Diatom genome reveals key role in biosphere's carbon cycle
...ca to thrive. The diatom DNA sequencing project, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and conducted at the DOE Joint Genome Institute, provides insight into how the diatom species Thalassiosira pseudonana prospers in the marine environment while it contributes to absorbing the major greenhouse ga...Low dose radiation evades cancer cells' protective 'radar'
... out the disease," says DeWeese. This research was funded by the National Cancer Institute. Research participants from Johns Hopkins include Spencer Collis, Julie Schwaninger, Alfred Ntambi, Thomas Keller, Larry Dillehay, and William Nelson....Scientific organizations unite to influence science policy and promote the ERC
...asic research at the European level that should be funded through the EC Framework Programme. This event comes only a few weeks ahead of the European Council meeting where the EU heads of state and government are scheduled to decide upon the creation of the ERC. The conference is organized by the Initiative...'Immediately open access' option for the leading journal Genome Research
..., redaction, publishing, and distribution that are funded by a combination of subscription fees from institutions, advertising fees from companies, and author surcharges for color art and page use. If authors alone bore the entire cost of publication, the charge required would be beyond all but the most wel...Biologists ID molecular block for social 'cheaters'
...social evolution. The project was one of the first funded by the NSF's new Frontiers in Integrated Biological Research program. Other co-authors on the paper, "Pleiotropy as a mechanism to stabilize cooperation," are Kevin Foster, a former Huxley Fellow in ecology and evolutionary biology at Rice who is now......Alberta and the Canadian beef cattle industry have funded some of the groundwork underpinning the project through Moore's group in the Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Home Economics. Moore is a co-project leader on the Genome Canada-funded project--the U of A providing some of the sequencing resources,...Toward a better understanding of taste and smell impairments
... and to develop treatment strategies. Continuously funded since 1986, the Monell-Jefferson CCRC represents the only chemosensory clinical research center currently supported by the NIDCD. Monell's Director, Gary K. Beauchamp, Ph.D., who is Principal Investigator of the grant, remarks, "The Monell-Jefferson...UCR researchers identify key plant enzyme that defends against multiple infections
... impact on this process in plants." The research, funded by the National Science Foundation, was carried out from 2002-2004 in the Department of Botany and Plant Sciences and the Center for Plant Cell Biology (CEPCEB) at UC Riverside and the Universidad Autnoma de Madrid. Besides Raikhel and Rojo, UCR co...Experts present new research on hot topics in aging at GSA's annual meeting in Washington, DC
... The Genetics of Exceptional Survival : The NIA funded Pacific Genetic Epidemiologic Study on Aging (PacGen) was designed to explore and develop studies of the genetics for longevity in the Japanese Americans of Hawaii, one of the longest lived populations in the world. PacGen has developed a multidiscip...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 2004
...ctive interface to them." Initially, this work was funded by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development program. Since 2002 funding has been provided by the National Institutes of Health. [Contact: Ron Walli, 865-576-0226; wallira@ornl.gov ]. ENERGY EFFICIENCY -- Frostless in frost . . . The Depar...UF scientists have bionanotechnology recipe to find elusive bacteria
...ecular genetics and microbiology. The research was funded by the National Science Foundation, the Packard Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. The team now is working on tailoring the bioconjugated nanoparticles to detect multiple bacteria simultaneously, including health threats E. coli, Salm...Workshop on Responsible Stem Cell Research
...proved lines of pre-existing stem cells. Privately funded researchers at many businesses and academic institutions, however, are pursuing studies on stem cells derived from donated embryos and not included in the approved lines. Several states also are considering funding a wider array of stem cell research...New study on smallpox in monkeys reveals tactics of a killer
...ional Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The research was funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. "In light of today's concerns about bioterror attacks, we have an urgent need to know as much as possible about the workings of the sm...Study using robotic microscope shows how mutant Huntington's protein affects neurons
...tive treatments for these diseases. The study was funded primarily by the NIH's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and appears in the October 14, 2004, issue of Nature.* Inclusion bodies are common to many neurodegenerative disorders, including HD, Parkinson's disease, Alzheim...Diabetes hikes risk for liver, pancreatic cancers
...ostate, bladder, and kidney. Rousseau, who is funded by the Canadian Cancer Society through the National Cancer Institute of Canada, conducted this research with her colleagues Jack Siemiatycki at the Universit de Montral, and Marie-lise Parent, at the INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, Laval, Quebec, Cana...Delay in cutting the cord helps premature babies
.... She is conducting a randomized controlled trial funded by the National Institutes of Health of early versus later clamping times in 74 preterm babies. In this study, the infants will be followed until they are 7 months old when developmental testing will be done. Eventually, she hopes to track them up t...Rutgers is on the 'NIH Roadmap'
...nd Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ). The grants are funded through the "NIH Roadmap" program, a series of initiatives designed to accelerate biomedical research in the 21st century. NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni devised the road map concept to identify major opportunities and gaps in biomedical research and...Biomedical engineers at case develop first sliver-sized sensor to monitor glucose levels
...nefit our future astronauts. The research is being funded by NASA and the John Glenn Biomedical Engineering Consortium at NASA Glenn Research Center, and partially by Vision Sensors LLC, a Cleveland-based startup. Astronauts face the possibility of becoming ill while in space. Accidents also happen. In suc...Medical geneticists elected to Institute of Medicine
...se Research, a high-throughput genotyping facility funded by a consortium of 12 NIH institutes that supports genetic research worldwide. Dr. Nussbaum received an A.B. degree from Harvard College in 1971 and earned his M.D. in 1975 from the Harvard University/Massachusetts Institute of Technology Joint ...Gene linked to greater risk of heart disease in type 2 diabetes
....D., of the University of Padova. The research was funded by the National Institutes of Health and the American Heart Association....