Scientists seek useful traits in wild cottons
...ther scientists and the public. This database will complement the Texas A&M University System's cotton breeding program, Gannaway said. An overview of that program is online at http://lubbock.tamu.edu/news/2007/LScapesWinter06.pdf . Under Gannaway's guidance as lead researcher, Experiment Station resea...Leading the fight against food poisoning
...logy which has been developed at the University to complement the existing phage expertise of GangaGen. This is ...hage product for the control of Campylobacter will complement GangaGens food safety product portfolio, which also includes phage products against Salmonella and E...Minister Lunn announces $39.6M for next phase of mountain pine beetle response
...his year, our Government committed $200 million to complement and support the efforts of the province and local communities to fight the spread of the beetle, protect communities and address the long-term impacts of the infestation. I am pleased to announce the delivery of the next instalment of that commitment...Cell Press announces new partnership with the American Society of Human Genetics
... The American Journal of Human Genetics as a great complement to Cell Presss content and mission, said Lynne Herndon, President and CEO of Cell Press. For more than 50 years, AJHG has published research and reviews relating to heredity in humans and to the application of genetic principles in medicine, public...Researchers isolate new risk marker for overweight children
...produced in the intestine called chylomicrons, may complement LDL cholesterol as a marker that doctors should look for when gauging a patient's risk of developing CVD. "We are not measuring the right things and not understanding all the processes that cause CVD," Proctor said. "This study adds to a growing bo...Modern brains have an ancient core
... and body-wide effects, rendering them the perfect complement to the fast and precise nervous system of vertebrates. Also insects and nematode worms rely on the secretion of hormones to transmit information, but the compounds they use are often very different from the vertebrate counterparts. This suggested tha...Bioinformatics-related methods are featured in Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
...ive of disease. This valuable information can both complement and drive the more traditional laboratory-based experimental studies. This months release of Cold Spring Harbor Protocols highlights two articles that discuss the principles and applications of cutting-edge bioinformatics software programs; both ar......gy and stem cell research, it will be an excellent complement to EMBLs focus on basic research in molecular biology. Since its foundation in 1974, EMBL has continuously expanded its membership and now encompasses all of Western Europe, Iceland and Israel. The joining of Australia as the first associate member...Gene variant increases risk of blindness
...fected people. They found that a variant in the complement C3 gene influenced the risk of developing AMD. For...s the risk of both forms of the disease. The complement C3 gene has a central role in the immune system. The results of this research provide strong evidenc...Can the tonsils influence oral HIV transmission?
...al molecules that may bind and entrap HIV, such as complement receptors and FcR, were also higher in the tonsils. However, when antiviral proteins were examined, lower levels of SLPI (secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor), defensins, and thrombospondin were found in the tonsils. Altogether, Moutsopoulos et ...After a decades-long search, scientists identify new genetic risk factors for multiple sclerosis
... unclear. "A major effort to understand the full complement of genes involved in MS will be necessary to completely understand the disease," said Dr. Hafler, adding that all of the data from the genome scan will be made publicly available for future investigations. ...New databases put wings on search for bipolar risk genes
...atry/moods/bioinformoodics/index.html is meant to complement the massive bodies of genetic data generated already by the Human Genome Project, the International HapMap Consortium and the Genetic Analysis Information Network. This database describes the clinical picture of bipolar disorder in the fullest det...Census of Marine Life historians detail collapse of bluefin tuna population off northern Europe
...in the northern waters of the eastern Atlantic and complement prior data showing that the western and eastern stocks of north Atlantic bluefin mingle in rich foraging grounds of the central Atlantic, says Barbara Block, chief scientist of the CoML Tagging of Pacific Predators program and TAG. Its possible a...Anthrax bacterium's deadly secrets probed
...acillus anthracis, which causes anthrax. The full complement of proteins produced by the Bacillus family was fed into the workflow. The number of secreted proteins predicted for each member ranged between 350 and 500. The secreted proteins were then put through a second workflow which placed them into group...News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
...t highly regulated were involved in the microglial complement cascade. Messenger RNAs for C1qb, C3, and C4 were ...r injury and were expressed only in microglia. The complement cascade culminates in C5 and C5a receptor (C5aR) activation and formation of the membrane attack com...ESF EURYI award winner aims to stop cancer cells reading their own DNA
...ormation flow that tumours need to grow, and could complement existing cancer therapies, while in the longer term bringing the promise of improved outcomes with greatly reduced side effects. There are three primary ways of treating cancer at present, and these have fundamentally changed little in 30 years. In ......d said. We expect this new technique to serve as a complement to electron microscopy, which has a resolution of approximately 10 nanometers. ...