Clones on task serve greater good, evolutionary study shows
...environmental hiccoughs. The scientific intrigue comes when scientists call a big family reunion, and discover that the A family all look close to alike, despite those subtle environmental differences. Family B, however, clearly didnt follow the family genetic rules, with some towering over the group, an......ietys Argentina Program. The creation of this park comes in the nick of time for many species that are threatened by the regions fisheries and energy industry. The new park serves as a nesting and feeding ground for some quarter million pairs of Magellanic penguin, estimated to represent 20 percent of th...Research shows skeleton to be endocrine organ
...lin sensitivity, and that this coordinating signal comes from the skeleton. Additionally, osteocalcin enhances the production of insulin-producing beta cells, which is considered one of the best, but currently unattainable, strategies to treat diabetes. People with type 2 diabetes have been shown to hav...The 'female advantage' in kidney disease does not extend to diabetic women
...tin, TX -- Women have a "female advantage" when it comes to chronic kidney disease. When compared to men, t...why the females lose the protective factor when it comes to diabetes estrogen and estrogen-like supplements protect the kidney in an animal model of d...Weizmann Institute scientists discover a control mechanism for metastasis
...ton an assembly of densely-packed protein fibers comes apart and the protein fibers then form thin threads on the outside of the cell membrane that push the cell away from its neighbors. In addition, a number of protein levels change: some get produced in higher quantities and some in less. To underst...In limiting life span, study finds booming bacteria innocent
...gy the flies expend to fight their burgeoning bugs comes without a longevity trade-off, the researchers said. Its a surprise, said John Tower of the University of Southern California. Even though the flies were accumulating so much bacteria and a robust immune response to that bacteria, its not limiting ...Not all embryonic stem cell lines are created equal
When it comes to generating neurons, researchers have found that not all embryonic stem (ES) cell lines are equal. In comparing neurons generated from two NIH-approved embryonic stem cell lines, scientists have uncovered significant differences in the mature, func...Genetic analysis finds greater threat in frog-killing fungus
...r lay dormant in an infected area until a new host comes along." Biologists are still determining exactly how this fungus, first identified in 1998, kills the amphibians it infects, but most believe that the pathogen disrupts the frogs' ability to absorb water through its skin. In the western United St...Satellite tracking will help answer questions about penguin travels
... been believed. It remains uncertain where the oil comes from -- it could be from a combination of sources, including seepage from offshore oil rigs and ballast water from passing ships. "We know that birds show up oiled back at our colony, so that means they're getting oiled somewhere betwee...Why nectar-feeding bats need a 'power drink' to fly
... to power their metabolism. Ultimately this energy comes from food, but usually only a small fraction of the energy being used comes directly from the food. Normally, most of the food is converted into storage and this is drawn on la...Gold nanoparticles may pan out as tool for cancer diagnosis
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - When it comes to searching out cancer cells, gold may turn out to be a precious metal. Purdue University researchers have created gold nanoparticles that are capable of identifying marker proteins on breast cancer cells, making the tiny particles a potential too...Investigating antibiotic use in acute care patients
...ever there is currently a major bottleneck when it comes to deciding which antibiotics to use. "Current protocols require pathogens to be cultured, leading to delays of some days before the bacteria to be targeted can be accurately identified. Dr Chin said for this reason it is important to develop a m...New research identifies anti-viral protein that may predict who might be at risk to develop lupus
...ing the threshold, so that when the wrong stimulus comes along, the cells of the immune system begin making the autoantibodies and the person develops SLE. The researchers are now working to identify the other players that are involved in the progression of SLE. They hope that as they know more, they may...20 Kentucky firms share $1.9 million from state to match federal SBIR-STTR awards
...rehensive funding. Kentucky is a leader when it comes to supporting our innovative small businesses, and the number of companies expressing an interest in this program proves that, said Governor Fletcher. These grants will be used to develop new technologies into commercial products. As these Kentucky s...Learning a second language -- Is it all in your head?
...s, we do not argue that biology is destiny when it comes to learning a second language, Wong emphasized. Adults with smaller volumes of left HG gray matter need not despair that they can never learn another language. We are already testing different learning strategies for participants whom we predict wil...Renewable energy wrecks environment
...ectrical equipment and gadgets. Solar power also comes in for criticism. A photovoltaic solar cell plant would require painting black about than 150 square kilometers plus land for storage and retrieval to equal a 1000 MWe nuclear plant. Moreover, every form of renewable energy involves vast infrastructu...Drug protects brain cells in Huntington's disease model, researchers find
...th in Huntingtons. One major input to the striatum comes from an area called the substantia nigra, which controls voluntary movements and sends signals to the striatum via nerve cells that release dopamine. The researchers conducted various coordination tests on both normal and genetically manipulated m...Synthetic adhesive mimics sticking powers of gecko and mussel
... healing. A geckos strong but temporary adhesion comes from a mechanical principle known as contact splitting. Each gecko foot has a flat pad that is densely packed with very fine hairs that are split at the ends, resulting in a greater number of contact points than if the hairs were not split. (The diam...Foxes get frisky in the far north
...es that some arctic foxes are mixing it up when it comes to mating. Until recently, wildlife biologists considered many species of caninesincluding foxes, wolves and coyotesto be monogamous. But molecular genetic techniques are starting to reveal complexities in mammalian mating systems that were not ap......of other people and empathize with them. When it comes to the influence of culture, they found that indeed, the mirror neuron network responds differently depending on whether we are looking at someone who shares our culture, or someone who doesnt. The researchers used two actors, one an American, the ...