Shots fired at Bayonne range prove smart gun technology works
...g out, the action demonstrated that smart gun knew friend from foe. Sixteen electronic computerized sensors embedded in the gun's grip distinguished known from unknown users. "We've only just begun and we're pleased to say that we're getting 90 percent reliability when scanning users," said Sebastian. S...'Jumping gene' helps explain immune system's abilities
...e immune system to fight infection and distinguish friend from foe. The "big picture" behind this ability is that cells build proteins called antibodies that bind to particular antigens, but the early steps of that process have been difficult to study. Hermes should help reveal some secrets of this process,...Brain 'avalanches' may help store memories
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Meeting a friend you haven't seen in years brings on a sudden surge of pleasant memories. You might even call it an avalanche. Recent studies suggest that avalanches in your brain could actually help you to store memories. Last year, scientists at the National Insti...Charles Yanofsky named National Medal of Science winner
.... He's also been a wonderful colleague, scientist, friend and mentor to the entire department.'' During his 47-year career at Stanford, Yanofsky has mentored several generations of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, dozens of whom have become leading researchers in academia and the biotechnology in...Plants respond similarly to signals from friends, enemies
Two soil-dwelling strangers a friend and a foe approach a plant and communicate with it in order to enter a partnership. The friend wants to trade nitrogen for food. The foe is a parasite that wants to burrow in and harm the plant. ...Fred Hutchinson announces 2005 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Awardees
...., deputy director of Fred Hutchinson and a former friend and colleague of Weintraub. "By nurturing colleagues, students and postdocs, and helping all of us become better scientists, Hal was instrumental in establishing the collegial atmosphere at the Hutchinson Center. We believe having a symposium recogni...A regulatory network analysis of phenotypic plasticity in yeast
...ey are. Discovering that you are sitting next to a friend of a friend on one of those flights (social contact networks) can make the world seem a much smaller place. Dive...Same mutation aided evolution in many fish species, Stanford study finds
...d that the gene in question, called Eda, is an old friend to laboratory researchers who have found that mutations in the same gene in mice cause altered hair patterns. However, in mice similar alterations can also be created by defects in any one of three different genes. "Based on the mouse work you'd pred...Executive director Marcus Milling receives Pick and Gavel Award
...erson at the right time," said Fisher, a long-time friend and colleague. "He put forth a tremendous effort in forging AGI into a major professional voice." Dr. Milling has been the initiator of many AGI projects and programs including the effort to preserve important geological data and creating the AGI Con...Dogs get back in the action: New pet food improves mobility and quality of life for dogs
...ding time with the family?it's like having our old friend back." Developing a Personalized Joint Management Plan (JuMP) If your dog is slowing down, speak with your veterinarian to develop a personalized Joint Management Plan (JuMP) for your dog. Take the first step in helping improve your dog's mobility...Hybrids are becoming mainstream
..., whether the owner would recommend the model to a friend or plans to buy another hybrid in the future, and five-point ratings in six categories: mechanical, body and interior, features and accessories, performance, creature comforts and style. Fear of higher maintenance costs was the most frequently cited ...UC San Diego undergraduates do cyberinfrastructure research in Asia, Australia
...Taiwan. "I heard about the PRIME program through a friend who participated in it last summer," said Lee, a biotechnology major in UCSD's Jacobs School of Engineering, Class of '06. "We volunteer in the same bioengineering lab, so I was able to learn about his experiences in Osaka, Japan last summer." "That...Steven M. Larson named recipient of SNM's 2005 Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award
...ld Johnston, M. D.; Hedvig Hricak, M.D.; long-term friend H. William Strauss; Samuel D.J. Yeh; his outstanding team of nuclear medicine attending physicians-- Chatainya Divgi, M.D., Henry Yeung, M.D., Heiko Schoder, M.D., Timothy Akhurst, M.D., Neeta Pandhit, M.D., and Ravinder Grewal, M.D.; collaborators w...JCI Table of contents August 1, 2005
...TARY: TITLE: Akt1 in the cardiovascular system: friend or foe? AUTHOR CONTACT: E. Dale Abel University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT USA Phone: 801-585-0727; Fax: 801-585-0701; E-mail: dale.abel@hmbg.utah.edu View the PDF of this article at: https://www.the-jci.org/article.php?id=2...Human Y chromosome stays intact while chimp Y loses genes
... itself for survival, the other region has found a friend in evolution. "We now see that natural selection *is* working to conserve this unpartnered region of the Y," says Page, who is also a professor of biology at MIT. "If mutations do occur in any of these genes, they don't seem to pass on in the lineag...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, September 2005
... cabagewh@ornl.gov ]. MILITARY -- Soldier's best friend . . . Soldiers equipped with Oak Ridge National Laboratory's TRI-NAV system will know their precise location regardless of foliage, terrain, buildings and attempts by the enemy to jam global positioning system signals, says Steve Smith, lead researc......revealed the gene was being ordered on behalf of a friend in another country. Experts are concerned that the checks currently employed by some companies aren't sufficient to exclude orders placed by terrorists. "We're taking this very seriously," says Endy. Together with the J. Craig Venter Institute in Roc...Anti-aging secrets are in the cards
...tors to the website can email a favorite card to a friend or colleague or nominate experts for inclusion on future cards. Each trading card includes information about a featured scientist, such as research specialties and goals, key findings, publications, and predictions. Some of the most popular trading c...NC State scientist assists in cracking code of dog genome
Man's best friend may soon offer humans more than loyal companionship. Dogs could help scientists "sniff out" diseases such as cancer that afflict both humans and canines. Researchers at the Broad Institute of Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, North ...Pittsburgh researchers discover that certain chemicals in the blood may indicate brain injury
...bused by another family member, babysitter, family friend or nanny."...