Bee mites suppress bee immunity, open door for viruses and bacteria
...tes, their production of GOX decreases. "As mites build up, we suspect that not as much GOX is found in the honey and the honey has more bacteria," says Cox-Foster. "It is likely that the combination of increased mite infestation, virus infection and bacteria is the cause of the two-week death collapse o...Researchers find first gene for inherited testicular cancer in mice
...ess to change the RNA sequence in specific ways to build proteins. "For the first time, we know the identity of one of the genes that controls inherited susceptibility. This gene and other functionally related genes might be used to diagnose at-risk individuals for more careful monitoring. And perhaps by...Dye to pinpoint diseases and pathogens
...ile commercial development will still be needed to build a portable technology to facilitate this detection strategy, this research provides the basis for a re-usable, quick and compact sample testing system. "The idea here is to have something like a thermometer that will monitor the environment and the b...ORNL nanoscience center 'jump starts' medical compound device
...y efficiently find a solution. The challenge is to build more and more intelligence into a closed-loop discovery machine that synthesizes the drug, tests it, gets information along the way, feeds it back, and optimizes the drug to the desired properties." The concept presents the potential for "point of us...Stem cell research in New York City receives pivotal boost from The Starr Foundation
...ve Collaboration in Stem Cell Biology--In order to build a broad, fully integrated community of stem cell researchers from all three institutions, funds will be earmarked to support collaborative efforts. This funding will promote joint ventures among researchers and the regular exchange of ideas. Grad...Study: 'homemade' gene expression technology unreliable
...e that on a glass slide repetitively until one can build up hundreds of thousands of different spots on this glass array," Spencer said. But as commercial platforms improved over time, many laboratory or "home-built" platforms have not, he said. "The fruits of the research done on some of the early homema...From sound analysis to nicotine addiction
...cal effects on the central nervous system" aims to build on what has already led to new discoveries concerning alcoholism in order to gain new understanding of the most widespread "popular addiction", nicotine dependency. The project is not only scientifically ambitious. It is also an important venture fro...New technique helps identify multiple DNA regulatory sites
...oland in the 1980s and is particularly suitable to build models from incomplete and uncertain data. It has been used in applications ranging from medical and financial data analysis to voice recognition and image processing. Applied to gene regulation, the approach was able to predict the location of regul...Temple engineers recieve NSF grant to develop interactive high school biology curriculum
...e you take those experiments and you analyze them, build a hypothesis from them and try to replicate the data. Using INVISSIBLE, students will interact in the three scenarios that reflect the authentic experiences of a scientist engaged in using scientific inquiry methods. The students must use scientific ...CI launches unprecedented marine conservation initiatives
...will test the effectiveness of management regimes, build scientific infrastructure, increase training for researchers and practitioners, and significantly expand the knowledge base relating to the conservation needs of marine ecosystems and their human communities. CI, IUCN-Species Survival Commission, IUC...Once given 'no respect,' cells' tiny RNAS take driver's seat
...her forms of RNA -- like the messenger RNA used to build proteins. However, microRNAs are immediately processed by cellular machinery that deals with what is known as RNA interference -- a biological phenomenon that specifically prevents RNA from being used to make proteins. Accompanying the Hopkins paper ...Scientists see human kidney development through fruit fly eyes
...s to solve the same problem--the problem of how to build intricate, fine-structured, tissues from a loose collection of cells," Cagan says. "The questions we are asking in the fruit fly--about how cells are sorted--are questions we couldn't dream of asking by using the mammalian kidney," Cagan continues. ...Junk DNA shapes social behavior
...set a clear course for the next step. They want to build upon previous studies that identified a microsatellite sequence in the human vasopressin receptor that varies in length. "The variability in the microsatellite could account for some of the diversity in human social personality traits," explains Hamm...New study demonstrated add-on effects of ACTOS (pioglitazone HCl)
...icals North America. "Additionally, these results build on the growing body of evidence that ACTOS can confer benefits beyond blood glucose reduction: it can increase HDL and lower triglycerides. Low HDL cholesterol and elevated triglycerides represent cardiovascular risk factors for patients with type 2...U. Iowa finding speeds up immunization booster schedule
...amount of immunity and booster shots are needed to build up immunity to protective levels. The second reason is due to the fact that a substantial "lag time" is required by the immune system between initial immunization and subsequent booster shots to maximize the size of each boost. Researchers at the Uni...Mayan stingless bee keeping: Going, going, gone?
...l of meliponiculture as a way of life, but also to build up breeding stock to be re-introduced into the wild where bees play an important role as pollinators," Roubik explains. But beekeeping is fast becoming a global monoculture. Africanized honey bees produce more honey, and therefore are an economica...Phase I study examines biomarkers for response to erlotinib in glioma
...II trial. "Future trials of EGFR inhibitors should build on our current findings and with prospective molecular profiling should establish the most appropriate agent(s) for each individual patient. Clearly, in clinical trials testing signaling inhibitors, selection of patients with appropriate molecular ch...UCLA engineering professor Jennifer Jay named recipient of Presidential Early Career Award
... as they leap the fences, cross the boundaries and build the blocks of new and exciting areas of science," said Arden L. Bement Jr., National Science Foundation director. "They also pass on to many students their imaginative thinking, built into creative educational activities -- a form of leadership that ...NIH creates nationwide network of molecular libraries screening centers
...dvance the understanding of biological systems and build a better "toolbox" for medical researchers in the 21st century. The network is funded by all of the institutes of the NIH and co-administered by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) o...Columbia University launches multi-year campaign to support stem cell research
...lizing the first phase of a multi-year campaign to build upon the university's groundbreaking stem cell research and lead the effort to fully realize the therapeutic potential of stem cells. Of the $50 million goal for the first stage of the campaign, $25 million has been raised from the private sector, s...