OHSU turns mouse into factory for human liver cells
...human liver cells. "We think we will have a real edge in terms of quality and availability of cells," Grompe said. "We have a product. All we need to do is scale up and start selling it to anyone who wants to buy it." In the coming months, Grompe's lab will develop a library of human liver cells from...European Science Foundation's Forward Look reaches out beyond the endless frontiers
...ly expand Nanomedicine R&D and lack of competitive edge in chip-based technologies Identification of short- and long-term opportunities, e.g. the design of nanopharmaceuticals and implantable devices for improved drug delivery or nanosensing in vivo with telemetrically controlled mobile sensors ...Argonne wins three R&D 100 awards for innovative technologies
... 1964. Once again, DOEs labs are at the cutting edge of innovation with new technology developments to enhance Americas economic and national security, said U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman. My heartiest congratulations to the DOE researchers and scientists that have won R&D Magazines prestigiou...Why nectar-feeding bats need a 'power drink' to fly
... reason these bats live on such an energetic knife edge is down to the food source they live on and the way they get around. They feed on floral nectars that contain simple sugars such as sucrose, glucose and fructose, but which are produced in only very small amounts by flowering plants. These sugars are...Universe's stringy birth revealed by young Czech scientist in EURYI winning project
... and mathematics by virtue of lying at the cutting edge of analytical reason. This is why it should interest lay people as well, insisted Schnabl. The very general public can be interested if they enjoy watching mankind's advances in understanding some of the deepest questions about the nature of our univ...New research seeks to enhance alternative fuel integration in public vehicle fleets
...efforts will help put our community on the cutting edge of this important field. Throughout the course of the research, the center will be performing a number of laboratory and field studies on the Countys green fleet to quantify the impact of ethanol on propulsion system durability, reliability, vehicl...Norwegian council names ASU researcher 'Outstanding Young Investigator'
... Research. Dr. Amdams research is at the cutting edge of theory and empirical studies of life history evolution and will have a broad impact on our understanding of the effects of social environments on aging, according to Robert Page, director of the School of Life Sciences and a fellow honeybee resear...Cloned pigs help scientists towards a breakthrough in Alzheimer's
...en and rhus, Denmark are once again at the cutting edge of biotechnology. This time with cloned pigs that have been genetically modified so that they may function as animal models for the notorious Alzheimers disease. In the US alone, 5 million people suffer from this human brain disorder and globally ...ORNL-led team wins DOE bioenergy center
...ioenergy Science Center team. The centers cutting edge research will leverage the state of Tennessee investments in biofuels and make a lasting contribution to the nations energy security. The ORNL-led project will focus on new methods of processing plants into biofuel. The strategy involves breaking ...Nanotechnology: consumers must be convinced benefits outweigh risks
... Maynard also suggested that Americas competitive edge and continued world leadership in nanotechnology require a sound and innovative risk management plan. He gave examples of other countries who are taking an integrated approach to nanotechnology implications and commercial applications research....International team to honor 30th anniversary of deep-sea vent discovery in Galpagos
...unlike those of any creature one might meet at the edge of the sea. There are paradoxes: eyeless shrimp that can see in the dark, beauties: giant worms of exquisite design, and curiosities: snails with plates of armor." The most well known animal affiliated with vents is the giant tubeworm found around...Scientists ponder plant life on extrasolar Earthlike planets
...or the possible existence of life. Life on the edge They also are looking into the red edge effect. Seen at 700 nanometers out, where normal human vision quits working, this reflectance spec...A close-up on pancreatic disease: How do we improve the odds?
...gins (meaning that some cancer cells remain at the edge of the tissues removed) and positive lymph nodes (in which cells have spread beyond the immediate tissue to nearby nodes or glands), which indicate poorer survival rates. The study investigated EUS and CT accuracy in predicting margins and node stat...UVa researcher studying disease that cripples newborns
...king ResearchDr. Mahadevan has been on the leading edge of DM research for more than a decade. In 1992, as a member of a Canadian research group, he helped discover the genetic mutation that causes DM1. The mutation occurs when a gene called myotonic dystrophy protein kinase (DMPK) makes extra copies o...Study focuses on only carnivore with 'fingerprints'
... are also spreading westward, with today's leading edge around Syracuse. Fishers were first recorded in the suburbs of Albany and Boston in the last six years....Jaap Sinninghe Damst awarded the Vernadsky Medal for innovative use of biomarkers
...earch NIOZ, was awarded this medal for his cutting edge work in the field of biogeochemistry. "It's an honour to win this prize because it is recognition of my science and that it has a certain impact," said Sinninghe Damst. Using biomarkers to predict climate change Sinninghe Damst received the V...ISN's Nexus Hypertension-Kidney debate
... of three parallel sessions to deliver the cutting edge basic and clinical discovery aimed at researchers, physicians and clnicians respectively. Mirrored at both levels, the Baisc Science and Clinical Sessions will offer in-depth, rigorous updates on and around RAAS and Cardiovascular Risk, Proteinuria ......d organisms were thought to lose their competitive edge and so they hardly ever re-colonized the continent from which they originated. These views suffered a severe blow recently when evolutionary studies of birds of the South Pacific and Caribbean lizards uncovered at least three separate cases of isl...News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
...fish and demonstrate its expression at the ventral edge of the embryonic spinal cord, specifically in the caudal and middle primary motor neurons (CaP and MiP), the axons of which regularly exit the spinal cord. Translation-blocking morpholinos of plexinA3 mRNA caused abnormal axon branching of dorsal and...'War Between the Sexes': The coevolution of genitalia in waterfowl
...from males with a longer phallus had a competitive edge over sperm from those less well-endowed. This report in the online journal PLoS ONE shows that there is a lot more to the story. "As part of a research program on the evolution of the avian phallus, I was curious to know if there were consequences...