New cyber security protocol for online banking, and more
...attacker - who might be working for the payer, the final recipient of the funds, or both. For network attackers to launder money through online fund-transfer accounts of unsuspecting individuals, the criminals must stop email notifications from the fund-transfer company to the account holder. "Denial of se...... get incorporated into the data, contaminating the final genomic sequence of the host organism. Scanning raw sequences can therefore lead to the identification of previously unknown endosymbionts. Salzberg and colleagues scanned through the newly sequenced genomes of seven different Drosophila species, us...2005's highest engineering honors awarded
... precious film canister it carried. The vehicle's final feat was to deploy its parachutes, jettison the heat shield, and transmit its location so that an aircraft could snatch it in midair and bring it safely to Earth. JAMES W. PLUMMER was the Corona Program Manager at Lockheed and the leader of the eng...Newly-discovered class of genes determines and restricts stem cell fate
...the show going, but at the same time, prevents the final act," says Epstein. "I call this dual function a "biological capacitor," because Pax3 tells the cell: Get ready to go, but at the same time won't let it proceed." Pangenes Express Behavioral Qualities of Pan and Peter Pan Epstein notes that this...Poor prenatal nutrition permanently damages function of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas
...at the mothers had been fed differently during the final week. As the young mice matured, the researchers tested their blood glucose (sugar) after meals. At age 2 months, the results were similar between the two groups. But over time, differences began to unfold. When 4 months old (comparable to human adol...New dinosaur raptor found; First in Southern Hemisphere
...l entered the dinosaur data into the software, the final analysis took only minutes. The conclusion: the bones definitely belonged to a raptor. Not only the claw, but also finer details such as the pointed shape of some of the foot bones provided key proof, he explained. Neuquenraptor lived 90 million year...Conserved amino acids play both structural and mechanistic roles in sandwich-like protein
...ng reaction, or are they selected to stabilize the final protein structure? In our paper, we unravel an un... the amino acids are important for stabilizing the final structure of the protein, and three serve to direct the process of protein folding. "We directly de...Basis for DNA ejection from single phage particles
...her group recently showed that the pressure at the final stage of encapsulation for a particular bacteriophage reached a value of 60 atomospheres, which is close to ten times the pressure inside a bottle of champagne. In the new work reported this week, researchers have evaluated whether the energy thus st...Cooperation is keya new way of looking at MicroRNA and how it controls gene expression
...at activate or deactivate them. Translation is the final step in the expression of every gene, and the cell exercises control over this process in numerous ways, and hence expression of a gene. One way to exert this control is ensuring that mRNAs that are not needed are destroyed. One of the ways that natu...Chemical engineer Kao explores antibiotic synthesis with DNA chips
...n either expression of antibiotic gene clusters or final antibiotic yields. DNA shuffling Studying mutant strains that already exist only represents half of Kao's work; she also creates her own mutants. Creating the mutants on her own offers two advantages. First, instead of making mutants with chemicals...Fossil records show biodiversity comes and goes
...We are the first to reconstruct diversity from the final version of Sepkoski's Compendium, and the first to use the 2004 geochronology time scale. In a sense, our work has verified the new time scale." Muller and Rohde have been working on this study for nearly two years, and first discovered the 62 milli...Robot-based system developed at Carnegie Mellon detects life in Chile's Atacama desert
...ed in response to what was learned in 2003. In the final year of the project, plans call for Zo, equipped with a full array of scientific instruments, to operate autonomously as it travels 50 kilometers over a two-month period. The science team, led by Cabrol, is made up of geologists and biologists who s...From lobster flock to lobster feast?
...this is not an economic option at larger scales. A final goal of the new project will be to determine if increased availability of lobster might make higher-value options, such as selling live or whole spiny lobster, possible. Over the next six months, scientists from Harbor Branch, Snapperfarm, the U...World's largest rainforest drying experiment completes first phase
... of the questions that will be explored during the final two years of this experiment. Collaborating organizations in this effort include IPAM (Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazonia), EMBRAPA (Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria), University of Georgia, Stanford University, Universidade de So...Influenza vaccine uses insect cells to speed development
..., the time from receipt of the virus strain to the final vaccine product would be shortened to approximately 1 to 2 months." Today's flu vaccines are prepared in fertilized chicken eggs. The eggshell is punctured, and the influenza virus is injected into the fluid surrounding the embryo. The egg is then r...First real-time view of developing neurons reveals surprises, say Stanford researchers
... a period of fine-tuning before establishing their final identity. Still, the experiments mark the first ti...aled that neurons take their time establishing the final wiring of the brain. Young neurons send out branches in all directions in the hopes that some branch...New imaging method gives early indication if brain cancer therapy is effective, U-M study shows
...After three weeks more than two months before the final MRI scan researchers found significant differences between the patients' scans. Some areas reflected an increase in water diffusion, suggesting tumor cell death; other areas saw a decrease in diffusion, which Ross said could be accounted for by the ...DFG awards 2005 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize
... debris discs, which play an important role in the final stages of planetary formation. Together with his Emmy Noether Independent Junior Research Group at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, he is now working on the theory and description of the origin and development of planets. Dr. Anne-Julia Zwier...Inexpensive treatment stops multi-drug resistant TB in its tracks
...rcent had multiple-drug resistance. By the study's final year, only 7.8 percent of new TB patients carried drug-resistant strains, and there were no cases of multiple-drug resistant TB. The researchers report their findings in the April 2, 2005 issue of the British medical journal The Lancet. A commentary...Six week mini-med school to focus on the fascinating science of aging
... advocated by some as a way to alter aging. In the final session (May 26), Judith A. Salerno, M.D., NIA Deputy Director, and a panel of senior scientists from the Institute will set their sights on the future. They will report on the federal government's $1 billion aging research program and will describe ...