UCSD bioinformatics researcher studies tumor genome architectures with career award
...irginia-bred researcher majored in mathematics and biology as an undergraduate at MIT. Raphael then came to U... the computer science department, math department, biology department, or in an interdisciplinary center." Raphael says that he favors teaching in a quantitati...MIT creates new model of cancer syndrome
...stant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, biology undergraduates Zachary Ruhe and Bob Yin, former research technician Nicholas Willis, and research affiliate Denise Crowley. Roderick Bronson of Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine also contributed to this work. ...Case announces launch of gene expression analysis software
...ene expression data -- one of the hottest areas of biology research. Gene expression data is becoming abundant with the popularity of microarrays. Microarrays, or gene chips, allow researchers to simultaneously assess the relative expression of thousands of genes. While this technology produces rich sources...Blocking cell suicide switch fails to stop prion damage in mouse brains
... author David Harris, M.D, Ph.D, professor of cell biology and physiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. "There's a great deal of effort being put into developing treatments for neurodegenerative disorders that would inhibit neuron death. Our results suggest that if we just prevent...National Evolutionary Synthesis Center launches in Durham, North Carolina
...edu )--are to "serve the needs of the evolutionary biology community by providing mechanisms to foster synthetic, collaborative, cross-disciplinary studies. It will play a pivotal role in the further unification of the biological sciences as it draws together knowledge from disparate biological fields to inc...Inexpensive, mass-produced genes at core of synthetic biology advances at UH
... are being made in the emerging field of synthetic biology at the University of Houston, now allowing researc.... Xiaolian Gao, a professor in the department of biology and biochemistry at UH, works at the leading edge of this field. Her recent findings on how to mass...MSI reveals invention for detection and precise quantification of molecules
... textbook example of how research into fundamental biology can spin off applications that might impact human ... with computer modeling. Work at MSI aims to weave biology together with physics, engineering, computer science, and mathematics to enable precise, quantitativ...'Jumping gene' helps explain immune system's abilities
...," says Nancy Craig, Ph.D., professor of molecular biology and genetics in Johns Hopkins' Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. "It provides the first real evidence that the genetic processes behind antigen diversity might have evolved from the activity o...Ocean colour satellites guide research ship through South Pacific's watery desert
...n and carrying out genetic analysis with molecular biology and also measuring concentrations of trace elements like iron, phosphate, nitrate and silicon to improve understand marine biogeochemical cycles in the South Pacific. The researchers also directly measured the bio-optical pro...Shedding feathers early may enhance sex appeal, new songbird study shows
..., who conducted the research as part of his PhD in biology at Queen's, supervised by Professors Laurene Ratcliffe (Queen's Biology) and Peter Marra (Smithsonian Environmental Research Center). "Their replacement feathers, grown en route, are less colourful than those of birds that had time to molt before mi...An unusual RNA structure in the SARS virus offers a promising target for antiviral drugs
...s, professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) professor; Haller Igel, a research associate in the Ares lab; David Haussler, professor of biomolecular engineering and a HHMI investigator; and Robert Baertsch, a graduate student working with Haussler. ...UCSD discovery shows how embryonic stem cells perform 'quality control' inspections
...er cells," says Yang Xu, an associate professor of biology at UCSD who headed the research team. "Since DNA damage can occur during normal cellular propagation as well as after the exposure of cells to DNA-damaging radiation and chemicals, it is critical for the embryonic stem cells to develop stringent ...Finding cures for tropical diseases: Is open source an answer?
...rgets, and posting data from related chemistry and biology experiments. Volunteers could use chat rooms and bulletin boards to announce discoveries and debate future research directions. Over time, the most dedicated and proficient volunteers would become leaders." The key to TDI's success, they argue, is t...'From the Sidelines' describes the making of a scientific revolution
...E, Ore. -- A new book about the birth of molecular biology provides an insider's view of the greats -- from Max Delbrck and Salvador Luria, the two "enemy aliens" who started the Phage Course at Cold Spring Harbor on Long Island; to James Watson and Francis Crick, co-discoverers of the structure of DNA; to t...New painkiller was born in Utah
...ars later, Olivera is a distinguished professor of biology who still studies cone snails and how substances i... professor of psychiatry and research professor of biology at the university. McIntosh says his experience as an 18-year-old working in Olivera's laboratory ...Suspect protein found to play protective role in chronic lung disease
... associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the UT Medical School at Houston. By completely removing the protein, known as the A 1 adenosine receptor, from a diseased line of mice, "we can be sure that what we are dealing with are A 1 receptor responses," Blackburn said. "In our model o...Urban ecology study witnessing the birth of a 'designer ecosystem'
...ts call the "trophic structure" making the city's biology systematically different from the desert's. "We've been monitoring and assessing the nature of trophic structure of Phoenix's wildlife the big animals, the smaller animals that they eat and the plants that they eat," Redman said. "You're spreading w...Genome comparison of four campylobacter strains yields new genetic markers and clues to virulence
... understand why there are major differences in the biology of various Campylobacter strains. "Using comparative genomics, we have developed a blueprint for the analysis of this family of bacteria," says Derrick Fouts, a scientist at The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) who is the first author of ...Study pinpoints protein's role in heart failure prevention
...ofessor of pharmacology and cell and developmental biology at UNC. He also directs the Carolina Cardiovascular Biology Center. In a report published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Dec. 28, Patterson and co-authors said MuRF1 was responsible for signaling oth...MSI releases 'moleculizer' - a new approach to simulation of intracellular biochemical networks
...ns can be powerful tools in contemporary molecular biology research, aiding scientists in analyzing data and ...g, computer science, and mathematics together with biology and chemistry to enable precise, quantitative, prediction of the future behaviors of biological syst...