Plants provide model for new shape-changing materials
...ular location," Leo said. "Biological systems are excellent templates for the development of high-performance engineering platforms. An understanding of how biological systems move, adapt, communicate, and replicate are providing scientists and engineers with novel approaches to engineering problems. These so...Protein energy profiles offer clues about amyloids
...res of protein dynamics, Clementi's team is making excellent progress in quantitative prediction -- work that's highly complimentary to the detailed simulations we're creating through Folding@Home." Basic thermodynamics dictates that the entire process of protein folding can be seen as the systematic progressi...US Agency for International Development awards $34 million to Virginia Tech
...rchers, world-class institutional partners, and an excellent project management team," De Datta said. A number of other U.S. universities, International Agricultural Research Centers all over the world, organizations, and private sector groups supported Virginia Tech's application. OIRED is part o...Coke versus Pepsi: It's all in the head
...one over the other. Thus, the two soft drinks made excellent subjects for rigorous experimental studies. In their study, the researchers first determined the Coke versus Pepsi preference of 67 volunteer subjects, both by asking them and by subjecting them to blind taste tests. They then gave the subjects sips ...Are yeast cells bringing us a step closer in treating obesity?
...imilar variant in human cells. This makes yeast an excellent model organism for learning more about mechanisms in humans and animals. There has long been a question about whether mammals have glucose receptors. The discovery of such receptors in yeast considerably raises the possibility of their existence in h...Early life stress harms mental function and immune system in later years
...ystem in barn owls. Barn owls have proven to be an excellent model for studying how experience brings about changes in the brain, as well as how these changes become more difficult with old age. Barn owls must localize prey precisely in order to hunt successfully at night. Hunting relies on the ...Clues to the puzzle of 'talking' root cells
...ve been thoroughly studied. The plant's root is an excellent model for studying tissue development because -- unlike the impossibly intricate convolutions and migrations of developing animal bodies -- each new Arabidopsis root cell arises conveniently from its neighbor and maintains the same position throughou...Novartis receives European marketing authorization for Emselex(R)
...f Development, Novartis Pharma AG. "Emselex has an excellent efficacy as well as central nervous system and cardiovascular safety profile, offering physicians a new choice for treating people with overactive bladder." Emselex is a once-daily M3 selective receptive antagonist (M3 SRA) oral treatment that works ...Are museum collections of ancient life representative?
... earth is exposed and easily accessible, providing excellent coverage of time periods available on the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Barbour Wood said. Lauck Ward, the curator, "has an extensive collection of Atlantic Seaboard organisms. He has done a good job of covering time periods and fossil localities, includin...Virginia Tech, TIGR sign memorandum for new alliance
... and timely fashion. And, of course, combining the excellent skills of these two institutions allows us to address today's complex problems in a way that is difficult to match worldwide." President Steger said, "The partnership with TIGR also greatly expands opportunities for students to work on critical resea...Seeking better cancer treatments
...stic opportunity. It has enabled us to build up an excellent partnership with a leading company and to be involved from a very early stage of the research."...Endurance running may be key to evolution of human body form
...y today." Protein and fat derived from prey are excellent food for growing the bodies and brains of predators; Lieberman suggests running may have fueled growth of the human brain by relaxing constraints on human acquisition of protein and fat. "We are very confident that strong selection for running - ...Six reporters reach the 'Pinnacle of Excellence'
...science and a commitment to engage the public with excellent reporting on complex topics," said Harlan Weisman, Company Group Chairman, Research & Development, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals. "This prestigious program recognizes and encourages science writers to excel and continue to report about the awe, ...New study by UGA researcher shows that Salmonella uses hydrogen as an energy source
...his kind of metal cluster in cells, and so it's an excellent target for therapeutic intervention. Also, making nickel unavailable to the cells by use of metal sequestering agents would be expected to stop the hydrogen using reactions required for growth of the bacterium." The new research showed that e...Fussy Baby Network answers cries for help in community
...' education or income. It also could occur despite excellent care. Excessive crying usually occurs during the first three months of life. Many of these infants have colic--crying for more than three hours a day at least three days a week for three weeks. Their parents often are frustrated and feel helpless ......rn particular regional dialects, so they represent excellent opportunities to study the physiological basis of language. If we can understand something about how song is represented in their brains, then maybe we can better understand how speech learning occurs in humans and, when it goes awry, how we might go...Femtosecond laser technique opens new opportunities for research on neural regeneration
...Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine. Now this excellent model system for biomedical research is available for studying nerve regeneration. One of the fundamental questions researchers want to answer is why nerve damage in the central nervous system--the brain and spinal cord--is usually permanent. "In hum...Four Max Planck Partner Groups starting in India
...om scientific exchange, to get acquainted with the excellent local research infrastructure....BioMed Central announces publishing partnership with The Scientist magazine
...r partnership fuses an outstanding product with an excellent service provider." The Scientist website, www.the-...cribe to this resource via our platform, and enjoy excellent customer service at the same time."...Research studies effects of soy baby formula on intestinal development
...as released on line on Dec. 7. Newborn pigs are an excellent model for human infants because they have a similar metabolism and physiology, Donovan said. In the piglets fed genistein, the number of proliferating cells in the intestine was 50 percent lower than piglets fed the cow's milk formula alone. Concent...