Research marks giant step in potential of using stem cells to treat human disorders
...h the ability to grow into any tissue and have the capability for treating a variety of human diseases. Before stem cell treatments are developed, PDC researchers will determine the best conditions in which to grow these precious cells. PDC researchers will demonstrate their safety and effectiveness in the labo...Monkeys adapt robot arm as their own
...tation of brain structures allows the expansion of capability to use an artificial appendage with no loss of fun...s long been appreciated that adaptability is a key capability of the prefrontal cortex that is a hallmark of the human brain. It gives us the ability to design, c...ESA's Epidemio and Respond assist during Angolan Marburg outbreak
...nd the European Union to build a global monitoring capability in support of Europe's environmental and sustainable development goals. On behalf of Respond, UNOSAT in collaboration with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and with DLR provided WHO with a map of the city of Cabinda, UNOSAT a...Ophthalmologists implant five patients with artificial silicon retina microchip
...perience improvement in vision and what resolution capability these patients might eventually have. "Although we hope that all patients receiving the chip will experience some improvement in visual function, we can't say for sure how these patients will respond to this new treatment since this is still an exper...Improved cancer treatments aim of new biology research program
...re to Alberta speaks volumes about the quality and capability of our information and communications technology sector and of the good work being done by iCORE," said Victor Doerksen, Minister of Innovation and Science. "High quality professionals are the backbone of Alberta's innovation agenda and the key to o...A frog's life is food for thought
...nt of their body mass and maximise their digestive capability from the outset," Ms Cramp said. Little is known about the effects of prolonged food deprivation on the gut of animals that go without food for long periods. Ms Cramp's study is helping explain why animals such as the green-striped burrowing frog ar...Method holds promise in identifying markers of non-metastatic vs. metastatic breast cancer
... activity between cancer cell lines with differing capability to spread to distant organs (metastasize) but derived from the same human breast cancer. This eliminates the problem of irrelevant genetic variability among tumors derived from different patients. The study, performed in the lab of Dr. David Tarin...A decade after launch, ERS-2's mission continues
...tiative to create an independent global monitoring capability in support of European policy goals. Near-real time results for weather forecasting and ozone monitoring ERS-2 also carries a C-band scatterometer measuring ocean wind fields the only instrument of its type currently in orbit, capable of making ...Scientists develop technology to detect cancer
...e sensitivity of high-powered microscopes with the capability of analysing many samples at a time." As part of their research to develop the new technology, the team, based at the University of Liverpool Cancer Research Centre, analysed the methylation profile of 47 genes in lung specimens from 48 patients with...Microscopes at microscopic size
...targets within the cells. Researchers can use this capability to examine cellular conditions for certain diseases or to develop new treatments by studying the way cells react to a drug. The biochips also raise the possibility of a micro-laboratory, the size of a credit card, which would be able to perform medic...Society of Nuclear Medicine offers program to meet patients' current, future needs for radionuclides
...the NRPE national program calls for developing the capability to produce large quantities of radionuclides to maintain existing technologies and stimulate future growth in the biomedical sciences. It suggests that medical and industrial users collaborate to assess radionuclide needs and transfer technologies to...Weather forecasts may be predictors for prevalence of West Nile virus
...ll be tested this summer to assess the forecasting capability of a prototype model that can provide public health wildlife professionals with warning of periods when West Nile virus is most likely to pose a threat....Scientists discover that host cell lipids facilitate bacterial movement
...bility of the bacterium to move within cells. This capability is unique to Listeria and is not found in another intracellular bacteria, Shigella. Our experiments show that Listeria is a simplified model system for studying how phosphoinositides regulate the actin cytoskeleton, and this model promises to yield a...Harnessing microbes, one by one, to build a better nanoworld
...rial cells one by one. Built into a sensor, such a capability would enable real-time detection of dangerous biological agents, including anthrax and other microbial pathogens. "The results here are significant because while there has been much attention paid to the ability to manipulate nanoscale objects such a...$3.5 million for computer simulation of molecules
...lead a team of researchers to develop and add this capability to molecular simulation software. This advance, in turn, will greatly expand the application of molecular simulation techniques to many new scientific and engineering problems, such as the design of new sensors to detect chemical and biological warfa...Fruit fly study points to treatment for fragile X syndrome
... They found that treatment with the drugs restored capability of the mutant flies for experience-dependent courtship behavior modification. Also, the researchers found that the restoration of this courtship behavior occurred through a reduction in mGluR activity. "In sum, our results indicate that enhanced mGlu...The world's smallest synchrotron, MIRRORCLE-6X, now commercially available
...pplications. Notable is the phase contrast imaging capability where biological soft tissue is readily visible vs. conventional X-ray images, to nondestructive testing where metal, plastic, and rubber parts can be imaged simultaneously. The future looks bright for the World's smallest synchrotron. Continued res...Molecular machine may lead to new drugs to combat human diseases
... to cut out malfunctioning genes. Introns' unique capability of cutting and pasting apparently has been conserved since life evolved. "It's thought that RNA, or a molecule related to RNA, possibly were the first biomolecules, because they are capable of both performing work and carrying around their own geneti...Marine seaweed can detoxify organic pollutants
...s, but more powerful and effective. Until now, the capability of marine seaweeds to deal with these toxins had never before been demonstrated. It's unclear yet whether similar plants can be identified, the researchers said, that will perform this function in terrestrial fresh waters, such as streams or lakes. ...New lensless imaging technique opens door to nanoscale world
...flower coming into bloom. This confers a brand new capability to study the nonrepeatable aspects of biological, physical and chemical processes occurring on dizzyingly fast time scales. A few areas of investigation include proteins attaching to each other step by step and polymer chains assembling into ordered ...