Animal physiology conference sheds light on human physiology
... breaking away from the cookie cutter stories that everybody else is covering. Comparative physiology is the study of all kinds of animals, finding general principles that may apply to humans, too. Working with frogs, snakes, squirrels, seals and a host of other animals not only answers the key question "How ...Scientists get best look ever at water-life connection
...My feeling is that there is no real controversy -- everybody is just looking at the same answer from different angles," he added. The answer, revealed in Zhong's lab: water molecules do move fast on their own, but they slow down -- to a speed midway between the nanosecond and picosecond scale -- to connect wi...Hope remains for Alzheimer's sufferers
...ed mechanism. Mild patients will always do better, everybody knows that, but the economic sums don't quite fully add up in terms of cost. I believe that progression, when measured economically rather than clinically, may not be very impressive." Despite the recent uproar, Kerwin remains hopeful that with new...Novel experiment documents evolution of genome in near-real time
...led RNA polymerase. "That was a surprise to almost everybody because RNA polymerase is involved in one of the core processes of any cell," said Palsson. "You wouldn't expect that gene to change because a wide variety of cellular process would be affected; it's like replacing the wiring system in a building whe...Mysterious 'neural noise' actually primes brain for peak performance
...g neuroscience. In 10 or 20 years, I think the way everybody thinks about the brain is going to be in these terms." Not all of Pouget's neurons are in agreement, however."but I've been wrong before," he shrugs....Researchers barcode DNA of Venice museum's vast fungi collection
... natural science collections are public goods that everybody belonging to the scientific community should be able to take advantage of."...2006 AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize awarded
...dmitted we should be able on our campuses to treat everybody exactly the same way," Vest said. He said it is essential that "we keep filling the bucket of new knowledge and new technology." The Abelson Prize is awarded annually to either a public servant in recognition of sustained exceptional contributions...Cure for cancer one step closer
...port the important work of the Tissue Bank because everybody can play a part in the cure. Every cell contains a clue that can make a difference to tomorrow's cancer patients," he said. Queensland is well placed as a source of cancer tissue due to its diverse population, large number of aged retirees, and hig...Scientists develop new drugs to fight colon and breast cancer more effectively
...ffect the rest of the benign epithelial tissue. As everybody knows, current treatments for cancer destroy a large number of unaffected cells in addition to affected cells, says Caba Prez. In this study researchers analyzed more than 150 drugs aimed at reducing the toxicity of the 5-FU against the benign cell...'Lucky 13' as new gene discovery offers further hope for childhood blindness
...herited blindness, its becoming very important for everybody to know exactly which mutation they've got, because the treatments being tested are specific for different kinds of retinal degeneration. All in all its an exciting time for eye research and a very promising one for people with these conditions. This...MIT tool determines landslide risk in tropics
...le to landslides, which occur frequently. Although everybody knows that, nobody has ever put a system in place to determine where this risk or hazard is higher," said Saldivar-Sali. In her thesis, Saldivar-Sali reports some 65 recorded landslides near Baguio City between 1991 and 2004. The area is becoming i...Doing nature one better: Expanding the genetic code in living mammalian cells
...no corresponding tRNA/amino acid pair exists lets everybody know that this particular job is done. From a large pool of mutated aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases the enzyme that loads tRNAs with their corresponding amino acids Wang selected the one that would attach a desired artificial amino acid to a tRNA tha......dentified genes MEIS1, BTBD9 and LBXCOR1 surprised everybody involved: they are genes which are known in connection with the embryonic development of an organism. During this activity phase they are involved in the pattern formation of the extremities and the central nervous system. The role of these genes in ...