MIT creates 3-D images of living cell
...rhaps higher resolution is possible, Feld said. We expect this new technique to serve as a complement to electron microscopy, which has a resolution of approximately 10 nanometers. ...Tropical insects 'go the distance' to inform rainforest conservation
...areas to manage and conserve. Cognato and Hulcr expect similar patterns in other tropical lowland rain forests, as they are typically situated in the extensive low basins of major rivers comparable to the study area in New Guinea. They are currently conducting research in other areas of the tropics incl...Evolution is driven by gene regulation
...n invisible to researchers before, said Snyder. We expect that this approach will get us closer to understanding the balance between gene content and gene regulation in the question of human-chimp diversity. ...Genetic analysis finds greater threat in frog-killing fungus
...ently introduced to an area, the researchers would expect to find a single genotype that had spread by clona...ver, the fungus is endemic to a region, they would expect to find diverse genotypes resulting from a long history of association that provides enough time for...UC experts detail new standard for cleaner transportation fuels
...ither the state administration nor the Legislature expect LCFS administration to be a peripheral set of duties shoehorned into current operations without explicit funding. The California Board of Equalization may play a role. Certainly the California Energy Commission will; it already manages the Petroleum ...Biologists at Tufts University discover 1 reason why chromosomes break, often leading to cancer
...somes and to monitor the replication process. They expect the results will be similar when tested in human cells based on previous research using yeast chromosomes. "What we did was take two of these regions of predicted high flexibility, plus a region near a cancer cell breakpoint and a control region, ...After a decades-long search, scientists identify new genetic risk factors for multiple sclerosis
...mber might seem small, "it's the size of effect we expect to see for genes outside of HLA," said Dr. Haines. Multiple genetic variations, each carrying a small risk of MS, could combine with one another and with environmental factors to create a large risk, he said. The researchers who conducted the cand...UB scientist discovers novel iron-copper alliance
...layer of the intestines) and in the liver" We also expect to learn more about the mechanisms of dietary copper absorption, which currently are not well defined, Collins said. Furthermore, studies addressing the impact of increased enterocyte and liver copper levels during iron-deficiency have not been repor...Genomic analysis uncovers new targets for HIV vaccine
... the onset of full-blown AIDS. The researchers expect the new findings to aid the search for an HIV vaccine that would work by boosting the protective effects of one or more of these genes, and help the bodys own immune system overcome an infection. One of the genes looks particularly attractive as a va...Increase in creeping vines signals major shift in southern US forests
...rease in the number of vines, Allen said. We would expect vine density to increase after a disturbance, such as a hurricane. But to see such a clear, definitive increase at the undisturbed site along the Savannah River was unexpected, based on current models of floodplain forest development. A few years...Decoding mushroom's secrets could combat carbon, find better biofuels and safer soils
...ing for an estimated 11,000 genes. The researchers expect to have a 90% complete genome within 3 years....Changing climate will challenge Northeast agriculture, CU expert warns
...dy stretched to the limit." The Northeast can also expect more frequent summer heat waves that could compromise the health of crops, livestock and humans, said Wolfe. What will happen in the future, he said, depends "on whether we as a society follow the business as usual [higher] emissions scenario or begi...Researchers use new approach to predict protein function
...ad been misclassified.) Gerlt and his colleagues expect that the computational approach they pioneered will help scientists more efficiently tackle the problem of understanding these and other unknown proteins. There are 4 1/2 million protein sequences in the sequence databanks, and maybe the function...Loss of hemlocks will affect water dynamics in southern Appalachian forests
...s hemlock woolly adelgid infestations increase, we expect to see at least short term reductions in forest tr... winter and spring transpiration by 30 percent. We expect this will increase soil moisture and alter both the amount and timing of stream flow. The duration o...Early fire risk for mountains near Los Angeles
...une 1, fire agencies can know the earliest date to expect large fires. Dennison hopes to expand the forecast method to the Southern California region and nationally to other places where vegetation moisture is an important factor in fires. Santa Anas are strong, hot, dry winds that blow over Southern ...Autism theory put to the test with new technology
...dividuals. So in our experimental set-up you would expect them to be unaffected by the actions of another person and this is exactly what we have found to this point. Welsh believes his research will advance our understanding of autism and the mirror neuron system - perhaps leading to more effective inter...How fish punish 'queue jumpers'
... they maintain stability in a situation where youd expect there would be a lot of competition, says Dr Wong. In the case of the gobies, only the top male and top female mate, and all the other females have to wait their turn in a queue based on their size the fishy equivalent of the barnyard pecking orde...International team to honor 30th anniversary of deep-sea vent discovery in Galpagos
... sediments in the ocean floor, Tyler said. "I expect more chemically driven sites like these will be discovered in the next 30 years," Tyler said. ChEss scientists are also excited about the possibilities deep-ocean technologies may open up for space exploration. "Because we believe that hydrotherma...Antarctic icebergs -- Hotspots of ocean life
...s. As diatoms are the preferred food for krill, we expect the changes in phytoplankton community composition to favor grazing as a key biological process involved in carbon sequestration around free-floating icebergs, said oceanographer Maria Vernet from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, ...Pendulum love, science class gender gaps, musical mind mirrors, and unparticle physics
...great discoveries, there's no compelling reason to expect unparticle stuff to exist at all. But at some level that's the lot of a good theoretical physicist. After all, a theorist who restricts their imagination to merely the likely possibilities probably isn't trying hard enough. Just what unparticle stu...