Flick of a protein switches immune response
...oimmune diseases such as arthritis, allergies and dozens of other illnesses begin when the body's defenses respond at the wrong time or place, the on-off mechanism for the immune system has been the subject of intense study for decades. The USC-Harvard team studied proteins critical to immune tolerance,...Stevens' Davidson Laboratory acquires new research vessel
...tevens for approximately 60 years and has authored dozens of research papers about the hydrodynamics of marine craft "It felt great to let Dr. Savitsky know that there will be a permanent recognition of his contributions to the lab," said Bruno. "It was a complete surprise when Professor Bruno told me ab...NHGRI announces latest sequencing targets
...xt few years to identify the genes responsible for dozens of relatively rare, single-gene (autosomal Mendelian) diseases; sequence all of the genes on the X chromosome from affected individuals to identify those involved in sex-linked diseases; and to survey the range of variants in genes known to contribut...American Chemical Society national meeting: San Francisco, Sept. 10-14
... late Nobel laureate Richard Smalley that includes dozens of reports on single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and their potential uses in nanotechnology, electronics, optics and other fields. One tantalizing report is entitled "The Strongest Fiber There Will Ever Be." The latest progress in finding new ...Ancient raindrops reveal the origins of California's Sierra Nevada range
...d. During the study, the Stanford team collected dozens of clay samples from 15 sites along the two rivers--old Sierra mining camps with colorful names like Orleans Flat and You Bet Diggings. "The highest sampling elevation was about 5,500 feet [1,700 meters] going down to about 980 feet [300 meters] to...Seafloor observatory opens portal to the Pacific
...ady archived more than 35 million measurements and dozens of gigabytes of acoustic and visual data. That information -- and new real time data -- is now available to the world. The data management system is constantly evolving. In the near future, "software agents" will work on behalf of VENUS scientists, m...The protein that makes you mad
...n the blood. But, in the digestive tract there are dozens of different endocrine cells and not all have PrP c . To identify which ones have and which do not, we detected, simultaneously, the PrP c and another substance, characteristic of each cell type and observed if the marking appeared in the same cells...Scientists scuttle claims that 'Hobbit' fossil from Flores, Indonesia, is a new hominid
...ocephalic skull even though microcephaly can take dozens of different forms. Furthermore, the skull from which the brain cast was made was that of a 10-year-old child, whereas LB1 was an adult and should have been compared with human microcephalics with a relatively mild condition that would have permitte...Founding member of Pitt's Biology Department to be honored in Harrisburg, Pa., ceremony
... John Cooper will present Lauffer with an album of dozens of commendation letters from friends, colleagues, and admirers, including ones from Pa. Governor Edward G. Rendell and Pitt Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg. In addition, the department will announce the establishment of the Tousimis-Lauffer Distinguis...Interdisciplinary team develops guidelines for treating severely injured patients
... based on the work of an interdisciplinary team of dozens of scientists and physicians funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Drawing from the best available evidence, the team is developing a series of standard procedures for t...Single microRNA causes cancer in transgenic mouse
...d his colleagues have been mapping the activity of dozens of miRNAs in various types of normal and malignant tissues for several years. Earlier studies showed that miR155 was unusually active in some types of leukemia and lymphoma, and that its presence indicated a poorer prognosis in patients with breast a...Media alert: New study finds dairy is not associated with weight gain
...airy foods do not contribute to extra weight gain, dozens of studies provide compelling evidence that consuming 3 servings a day of milk, cheese and yogurt as part of a reduced-calorie weight loss plan may help adults achieve better results than just cutting calories with little or no dairy, according to Gr...Wildlife researchers identify impacts of contamination in amphibians
...y in Aiken, S.C., Hopkins and colleagues collected dozens of reproductively active female eastern narrow mouth toads located around a settling basin near a coal burning power plant outside of Aiken. The burning of coal is responsible for the release of mercury, selenium, and other harmful contaminants into ...Astronomer announces shortlist of stellar candidates for habitable worlds
...ers have found evidence during the past decade for dozens of planets around nearby stars by studying how an object's gravity affects the orbit of the parent star. Virtually all of the discovered planets are gas giants like Jupiter and are presumed to be inhospitable to life. There have been hints of smalle...Prestigious 2005 AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize honors Norman R. Augustine
...en to him five times. He is author or coauthor of dozens of articles and has written four books. The Prize was inspired by Philip Hauge Abelson, "a true icon in the scientific community" who served as long-time senior adviser to AAAS, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and editor of t...Scientists discover dozens of new species in 'Lost World' of western New Guinea
...tists led by Conservation International (CI) found dozens of new species including frogs, butterflies, plants, and an orange-faced honeyeater, the first new bird from the island of New Guinea in more than 60 years. Conservation International and the Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI) sponsored the expe...Mining for gems in the fungal genome
...ler, pinpointed the genes responsible for creating dozens of secondary metabolites, a class of compounds that make good drug candidates. Already, analysis of one subset of these genes has revealed that they encode proteins required to produce an anti-tumor agent. "We now have a new tool we can use to find...Advancing the biomedical frontier: Experimental Biology 2006
...his annual meeting brings together scientists from dozens of scientific disciplines, from laboratory to translational to clinical research, from throughout the United States and the world. It provides scientists and clinicians an unparalleled opportunity to step outside the boundaries of their own fields a...The closest look ever at the cell's machines
...roteins work in dynamic complexes that may contain dozens of molecules," says Giulio Superti-Furga, who launched the large-scale project at Cellzome four years ago. "If you think of the cell as a factory floor, up to now, we've known some of the components of a fraction of the machines. That has seriously l...Penguins waddle but they don't fall down, UH researchers say
...e robots. His study on walking stability features dozens of King penguins from Moody Gardens in Galveston. Though these endearing animals may seem unsuited for rough terrain, penguins will travel more than 75 miles across rugged ground terrain to reach their nesting sites. Kurz believes the penguins have...