Three years of Proba, the 'smart' satellite that runs itself
...EBIE) which monitors tiny micrometeoroids or space debris between a centimeter to under a millimetre in diameter. About Proba Proba is a micro-satellite developed by ESA's General Study and Technology Programme (GSTP) and built by an industrial consortium led by the Belgian company Verhaert, launched fr...Timing scavenging to prevent age-related blindness
...n and how to gobble up the debris. Without it, the debris is taken up slowly but then accumulates to toxic l...g to blindness. An identical build-up of cellular debris is a hallmark of macular degeneration in humans, the most common cause of blindness in the elderly. ...U. of Colorado research team discovers life in Rock Glacier
...th Knauf. Rock glaciers are large masses of rock debris interspersed with ice in the high mountains of tem... extremely cold environment, large amounts of rock debris and enough of a slope to allow them to slide. "This is a very surprising finding, something we did...Research team discovers first evidence of microbes living in a rock glacier
...sco, Calif. Rock glaciers are large masses of rock debris interspersed with ice in the high mountains of tem... extremely cold environment, large amounts of rock debris and enough of a slope to allow them to slide. Williams said the microbial "signature" discovered by...Hospital epidemiologists trace outbreak of organism to commonly used wound care equipment
...nother tube is used to suck water containing wound debris into a canister. The tubing and shield devices are disposable and not reused between patients. Approximately 3,000 pulsatile lavage procedures are performed annually at Hopkins. The emergence of multidrug-resistant A. baumannii is a worldwide pheno...Ocean colour satellites guide research ship through South Pacific's watery desert
...culate matter from which all organic and inorganic debris originate." However these waters isolated from any continents, too far too receive nutritive elements via wind or rain - are 'super-oligotrophic', with a poor standing algal stock, a reduced grazing on it, and finally a minimal production ...Pinatubo's rivers show the danger isn't over when volcanic eruption ends
...for years after an eruption, depending on how much debris the volcano deposits and how much rain falls, until the sediment has either been cleaned off the mountain or has stabilized so that it doesn't erode easily. Mount Pinatubo, northwest of Manila on the Philippine island of Luzon, erupted with devastat...Researching airborne metals in transit workers' bodies
...cluded studying toxins in truck drivers who carted debris from the World Trade Center site, analyzing highway runoff, analyzing groundwaters and Hudson River sediments for studies of contaminant transport, and looking at relations between diesel emissions and asthma....Genetic therapy reverses nervous system damage in animal model of inherited human disease
...disease. In a lysosomal storage disease, cellular debris accumulates within storage areas of cells called lysosomes. In the case of AMD, children are born with a faulty version of the gene for an enzyme called lysosomal alpha-mannosidase or LAMAN. "Shortly after birth, brain tissue is still physically m...Researchers identify gene that plays major role in age-related blindness disease
...yes of four patients with AMD and found complement debris in the drusen, as well as in eye components called Bruch's membrane and the intercapillary pillars. Other researchers also have detected complement components in the drusen of humans. "The polymorphism produces a change in a specific amino acid in th...Marine researchers deliver blueprint for rescuing America's troubled coral reefs
...en turtles are endangered; large amounts of marine debris are accumulating, which injure or kill corals, seabirds, mammals, turtles and fishes; and levels of contaminants, including lead and PCBs, are high." To prevent further ecological deterioration, the research team recommended that the United States st...DFG awards 2005 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize
...al international research teams, Wolf has analysed debris discs, which play an important role in the final stages of planetary formation. Together with his Emmy Noether Independent Junior Research Group at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, he is now working on the theory and description of the origin ...Tsunami-damaged coral reefs should be left to recover naturally, say scientists
...kwash waves returning to the sea that sucked back debris from the shore such as trees, cars, sediment and p...recommend that, in most cases, simply removing the debris from the reefs would be sufficient to allow them to repair themselves. Only in areas where corals w...Infection-fighting strategy backfires in cystic fibrosis
...rt-lived cells die after a short time and cellular debris accumulate in the airway of CF patients. In a series of experiments with neutrophils and Pseudomonas, Dr. Nick and his colleagues found that the contents of dead neutrophils, particularly DNA and a filament called actin, provide a scaffolding for P...Most common lung cancers may begin in newly discovered cells
...e branches to the lobes. Ciliated cells that catch debris give way to the bronchiolar cells called Clara cells. The airways end with the alveolar cells, which are the grape-cluster-like sacks lined with microscopic vessels, where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged. At the junction of the bronchioles an...Discovering an ecosystem beneath a collapsed Antarctic ice shelf
...stine chemical-based ecosystem to disturbances and debris that have already begun to bury the delicate mats and mollusks established within the underwater environment. He added that there may be a sense of urgency to investigate the unusual seafloor ecology below the Larsen shelf because of the likelihood o...Woods Hole Research Center plans controlled burn in Amazon rainforest
...s in preparation for the event, and swept clear of debris immediately prior to igniting the fires, to contain the fire within the experimental parcel. In the first round of burning last year, the fire was quite low, creeping along the ground burning leaves and small branches that had accumulated on the fore...Still shellfish after 425 million years: Clam-like creature preserved perfectly in ancient fossil
...ck-like object on the sea-floor, most likely to be debris from a dead sea-lily. Some modern brachiopods have rootlets, but they spread out into soft sediment, just as plant roots do. "Those brachiopods that stick to a hard object do it chemically, rather than tying themselves on," explains Dr Sutton. "Beth...Immune cells known as macrophages linked to growth of lymph vessels in eyes, scientists discover
...ing immune cells to an injured organ to carry away debris and fluid to aid healing. Lymph vessels can play a different kind of role in cancer, offering tumor cells a pathway for spreading to other body parts, in a process known as metastasis. Macrophages are large white blood cells called in during wound...Brandeis leads collaborative team in researching chemical processes in brain
...transmitter levels and remove dead cells and other debris from the CNS, among other functions. This project aims to deepen understanding of the role of glial cells in individual synapses and in neural networks. "We will be studying the role of glial cells in the brain from the molecular level to the networ...