'Might have been' key in evaluating behavior
...he BCM Human Neuroimaging Laboratory and the newly formed Computational Psychiatry Unit. "These fictive signals are essential in a person's ability to assess the quality of his or her actions above and beyond simple experiences that have occurred in the immediately proximal time." Using techniques honed...DNA-damage test could aid drug development
...e new test looks for DNA damage in red blood cells formed in the bone marrow of mice. The precursors to red blood cells are handy for this because such cells normally lose their nucleus during the last stage of red cell formation, and DNA-damaged precursors generate red blood cells containing an easily dete...New petroleum-degrading bacteria found at Rancho La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles
...ual bacteria, the Rancho La Brea tar pits , which formed in the last ice age, are located in Hancock Park, Los Angeles. Rancho La Brea, one of the world's fossil localities, is recognized for having the largest and most diverse assemblage of extinct ice age plants and animals in the world. "The living ...DNA repair proteins monitored at double-strand break
...operate to disrupt nucleosomesthe compact packages formed when strands of DNA wind around proteins, called histones, like thread around a spool. Disruption of the nucleosome at the site of a double-strand break allows the DNA to unravel and expose the area to repair proteins; the loss of functioning ATM and...New knowledge improves rice quality
...sed income." The quality rice network which was formed electronically in 2006 met for the first time last month during a three-day workshop entitled "Clearing Old Hurdles with New Science: Improving Rice Grain Quality" at IRRI. The event attracted 71 cereal chemists and other experts from more than 20 n...An ancient bathtub ring of mammoth fossils
...as water receded from the temporary but repeatedly formed ancient Lake Lewis. PNNL geologists are plotting t...on originated from glacial Lake Missoula. The lake formed behind ice that dammed the Clark Fork River. Sometimes the ice dam broke, releasing huge volumesup t...Cold Spring Harbor Laoratory president wins Curtin Medal
...the next. Stillman's work on cell division has formed the building blocks for understanding illness, particularly cancer. His work has also contributed to our knowledge of the mechanisms which control DNA replication of human viruses, as well as the processes that ensure accurate replication of the huma...New Arizona alliance aims to boost technologies for medical diagnostics and human health
... Alliance (AZPA), a statewide consortium, has been formed to advance the emergent science of proteomics, a s... Research Institute. The important partnerships formed in proteomics are expected to not only expand research efforts and improve chances for greater fundi...Protein enables discovery of quantum effect in photosynthesis
...ke the interactions that occur between the ripples formed by throwing stones into a pond. The collaborati...light-induced energy excitations, like the ripples formed when stones are tossed into a pond. Electronic spectroscopy measurements made on a femtosecond (mil...A rainbow of methods promises insights into biological processes and diseases
...ude nitrogen-15, a marker that distinguishes newly formed metabolic products from pre-existing ones. The differences between these cells and "normal" cells (grown in media without nitrogen-15) can then be quantified using a technique called mass spectrometry. To identify structural features and abnormali...Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, type 2 diabetes similar at molecular level
... and Proteomics and a member of the team. "Once we formed the collaboration with the scientists in France to use the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, everything became easier." Nelson describes the proteins associated with Alzheimers and other amyloid fibril diseases as "transformer" proteins that...'Exercise pill' switches on gene that tells cells to burn fat
...fers no help to an adult whose muscles are already formed and who now would benefit greatly from having more active, fat-burning muscles. That is why the potential of chemical metabolic engineering - possibly a one-a-day pill as opposed to permanent genetic metabolic engineering - is so exciting, says D...Cancer scientists create 'human' leukemia process to map how disease begins, progresses
...rnest McCulloch and James Till -- a discovery that formed the basis of all current stem cell research. Dr. Dick, who holds the Canada Research Chair in Stem Cell Biology and is also Senior Scientist at the Toronto General Research Institute and at the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University Heal...UC researchers shatter world records with length of latest carbon nanotube arrays
...ed design in which a metal based catalyst alloy is formed on top of an oxidized silicon wafer. Its manufacturing requires a "clean room" environment and thin-film deposition techniques that can be scaled up to produce commercial quantities. CNT synthesis is carried out in a hydrogen/hydrocarbon/water/argon ...Study of planarians offers insight into germ cell development
...s tease out the mechanisms by which germ cells are formed and maintained. Newmarks team made a few discoveries related to a gene, called nanos, which was previously known to play a critical role in germ cell development in several other model organisms. Unlike fruit flies and nematodes, which show signs o...A new study links a stomach microbe to asthma prevention
...and the cagA protein in their blood. This subgroup formed the basis of the study. Drs. Blaser and Chen found no overall association between the presence of the cagA strain of H. pylori and current asthma status in the individuals they studied, but found an inverse association with ever having had as...New understanding of schizophrenia could lead to new treatment approaches
...ormal mice, but these cells had fewer branches and formed a significantly thinner myelin sheath around nerve fibers. As a result, the nerve fibers conducted electrical impulses more slowly, the researchers found. The mice also had changes in the nerve cells that make and use dopamine, a key chemical in th...Researchers find level of special protein is critical to proper formation of muscles
...biologists simply as chaperones) guide other newly formed proteins into the shapes that enable them to perform their specific functions. In muscle cells, UNC-45 acts as a chaperone for myosin proteins, helping them fold into long, thin stable structures which clump together to form the thicker filaments t...UD chemical engineer receives NSF career award
...rs. These self-assembling, nanoscale materials are formed by combining two or more distinct polymer chains. They are advancing the development of the next-generation of high-performance materials, from more efficient fuel cells to chemical-resistant, yet breathable clothing. "Thomas Epps is a highly skill...... that they reached at least 8 metres in height and formed the first known forests on earth. Dr Berry, of Cardiff's School of Earth, Ocean and Planetary Sciences, said: "This is a spectacular find, which has allowed us to recreate these early forest ecosystems. Branches from the trees would have fallen to ...