Scripps scientists find potential for catastrophic shifts in Pacific ecosystems
...ndom wiggles in oceanographic time series has been elusive until this study. The biological shifts are more than random wiggles. On the contrary, and to their surprise, the researchers found that some key physical characteristics of the North Pacific, such as sea surface temperature (which were suspected to...NIH funds DOE lab for cellular studies
...membrane, giving insight into why P. aeruginosa is elusive to treatment. The structures of the outer membrane proteins of P. aeruginosa will be modeled after similar proteins taken from Escherichia coli, for which experimental crystal structures are available. PNNL researchers intend to have initial findings...JCI table of contents May 2, 2005
...orward in the understanding of the pathology of an elusive disorder." TITLE: Novel COL1A1 mutation in infantile cortical hyperostosis (Caffey disease) expands the spectrum of collagen-related disorders AUTHOR CONTACT: Harald Jueppner Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA USA Phone: (617) 726-3...Scientists track 'stealth' DNA elements in primate evolution
...rigin and sequence composition. What has remained elusive to scientists, however, are the actual mechanisms by which these elements persist and propagate over time to influence human evolution. In an attempt to understand these mechanisms, Dr. Batzer and his colleagues examined a subfamily of Alu elements ...Long thought extinct, ivory-billed woodpecker rediscovered in Big Woods of Arkansas
...5), the findings include multiple sightings of the elusive woodpecker and frame-by-frame analyses of brief vi... Rock, said he thought the best chance to film the elusive bird would be to have a camcorder on at all times. On April 25, Luneau captured four seconds of vide...Royal Society study on adaptability of fish to warming oceans
...rghi and Dr PF Ferrari Although imitation remains elusive in monkeys, this experiment found that monkeys recognise when they are being imitated. Ten pigtailed macaques were tested by two experimenters. One experimenter imitated the monkeys' actions with an object, the other performed temporally contingent b...Can money grow on trees? Win-win strategies for 'sustainable bioprospecting'
...ng countries from genetic resources will remain an elusive goal. Every actor in this process, be it communities, drug firms or governmental authorities from source and user countries has to be aware that high short term profits in an imperfect legal framework is sub- optimal to the long-term collaborative dr......t, key aspects of microglia function have remained elusive such as their behavior in the intact brain or their immediate response to brain injury. Now a German team of researchers from two Max Planck Institutes in Heidelberg and Goettingen (Germany) report a breakthrough in the study of microglial cells in v...Searching the depths of the straits of Florida for disease cures
...cave systems, and abundant sea life, including the elusive whale shark. Harbor Branch scientists are attracted most to its steep topography between about 300 and 3,000 feet, which suggests that they will find the rocky walls that most commonly foster diverse deep-water ecosystems. The Cay Sal Bank is locate...Autism linked to mirror neuron dysfunction
...iving us glimpses of a host of uniquely human and elusive mental capacities: making metaphors and passing on proverbs, to name just two."...Marsh-dwelling mole gives new meaning to the term 'fast food'
...laboratory assistant Fiona E. Remple, captured the elusive moles' feeding behavior with a high-speed video camera. Because they live in darkness, the moles have very poor eyesight. So they continually survey their environment by repeatedly touching the objects around them with their star appendages. Timing t...Predator fish heat their eyes to track prey
...ving objects, allowing them to intercept rapid and elusive prey. These findings offer a fascinating view into how an evolutionary "arms race" has led to a sensory specialization that gives a predator a significant edge over its prey....Discovery of first demethylase molecule, a long-sought gene regulator
...nction. Their disruption can lead to cancer. The elusive enzyme, whose presence in cells was suspected but not proven for decades, came to light in the laboratory of Yang Shi, HMS professor of pathology, and is described in a study published in the Dec. 16 online edition of Cell and appearing in the Dec....JCI table of contents, December 15 2004
...estern Medical Center have identified the kidney's elusive acid sensor. The authors examined opossum kidney cells cultured under acidic conditions and found that a 24-hour exposure to acid activates the enzyme Pyk2, which then binds to the proto-oncogene c-Src , causing c-Src activation and subsequent act...Arctic mystery no longer: Dinosaurs walked Canada's great north
...also visited Western Africa five times to seek out elusive dinosaur fossils. He says the work isn't easy. Artic digs meant hours of walking with heavy equipment, while African digs came with pounding sun and drinking bad water. Yet it's all worth it. "The fact that I may bring new perspectives on ancient lif...