NYU team develops enhanced algorithm for detecting changes in cancer genomes
...of genome evolution, and computational and systems biology models of biological processes like apoptosis, cell divisions, and others involved in cancer. Two senior research scientists from the Bioinformatics Group, Raoul-Sam Daruwala and Archisman Rudra, collaborated with Mishra to devise the algorithm and c...Genetically engineered corn poses no immediate threat to Mexican crops
...d a professor of evolution, ecology and organismal biology at Ohio State University. Because of that fear, Mexico placed a moratorium on planting GM corn in 1998. However, an estimated 30 percent of the corn that Mexico imports from the United States may be genetically modified, Snow said. The United States ...First Max Planck Partner Institute in China
...es of both organizations in the field of molecular biology and deal primarily with theoretical aspects in the...l methods and the modeling of systems in molecular biology make major contributions to understanding experimental findings and predicting test results. Reprodu...Award will help unlock mysteries of one of Earth's most important organisms
...titution in 1990. She was a postdoctoral fellow in biology at the UW from 1990 to 1995....New program examines stem cells' potential to repair, replace damaged tissue
...ulty, such as Dr. Schuster, with expertise in cell biology and biomaterials; Dr. James Borke, who studies bone formation; and Dr. David H. Pashley, who studies dental materials, are among those working with the new Program in Regenerative Medicine....Insecticide resistance in mosquitoes being studied
... field and learning more about the mosquitoes: the biology of the mosquito and how to control it." The resistance project is part of a larger program investigating the frequency of mosquito-borne diseases and other possible control methods for mosquitoes, he said. "In many parts of the st...MicroRNA study points to novel path for treating diabetes
...een computation and experiment is needed in modern biology in the post-genomics era." "A key to Professor Raj...is intense collaborations with experimentalists in biology and in medicine have been key to reducing his computational discoveries to practice, thus enabling i...Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research focuses on early mechanisms
...Thomas, professor and head, division of structural biology and biophysics, and Dawn Lowe, assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation, both at the University of Minnesota; and Chris Ward, assistant professor of biomedical science at the University of Maryland at Baltimore. "The goal is to fin...New study links low fish supply to increased bushmeat hunting
...d Andrew Balmford, senior lecturer in conservation biology at the University of Cambridge and co-author of the report. "It is the evidence for each of the links in the chain that make this story convincing." Conservative estimates put the regional bushmeat trade at 400,000 tons per year. Brashares n...Tropical birds sensitive to environmental cues that can be impacted by global warming
...erritory. To Ignacio Moore, assistant professor of biology at Virginia Tech, bird songs were a curiosity that...ington, Seattle, researchers John C. Wingfield in biology and Eliot A. Brenowitz in psychology, looked at seasonal changes in the brains of birds that account...Academy eBriefings offer comprehensive reports on more than 100 cutting-edge scientific issues
... Neurogenerative diseases and the role of chemical biology in developing new drugs. How scientists are accelerating the development of an AIDS vaccine. Understanding leukocytes and their role in fighting disease. How new cancer therapies are utilizing genomic data and microarray technology. Since July 200...Sperm enzyme is essential for male fertility, study shows
...ien, associate professor of cell and developmental biology at UNC's School of Medicine, and her colleagues fo...r. Sally Perreault, chief, gamete and early embryo biology branch at the EPA; and Dr. Edward M. Eddy, who heads the gamete biology section at the NIEHS....Sex versus survival: A tradeoff at geographical range limits
...ns that disable sex itself, a trait central to the biology of almost all higher organisms," says Queen's biologist Christopher Eckert, co-author of the study and an expert in reproductive evolution. These findings are provocative because they point to the possibility of rapid reproductive evolution in other...UCSD discovery opens new avenues for design of anti-tumor medications
...k of oxygen," said Randall Johnson, a professor of biology at UCSD who headed the research team. "We identified a gene that turns on in the cells lining blood vessels when they are not getting enough oxygen and showed that without this gene the blood vessels cannot grow to nourish the developing tumor. Dru...Nuclear imaging offers possibility for early detection of patients with coronary heart disease
...eed for better imaging approaches and outlined the biology of atherosclerosis, reviewing both invasive and no...in detected plaque. Advances in understanding cell biology show a need for imaging techniques that can provide information about plaque composition and drive t...HIV, diagnostic health care tools top of list for UH researchers
...rvine, Calif. Kurt Krause, associate professor of biology and biochemistry at UH, and Rigoberto Advincula, associate professor of chemistry at UH, are two of only 12 researchers from the Gulf Coast area invited to attend the conference. "The organizers of the Futures Initiative were particularly intere...Clemson professor receives award
...ronmental issues in the curriculum for high school biology students. "This work is my passion," says Spezial...ch. Along with her efforts to improve high school biology curriculum, Speziale creates easily understood publications that teach the public how to reduce thei...Linking empires, economics, evolution
...ld is natural history, human history, evolutionary biology or economics, we grapple with similar phenomena, with growth and decline, competition and cooperation, economic inequality and the disproportionate influence of the rich and powerful," he writes in the preface to the book. Human society is still...Endurance running may be key to evolution of human body form
...body form," says Dennis M. Bramble, a professor of biology at Utah. "Running has substantially shaped human evolution. Running made us human - at least in an anatomical sense. We think running is one of the most transforming events in human history. We are arguing the emergence of humans is tied to the evolu...A puzzle posed by black-headed ducks yields to persistent biologists
...ruce Lyon, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. When Lyon and John Eadie of UC Davis set out to study the black-headed ducks, they expected to find a highly successful brood parasite, unopposed by the antagonistic strategies that host species deploy ag...