Researchers discover defense mechanisms in some plants believed bred out by humans
...used to be able to fight on their own. Asim Esen, biology professor in Virginia Tech's College of Science, and David R. Bevan, biochemistry professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, received a four-year, $711,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the specific interaction b...Tiny plant a model for commercially important trees
...idopsis is a good model for studying the molecular biology of wood formation*. Arabidopsis is a small plant with a short life cycle; a great deal of information is available on it because its entire genome has been sequenced. This wealth of genomic information coupled with the variety of research technique...Antipsychotic drugs stop fatal viral infection in brain cells
...in the graduate program in molecular biology, cell biology and biochemistry. Bryan Roth, Anushree Bhatnagar, and Wesley Kroeze from Case Western Reserve University Medical School collaborated with Atwood on the project....Random gene activation helps ulcer bug escape immune system
... Arnqvist, Ph.D., associate professor of molecular biology and medical biochemistry and a former Washington University predoctoral student, studied a Swedish strain of H. pylori. They focused on BabA, a protein that binds to Lewis B antigen receptor, a carbohydrate structure on the surface of stomach cells. ...Are animals as irrational as humans?
... Mainstream models of choice in both economics and biology predict that preferences will be rational, or consistent across contexts, as a result of being motivated by self interest or, in the case of animals, reproductive success. Yet many studies report that when making decisions people often take shortcuts...Census of Marine Life - Discoveries and Highlights 2004: Scientists add 4m+ records, 13,000 species
...ms to reveal the unique geology, geochemistry, and biology of deep-sea hydrothermal vents and cold seeps. A suspected new species of clam that draws life from methane hydrates was documented off the coast of Chile, while a new species of minute mollusk was discovered in vents in the Indian Ocean. Seein...Heart protein could be used to repair damage caused by heart attack
...said Dr. Deepak Srivastava, professor of molecular biology and pediatrics and the study's senior author. "The delivery is very simple and avoids many of the problems of using stem cells." While more common in adults, heart disease is the leading noninfectious cause of death in children younger than one year...Study: Pigeons can sense the Earth's magnetic field; ability might allow them to return home
...t all over the world," said Dr. Cordula V. Mora, a biology fellow in the University of North Carolina at Chap...eth J. Lohmann, Hoggard Distinguished professor of biology at UNC. "It is important news in biology because more than a dozen attempts by others to do this ove...New pheromone creates buzz about the clout of older bees
...binson, G. William Arends professor of integrative biology and director of the neuroscience program at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. "What's most impressive about a honey bee colony is it is able to respond to changing conditions and alter its division of labor. When you think of that type ...Horwitz Prize to be shared by Tony Hunter, Anthony Pawson
...can Cancer Society professor of molecular and cell biology at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in San Diego, and Anthony Pawson, senior investigator and director of research at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, and university professor of medical genetics and ...International Polar Year preparations
.... From political science and linguistics to Arctic biology and geophysics, there is an opportunity for many to have research endorsed by IPY. Conveniently located in the Arctic, UAF and its mass of experts will have a tremendous opportunity to share their knowledge of the region to the world through IPY. UA...Computer analysis shows scientists could reconstruct the genome of the mammalian common ancestor
...l Sequencing Center, and Webb Miller, professor of biology and computer science and engineering at Pennsylvan...tor can reveal new insights into not only the core biology that all mammals share in common, but also the unique traits that define each species, he said. Near...Science and medicine - bridging the gap
The gap between basic biology and medical practice is growing. As knowledge in molecular genetics and cell biology accelerates, the biomedical community is finding it increasingly hard to harness the explosion of ne...UCSD biologists identify gene in corn plants that may have paved way for development of maize
...s of corn," says Robert J. Schmidt, a professor of biology at UCSD who headed the research team. "And we presume that there was something unusual in the morphology that these early farmers selected from the wild teosinte that made it easier for them to plant, grow or harvest their crops. This gene will give ...USC-led team of scientists recreates DNA-mending pathway in test-tube
...99 by Myron Goodman, Ph.D., professor of molecular biology at the USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, who became an essential part of this research team. "Before this, no one knew what this class was good for," Lieber explains. "This is really the first solid indication of what two of these polymerase...Northwestern and Chicago Botanic Garden join forces to train botanists
...e nation's first master of science degree in plant biology and conservation -- a unique interdisciplinary pro...ust be located and safeguarded, their reproductive biology must be understood, and they must be propagated and reintroduced to native habitats that will sustai...Wobble hypothesis stands up, NC state researcher finds
...ate University biochemist advances the fundamental biology of how genetic information, encoded in DNA, is decoded for the production of proteins. Dr. Paul F. Agris, professor of biochemistry at NC State, and academic colleagues from England and Poland show concrete evidence in favor of the 1966 "Wobble Hypo...New drug sidesteps Gleevec resistance in human trials
... one, are being refined and improved by structural biology studies that show how the drugs "fit" with their target, and how mutations alter the shape of that target. In this case, the drug's target is the Abelson tyrosine kinase (ABL), an enzyme that becomes overactivated by a chromosomal mix-up that occurs ...Free radicals and fertilization: Study reveals egg protection secret
...ssue of Developmental Cell , solves a century-old biology riddle. In most animals, such as sea urchins, fish..., senior scientist on the project and professor of biology in the Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry. "Cells can take one process, ......ics, gynecology and reproductive sciences and cell biology and physiology in Pitt's School of Medicine. "This is a significant step forward and gives us hope for eventually being able to derive embryonic stem cells through therapeutic cloning." In therapeutic cloning, limited cell division is induced in an u...