Columbia University scientist wins 2004 Nobel Prize
... activates several odorant receptors, leading to a combined odorant pattern, which allows us to recognize and form memories of approximately 10,000 different odors. The combination of odorant receptors activated when we smell a rose tell us that it smells nice and is different from the combination of recepto...Research team develops nonhuman primate model of smallpox infection
...bling the human disease, in monkeys exposed by the combined route of infection. According to the authors, death usually occurred within six days of inoculation. Similar results were seen in monkeys that received the same dose of either virus by the intravenous route alone. Having demonstrated that it was pos...Putting physiology into the Nobel Prize: 2004 marks 100th anniversary of Pavlov's award
...ric secretory neural center, and, therefore, their combined effects were expressed in vagal efferent output and glandular secretion." In the eighth and last in a series of lectures that overcame the Nobel committee's objection to his lack of publication, Pavlov was "primarily concerned with the relationship b...Component of volcanic gas may have played a significant role in the origins of life on Earth
...carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, which were combined into amino acids, nucleotides, and the other the building blocks of life under the violent energy of lightning, solar radiation, comet impacts, and volcanic events that were present. In 1953, this theory was given a boost when a paper was pub...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 2004
...extraction and image and pattern recognition. This combined with ORNL's unparalleled LandScan population database provide national security personnel with a powerful system to safeguard the nation. Funding for this work is provided by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development program. [Contact: Ron Wal...UF scientists have bionanotechnology recipe to find elusive bacteria
... of a meter, about the size of several atoms. When combined with molecular biology, the possible applications of this nano-frontier are widespread and sound like the stuff of science fiction. Scientists currently are designing microscopic "nanobots", bioprobes and biosensors that, once implanted in the human ...Plastic surgeons perform first entire face reconstruction
..., too. A team of plastic surgeons has successfully combined several reconstructive techniques to help burn victims regain some sense of self without undergoing multiple painful procedures and huge scarring often associated with reconstructing the face, according to a study presented today at the American Soci...Surgeon General's report underscores the importance of new thinking on bone health
... supplement Citracal, which was used in the study, combined with weight-bearing and resistance exercises, provided significant improvement in bone mineral density (BMD) of postmenopausal women at specific important skeletal sites. Increasing bone mineral density is key to helping prevent the onset of osteopor...Study identifies target for preventing sexual transmission of HIV
...nd challenged them with high doses of a virus that combined the outer surface of HIV and the inner workings of SIV so called SHIV. The solution was successful in protecting the macaques without any detectable side effects. "There is still a lot of work to be done before we have an affordable, easy to use me...The long road to a promising malaria vaccine started at NYU School of Medicine
...of another protein found on the hepatitis B virus, combined with substances that enhance the immune response. The Nussenzweigs and their NYU colleagues were the first investigators to show that it was possible to generate an immune response against the CS protein, which occurs in all of the var...Researchers redrawing the Tree of Life
...n all the data generated at the seven labs will be combined and computer analyzed, a tree of life for flowering plants developed based on molecular information, and information from fossils, anatomy, and morphology imposed on the tree to confirm the relationships and come up with reliable groupings that will ...Genetic data crunching achieves milestone at Stanford
... the database every month. Statistics like these - combined with Stanford's invention of the microarray and the nine-person team devoted to maintaining the database - make Stanford a natural leader in the field. Several years ago the team made the database's source code publicly available, and Catherine Ball,...Three years of Proba, the 'smart' satellite that runs itself
...enough to perform controlled pitch and roll. That combined ability to retrieve hyperspectral and multi-angula...surement mission. A new type of solar spectrometer combined with high spacecraft performance will provide for the first time, high-data rate imaging of the Sun....Yerkes researchers to present array of new data at Society for Neuroscience Meeting
...tasks developed for use with nonhuman primates and combined them with noninvasive, infrared, eye-tracking technology to detect impaired memory in humans before major damage occurs in the brain. This finding could lead to the development of early intervention therapy to stop or slow the progression of Alzheime...New Italian research links migraine and endometriosis
...reatment started. For women needing contraception, combined injectable contraceptives, vaginal rings or progestin-only contraceptives should be the methods considered. "We don't really understand the link between the two conditions although some biochemical mediators have been implicated. It is possible tha...Reed biology professor receives $227,500 for E. coli research
...eral arts college. The intimate laboratory setting combined with state of the art equipment puts students in a highly competitive position for admission to graduate and medical schools, and for employment in the biotechnology sector. About Jay Mellies At Reed since 1999, Mellies received his B.A. in biochem...One-way processes speed degradation of coral reefs
... over 80 member societies and organizations with a combined membership of over 200,000....Other highlights in the November 3 JNCI
...ow quickly the body metabolizes the drug midazolam combined with genotyping could help to optimize irinotecan chemotherapy, according to a new study. Irinotecan has been approved for use as part of first- and second-line chemotherapy for colorectal cancer and also has moderate activity against breast cancer, ...Powerful 'toolkit' developed for functional profiling of yeast genes
...nes are missing." The researchers dubbed the combined technique dSLAM, for diploid-based synthetic lethality analysis on microarrays. "Diploid" reflects the second set of genes added to the yeast mutants, and "synthetic lethality" refers to genes that only kill the yeast if missing in combination. dSLAM...... Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), has combined data about the length, shape and structure of horses with analysis of horses in the field to develop mathematical and computer models of horse movement. Using the models the research team can then build 'theoretical limbs' on a computer and use them ...