Scripps research team sheds light on long-sought cold sensation gene
...cold sensation. "This study represents the first demonstration that a single gene is responsible for most cool temperature sensation," says team leader Ardem Patapoutian, who has joint appointments with the Department of Cell Biology at Scripps Research and the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundat...Salk scientist Ursula Bellugi elected to National Academy of Sciences
... language, whether spoken or signed, is a striking demonstration of neuronal plasticity. During her whole career, Bellugi has been seeking new avenues for understanding the ties between molecular genetics, the brain and cognition. So she reached out across disciplines and assembled a team of experts under the umbr...Plants with male and bisexual flowers on the same plant are better mothers
... a common weed in North Carolina. The experimental demonstration that male flowers can sometimes increase seed number supports a new interpretation that male flowers increase not only male but also female reproductive success. So what is the mechanism through which male flowers increase female reproductive succe...BDSI announces positive phase III clinical trial results
... Dr. ODonnell continued, "We are hopeful that this demonstration of the effectiveness of BEMA Fentanyl augers very well for the potential application of the BEMA technology to other therapeutics that normally require parenteral administration. While it is true that work remains to be completed in the regulatory a...Replacement warhead program poses challenges for weapons complex
...l need to go through a rigorous implementation and demonstration process. In addition to Tarter, the study group included other former nuclear weapons Lab directors and senior weapons scientists, former senior DOE officials, and university experts. Two panel members elected to add brief personal comments at th...Nanotechnology offers hope for treating spinal cord injuries, diabetes and Parkinson's disease
...epair or regenerate damaged cells. In a dramatic demonstration of what nanotechnology might achieve in regenerative medicine, paralyzed lab mice with spinal cord injuries have regained the ability to walk using their hind limbs six weeks after a simple injection of a purpose-designed nanomaterial. A video of ...New findings in smell and taste
... aversive response to capsaicin. This is the first demonstration of an antagonist of taste receptors being used to eliminate an aversive taste. Coffee or Candy? Lemon or Salt? Solving the Taste Representation Puzzle in the Brain - Discrimination between foods is crucial for the nutrition and survival ...Donald Metcalf receives American Association for Cancer Research Lifetime Achievement Award
...tic use. Dr. Metcalfs work provided the pivotal demonstration that CSFs, when injected into animals, stimulated the formation and regulated the activity of white blood cells. Exploiting this, his collaborators documented the effectiveness of GM-CSF and G-CSF (two primary white blood cell regulators) when inject...JCI table of contents: April 2, 2007
...rsity of Oxford, United Kingdom, explains why this demonstration that different forms of HIF have distinct roles is important for developing new approaches to treat individuals with anemia. TITLE: Hypoxia-inducible factor2 (HIF-2) regulates hepatic erythropoietin in vivo AUTHOR CONTACT: Volker H. Haase Universit...Selective amnesia -- How a traumatic memory can be wiped out
...s memory, and only this memory. This is the first demonstration that a memory can be modified or even wiped out at the cellular level, permanently and independently of other memories associated with it....AACR's Sixth Annual Landon Awards recognize Richard Kolodner, Douglas Lowy and John Schiller
...udies, and a Phase I trial in humans. It was their demonstration that subunits of the outer shell of the HPV, the capsid proteins, were capable of inducing antibodies, which meant the capsid proteins could be used as both a serological test and a vaccine against HPV infection. Their ongoing research directly le...Telemedicine initiative for sub-Saharan Africa: Pilot projects proposed
...y to use information for decision making. These demonstration projects will be used to inform and to help develop a framework for extending eHealth, which should be considered as part of the European Union Strategy for Africa commitment to utilise Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to enhance inte...Novel salamander robot crawls its way up the evolutionary ladder
...olution of vertebrate locomotion. Its also a vivid demonstration that robots can be used to test and verify biologi...ients with spinal cord injuries. And its a vivid demonstration that biology offers unique ideas for robotics design. "Nature found a nice way of making a sophistic...UGA research shows rats are capable of reflecting on mental processes
...logy, shows that laboratory rats do. Its the first demonstration that any non-primate knows when it doesnt know som... is a defining feature of human existence, and the demonstration of metacognition in rats suggests that this type of cognition may be widespread among animals. Does ...Mine runoff continues to provide clues to microbial diversification
...hing implications. More important perhaps is the demonstration of our ability to simultaneously identify a large fraction of an organisms proteins and to distinguish them from proteins derived from quite closely related organisms, Banfield said. This opens the way for detailed studies of how a wide range of micr...Computer-designed molecule to clean up fluorocarbons?
...mplex history of fluorocarbons. Now, in a powerful demonstration of the relatively new field of "computational chem...extreme temperature and pressure conditions, and a demonstration of a novel technique for designing man-made molecules that can mimic the extraordinary selectivity a...NIST 'micro-rack' measures cell mechanical properties
...eded to separate them is measured by sensors. In a demonstration using a connective tissue cell, the cell is placed on the center of the platform, allowed to spread and adhere for several hours, and then pulled slowly apart until it detaches. In NIST experiments, the cells let go of the substrate at a force of abo...Universities in 1.5M drive to cut cost of solar power
...odologies. The research team are aiming to build demonstration hybrid solar cells that have the long-term potential to be mass-produced and to achieve an energy conversion efficiency approaching ten per cent. The cells will be made from both organic polymeric carbon-based materials and small particles of inorg...Opening and closing the genome
...he work by Shiekhattar and his colleagues is their demonstration of an intimate connection between the histone demethylase enzyme JARID1d and Ring6a, a polycomb-like protein. Polycomb proteins are also known to play an important role in gene repression. Indeed, the findings show that Ring6a has the ability to regu......d grey matter flow for two to three hours. "The demonstration of an effect of consuming this particular beverage on cerebral blood flow raises the possibility that certain food ingredients may be beneficial in increasing brain blood flow and enhancing brain function, in situations where individuals are cognitiv...