Revolutionary nanotechnology illuminates brain cells at work
... about the vast complexities of the brain over the coming years, such as the role of glial cells in the process of glutamate removal from the synaptic cleft. It's fascinating to see a tool that we are using in plant biology open new areas in neuroscience."...JCI table of contents July 1, 2005
...hp?id=24307 ONCOLOGY TGF beta system sees cancer coming TGF beta1 is a protein that has both tumor suppression and promotion effects. Although it is clear that the TGF beta type II receptor (TGFbetaRII) is required for TGF beta1-mediated tumor suppression, studies regarding to the role of in TGFbeta1-me...New technique helps identify multiple DNA regulatory sites
...factors at a time, or combinations of factors, are coming together physically and how these combinations regulate genes." "To accomplish this," Komorowski said, "we used a machine learning technique called rough sets to mathematically model general rules that could associate known binding sites and gene ...Joslin's new textbook is leading source for advances in diabetes care
... at epidemic proportions and research advances are coming quickly." Tailored to primary care and specialty practitioners, the 1,209-page book, published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins of Philadelphia, harnesses the expertise of more than 125 diabetes authorities worldwide. Significantly expanding the prev...Temple engineers recieve NSF grant to develop interactive high school biology curriculum
...ts will be charged with analyzing the evidence and coming to their own conclusion in the case, making it an effective case study for examining some of the social aspects of the nature of science. The third module deals with the use of mitochondrial DNA to evaluate two competing theories of the origin of Hom...Study in Royal Society journal on heritability of female orgasm
...learned from 2001 and the advances possible in the coming years. Contact: Dr MJ Keeling, Department of Biological Sciences & Maths Institute, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, COVENTRY, CV4 7AL Prey survival by predator intimidation an experimental study of peacock butterfly defence against blue ti...'Molecular zipper' may hold important clues to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and mad cow disease
...nt, and exceedingly strange. We believe we are now coming to grips with these proteins." The researchers discovered that their measurements from the fibrils can all be characterized by what they describe as a "cross-beta diffraction pattern," Sawaya said. "They diffract in such a way that tells us there are...Space measurements of carbon offer clearer view of Earth's climate future
...i-operational carbon observation system during the coming decade. Roger Dargaville of IGCO stated that satellite systems would be an important part of the Implementation Plan, and the workshop had been a useful opportunity to learn about latest developments....Researchers identify new catfish family
...muscles anchor to the sides of the bone instead of coming up on top. That and a number of other characters clearly indicate it has nothing to do with ictalurids." The animal and plant life of Mesoamerica is exceptionally diverse with distinct origins from North America, South America and adjacent oceans. Th...Holographic movies show promise for medical, military applications
...at UT Southwestern. While such movies will not be coming soon to a theater near you, they have earned Dr. Garner and his "holographic television" a spot on Popular Science magazine's list of the top five "great ideas for the future," featured in the June 2005 issue. "I thought it was great that we made th...NIH awards $10.4 million to Scripps Research Institute and Scripps Florida
... compounds from the Small Molecule Repository, and coming up with new chemical probes to study the normal and abnormal physiology of cells, organs, model systems, and/or organisms. "With this sort of approach, we can learn things we would not necessarily have stumbled across given what we c...UC San Diego undergraduates do cyberinfrastructure research in Asia, Australia
... Osaka scientists for further research on the data coming from the instruments on both ends. Taiwan Professor Fang-Pang Lin at Taiwan's National Center for High-performance Computing (NCHC) in Hsinchu will mentor three visiting UCSD undergrad researchers. Bioengineering junior Shirley Lee will enhance a dis...Chemical Society announces EPA awards for environmentally friendly technologies
...ng trans fat. With mandatory labeling of trans fat coming Jan. 1, 2006, companies in the food industry have been searching for ways to lower and remove the trans fat content in a wide range of products: margarine, bread, cookies and packaged foods such as macaroni and cheese, among others. Scientific eviden...Researchers find evidence of photosynthesis deep within the ocean
...t doesn't live off sunlight but from the dim light coming from hydrothermal vents nearly 2,400 meters (7,875... interface between the extremely hot water (350 C) coming from a flange vent and the very cold water (2 C) surrounding it. The research team is led by J. Tho...Environmental chemical cocktail may sabotage sperm
...h soya in the diet and exposure to other compounds coming from plastics etc, we need to investigate their possible effects on the fertility of human sperm as quickly as possible."...Scripps scientists identify target of an immune suppression molecule called CD22itself
...derstanding these mechanisms will be important for coming up with new ways of addressing immunologic disorders [that involve B cell activation]." Like a Wad of Stolen Cash B lymphocytes are like those brightly colored explosive dye packs that bank tellers carefully tuck into stacks of bills handed over to...NASA satellite data capture a big climate effect on tiny ocean life
...nkton blooms. SeaWiFS measures the amount of light coming out of the ocean at different wavelengths and can determine the intensity of plant pigment, or greenness, and the number of individual phytoplankton cells. A dramatic recovery from the strong 1997-98 El Nio led to La Nia conditions in the Pacific Oce...NCAR analysis shows widespread pollution from 2004 wildfires
...llowed them to distinguish between carbon monoxide coming from the wildfires and from other sources. The team concluded that the Alaskan and Canadian wildfires emitted about 30 teragrams of carbon monoxide from June through August of last year. Because of the wildfires, ground-level concentrations of ozone ...Dirk Inz receives the Francqui Prize for Biological and Medical Sciences 2005
...essing challenges that lie before humankind in the coming 100 years: providing sufficient high-quality food to the exponentially growing world population, assuring sufficient water supply, safeguarding bio-diversity, and finding a solution for the world's rapidly dwindling oil reserves. Prof. Inz illustrate......thnic group can be singled out by patenting. Women coming to be tested for breast cancer will have to be asked whether they are Ashkenazi Jewish or not. If they are, the healthcare providers will only be able to offer the test if they paid for a licence or they will have to send the women's samples abroad....