Look at past sea-level rise points to troubling future
...abama's Mobile Bay. Analyses have begun to yield a catalogue of reactions that Gulf coastal features undergo in response to specific rates of sea-level rise. "We know that Sabine bank, a seafloor formation about 20 miles offshore along the Texas-Louisiana border, was a barrier island until just a few thousand ...NIDCR launches unique initiative on oral biofilm
...vative, three-year study to compile the first full catalogue of genes found in oral biofilms, the sticky bacteria-laden films that form on our teeth and gums. The study, which will yield many tens of thousands of genes exceeding the number identified in the landmark Human Genome Project - will also attempt ...Chicken genome will help our understanding of humans and improve agriculture
... for over a century and the availability of a gene catalogue for the species will boost research in this area." From the sequencing of the human and other mammalian genomes we have a large number of genes for which the function is still a mystery. The chicken is located part way between mammals and fish in the...Time to rewrite the species rulebook, MSU scientists say
...iences, suggest that new definitions are needed to catalogue bacteria single-celled organisms with at least a ...ced genome gives scientists what amounts to a card catalogue guide to an organism's genetic information. The MSU scientists downloaded the already-sequenced ba...Classical subject underpins new biomedical advances
...medical advances as it seeks to understand how the catalogue of our genes, the human genome, is exploited to generate and maintain the human body." Michael J. Shipston, Professor of Physiology and Director of the Centre for Integrative Physiology at the University, will discuss the importance of communication ...Winners of AIBS Media Awards announced
...y, which examines current attempts to discover and catalogue all the living organisms of the earth, "used clear and simple language for a lay audience to demonstrate how complex the natural world is. It used natural sounds effectively, and did not rely solely on people talking, allowing the audience to visuali...Woods Hole Research Center plans controlled burn in Amazon rainforest
... the burning inventories of thousands of trees to catalogue their species, size, and number, surveys of seedlings, measurements of fuel on the forest floor, censuses of mammals, amphibians, and birds, and monthly measurements of canopy closure at 400 points within each square kilometer of forest. After the bu...MSU researchers receive $4 million grant to uncover gene functions
... Arabidopsis 2010 project is a worldwide effort to catalogue the function of every gene in the plant C something never before accomplished with any plant or animal. The $4 million grant begins Dec. 1 and will continue for four years. The project will create eight full-time jobs for technicians, graduate studen...Study identifies several new bacterial species associated with common infection in women
...trains catalogued there. Now that a more complete catalogue of bacterial strains has been assembled, Fredricks said work can begin looking for specific associations between individual species and the more adverse health problems linked to BV. Fredricks said the larger lesson from PCR analysis is just how comp...Winners of 2005 AAAS Science Journalism Awards
...ica. Grossman introduces online visitors to a rich catalogue of critters, including the fossa, a remarkable predator that looks like a cross between a cat and a dog and loves to snack on lemurs, the tree-dwelling primates for which Madagascar is famous. Diedtra Henderson of the Boston Globe said Grossman give...Setting the standard for computer models of life
Biologists are making a concerted effort to catalogue all the molecular components of living things, from the smallest molecules and ions to the genetic code. These 'parts lists' help them to build computer models that simulate living processes. By combining models of simple processes they hope to under...UC San Diego partners with Venter Institute to build marine microbial genomics cyberinfrastructure
... in the world's oceans to produce the largest gene catalogue ever assembled. Sorcerer II is expected to more than double the number of protein sequences currently available in the National Institutes of Health's GenBank. The metagenomics database will include new sequences, genes and gene families, together wi...Astronomer announces shortlist of stellar candidates for habitable worlds
...ncement of Science in St. Louis. Out of an initial catalogue of 17,129 "habitable stellar systems" that Turnbull and her colleagues published in 2003, she selected a handful of stars that she considers her best bets, based on a variety of screening criteria. Turnbull offered five top candidate stars for those ......t to become more prevalent and cause disease. The catalogue of capsules from all known strains will help in th...mperial College and a co-author of the study. "The catalogue of capsular genes will help us develop better methods to monitor the effect of the vaccine and allow...Broad Institute scientists awarded $18M CARE grant
...n of the Haplotype Map ("HapMap"), a comprehensive catalogue of common genetic differences in humans, has laid the groundwork needed to begin this task. Combining this knowledge with the NHLBI's information about the incidence and progression of disease in diverse populations allows scientists to now draw mean......have shown how cutting-edge methods can be used to catalogue the entire inventory of active proteins in cell organelles at a particular moment. Their work sheds considerable light on how cells use proteins. The work is published in the journal Cell (Cell 125, 1-13). Cells are like small cities. They contain al...Proteins linked to cancer prevention in humans affect aging in worms
... therapies for cancer and aging. The job now is to catalogue the genes and find out which ones have these dual properties. There is lot of work to be done in many labs and by many people." "This work brings a new richness and sophistication to the way we think about longevity interventions," said Dale Bredese...New phase for Global Biodiversity Information Facility
...he next 5 years GBIF expects to see the electronic catalogue of scientific names (needed to search for data on species) at least 95% completed. Also, new databases will be generated by GBIF partners, and these will make up to 900 million digital data records available to users such as biodiversity policy make...NIH unprecedented genetic study may help identify people most at risk for alcoholism
... but this research has given us the most extensive catalogue yet of the genetic variations that may contribute to the hereditary nature of this disease," says NIDA Director Dr. Nora D. Volkow. "We now have new tools that will allow us to better understand the physiological foundation of addiction." "This is......es identified for this study. Researchers hope to catalogue and confirm the functions of these genes and identify the disease consequences if these genes are defective. Since human and mice genes are similar, it is hoped that by inactivating mouse genes, one-by-one, the altered mice will yield clues about th...