Nano mechanism to control protein may lead to new protein engineering
...have reduced side effects. The research, federally funded by the National Science Foundation, also may lead to a deeper understanding of proteins' molecular architecture. Proteins are switched on and off in living cells by a mechanism called allosteric control; proteins are regulated by other molecules that......ature 433, 596 (2005)] in an experiment in Vienna, funded by the Austrian Science Fund. The colour of light is determined by the length of one cycle of the electromagnetic wave (referred to by physicists as the wavelength) that makes up light. Red light has a wavelength of around 700 nanometers, whereas our......s [Omo II] that were less modern." The study was funded by the National Science Foundation, the L. S. B. Leakey Foundation, the National Geographic Society and the Australian National University. Modern Homo in the Valley of the Omo Richard Leakey and his team of paleontologists traveled in 1967 to...USGS featured at AAAS - Nation's largest science meeting
...obal Land Ice Measurements from Space, a USGS/NASA funded project, and its alliance with HIGH ICE, an organization devoted to Himalayan applied science and political healing. Sunday, Feb. 20 Press Conference: Predicting Earthquakes 1 p.m. Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Wilson A, Mezzanine Level Join USGS...Merck / AAAS announce 2005 winners for outstanding undergraduate research programs
...ugh 2009. This ten-year, $9 million initiative is funded by The Merck Company Foundation and administered b...tion. Established in 1957 by Merck & Co., Inc. and funded entirely by the Company, the Foundation serves as Merck's chief source of funding support to qualifi...Missing micronutrients - How best to nourish a child?
... Collaborative Research Support Program, an effort funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development that involves scientists from a dozen U.S. universities and 60 foreign institutions. "In the modern world, we need to figure out how to get nutrients into people and do it in the proper context," he sa...Gene therapy converts dead bone graft to new, living tissue
...ersity Hospital of Aarhus in Denmark. The work was funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation, and the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation....Scientists find both damage and promise for renewal in devastated Iraqi marshlands
...by Duke University ecologist Curtis Richardson was funded to conduct studies of the soils, water, plants and...sources Group in Washington, D.C. The research was funded by the United States Agency for International Development. Once encompassing nearly twice the area o...Signaling protein builds bigger, better bones in mice
...ociated with aging or menopause." The research was funded by the National Institutes of Health, the U-M Diabetes Research and Training Center, the U-M Core Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders, and the Nathan Shock Mutant and Transgenic Rodent Core. Fellowships to Christina Bennett were from the Tissue Engi...TGen and Kronos initiate Alzheimer's disease study
... cost approximately $6 million and will be jointly funded by TGen and Kronos. Researchers expect the study to be completed within 18 months....Topical treatment shown to inhibit HIV and herpes simplex virus infection
...ity within the human vagina. The study, which was funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) investigated the efficacy of PRO 2000, a topical microbicide under development by Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. "There is an urgent need for the development of safe and effective vaginal microbicides," Mar...Poor prenatal nutrition permanently damages function of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas
... Section on Metabolism at Joslin. The research was funded by the American Diabetes Association and the Adler Foundation....Insects, viruses could hold key for better human teamwork in disasters
... Involving Critical Physical Infrastructures," was funded as part of NSF's Information Technology Research Program for National Priorities. Co-principal investigators in the study, all from the U. of I., include Noshir Contractor, professor of speech communication and of psychology; Indranil Gupta, professo...DFG awards 2004 Bernd Rendel Prize
...rnd Rendel, who died at an early age. The prize is funded by proceeds from the Bernd Rendel Foundation, which is administered by the Donors Association for the Promotion of Science and Humanities. The prize ceremony was held during the 8th Crafoord Symposium on 25 February 2005 at the University of Tbingen....Future diabetes drugs may target new protein interaction
...energy-producing tissues in mammals. The study was funded by the Ellison Medical Foundation, the American Federation for Aging Research, and start-up funds from the Department of Cell Biology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Authors on the paper are Rodgers, Puigserver and Carlos Levin of Johns Hopk...Research may provide ways to inhibit cancer's ability to resist treatments
...r. Bernstein's postdoctoral work. The research was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the National Cancer Institute of Canada and the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research. Dr. Glover is also a Canada Research Chair. The authors on the paper include: Drs. Glover and Weinfeld, ...Hydrogen and methane provide raw energy for life at 'Lost City'
... on the expedition, which like the 2000 voyage was funded by the National Science Foundation. Other large or... or on other planets. The work being published was funded by the NSF, NASA Astrobiology Institute and a Swiss national science grant. "The findings are an ex...Stealth worms may improve insect pest control
...here EPN communities are concentrated. The work is funded by the National Science Foundation. "We're looking at all groups of nematodes in tropical rainforests," Stock says. "We sweep from the tops of the trees all the way to the ground, searching for nematodes that are potential insect pathogens. The misco......ecisions," said Derendorf, whose work is primarily funded by the pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Sankyo. "That may not always be the right place to look. Most infections are not in the blood but in other sites of the body. Some of the recommendations we have may not be the optimal doses." UF researchers......e Neuroscience on March 6, 2005. Herzog's work is funded by the National Institutes of Health. "In a light-dark schedule, these mice looked normal, but as soon as you leave off the lights, they reveal their internal de-synchrony," he said. "The mice showed multiple rhythms, getting up bot...