Clones on task serve greater good, evolutionary study shows
...mes when scientists call a big family reunion, and discover that the A family all look close to alike, despite those subtle environmental differences. Family B, however, clearly didnt follow the family genetic rules, with some towering over the group, and others being vertically challenged. And like family ...A study by the MUHC and McGill University opens a new door to understanding cancer
... find ways to intervene in this chain reaction and discover a treatment adds Dr. Gehring. This new information about ubiquitin marks an important advance in our understanding of the mechanisms associated with cancer and contributes to the fight against the disease by directing us towards research avenues for ...Pregnant mothers join search for causes of autism
...ut the centers commitment to research that aims to discover the connections between environmental toxins and the onset of autism. Wayne Nastri, regional administrator for U.S. EPA Region 9, and Cindy Lawler, health science administrator for the NIEHS, will discuss their ongoing funding for and collab...... the goal in this and other related research is to discover more effective, more easily tolerated treatments than those available now if an anthrax attack occurs, says U-M scientist Nicholas H. Bergman, Ph.D., the lead author of the study, which appears in the July edition of Infection and Immunity. Drugs giv...Waters off Washington state only second place in world where glass sponge reefs found
...thane gas that the UW scientists were surprised to discover flowing out of the seafloor in copious amounts. Methane has not been detected by Canadian scientists near their glass sponge reefs, thus the Washington margin reefs could represent a new type of ecosystem on the shelf, one where the abundant biology ...Gene expression pattern could lead to improved treatment of pediatric septic shock
... survivors from non-survivors. The rationale is to discover novel biomarkers of poor outcome and novel therapeutic targets as means for developing more effective treatment strategies. The study published in the July issue of Physiological Genomics and consortium were led by Dr. Wong. The paper describes h...Call for EU to launch major project to map out all our proteins
...is time imperfect. The field of proteomics aims to discover all the proteins produced by a given organism. Such a proteome map would bring the possibility of deducing the precise number, and location in the genome, of the genes coding for proteins. This is much more complex than simply mapping the genome from...Genomic analysis uncovers new targets for HIV vaccine
... in genome-wide screening technology, 18 months to discover the three genes, that together greatly increase ou... studies conducted by CHAVI researchers, we aim to discover even more polymorphisms that could provide additional clues how some patients are better able to con......boratory culture. The chip offers the potential to discover untold new species of microbes lurking within deep sea vents, ordinary dirt, toxic sludge, or virtually any environment. To demonstrate the power of the new device, the scientists first used it to target a possible new phylum, of which one member i...Genetic diversity in honeybee colonies boosts productivity
...often than bees in genetically uniform colonies to discover food sources and direct nest mates to food. Because there was more information available among nest mates about food discoveries, the diverse colonies gained far more weight than did genetically uniform colonies....Gene identified for Crohn's disease in children
...for Applied Genomics. Our goal at the Center is to discover the major disease-causing variants and genes that influence complex pediatric diseases, thus providing a scientific foundation for translating those discoveries into successful treatments. Earlier this month, Hakonarson collaborated with researchers ...The UAB heads a European research project on proteases and pathological processes
...ivities in situ and in vivo. This will then help discover where the proteases that the drugs need to act on can be found. With this aim, the researchers have developed substrates with fluorescent molecules that will be attached to the proteases. This will allow them to monitor the proteases in tissue cultur...Microscopic jets, diamonds unlikely on Uranus, and amazing mosquito legs
...re looking beyond the insect's pesky reputation to discover how the tiny creatures manage to be so comfortable on such a diverse range of surfaces. Like flies, mosquito feet are equipped with hooked claws for clinging to skin. Like geckos, they have hairy pads on their feet that stick to nearly any smooth s...Gene discovered for type 1 diabetes in children
...ess, said Hakonarson. Our goal at the Center is to discover the major disease-causing variants and genes that influence complex pediatric diseases, thus providing a scientific foundation that is based in biology for translating those discoveries into successful treatments. Among its current projects, the C...Sea anemone genome provides new view of our multi-celled ancestors
...ith human and other vertebrate genomes in order to discover the genes of our common ancestor and how they were organized on chromosomes. The sea anemone, for example, has about 18,000 genes, while humans have about 20,000. According to the researchers, this implies that the common ancestor had about the sam...Germany's embryo protection law is 'killing embryos rather than protecting them'
... ones surviving. It is also performed when doctors discover that foetuses are abnormal. Professor Ricardo Felberbaum, from the German IVF registry and a member of the ESHRE European IVF monitoring consortium, said: Germanys embryo protection law is not in accordance with ART [artificial reproduction technol...Scientists find endangered grey-shanked doucs in Vietnam
...Greater Mekong Vietnam Program. Its very rare to discover a population of this size with such high numbers in a small area, especially for a species on the brink of extinction. This indicates that the population has not been impacted by hunting like all other known populations of the species. Recent surv...JCI Table of Contents -- July 2, 2007
...on of malignant SCC. Future studies will hopefully discover ways to target these mutations for therapeutic purposes. A link between skin inflammation and SCC formation was first reported in the 19th century. In the second of these 2 new JCI studies, Robert Nibbs, Gerard Graham, and colleagues from Glasgow U...p53 gene mutations and inflammation trigger skin cancer
...on of malignant SCC. Future studies will hopefully discover ways to target these mutations for therapeutic purposes. A link between skin inflammation and SCC formation was first reported in the 19th century. In the second of these 2 new JCI studies, Robert Nibbs, Gerard Graham, and colleagues from Glasgow U......f the substrate in hand, the scientists went on to discover that the enzyme works in a previously uncharacterized metabolic pathway in bacteria....