Sexual competition drives evolution of a sex-related gene
... other males opportunistically). "When we plotted data on the evolution rate of the semenogelin protein against the level of female promiscuity, we saw a clear correlation whereby species with more promiscuous females showed much higher rates of protein evolution than species with more monogamous females...A new target for control of obesity
...ng less and exercising more, compelling scientific data suggest that the heritability of obesity is greater than breast cancer, heart disease, or schizophrenia. Morbid obesity is considered as the disease of the twenty-first century, with the affected individuals at higher risk for diabetes, heart diseas...Look at past sea-level rise points to troubling future
... analysis of seafloor cores and other experimental data collected by Anderson's group, which has used ships and barges to drill cores and take underwater soundings from the southern shores of Texas to Alabama's Mobile Bay. Analyses have begun to yield a catalogue of reactions that Gulf coastal features un...NYU team develops enhanced algorithm for detecting changes in cancer genomes
...lgorithms were capable of dealing with only cancer data or only polymorphism data and were unable to separate variations in cancerous and non-cancerous genes in a single framework. M...Young adults who maintain their weight have lower risk factor levels for heart disease
...nneapolis, MN and Oakland, CA. This study included data for 2,475 adults who attended every exam but excluded those who were underweight or very obese at the start of the study. The study examined the relationship over time between weight and several cardiovascular disease risk factors: high blood pressur...Neuronal excitability may hold key to age-related decline in learning and memory
...aboratory test for learning and memory. Previous data suggested that in humans, the severity of age-related cognitive decline is affected by the genetic background of the individual. This was also the case for the genetically engineered mice. By manipulating the genetic background of the mice, the inves...Genetically engineered corn poses no immediate threat to Mexican crops
...netically engineered or not. "Reliable unpublished data suggest that it is extremely likely that some GM corn is already growing in Mexico, whether it was intentional or not," said Snow, who is also an expert on plant-to-plant transmission of GM genes. "What no one knows, however, is how common this has b......al 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 to te...Genetic variant linked to weakened heart pumping
...ed by disease." The researchers collected clinical data and DNA samples from 973 patients treated in the Duke system to document any correlations between the PPAR-I7 polymorphism and ejection fraction. The polymorphism is caused by a single alteration in one DNA base pair at a single location on the PPAR...Research effort seeks A's to gene expression Q's
...on profiling. Enormous quantities of gene-sequence data are pouring out of labs thanks to dramatic gains in DNA sequencing technology, but that's only a start. The real question is how genetic information translates into biological activity. Gene expression---the complex process by which some genes are tu...US DHS sponsored evaluation confirms superior performance of Response Biomedical's RAMP anthrax test
... anthracis bacteria. To judge the accuracy of the data generated, AOAC organized 12 laboratories nationwi...rative study, and little variation was seen in the data produced by the 12 laboratories. For more detailed information, please visit http://www.aoac.org/I...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory
...n 1 billion vivid colors as scientists study their data and view simulations on a giant screen at the Cent...drinking water. Combining computer simulations and data from 12 years of field measurements, Patrick Mulholland of Oak Ridge National Laboratory found that ...Global warming: Informal networking is the key to a swift response
...y and members of a dairy farmers' cooperative. The data collected from interviews, focus groups and worksh...from a range of academic disciplines and empirical data from interviews and workshops conducted across the UK. The results showed that there was good awaren...Old riverbed keeps chemicals from entering Ohio River
...oward the river again. He began gathering data from the aquifer twice a week in 1999, and also monitored it continuously for one week in 2004, when the measurements showed that the water changed direction on a scale of hours instead of days. Larry Krissek, associate professor of geologic...MIDI, Inc receives Official Methods(SM) status for the confirmatory ID of the anthrax pathogen
...MRIID) at Fort Detrick, MD contributed the anthrax data used in the MIDI Sherlock System. Although the anthrax pathogen was the sole focus of the MIDI evaluation, the system also contains entries for other potential bioterrorism agents that cause diseases such as bubonic plague, tularemia, brucellosis, g...Declining fish supply linked to wildlife consumption in West Africa, Science study reports
...on foreign fleet in Africa using fisheries harvest data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the ...y considered this possibility, there were no clear data linking fish supply to terrestrial conservation issues at large scales. Brashares and colleagues beg...Extinction in ocean's mud presages key ecological changes
... sediments are mixed there, and matching that with data on each species' size, abundance and movement through the mud, it is possible to construct mathematical models to predict the ecological consequences of losing species, according to Cardinale. Running the models, the group found that the extinc...Reduced fish stocks linked to increased bushmeat trade, wildlife declines in W. Africa
... at UC, Berkeley). Using 30 years worth of census data collected monthly by rangers in six nature reserve...source of dietary protein and income. Looking at data for the years 1970 to 1998, researchers found that in 14 local food markets, when fish supply was li...By impounding iron, FHC foils cell suicide, fuels inflammation
...e final steps toward programmed cell death. "The data indicate that the antioxidant activity of FHC involves iron sequestration and that this sequestration is crucial for suppression of death of white blood cells induced by proinflammatory factors," the authors note. These findings identify FHC as the ...Automated scans let scientists track drugs' broad effects on cells
...nd colleagues allowed them to convert this copious data into profiles of the effects of each drug, yieldin...fingerprints" for each, not unlike the color-coded data from a DNA chip. However, unlike DNA chips that meld bountiful data into an "average" denote...