Component of volcanic gas may have played a significant role in the origins of life on Earth
...ity of California, San Diego. In the paper, Miller described an experiment he devised with Harold C. Urey--now called the Miller and Urey experiment--that gave experimental underpinnings to Oparin's ideas. In the experiment, Miller boiled H2O, CH4,H2, and NH3 gases in a glass apparatus containing a ...Experts present new research on hot topics in aging at GSA's annual meeting in Washington, DC
...ve-day conference. Dates and times of the sessions described are in italics. Members of the press may register and customize their own schedule by visiting http://www.eshow2000.com/geron/about_the_meeting.cfm . Promoting The Health of an Aging Population: Experts Present New Research on Hot Topics in Aging ...FSU scientist links iron imbalance to Parkinson's disease
...rida State University scientist Cathy Levenson are described in "The Role of Dietary Iron Restrictions in a Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease" and will appear in an upcoming edition of Experimental Neurology. Levenson is an associate professor of nutrition, food and exercise sciences in FSU's College of Human...Estrogen protects male rats from aortic aneurysms
...lerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, Upchurch described a series of U-M experiments focused on gender differences in AAA formation and estrogen's protective effect. This study was one of the first to include both female and male experimental animals and to compare results between sexes. The ATVB paper des...Gladstone researchers resolve key Huntington's disease mystery in Nature cover story
...t's named for the American physician who initially described the condition in 1872. The paper, "Inclusion body formation reduces levels of mutant huntingtin and the risk of neuronal death," was co-authored by Finkbeiner and fellow GIND staff members Montserrat Arrasate and Siddhartha Mitra; Erik S. Schweitzer ...Where in the brain decisions are made
...-making process during these experiments, the data described here may still shed light on the mechanisms of human voluntary decision making," wrote the researchers. "The neural data presented here suggest that the neurons of area LIP encode the relative subjective desirability of saccadic eye movements. "If hu...Research into the sense of touch in worms wins Eppendorf/Science Prize
... neurobiological research by a young scientist, as described in a 1,000 word essay based on research performed within the last three years. The grand prize winner receives $25,000 from Eppendorf, and the winner's essay will be published in the 15 October 2004 issue of Science . Two finalist essays will be pub...New DNA repair enzyme makes mistakes to save lives of cells
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 21 A newly discovered enzyme described by University of Pittsburgh researchers in a study published online today, is believed to play a key role in maintaining the integrity of a cell's genetic information the basis by which the life of a cell or species is preserved by allowing its DNA...OHSU scientists identify key gene that delays female puberty
...of TTF-1 in humans, we know that children recently described to have mutations of this gene suffer from loss of motor coordination and alterations in fluid balance," said Ojeda. "It will be important to continue observing these patients to determine whether they also witness a delay in the onset of puberty."...Psychologist finds instance where 'two wrongs do make a right'
...o identify brain mechanisms related to the effects described in the PLoS Biology article. Dassonville joined the UO faculty in 1999. In addition to his appointment in the psychology department, he is a member of the university's Institute of Neuroscience. Bala is continuing her research on the effects of atten...Emory study details dolphin brain evolution for the first time
...erational transmission of behaviors that have been described as cultural. Despite cognitive commonalities, the odontocete evolutionary pathway has proceeded under a very different set of independent circumstances from that of primates, Marino explains. The highly expanded brain size and behavioral abilities of...Humans and dolphins: If brain size is a measure, we're not that different
...erational transmission of behaviors that have been described as cultural. Their large brains likely have enabled these capabilities, says Marino. ...Common household fragrances may be harming aquatic wildlife, study finds
...ronmental Health Perspectives, Stanford scientists described the biological damage that occurred when they exposed California mussels to synthetic musks--chemical compounds that are used to enhance the smell of detergents, soaps, shampoos, air fresheners, deodorants, cosmetics and other personal care products....Scientists raise concerns about second wave of 'mad cow' prion infection
...sis for a far more widespread infection. Dr. Eglin described the measures taken by the UK, including deferral of previously transfused donors and 100 percent leukocyte (white blood cell) reduction, to increase the safety of the blood supply. Heightened vCJD Blood Concern in U.S. David M. Asher, M.D., Chief a...Powerful 'toolkit' developed for functional profiling of yeast genes
...early identifiable human counterpart, the advance, described in the Nov. 5 issue of Molecular Cell, should speed advances in understanding human gene and protein functions, as well as improve the reliability of what scientists think they know about this extremely useful microorganism. Eventually the work with ...Identifying the path to infection
...ogist Huilin Li, the lead researcher on the study, described in the November 2, 2004, online edition of the Journal of Molecular Biology. "Between 50 and 80 percent of U.S. women will experience a urinary tract infection at least once during their lifetimes." "In the first stage of the infection, E. coli bi...OneWorld Health named business leader in public health on '2004 Scientific American 50'
...ewsstands on Nov. 23. Editor-In-Chief John Rennie described his magazine's commitment saying, "Scientific American believes strongly that the best hope for a safer, healthier, more prosperous world rests in the enlightened use of technology. The Scientific American 50 is our annual opportunity to salute the ...Automated scans let scientists track drugs' broad effects on cells
...ally become a standard tool for drug discovery, is described this week in the journal Science. Steven J. Altschuler and Lani F. Wu, mathematicians skilled in developing models to find meaningful patterns among mountains of data, worked with Timothy J. Mitchison of Harvard Medical School to automate microsco...Scientists advocate genomic sequencing of 'living fossil'
...nt on Myers' team who carried out much of the work described in the Genome Research article, focused on a small but highly informative genomic segment from the Indonesian coelacanth (Latimeria menadoensis) called the protocadherin gene cluster. Encoding for proteins involved in the development and maturation ...... a key cellular signal is active. The development, described in the early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, should speed identification of the signal's triggers and effects in normal processes and in conditions such as asthma, allergy, inflammation, lung disease and heart disease....