BU chemist to map DNA's surface, uncovering details that will show how structure abets function
...ch on this designated genomic neighborhood aims to decipher the patterns of its landscape and, in the process, build tools that researchers can use to map protein-binding sites. His research has three goals: to build a database of patterns of DNA's sequence and structure found using a special probe, to deve...NIH makes award to UNC for Genome Fingerprint Scanning program
...omplex systems, is increasingly being used to help decipher diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer's. "This powerful genome fingerprint scanning tool will allow researchers to overcome a major bottleneck that has hampered their capacity to make full use of the vast information generated by sequencin...Scientists uncover clues to the mystery of 'gene deserts'
... State University developed computational tools to decipher gene regulation by comparing the genomes of many different species. When they used the tools to compare the human genome with the recently sequenced chicken genome, they discovered that gene deserts actually fall into two distinct categories: ...New technique for tracking gene regulators
... machinery of the cell -- we are just beginning to decipher it," said biologist John Dunn, who led Brookhaven'...sts can use traditional gene-sequencing methods to decipher the sequence of A, T, G, and C on these fragments and then locate their original positions on the ge...Spit, and call me in the morning
... now is that an effort has just gotten underway to decipher the entire set of proteins, or "proteome," present in saliva. This information could allow researchers to determine exactly how the saliva of a healthy person varies from the saliva of a person with a given disease. From there, a saliva-based test fo...Clemson's Burg brings 'Era of Hope' to breast cancer research
...d comprised of human cells will help researchers: decipher cell-to-cell communication, discern if drugs pose serious side effects to healthy cells and develop treatments, getting them to the market and to patients faster. Statistically, one in seven women will get breast cancer in her lifetime. In 2004 al...Father of double helix visits UH
...the Human Genome Project, a massive undertaking to decipher the entire genetic code of the human species. Holding more than 20 honorary degrees, Watson has held research fellowships in Copenhagen and at the University of Cambridge. He also has been honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation......ons and daughters. This enables the researchers to decipher the characteristic genetic markers of both parental lineages. UA is collaborating in a joint venture with Family Tree DNA, a company specializing in tracing ancestry using genetics. The company has been contracted to process the samples in the Genog...Stem cells and regeneration: Opening up a new can of worms
...ans, opening the door to using genetic analysis to decipher how regeneration works in this enigmatic animal. The research, published in the May issue of Developmental Cell, provides new insight into how individual genes control regeneration and may provide relevant information that further enhances the unders...Stem cell research in New York City receives pivotal boost from The Starr Foundation
...ri-Institutional Stem Cell Initiative will seek to decipher the molecular codes ultimately responsible for human cellular diversity and eventually use this understanding to design cell-based therapies. By including human embryonic stem cells (both those registered by the federal government and those that are...42 biomedical scientists worldwide named HHMI international research scholars
...tive bacteria that cause dysentery. His goal is to decipher the molecular and cellular bases of Shigellas rupture, invasion, and inflammatory destruction of the intestinal lining. He also plans to analyse the mechanisms of immunity against Shigella, hoping to use his findings to develop vaccine candidates. ...Hamill Foundation funds innovation program at Rice
...d for DNA sequencing -- that scientists can use to decipher and manipulate the wide variety of GAG chains found in human and animal tissues. George Bennett, professor and chair of biochemistry and cell biology, and Ka-Yiu San, the E.D. Butcher Professor in Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering, to explore...Cultural norms not unique to human societies
...have the benefit of a local expert and was left to decipher the task on its own, was unsuccessful in retrieving food from the Pan-pipes. "This study demonstrates apes do copy members of their own species and they develop different traditions by doing so," said Dr. Horner. "It makes it likely differences in to......and sperm are combined. In doing so, Kono hopes to decipher the molecular mechanisms underlying imprinting. He showed a method for converting maternally imprinted genes to genes that can basically behave as paternal types, thereby succeeding in generating a living parthenogenetic mouse. Shin-Ichi Nishikawa, D...NYU researchers discover mechanism linking color vision and cancer genes
... published in the latest issue of Cell, could help decipher the mechanisms by which genes that control cell proliferation and cell growth are themselves regulated. In this study, researchers from Dr. Claude Desplan's laboratory in the Center for Developmental Genetics at NYU Biology used the fly eye to under...European Commission funds EBI to research synergies between bio- and medical informatics
...s are amassing information that is helping them to decipher how variations in people's genetic make-up can affect their likelihood of developing certain diseases such as cardiovascular disease or diabetes, or of developing an adverse response to particular drugs, such as the anti-coagulants used to treat some...Free-energy theory borne out in large-scale protein folding
...anks to modern genomics, scientists can use DNA to decipher the amino acid sequence in a protein. But knowing the sequence gives no clue to the protein's function, because function is inextricably tied to shape, and every protein self-assembles into its characteristic shape within seconds of being created. "T...IODP Tahiti sea level expedition gets underway
... dead corals, because they form archives that help decipher the long-term behavior of the tropical ocean-atmosphere system and how it has responded to manmade and natural impacts. Live corals will not be cored, nor analyzed. Because corals live in a sufficiently narrow depth range, they can be used as absolut......nd mechanics of ultrasonic mouse song--and perhaps decipher the messages encoded in the notes and melody....University of Arizona/BIO5 plant scientists to unravel maize genome
...me at a fraction of the cost that was necessary to decipher the human genome, which is only slightly larger than the corn genome. "This grant reinforces the position of the UA as a world leader in plantgenomics," said Vicki Chandler, director of BIO5 and a Regents' Professor inthe department of plant science...