Expression of 'Blimp1' gene leads to the discovery of cells responsible for skin's sebaceous gland
...Mice may not get zits, but they do have oily skin. This week, new ...research on mice from Rockefeller University shows how the cells ...responsible for oil production develop, and uncovers clues about how ...stem cells renew and differentiate. ......The research focuses on the skins sebaceous gland, which is linked to ...the hair shaft and secretes an oily mixture called sebum. But until ......Statement from Dr. Alan I. Leshner, CEO of AAAS, on the Kansas State Board of Education vote
A statement from Dr. Alan I. Leshner, CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and executive publisher of the journal Science, regarding the 8 November 2005 vote by the Kansas State Board of Education: ... ..."Along with thousands of Kansas scientists, educators and other residents, we are deeply disturbed by the vote taken today by the Kansas State Board of Education. No ma...Pre-messenger RNA (pre-mRNA) splicing is an integral step in gene expression, removing introns that would otherwise disrupt the coding potential of gene transcripts. As published in the August 15th issue of G&D, Drs. Tommaso Villa and Christine Guthrie at UCSF have identified a novel splicing fidelity factor, as well as provide additional evidence for a two-step model of pre-mRNA splicing. The r...AAAS CEO Alan I. Leshner urges US to continue collecting job data on women workers
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The American Association for the Advancement of Science on Wednesday (18 May) urged the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to continue the collection of employer job counts of female workers, saying such data are crucial to understanding links between gender, income and productivity....... , joined thousands of organizations and private individuals who have opposed the plan announ...Institute for OneWorld Health CEO speaks at 2005 World Life Sciences Forum, BioVision
Victoria Hale, Ph.D., CEO and Founder of the Institute for OneWorld Health will provide perspectives on drug and vaccine development from a nonprofit pharmaceutical company's viewpoint at two events at BioVision. The biannual event of the World Life Sciences Forum fosters debate and exchange among representatives from science, society, and industry. OneWorld Health will also exhibit at BioVisi...AAAS CEO Alan I. Leshner registers 'strong concerns' over suppression of science films
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The following letter was sent Monday 28 March 2005 to 410 members of the by Alan I Leshner, CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and executive publisher of the journal Science. The letter was prompted by recent reports that Imax theaters in at least a dozen U.S. cities have declined to show films that endorse the science of evolution.... ... ...Dear Co...AAAS CEO Alan I. Leshner welcomes proposed Washington state legislation on stem cell research
WASHINGTON, D.C.-AAAS has welcomed efforts by Washington state legislators to pass a bill banning reproductive cloning in the state while allowing research on human embryonic stem cells. ...... In letters sent to two sponsors of the bill, Alan I. Leshner, the chief executive officer of AAAS and executive publisher of the journal , reaffirmed the association's position that cloning to extract ste...Raymond V. Gilmartin, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Merck and Co., Inc., will visit New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) on Feb. 23 to deliver a lecture titled "A Prescription for Change in U.S. Health Care." ... As more and more Americans come to rely on prescription drugs to meet their health care needs, the pharmaceutical industry is receiving increasing attention fro...Washington, DC -- A statement from Dr. Alan I....Leshner, CEO of the American Association for the...Advancement of Science and executive publisher of...the journal Science, on the debate over research...cloning that is scheduled to begin at the United...Nations on Thursday 21 October 2004:... ..."We realize that this issue generates intense...debate. We have long opposed human cloning to...pro...