JCI table of contents: July 19, 2007
...angiogenesis) is essential to provide nutrients to growing tumors. In the past, some researchers have hypothesized that the growth factor PDGF-BB (platelet-derived growth factor BB) contributes to tumor growth and spread by enhancing the envelopment of newly formed vessels with stabilizing pericytes, and ren...Coming soon -- Protein synthesis without amino acids?
... squeezes itself in between the metal atom and the growing chain. Until now, attempts to use this type of copolymerization for peptide synthesis have failed because of the lack of a suitable, effective, and continuously operating catalyst. Researchers led by Huailin Sun at Nankai University in China have no...Expert to provide update after 'worst tomato virus' hits California
...in Northern California, the state's primary tomato growing area. "This gives us hope that we have this under control, but when the worst tomato virus gets introduced in the California, it is a serious issue. "We are fortunate that we caught it as soon as we did," Gilbertson said. Plant pathologists are co...MIT IDs link between brain tumor proteins
...ously active and relentlessly pushes cells to keep growing and dividing. Doctors have tried treating GBM patients with drugs that inhibit EGFRvIII, but they have had little effect. This could be because the continuous stimulation of the receptor is so intense and because the receptor interacts with numerou...CRESIB coordinates an international consortium to fight malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax
...ertheless, during the last years, there has been a growing interest in malaria by P. vivax , which, as well as causing millions of malaria cases every year, it also generates a high social and economic cost for endemic countries. It is estimated that about 2,600 million people live in risk zones for P. viv......e Indian sub-continent and together with the right growing practices resulted in massive gains in the regions wheat production. Many believe this green revolution saved the lives of up to a billion people. In 1970 Borlaug received the Nobel Peace Prize for the workthe first time the award had been made for d...Sequencing method yields fuller picture
...roduct of their analysis, the researchers added to growing evidence that so-called junk DNA may have a function after all. Recent studies have shown that junk DNA expresses proteins which may regulate gene function, and that sections of junk DNA have been highly conserved during evolution, suggesting that...Increase in creeping vines signals major shift in southern US forests
...ees. The patterns observed in the south add to a growing number of studies that found similar patterns in temperate and tropical forests, said Bruce Allen, the study's lead author and a recent doctoral graduate of Ohio State University's School of Environment and Natural Resources. Collectively, we're ta...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- July 11, 2007
...ications for diabetes Analytical Chemistry Amid growing indications that the traditional image of red bloo...e than 60 years, the article notes. The problem is growing more serious, however, due to increased societal dependence on electronics devices and government re...Philadelphia ecologist receives top Mongolia honor
...ose climate-change studies have contributed to the growing understanding of global warming. Dr. Clyde Goulden, Director of The Academy of Natural Sciences Institute for Mongolian Biodiversity and Ecological Studies, received Mongolias highest honor for foreigners who have made outstanding contributions to pr...Throwing motion in young baseball players may actually protect shoulder
...ll or football in the winter. That was better for growing children. Now, some children play baseball 12 months a year. That can be a problem. Shoulder changes that go beyond adaptation can lead to pain and even growth plate injuries....EPA foregoes opportunity to improve nanotechnology oversight
...ent different hazards. Nanotechnology is a rapidly growing sector of the economy that will represent an estimated $2.6 trillion in manufactured goods by 2014, or about 15 percent of global manufactured goods output. In addition to the TSCA document, the agency issued papers for public comment pertaining to...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory
... The genus Eucalyptus includes some of the fastest growing woody plants in the world and is one of the most widely planted forest trees in the world. Eucalyptus offers extraordinary opportunities for comparative genomic analysis with Populus, the first tree sequenced, which was published in the journal Scien...Changing climate will challenge Northeast agriculture, CU expert warns
...pter. While a warmer climate will trigger a longer growing season and the opportunity to experiment with new crops, "it will also open the door to invasion by new and aggressive crop pests, damaging summer heat stress and serious challenges with water management," said Wolfe. "Adapting to change will add eco...White blood cells are picky about sugar
...Rubin-Bejeranos work offers hope for combating the growing problem of microbial infections, which can seriously threaten human healthparticularly in patients with compromised immune systems. In fact, Rubin-Bejerano co-founded a company called ImmuneXcite to explore this possibility. ...Illinois-based study of energy crops finds miscanthus more productive than switchgrass
...has a greater leaf area 3. Miscanthus has a longer growing season. The research team measured the amount of...dawn to post-dusk on 20 dates in the 2005 and 2006 growing seasons. The averages from two years data showed that Miscanthus gained 33% more carbon than switch...Citrus greening continues to spread in citrus growing areas
...tential to spread into California and other citrus growing areas will be presented during a news conference on plant diseases and issues that are of importance to California's economy and agriculture. The news conference will be held Monday, July 30 at 11 a.m. PST at the Town and Country Resort and Conventio...Macrochem acquires option to license pexiganan
... He added, "There continues to be a very large and growing incidence of diabetes and, as a result, a growing number of diabetic foot infections in the U.S. Diabetic foot ulcers in the approximately 20 million ...Mild stress in the womb may worsen risk of cerebral palsy
...earch agency. These findings are consistent with growing evidence that constant stress, even minimal, can have a major impact on the quality of life, says Victoria Luine, PhD, distinguished professor of psychology at New Yorks Hunter College, who did not participate in the research. In the study, the sci......lls, keeping pace with the nitrogen demands of the growing and dividing vegetative cells, Weber said. Now we can take these results and apply them to poorly understood species. USCs Kenneth Nealson predicts that NanoSIMS opens up a whole new field of study. You can use this technology to look at things ...