New study warns limited carbon market puts 20 percent of tropical forest at risk
...orests that replace the carbon storage services of destroyed forests. New rules being discussed by the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change for implementation subsequent to Kyoto are likely to create a carbon market for countries that reduce their deforestation from levels of recent years. That would ...UCF research links proteins, stem cells and potential Alzheimer's treatment
...ion triggered the regeneration of neurons that are destroyed by Alzheimers and are necessary for healthy brain functions. The research findings were published in the July 24 edition of PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences). There are 5 million Americans living with Alzheimers, one of the ...JCI table of contents: August 1, 2007
...dney diseases with forms of dynamin that cannot be destroyed by cathepsin L. The importance of this study for furthering our understanding of proteinuria, as well as its impact on the treatment of proteinuria associated kidney diseases, is discussed in an accompanying commentary by Pierre Ronoco from Tenon H...Stem cell therapy rescues motor neurons in ALS model
...ysis as the motor neurons that control muscles are destroyed by the disease. The cause of ALS is unknown. In the new Wisconsin study, nascent brain cells known as neural progenitor cells derived from human fetal tissue were engineered to secrete a chemical known as glial cell line derived neurotrophic factor...Report recommends off-site disposal of secondary waste
...e that 99.9999 percent of the toxic agents will be destroyed during regular operations. The time required to complete a trial burn, submit results, and obtain authorization for full operation can be very lengthy due to the time required to actually conduct the burn and the large amount of data that must be su...JCI table of contents -- July 26, 2007
... dying cells are normally selectively engulfed and destroyed by immune cells known as dendritic cells, and as such the presence of cell-associated antigens does not trigger an immune response. By contrast, in DT-treated mice that lacked macrophages in the marginal zone of the spleen, the ingestion and destruct...Effects of aging in stem cells
...d cells into mice whose bone marrow cells had been destroyed by radiation. The young and old HSCs gave rise to new marrow cells at roughly the same pace 4 weeks after transplantation. But at 8 and 16 weeks after transplantation, the old HSCs contributions had dropped considerably, suggesting that aging HSCs lo...Save our reef, save our heritage
...rving things, but recent heavy floods have totally destroyed ancient archaeological sites. The deserts are changing and are especially vulnerable to the increased rainfall expected in some areas under climate change, he says. The ICOMOS conference will focus on developing strategies and awareness for the m...Satellite images show destroyed and threatened villages in Darfur
...orn Darfur region of Sudan and provide evidence of destroyed villages. High-resolution commercial satellite i...ing strong evidence the government of Zimbabwe had destroyed a settlement west of Harare and relocated thousands of residents as part of a political campaign aga...UCR biologist receives $1.75 million grant to study plant-threatening bacteria
... In time, the states citrus industry also could be destroyed by the sharpshooter and the Xylella pathogen. Xylella causes damaging diseases in a wide range of economically important crops, said Nunney , who also is director of the Graduate Research Unit in Evolution and Ecology at UCR. The North America...Scientists develop new drugs to fight colon and breast cancer more effectively
...gainst benign cells (those which are unnecessarily destroyed or harmed with treatments such as chemotherapy). As Caba Prez points out, the current method used to fight tumors produces several 'collateral damages'. A drug can be very effective against breast cancer, but it can also affect the rest of the beni...Scientists honored with 'Excellence in Clinical Research Award'
...their work in regenerating beta cells -- which are destroyed in type 1 diabetes -- as a way to delay the onset of type 1 diabetes. The award will be presented at JDRF's annual conference in St. Louis. The award recipients are Stephen J. Brand, M.D., Ph.D., who co-founded Waratah Pharmaceuticals to further t...Story ideas from the Journal of Biological Chemistry
...eded to initiate and maintain cell division but is destroyed before and after this process. Also, NIPA was show...k1. At the end of cell division, cyclin B1/Cdk1 is destroyed and NIPA becomes active again. Article: "Multisite phosphorylation of Nuclear Interaction Partner ......previously been available, as the soil profile was destroyed using conventional sampling procedures. This has changed thanks to the new soil retriever: the soil core is first loosened from the walls of the lysimeter and then cut into ring segments of the desired size that can be examined one by one in a struct...Marine reserves could save coral reefs
...ons of years. We estimate that humans have already destroyed around 30% of the world's coral reefs and climate change is now causing further damage to coral. These findings illustrate the need to maintain high levels of parrotfishes on reefs in order to give corals a fighting chance of recovering. This can eit...Researchers create model of cancer-preventing enzyme, study how it works
...ed. Cells that are damaged or diseased are usually destroyed in this process. Our structure tells us how oxygen gets access to electrons stored in the enzyme. We think we've identified a gate that opens to let oxygen into the enzyme where the electrons are stored." In this way, proline dehydrogenase is imp...Researcher receives $1.8M AIDS-related grant
...using massive overproduction of the cells that are destroyed in patients with PML. If Johnson can decipher the molecular mechanics, the research could help doctors find a way to disrupt the sequences of infection in both PML and AIDS and help stop these diseases. "The interaction of HIV with other viruses...News tips from the Journal of Biological Chemistry
.... These molecules, called reactive oxygen species, destroyed the cancer cells while sparing the surrounding healthy blood cells. These results could be used to develop new anticancer drugs, the scientists concluded. Article: Cyanidin-3-Rutinoside, a Natural Polyphenol Antioxidant, Selectively Kills Leukemic...Protein fragments sequenced in 68 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex
... it was believed that the process of fossilization destroyed any original material, consequently no one looked carefully at really old bones," said Schweitzer, who is also at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. She is a co-author on the Asara study. That may change, said Lewis Cantley, HMS profess...... 1996, Georgie died from an autoimmune anemia that destroyed her blood cells. Lark looked for a replacement, and contacted Karen Miller, a breeder in New York state. He mentioned he studied soybean genetics. Miller heard only genetics, and began pestering Lark to study dog genetics. She sent him an expensiv...