciences, engineering, mathematical & physical sciences, and social, behavioral & economic sciences ...Scientists propose the kind of chemistry that led to life
...how chemicals, which have no self-interest, became biological -- driven to evolve by natural selection, he says. This simple model shows a plausible route to this type of complexity. Dill is also a professor of biophysics and associate dean of research in the UCSF School of Pharmacy. He is a faculty affiliate a...Agonized death throes probable cause of open-mouthed, head-back pose of many dino fossils
... posture, which they interpret to be the result of biological processes. Faux, who also works as a disaster veterinarian from her home in Lewiston, Idaho, set out to test other post-mortem processes - rigor mortis, which is the temporary stiffening of muscles after death; and the drying of muscles, tendons an...Candidate research sites selected for the National Ecological Observatory Network
...ies on ecology. It is the first initiative for the biological sciences to be funded through the National Science Foundations Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction fund, which has previously supported the construction of research vessels, particle accelerators, and large telescope arrays. Our te...Dartmouth professor makes case for ethically universal stem cell lines
...em cells (hESC), those very young cells that are a biological blank slate, have the potential to become more specialized, contributing to the workings of a wide variety of organs and tissues. Their potential to treat diseases such as Parkinsons is slow to be realized because of the ongoing ethical debate over h...SNM advances professional definition for 'molecular imaging'
...visualization, characterization and measurement of biological processes at the molecular and cellular levels in ...probes used to visualize, characterize and measure biological processes in living systems. Both endogenous molecules and exogenous probes can be molecular imaging...UCLA researchers reprogram normal tissue cells into embryonic stem cells
...ies, said Kathrin Plath, an assistant professor of biological chemistry, a researcher with the Institute for Ste...l to embryonic stem cells. They also had identical biological structure. In a cell nucleus, DNA - an organisms unique map or instructions - wraps around histones,...Simulations unravel outer membrane transport mechanism
...y sophisticated crystallographic studies and basic biological data, simulations help researchers study the interactions of multiple proteins in complex systems, such as the TonB-dependent transporter, Gumbart said. As we get more computational power, were looking less at single proteins and more and more at t...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- May 30, 2007
...afford great opportunities to probe and manipulate biological processes occurring inside cells, across membranes...werful tool for studying intra- and inter-cellular biological processes." ARTICLE #4 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE"Interfacing Silicon Nanowires with Mammalian Cells" ...What's going on in the body? Advanced time-of-flight PET takes a superior 'look'
...graphy (CT) imaging enables the collection of both biological and anatomical information during a single exam, with PET picking up metabolic signals of body cells and tissues and CT offering a detailed map of internal anatomy. Using the Philips Gemini TF PET/CTthe only clinical PET/CT machine with TOF in the ...PET/CT should be 'first-step' test for patients with Crohn's disease
... as a first-step test in patients with clinical or biological signs suggesting active disease," he noted. "PET/C...aid Hustinx. "Its diagnosis relies on clinical and biological signs (markers of inflammation in the blood) as well as direct examination of the bowel using ileoco...Hypothyroidism clearly linked to mood swings
...dy being imaged and molecular images of the body's biological functions. ...A first: Simultaneous PET/MR images of the brain debut, increase molecular imaging capabilities
...dy being imaged and molecular images of the body's biological functions. MRI uses radio waves and a strong magnetic field to provide clear and detailed pictures of internal organs and tissues. Functional MRI (fMRI) is a procedure that uses MR imaging to measure the quick, tiny metabolic changes that take place ...Study warns climate change and deforestation will lead to declines in global bird diversity
...tion," says Walter Jetz, an assistant professor of biological sciences at UCSD and the lead author of the study. "Most of these species are currently not recognized as imperiled." "Its clear that both climate change and habitat destruction pose grave threats to many of the worlds birds and, by analogy, to oth...Women up to age 30 at risk for bone loss, study finds
...and weight control, said Anne Loucks, professor of biological sciences at Ohio University and lead author on the new study. Because some dont see obvious signs of undernutrition, such as a disrupted menstrual cycle, they may think theyre eating enough. If their diet does not supply enough energy to fuel their e...Michael R. Zalutsky receives SNM's 2007 Paul C. Aebersold Award
... Issues that are addressed include maintaining the biological activity of the molecule, radiation safety and cost effectiveness. The radiolabeling facility assists the centers members in the preparation of investigational new drug applications to the Food and Drug Administration to permit clinical investigation...Every moment counts: Predicting treatment responses earlier for brain tumor patients
...dy being imaged and molecular images of the body's biological functions. ...Mule deer moms rescue other fawns
...conducted the research as a postdoctoral fellow in biological sciences at the University of Alberta and in psychology at the University of Lethbridge. "It was surprising just how indiscriminate mule deer females were. For example, the females that weren't even mothers also ran to the speakers to help fawns. ...In search of the biological significance of modular structures in protein networks
...iginated as an evolutionary byproduct without much biological significance. There is little evidence that the previously observed structural modules correspond in any way to functional units. It seems that previous analyses may have even created some of these modules through the techniques used to investigate...Yin and yang -- Balance could play key role in progression of Alzheimer's disease
...ng the three-dimensional structure and dynamics of biological molecules. Using NMR data, Wang found that as AB40 levels increased, the aggregation of AB42 fibrils sharply decreased, protecting benign AB42 monomers. "We have found that the ratio of AB40 to AB42 plays a key role in AB42 aggregation," Wang ...