Penn receives grant for initiative to help understand genes' effects on medications
...nomic Epidemiology approach, the Penn project will feature a cross-departmental collaboration of experienced investigators from key disciplines, working within an enriched and accommodating academic environment, to develop fresh, distinctive, and sustainable approaches to solving the complex biomedical probl...Yearling horse auction to benefit equine research
...he auction begins at 2 p.m. "Our 2004 auction will feature yearlings registered with the Jockey Club and the Virginia Thoroughbred Breeders Association," said James Bowen, interim director of the Middleburg center. The yearlings have been bred and cared for as part of the research program at the Center. Year...Plants provide model for new shape-changing materials
... this program. "As we generate materials that will feature internal pressures that allow the nastic structures to expand and contract, we hope to move on from the morphing wings to other applications that require structures that can produce large shape changes. An example might be a compact container that wi...Scientific organizations unite to influence science policy and promote the ERC
...ost unheard of in Europe. The conference will also feature the Founding Meeting of ISE, the first independent body established to provide a common voice and an action mechanism for European science organizations....Forum at Virginia Tech to address issues of human cloning
...in panel discussion will take place at 11 a.m. and feature a number of nationally-recognized experts on issues of human cloning, representing a range of views and areas of expertise: Wendy Goldman Rohm is an investigative journalist and author of the forthcoming book, The Eighth Day: On the front Lines of S...Experts present new research on hot topics in aging at GSA's annual meeting in Washington, DC
...ter understand these indicators, the workshop will feature presentations from the Forum experts who construct...Life: Health Promotion for Older Adults" that will feature speakers representing four areas of contribution to health promotion. November 22 at 3:15 p.m ....World's top theoretical physicists converge to consider 'future of physics'
...ion. With all this utility the most striking feature of the auditorium is its beauty, created by the de...ath leads to a distinctive, charming architectural feature of the new building--a Venetian staircase--reminiscent of the walkway bridges arcing over canals in ...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 2004
... intelligent software agents, geospatial modeling, feature extraction and image and pattern recognition. This combined with ORNL's unparalleled LandScan population database provide national security personnel with a powerful system to safeguard the nation. Funding for this work is provided by the Laboratory ...Gladstone researchers resolve key Huntington's disease mystery in Nature cover story
...itself. The capability to determine if a cellular feature of a disease is pathogenic, beneficial or merely incidental to a disease process will be of considerable advantage for understanding disease mechanisms. Will the results reported here end the debate on the pathogenic role of inclusion bodies in the p...International Rice Functional Genomics meeting in Tucson Nov. 15-17
... 880 E. Second St., Tucson, Ariz. The meeting will feature the latest developments in the structural, functional and evolutionary genomics research on rice. Rice is the most important food crop in the world and an important experimental system for genomics research. The completion of the genome sequence of ...Link between immune protein and longer survival in melanoma patients identified
...ropriate chemokine receptor like CXCR3- a 'homing' feature that allows these killer cells to find and eradicate tumors. "This data may indicate that early melanoma vaccination is essential, and that vaccines inducing specific T cells with tumor-homing ability can make a significant difference in surviv...New Royal Society journal studies
...l and immunological condition. Scream harshness, a feature expressing aggression, was related to caller health, suggesting that these calls might honestly signal prey condition and thus escape ability, on which predators might base their foraging choice. Contact: Dr Jos Tella, Applied Biology, Estacion Biolo...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory
...or two years, allows nano-scratch testing, surface feature imaging and dynamic elastic modulus mapping. Sub-m...plication of a voltage across the electrodes. This feature allows the sensor to be adjusted to provide NOx-selective data. Furthermore, the sensor utilizes sta...Genome of ancient fish could reveal evolutionary mysteries, Stanford scientists say
...anth is ideal for genetic comparisons. Any genetic feature found in all land animals but lacking in the coelacanth could represent a change that makes living on land possible. Noonan said that coelacanth's close relative, the lungfish, could also fill in the genetic gap between land animals and f...A puzzle posed by black-headed ducks yields to persistent biologists
...sitism in the coots also helped explain a puzzling feature of the parasitic duck eggs. Other obligate brood parasites lay eggs that mimic the eggs of their hosts, but the eggs of black-headed ducks don't look anything like coot eggs. A black-headed duck's big white egg stands out like a sore thumb in a nest ...Random gene activation helps ulcer bug escape immune system
... In addition, the BabB gene has a built-in genetic feature that allows the gene to turn on and off irregularly as the bacteria reproduce. "The BabB gene has a highly repetitive section that has a tendency to slip when the bacteria copies its DNA prior to cell division," Berg explains. "These slips can introd...New system reduces risk of burns during interventional X-rays
... make the appropriate adjustments. An added feature under development includes a visualization of the distribution and amount of X-ray scatter throughout the room, providing a way to gauge exposure for the physician and other health-care personnel who may be present. The development effort for...Microbe's genome reveals insights into ocean ecology
...it can take advantage of marine "hot spots," which feature rich areas of organic matter floating in an otherwise nutrient-poor ocean environment. The "hot spots" concept was first proposed more than a decade ago by Farooq Azam of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Moran says the S. pomeroyi...Shots fired at Bayonne range prove smart gun technology works
...dentify the user. The finished gun will eventually feature both electronic features and computerized parts. Recce sees his invention someday also being used in other applications--perhaps the yoke of a plane or a car's steering wheel. Also in 2003, NJIT signed an agreement with Metal Storm, which owns a ...Journal of Dental Research: New editor, new content, new look, new access
... journal.) The cover of each issue of the JDR will feature a full-page, full-color illustration from a paper in that issue, creating an eye-catching look to increase reader appeal. Finally, beginning with the January, 2005, issue, all content will be free to the public after 12 months (i.e., January, 2004, c...