32 new grants made for innovative technology R&D
...e, personalized, trainable multimodal interface to enable effective communication for individuals affected b...tide-Based DrugsDevelop methodologies and tools to enable simple, efficient genetic engineering of biosynthesis complexes to produce cyclic peptides for use a...New Stanford center probes nanoscale material
...our [center] is that we're developing new tools to enable nanoscale science and technology, and we're excited to see what possibilities these tools will open up," Goldhaber-Gordon said. The probes will enhance the capabilities of the nanotechnology community to observe, manipulate, measure, image and contro...Stanford researchers establish center for physics-based simulations of biological structures
...is charged with developing a simulation toolkit to enable scientists worldwide to model biological systems ranging from molecules to whole organisms. SimBioS is one of four new national centers endeavoring to build the biomedical computing infrastructure urgently needed to speed progress in biomedical rese...New study will tackle three major killer diseases
...aced back as many as eight generations, which will enable researchers from the University and the Medical Research Council Human Genetics Unit in Edinburgh to understand the impact of genetic factors on the development of the three diseases. Lead investigator Dr Jim Wilson of Public Health Sciences at the ...New Military Biomaterials R&D Center to hold first meeting
...increasing funding already provided by Congress to enable expansion of the program. This initiative will pro...pporting is a sprayable wound dressing designed to enable soldiers to treat their own small gunshot wounds, burns, abrasions or cuts, so that they may complet...Bovine genome sequence available
... genes involved in pest and disease resistance and enable better matching of products to market specifications."The bovine genome is similar in size to the genomes of humans and other mammals, containing approximately three billion DNA base pairs. The sequencing of the bovine genome will also help medic...Toward a better understanding of taste and smell impairments
...importance to medical research. The new grant will enable a multidisciplinary team of basic scientists and c...evaluate the prognosis for recovery. Results will enable improved diagnosis and treatment targeting for patients with CR-induced smell loss. A second e...U-M scientists see ubiquitin-modified proteins in living cells
... modifications and interactions with partners that enable the same protein to accomplish different tasks. With this technology, we are able to see the subpopulation of a protein that is modified by ubiquitin or interacts with a particular partner." Scientists in Kerppola's laboratory have used bimo...World's top theoretical physicists converge to consider 'future of physics'
... the task. Fifteen microphones in the low ceiling enable the recording of every question as well as the spe...ints. Three separate, motorized drop-down screens enable projection of visual presentations whether view-graphs or PowerPoint or Keynote. The screens deploy...New Jersey Institute of Technology professor to develop supersized virtual library
... separately," said Bieber. "Our new software will enable users to conduct the same search over all library resources at once. We already have gotten inquiries from other college libraries, so I believe the project will be helpful to many people when it's completed."...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 2004
... create tiny fluid-filled membrane structures that enable rapid diffusion-based mixing. The silicon-based fabrication techniques allow integration with electronic devices. "Integration with other microscale structures such as electronic systems would make possible communication between manmade devices and s...VitalSense(R) - Wireless vital signs monitoring
...ihood of successful treatment, and VitalSense will enable the medical staff to pick up critical changes in those parameters earlier than they would with normal, manual monitoring. In addition, Mini Mitter is exploring telemedicine options for the VitalSense system....Acoustics meeting in San Diego
...ons of selected meeting papers. These papers will enable you to cover the meeting, even if you can't leave your desk. PRESS LUNCHEON AT MEETING On Tuesday, November 16, ASA will hold a press luncheon, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., featuring speakers on numerous topics that will be presented at the meet...Rutgers-led research offers new clues in the genetic mysteries of maize
... us to a new understanding of maize that will help enable scientists and farmers to make major improvements in one of the world's most significant crops and gain new and important insights in plant genomic studies," said Messing, director of the Waksman Institute of Microbiology at Rutgers, The State Univer...Texas universities expanding new information network
...nternet Grid for Research and Education (TIGRE) to enable these institutions to access and share resources, ...onnect the Texas institutions on LEARN, as well as enable each institution to share its own resources. Computing, visualization, storage systems, data collec...Laboratory test of evolutionary theory confirms importance of links between populations
...potential to alter the evolutionary processes that enable organisms to adapt to changing local conditions. This study provides hard evidence to support that view. The study, published in the October 14 issue of the journal Nature , looked at the coevolution of a common type of bacteria, Escherichia coli, a...Oct. 15-17 Bioinformatics meeting in Irvine, Calif.
...ell as technological innovations that will further enable the collection of useful data. DETAILS: Meeting will take place October 15-17 at the Academies' Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, 100 Academy Drive, Irvine, Calif. A program is available online at http://www4.nationalacademies.org/nas/nashom...NHGRI seeks next generation of sequencing technologies
... a mammalian-sized genome to $100,000, which would enable researchers to sequence the genomes of hundreds or...e-genome sequencing to $1,000 or less, which would enable the sequencing of individual genomes as part of medical care. The ability to sequence each person's ...The CF Foundation urges all states to include newborn screening for cystic fibrosis in test panels
...ove their care. Newborn screening for CF also will enable new treatment options for infants to be evaluated and developed. "After reviewing and carefully considering the scientific evidence, the benefits of newborn screening for CF are now clear. We now must turn our attention to ensuring that parents of n......to the availability of powerful genetic tools that enable the identification and analysis of genes. Additionally, flies can be grown for experiments relatively rapidly and inexpensively." For this study, researchers exposed flies to either a single intoxicating dose of alcohol (rapid tolerance), or to a l...