Protein 'nanosprings' most resilient found in nature
...spring-like properties could also be important for furthering the development of nanotechnology, Marszalek added. "These nanosprings could provide a wonderful material anytime you need to provide elasticity or force," Marszalek said. "They could open gates, for example, or could perhaps act as shock absorbers i...ASU researchers find link between social behavior, maternal traits in bees
...h would contribute to greater reproductive output, furthering the case that foraging behavior was tied to reproductive traits. Amdam then put her results to a crucial test -- wild-type bees (bees that had not been used in the experiment) were captured after their first foraging flight. Amdam and her team record...Yale environment school professor receives research award
... systems in regional and global carbon budgets and furthering "balance" of that budget worldwide. "The Cronin Award is granted to an estuarine scientist who has shown great promise in work that is carried out within the six years after obtaining a doctorate," said Linda Schaffner, president of the Estuarine Res...Fruit fly studies open new window on cancer research
...s us more about the way insulin works and so it is furthering our understanding of processes associated with diabetes as well as cancer. We're fortunate that there are a number of groups with clinical interests in these areas in close proximity to us, which should help us assess the medical significance of our...The relationship between lawns and allergies and asthma
...are preliminary experiments and we look forward to furthering this research in an effort to provide even more information for clinicians and homeowners."...Subtle changes in normal genes implicated in breast cancer
...s as well as the tumors themselves. In addition to furthering scientific understanding of how breast cancers grow, the method and the new findings could aid in the discovery of biomarkers, or physical changes that could be used in the early detection of breast cancers before they can be diagnosed by conventiona...For first time, brain cells generated in a dish
...s. Knowing what makes these cells tick may help by furthering our knowledge of the biology of the tumor."...Women's health, tissue regeneration is focus of Illinois & Carle Hospital initiative
...laboration with Carle gives a significant boost to furthering the establishment of a tissue bank at Carle Foundation Hospital. Originally conceived for the advancement of the Midwest Breast Institute, this tissue bank is designed to be a resource for clinical researchers in multiple disciplines. It represents...Chicken genome will help our understanding of humans and improve agriculture
...ts genome sequenced and has great implications for furthering our understanding of the human genome," said Professor David Burt of the Roslin Institute, Edinburgh, who led a Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) funded team which worked on the annotation of the genome within the interna......turn, affects certain proteins that PTPRO acts on, furthering the cancer process. When the loss or silencing of a gene contributes to cancer, the gene is called a tumor-suppressor gene. That is, the normal activity of the gene suppresses cancer development. xamined the PTPRO gene for methylation in 43 pri...