The Ape in the Tree: An intellectual and natural history of proconsul
...ound that the original skeleton site preserved the contents of an ancient hollow tree: skeletons of carnivore's prey that had been carried to its lair. At least one Proconsul, then, was found in a tree. The team also found incredibly rich new sites, returning triumphantly to Nairobi with an unprecedented ...Novel gene-silencing nanoparticles shown to inhibit Ewing's sarcoma
...cidified, causing the nanoparticles to release its contents the siRNA. "Since transferrin receptors are upregulated in tumor cells, this delivery system will home in on tumor cells, leaving normal cells in tact," Hu said. To test their new delivery system, the scientists targeted tumor cells from the patien...Readers of genome decipher signatures of cancer patient outcomes
...amily of diseases known as cancer. By perusing the contents from the Human Genome Project for clues into the molecular origins and risks for cancer, scientists are now defining sets of genes or "signature portfolios" that best describe a patient's chances for developing cancers, fending off malignancies, and ...Special issue links genetics and environment in aging studies
...blic Health provides an introduction. The table of contents is as follows: Introduction Jennifer R. Harris Comments James F. Crow and Thomas E. Johnson Social Environments and the Genetics of Aging: Advancing Knowledge of Protective Health Mechanisms Carol D. Ryff and Burton H. Singer Cognitive Change in Agin...Student work in human subjects protection sought for FDA conference at UH
...http://www.uh.edu/pharmacy/ohrp/agenda.htm ). The contents of the abstract and poster must present actual research and not simply a product description or announcement. The conference will explore options to meet the considerable challenges in protecting human subjects during research. Participants will h...'Grubby' research promises environmental/economic benefits
...on over time, Tomberlin couldn't screen the entire contents of any given tray for house fly larvae. Instead, he resorted to taking small samples and extrapolating estimates for the entire pile. One interesting note: The house fly larvae counts were actually higher in the piles treated with the pyrethroid inse...Genome of deadly amoeba shows surprising complexity, evidence of lateral gene transfer
...st author, TIGR scientist Brendan Loftus, says the contents of the amoeba's genome surprised many scientists. "The parts list we identified implies that E. histolytica may have re-engineered aspects of its metabolism," says Loftus, citing the protist's loss of some genes and its apparent gain of other bacteri...Chemical analysis of mushrooms shows their nutritional benefits
...ortabellas were off on their own in terms of their contents of oligosaccharides, beta-glucans and chitin." Chi...d to increase starch, total dietary fibers and fat contents and to decrease chitin concentrations in all of the mushrooms. "Some nutrients went up after cooking...Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...yndrome (SIDS). In the case study the intestinal contents of an eleven-week old infant who died suddenly were tested for the presence of C. botulinum. Vacuum cleaner dust from the patient's house was also collected and tested for the bacterium. Researchers found genetically similar isolates of C. botulinum...Ocean colour satellites guide research ship through South Pacific's watery desert
... BIOSOPE involved studying the biological contents of water using underwater video surveying as well as fishing zooplankton and carrying out genetic analysis with molecular biology and also measuring concentrations of trace elements like iron, phosphate, nitrate and silicon to improve understand ma...INEEL-designed system assists army with chemical weapon destruction
...l materiel, the technicians must first confirm the contents of drums and individual munitions before they can select the treatment and disposal alternative that best protects the environment, and the health and safety of workers and the public. The INEEL-designed and -fabricated Munitions Assessment System i...A puzzle posed by black-headed ducks yields to persistent biologists
...fferent experiments that involved manipulating the contents of nests. It was only in the fourth and final year of the study that the importance of intraspecific brood parasitism became apparent. "For some reason it was really prevalent and noticeable that year, and finally we had an explanation for the anomal...Poisoning solved after millions of years
...found in lake deposits. Among the mammals even the contents of the stomach are usually preserved. But how did these animals die? The well-filled stomachs are not exactly an indicator of disease or fatal debility. Until recently the cause of death was assumed to be, inter alia, gases of volcanic origin which m...Sea change: Skeletons of ancient corals different from today's
...ly, Ries adjusted the tanks' chemistry until their contents were in line with the prescribed "ancient" seawater chemistries. "To prevent the corals from experiencing chemical shock in the unfamiliar seawaters, I learned that they must be acclimated gradually, in stages," Ries said. "This was actually on...