New, more direct pathways from outside the cell-to-cell nuclei discovered
...material to get into the nucleus, and so it is far easier than previously thought for this material to get into the nucleus." Eve Barak, an NSF program director, describes Gavin's discovery as "an amazing and potentially paradigm-changing observation," and predicts that it "will have an enormous impact on...Not all embryonic stem cell lines are created equal
...ensity for differentiation, because it may make it easier to get certain types of tissue. On the other hand, it may also limit the ability of these ES cells to fully replicate those types of tissues. Sun said that her technique for differentiating ES cells into mature neurons is likely to have important fut...... be able to use this knowledge to make tumor cells easier to kill. Repair centers in mammalian cells are probably an efficient way to repair the typically sparse and noncomplex DNA damages of daily cellular life." But there's a downside, Costes says. "Humans didn't evolve with cosmic rays, and the existe......a significant advance because it will make it much easier to identify precise new targets for better anthrax drugs and vaccines, says Bergman, a research assistant professor of Bioinformatics at the U-M Medical School. In strategies to quell the anthrax microbe, timing is everything. During most of its li...Synchrotron could help save the Tassie devil
..., he says. This would make any quarantine strategy easier to establish, as well as much more efficient. The idea is based on Australian research showing disease-related changes in the composition of human hair. The suggestion is that similar changes could occur in Tasmanian devils hair when the facial tum...New target for HIV/AIDS drugs and vaccine discovered
...o create a microenvironment that actually makes it easier for HIV/AIDS to replicate. According to Maria Giovanna Quaranta of Instituto Superiore de Sanit and first author of the article, The findings described in this work may have several implications for AIDS treatment: the understanding of Nef function...Carnegie Mellon scientists find key HIV protein makes cell membranes bend more easily
...gy required for a cell membrane to bend, making it easier for the virus to infect immune cells. The finding, in press in Biophysical Journal, will provide vital data to conduct future computer simulations of HIV dynamics to help further drug discovery and prevent deadly infections. We found that HIV fusio...News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
... Aglioti Visual recognition of the human form is easier when the figure is upright, rather than standing on its head. In fact, it seems there is a cortical region for this task. The extrastriate body area (EBA) in the lateral occipitotemporal cortex prefers bodies upright and can distinguish body parts as...N.C. A&T food scientist develops process for allergen-free peanuts
...ity of treated peanuts, and might even render them easier to process for use as a food ingredient. Immunoassays showed 100 percent inactivation of peanut allergens in whole roasted kernels, and the processed peanuts showed no reaction in tests on human serums from severely allergic individuals. The inven...Crystal structure enables tailoring of pharmaceuticals against asthma
...ines. A known protein structure therefore makes it easier and faster to develop new pharmaceuticals. ...Cancer cures could work for canines and humans
...r seen in children. Research into canine cancer is easier because of the dogs extensive pedigree information. Experts say this could be crucial in identifying the underlying genetic causes of cancer in dogs and humans and finding treatments that could be to the benefit of both. Dr Mobasheri said: The bene...CU researchers discover evidence of very recent human adaptation
...same genetic changes, signs of evolution were much easier to detect in the less diverse European-American and Chinese genomes. "It is important to emphasize that the research does not state that one group is more evolved or better adapted than another," said co-author Carlos Bustamante, a Cornell assistant ...A spoonful of sugar helps your waistline go down
...y be due to the palatability of sucrose, making it easier to stick to the diet. As Dr Drummond points out Compliance with this palatable low fat diet was excellent and when combined with increased physical activity resulted in significant improvements in body composition for this group of overweight women.T...Scientists identify 2 distinct Parkinson's networks
...As the disease gets worse, the fingerprint is much easier to identify. The circuits are the same in all Parkinsons patients, he added. They are now testing other treatments, including deep brain stimulation, to see if it can impact on the cognitive network. The cognitive problems are real and have to be ad...UF scientists work to develop simple bladder cancer test
...essive in its early stages, and of course its much easier to remove any cancer anywhere in the body if you catch it while its relatively small, said Steve Goodison, an associate professor of surgery at the UF College of Medicine-Jacksonville. What would really help in this disease would be a test you coul......or future therapeutic use. Both processes would be easier than taking bone marrow from a patient, Altaner said. ......most difficult to conceal and transport, while the easier to conceal dirty-bomb candidates (such as cobalt-60, used in oil exploration devices) would emit radiation levels that are hundreds or even tens of millions of times lower. Van Cleef is proposing the development and distribution of a DVD presentatio...UGR researchers design an alternative to blood test to detect drugs in the body
...by the professor of the UGR is that this test is easier than blood test as it shows less interference and takes more time to decompose after the death of the person, which makes it possible to determine if the presence of drugs is connected with the death....UN issues analysis of global investors' sustainable energy 'gold rush'
...iency markets are growing more global and enjoying easier access to capital markets; Capital is coming from the venture investment community, the stock markets and internal refinancings, signaling the sectors a shift to a more mainstream status; Risk and uncertainly can be reduced through diversifi...... semi-dwarf fruit trees produce more fruit that is easier to harvest. The improvements in cereal yields have been credited with preventing the starvation of millions. ...