Bright future for nano-sized light source
...s light that is tunable as well as coherent, which fulfills a technological requirement that has posed a major challenge for both photo-imaging and photo-detection in subwavelength optics. Coupled with earlier projects in which Yang and his research group created ultraviolet nanowire nanolasers, and made na...News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
...kedly, and differentiation ceased. Thus, p57 Kip2 fulfills the criteria for the primary component of this cellular clock, informing the cells when to abandon the cell cycle and become full-fledged oligodendrocytes. 2. B-Type Plexins in Neural Development Suhua Deng, Alexandra Hirschberg, Thomas Worzfe...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- May 30, 2007
...rchers in 1997 after 15 million years of dormancy, fulfills essential requirements for gene therapy, the report states. Cells take up genes transferred with SB-Tn technology, the genes produce beta globin in stable fashion for long periods, and the genes are inherited and passed along as cells reproduce. Sc...Assumption of function not always correct
...ion in the bacteria Escherichia coli to the one it fulfills in yeast and in humans, indicating that people seeking to understand the role of different forms in human cells and disease need to consider both possibilities, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in a report in the current issue of Mole...Weizmann Institute scientists discover a key player in embryonic muscle development
...ies, and up to humans. This means that the protein fulfills a function necessary for life but also, say the scientists, because of this conservation, studies conducted on this protein in fruit flies can teach us quite a bit about how it works in humans. To further examine the role of WIP, the scientists kno...DNA repair teams' motto: 'To protect and serve'
... to repair damage, but at telomeres this machinery fulfills a very special 'repair' function." Be thankful your cells are so clever. Erroneous fusion of chromosome ends would be disastrous, leading to cell death or worse. "When DNA at telomeres is repaired chromosomes fuse together. If these cells then divi...JCI table of contents: November 9, 2006
...for the treatment of heart failure. TITLE: TRPC6 fulfills a calcineurin signaling circuit during pathologic cardiac remodeling AUTHOR CONTACT: Eric N. Olsen University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA. Phone: (214) 648-1187; Fax: (214) 648-1196; E-mail: Eric.Olson@utsouthwestern.e...Increased sensitivity to nerve signals keeps diabetes at bay
..., the parasympathetic, or "rest and digest" system fulfills many roles--slowing the heart rate, dilating blood vessels, and stimulating digestive secretions. Food intake is known to trigger an increase in parasympathetic nerve impulses involving signals of different origins that are integrated in the brain, t...A distinguished program training the next generation of conservation scientists
...ant program. "The Canon Scholars program perfectly fulfills AAAS' mission to advance science and innovation th... non-profit AAAS (www.aaas.org) is open to all and fulfills its mission to "advance science and serve society" through initiatives in science policy; internatio...Long-sought flower-inducing molecule found
...ces has now identified a "messenger molecule" that fulfills all the classical properties of Florigen. A gene called "FT" produces the "messenger molecule". This gene is active in leaves and its activity is controlled by the length of the day. When the gene is activated, a messenger molecule is produced that i...Most common lung cancers may begin in newly discovered cells
...r-causing mutation. The newly identified cell type fulfills all but one of the strictest criteria that scientists look for in defining adult stem cells. The study is published in the June 17, 2005, issue of the journal Cell. "The work of Bender Kim and colleagues represents not only a leap forward in our unde...Cleaner shrimp use rocking dance to advertise their service to clients
...lient relationship between the shrimp and the fish fulfills many criteria of an economic market, and in this context the shrimp's signals essentially represent "advertising." The work is reported by Justine Becker and colleagues at the University of Queensland.When unrelated animals cooperate, signals may be ...National Academies news: Spent nuclear fuel storage
...mation have been redacted. "We believe this report fulfills our responsibility to inform the public and elected officials on a critical national security issue," said Bruce Alberts, president of the National Academy of Sciences. "It also satisfies a second, equally important imperative: to ensure that this r...Assumptions of effects of rising carbon dioxide probed
...n dioxide changes, the researchers say. The study fulfills a goal in the larger body of climate change research to predict how ecological systems will function and be structured in the future, when the climate is expected to be significantly different from what it is today. Atmospheric CO2 is expected to con......ys the wide impact of muscle-derived IL-6 not only fulfills all the criteria for this "exercise factor" but that such classes of cytokines should be reclassified as "myokines." She points out that because of its diverse effects, IL-6 has potential as a therapeutic drug in treating such metabolic disorders as...