Gene study shows three distinct groups of chimpanzees
... with uncertain heritage. "Finding such a marked difference between the three groups has important implication...three groups. The extent of accumulated genetic difference enabled the researchers to speculate about when the different populations separated. They estimate t...Jefferson researchers' discovery may change thinking on how viruses invade the brain
...d transcription were affected. But we didnt find a difference in the initial viral entry in the central nervous system. We actually saw that the virus replicated better with the binding site than without it. LC8 is a transcription factor that helps the virus efficiently replicate in cells." The researchers we...UF scientists discover new genus of frogmouth bird in Solomon Islands
...frogs.For perspective on the scale of evolutionary difference between genera, consider that modern humans and Neanderthals are different species within the same genus (Homo), while chimpanzees are our living relatives from a closely related genus (Pan), but that we share the same taxonomic family (Hominidae) wi...New imaging approach promises insights into multiple sclerosis
...ingle beam having a new frequency representing the difference between the original two beams. This new frequency then drives specific molecules to vibrate together "in phase," amplifying the Raman signals from those molecules. "It's like pushing someone on a swing," Cheng said. "If you push in synch with the ...Study produces conflicting findings on the use of anti-anemia drug in cancer patients
...red transfusions during the study, but the overall difference between the darbepoetin and placebo groups was not statistically significant. Subsequent analysis also showed a statistically significant increase in patient deaths during the trial and in the follow up amid the darbepoetin arm of the trial versus...Cetuximab and irinotecan combination increases survival in metastatic colorectal cancer
.... Despite these positive findings, there was no difference in overall survival between the two arms in this s...hich the researchers say could explain the lack of difference in overall survival between the two arms. The EPIC researchers reported a comparative increase in...Macaque genome analysis will help find human disease genes
...dent in Bustamante's group, led an analysis of the difference between Chinese and Indian macaques as well as var...caque than in the Chinese macaque before finding a difference between individuals. Researchers looking for a disease-causing gene don't usually find the exact DNA...DNA sequence of Rhesus macaque has evolutionary, medical implications
...oints to genes that are important for defining the difference between the species." The study showed examples of duplicated segments of the genome, expanded gene families and individual genes that had been influenced by natural selection. One gene family was shown to have expanded dramatically in the primate ...Study finds dietary fat interacts with genes
...r four pieces of whole wheat bread will not make a difference in their body weight if the foods have the same amount of calories. We have all known people that do not watch what they eat, but usually dont see any effect on their weight, says Ordovas. This is the first study that enables us to identify this se...Study examines calorie restriction and glycemic load
...rious points throughout the study. "An important difference between our study and other weight-loss trials is ...n terms of calorie-restricted diets, we see little difference among diets of varying glycemic load when we account for factors that affect dietary adherence." ...New study sheds light on long-term effects of logging after wildfire
...ffects." The computer simulation showed that the difference in surface fuels between logged and unlogged units would persist for about 15 years. The simulation also showed that if a fire did start during this time, it would likely kill most young trees as the fire carried through either logged or unlogged st...The sturdier sex? -- Study by Pittsburgh scientists finds female stem cells work better
...nal of Cell Biology, is the first ever to report a difference in regenerative capabilities of muscle stem cells ...er than the mean RI of the male cells (95). This difference may arise from innate sex-related differences in the cells stress responses, according to Dr. Deasy,...Invasive grass may impede forest regeneration
...g silviculture treatments, there was a significant difference between treated and undisturbed plots, with Microstegium biomass 2 to 10 times greater in disturbed plots. They also found that the species richness of native woody species on the disturbed plots declined as the percent of Microstegium cover incr...Cure for cancer one step closer
...e cure. Every cell contains a clue that can make a difference to tomorrow's cancer patients," he said. Queensland is well placed as a source of cancer tissue due to its diverse population, large number of aged retirees, and high-rate of some cancers, particularly melanoma. The Wesley Hospital alone had almost...Alternative-fuels pioneer receives first-ever $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability
...for cellulose hydrolysis and fermentation. The difference of opinion is how long it will take, said Lynd. Most people still think CBP is a decade off, but I think we can get there much faster than that. A Mission to Commercialize Biofuels Recently, there has been a renewed interest in alternative f...First impressions: Computer model behaves like humans on visual categorization task
.... Importantly, the results showed no significant difference between humans and the model. Both had a similar pattern of performance, with well above 90% accuracy for the close views dropping to 74% for distant views. The 16% drop in performance for distant views represents a limitation of the one feed-forward...Gender linked to development of skin cancer
...be gender-related variables that accounted for the difference between male and female rates of developing these .... Oberyszyn and Thomas-Ahner also noted that the difference in the antioxidant capacity between male and female mice was present in the untreated skin as well a...Brain tissue reveals possible genetic trigger for schizophrenia
...researchers found for the first time a significant difference in the microRNA expression profile. Fifteen micro...he added. "Our study found a striking, significant difference in microRNA expression between people with schizophrenia and healthy people. Using bioinformatic ana......thetized rats and analyzed the data, they found no difference in the number of patterns produced or the time it takes for various patterns to repeat themselves, compared with data that was randomized. They therefore concluded that the patterns observed could not be due to the deterministically controlled mechan...