Researchers map infectious hepatitis B virus
...from the cell nucleus. These results may offer new clues how the virus replicates in vivo." Other researchers of the study, titled "Native Hepatitis B Virions and Capsids Visualized by Electron Cryomicroscopy," were Kelly A. Dryden, Stefan F. Wieland, Christina Whitten-Bauer, and John L. Gerin....Global atmospheric carbon level may depend primarily on southernmost ocean
...rth reacted far back in history, which might offer clues to how it will behave in the future. "In the last ice age, for example, the atmosphere experienced very low levels of carbon dioxide, and no one is completely sure why," she said. "However, we now understand the Southern Ocean plays a large role in r...New method for dating art prints and early books borrows know-how from genetic science
...ts did not become flatter with time." Hedges found clues to the cause in printer's manuals from the 1600s, which instruct printers to scour and polish the copperplate to remove corrosion before each print run. "Blair Hedges' imaginative application of theories and technology from the fields of genetics and...Gene mutation may influence age at onset of Parkinson's disease
... contribute to Parkinson's disease offers valuable clues to the still-mysterious pathways of its development, write Roger N. Rosenberg, M.D., editor, Archives of Neurology, and Uwe Beffert, Ph.D., both of University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, in an accompanying editorial. The editoriali...Discovery could aid fight against cystic fibrosis infection
...onne National Laboratory (ANL) provided one of the clues that contributed to the HMS discovery. Working through a number of pathogenic proteins, ANL protein crystallographer Marianne Cuff saw a bagel-shaped pore that might be involved in transferring toxins into cells. She deposited the structure of the p...Research suggests cause of neurodegeneration in Huntington's disease
...models, and his results are sure to offer relevant clues to the mechanisms behind Huntingtons disease. Says Dr. Li, "If we can find the pathogenesis for Huntington's disease, or if we know how the mutant huntingtin affects the transporting inside cells, maybe then we can find some effective treatment to pr...Fear circuit flares as bipolar youth misread faces
... discovered. The study provides some of the first clues to the underlying workings of the episodes of mania and depression that disrupt friendships, school, and family life in up to one percent of children. Brain scans showed that the left amygdala, a fear hub, and related structures, activated more in y...New potential drug target in tuberculosis
...agram of its building plan - has yielded important clues about its activity. Qingjun Ma from Wilmanns' group purified LipB and obtained crystals of the molecule. Using the high-energy synchrotron radiation beamlines at EMBL Hamburg, on the campus of the German Electron Synchrotron Radiation Facility (DESY)...UAB researchers confirm HIV-1 originated in wild chimpanzees
... southern Cameroon. The findings provide important clues to how the disease migrated from non-human to human primates, and will be released Thursday (May 25) in ScienceExpress [ http://www.sciencemag.org/sciencexpress/recent.dtl ] and will be published in an upcoming issue of Science magazine. Although res...Study outlines eruption at undersea volcano
...untain Range of the Pacific Northwest and provides clues to terrestrial volcanic activity. Mount St. Helens...ocated near the undersea volcanoes may also harbor clues to the origin of life on Earth, many scientists believe. While much of the focus has been on Rota, b...Purdue researchers find 'switch' for skeletal-muscle atrophy
...structure of the heart and the skeleton to give us clues on how to specifically target muscles without the cardiac side effects," Pond said....Queensland scientists identify molecule that links both sides of the brain
...elen Cooper said her group's research provided new clues regarding development of the corpus callosum, the main connecting nerve tract that shuttles information between the left and right hemispheres of the adult brain. Using a mouse model, neuroscientists at The University of Queensland working with Ass...UF scientists restore sight to chickens with blinding disease
...onths after a child is born. "There are only a few clues that an infant may have this disease," Semple-Rowland said. "Often parents will notice that their child doesn't seem to be smiling at or looking at faces. Children may also poke or rub their eyes, behaviors clinically known as oculo-digital signs tha...Protein connections: A network to understand disease
... around the world. Now, the same concept provides clues to unraveling the mystery of how different mutations in different genes can cause diseases with very similar characteristics. In a paper in today's edition of the journal Cell, scientists from Baylor College of Medicine and Harvard Medical School des...Diverse sea 'bugs' revealed on landmark Atlantic cruise to census zooplankton
...the gut contents of fish, thus revealing important clues about what each species eat. Montana teacher Aboard the ship was teacher Joe Catron of Billings West High School, bringing the oceans to land-locked students of Montana through the ARMADA Project, an NSF-funded program coordinated by the Univers...Cholesterol gets 'thumbs up' for role in digit development
...secrets of the developing embryo and could provide clues for preventing devastating birth defects....A broken stress response system can contribute to Gleevec resistance
New clues to why some kinds of leukemia are more aggressive and deadly than others are coming from research examining the types of genetic damage that allow some blood cells to grow out of control, scientists report. According to Charles J. Sherr, a Howard Hu...Study reveals new genes for excessive alcohol drinking
...igh or low innate preference for alcohol, provides clues about the molecular mechanisms that underlie the tendency to drink heavily. A report of the findings appears in the April 18, 2006 issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "These findings provide a wealth of new insights into the mol...Insects that produce males from unfertilized eggs reveal a surprising cellular feat
...to making centrosomes, he said. They may also hold clues to the evolutionary origin of the Hymenoptera. Because the males of these insects develop from unfertilized eggs, they have half the number of chromosomes that females have--in technical terms, the males are haploid and the females are diploid. This...Scientists discover a new disease-causing bacterium in an immune-compromised patient
... 13 available genomes of CGD pathogens may provide clues to virulence properties that they share in common," according to the article....