AAAS releases video and first board consensus statement on climate change
...ude: The first very large-scale, interactive demonstration of the Stabilization Wedge concept, a hands-on learning tool from Princeton University researchers that illustrates the impacts of different strategies for reducing greenhouse gases; and A new global climate-change teaching guide from Project 2061,...Bats prey on nocturnally migrating songbirds
...deed, presence of feathers in diet was no ultimate demonstration of a bird-based diet, although indicative. New innovative approaches were thus necessary for proving the case. But how to study the foraging habits of an elusive predator that chases its favourite prey several hundreds if not thousands of metres abov...Free public events at the 2007 AAAS Annual Meeting
...It features top climate experts and will include a demonstration of the Wedge Game, a hands-on strategy for explaining the impacts of different strategies for reducing greenhouse gases. Registration for this free event is required either in advance or on-site. CAREER SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS AND SCIENTISTS Tuesday,...Technology captures tumors' genetic profile, guides cancer treatment
...chnology and Harvard University provides the first demonstration of a practical method of screening tumors for cancer-related gene abnormalities that might be treated with "targeted" drugs. The findings, published online today on the Nature Genetics Web site, may help relieve a bottleneck between scientists' exp...2007 AAAS Annual Meeting Headlines
...rs will conduct the first large-scale, interactive demonstration of the Stabilization Wedge concept, a unique, hands-on learning tool that illustrates the impacts of different strategies for reducing greenhouse gases. Other highlights from the AAAS Meeting are expected to include: New research on past and c...Breakthrough in nanodevice synthesis revolutionizes biological sensors
...nd cellular arrays." "This project is a powerful demonstration of what we are trying to achieve in the Yale Institute of Nanoscience and Quantum Engineering," said Paul Fleury , Dean of Engineering and Director of the Institute. "It was a remarkable collaboration, of biomedical, electrical and mechanical engine...Simulating human metabolism to find new diets to new drugs
...ined by genetics, environment, and nutrition. In a demonstration of the power and flexibility of the BiGG database, the UCSD researchers conducted 288 simulations, including the synthesis of testosterone and estrogen, as well as the metabolism of dietary fat. In every case, the behavior of the model matched the pu...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...train in oyster tissue. "This work is the first demonstration that norovirus can be inactivated by high pressure and suggests good prospects for inactivation of nonpropagable human norovirus strains in foods," say the researchers. (D.H. Kingsley, D.R. Holliman, K.R. Calci, H. Chen, G.J. Flick. 2007. Inactiva...Canada's new government launches ecoEnergy technology initiative
...illion investment in the research, development and demonstration of clean-energy technologies. "Canada is an emerging energy superpower," said Minister Lunn. "But our real challenge is to be a clean-energy superpower. To do this, we must address the fact that the greatest source of untapped energy is the energy ...Dual enzymatic activity of RECQ1 explained by different quaternary structures
...ure of the larger complex is provided, including a demonstration that this state is associated with DNA strand annealing, whereas the smaller form carries out DNA unwinding. The functional switch from strand-annealing to DNA unwinding is controlled by ATP binding, which promotes the dissociation of the larger, hig...Donald H. Sebastian receives award from SMART
... integrated homeland security systems for testing, demonstration and training. Sebastian joined NJIT in 1995 as a professor in the department of industrial and manufacturing engineering, and was later appointed executive director of the Center for Manufacturing Systems. He developed the successful proposal to c...Filling a niche -- role of Rb in mammalian stem cells
...tions such as miscarriages and pre-eclempsia. The demonstration that Rb tumor suppressor function is critical in trophoblast stem cells of the placenta will also certainly fuel the emerging hypothesis that stem-like cells may serve as a repository in which tumor suppressor function is critical to prevent cancer....ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- Dec. 13, 2006
...n's Edgar Meyhofer and colleagues report the first demonstration that microtubules, envisioned as key components of micro-TASs, can be steered in any desired direction with externally applied electric fields. Their study is scheduled for publication in the Dec. 13 issue of ACS' Nano Letters, a monthly journal. Mi...JCI table of contents: December 14, 2006
... they had decreased numbers of dying neurons. This demonstration that oxidative stress contributes to neurodegeneration in this model of AD suggests that targeting antioxidant pathways might provide a new approach for treating individuals with AD and other related neurodegenerative disorders. TITLE: Oxidative st...Antioxidants decrease disease in a Drosophila model of Alzheimer's disease
... they had decreased numbers of dying neurons. This demonstration that oxidative stress contributes to neurodegeneration in this model of AD suggests that targeting antioxidant pathways might provide a new approach for treating individuals with AD and other related neurodegenerative disorders. TITLE: Oxidative st...Embryonic stem cells do better on bumpy nanoscale mattress
...highly promising one. This is the first demonstration that the physical topography, using controlled feature dimensions, of cell culture surfaces influences HES cell differentiation and self-renewal, according to the researchers. For HES cells to realize their potential in clinical medicine, they would ...JCI table of contents: December 1, 2006
...cose levels and to regulate lipid metabolism. This demonstration of insulin resistance in PDE3B-deficient mice indicates that PDE3B has an irreplaceable role in the molecular pathways that are activated by insulin. The authors therefore suggest that altered expression or activity of PDE3B might have a role in the ...JCI table of contents: Nov. 1, 2006
...they activate the allergic Th2 cell response. This demonstration that targeting lung DCs can suppress allergic asthma in mice might open new avenues of research for the development of drugs that target DC function to treat individuals with allergic asthma. TITLE: Local application of FTY720 to the lung abrogates ...Learning global solutions to local problems
... said. "One of the universities we visited had a demonstration house that utilized solar panels and a variety of water treatments that farmed apricots, strawberries, cilantro, rabbits, tilapia and other products to sell," she said. "It was very interesting to see the operation and something that the U of I might...Study suggests evolutionary link between diet, brain size in orangutans
...ty of Zurich have found what they say is the first demonstration in primates of an evolutionary connection between available food supplies and brain size. Based on their comparative study, the scientists say orangutans confined to part of Borneo where food supplies are frequently depleted may have evolved through...