Northern forests less effective than tropical forests in reducing global warming
...oxide down toward ground level in the summer, when growing trees and other plants take in the gas, and not enough carbon dioxide up from ground level in the winter. As a result, scientists believed that there was less carbon in the air above mid-latitude and upper-latitude forests, presumably because trees...Researchers isolate new risk marker for overweight children
...at cause CVD," Proctor said. "This study adds to a growing body of evidence we've collected that indicates measuring apoB48 levels as a means to measure chylomicron levels may be an important piece to the puzzle in understanding just who is and who isn't at risk of CVD." Proctor believes testing for apoB48...Antarctic icebergs -- Hotspots of ocean life
...rstanding of the impacts of the icebergs and their growing numbers -- the researchers counted close to 1,000 in satellite images of some 4,300 square miles of ocean -- the scientists estimate that overall the icebergs are raising the biological productivity of nearly 40 percent of the Weddell Seas area....On-farm research shows farmers that they can use less nitrogen
... quantifying and predicting the nitrogen needs for growing corn, saving farmers money and reducing environmen...use." The project evaluated five treatments when growing corn: no starter fertilizer and no additional nitrogen; a starter of 30 lbs nitrogen only; and start...UN issues analysis of global investors' sustainable energy 'gold rush'
... Renewable energy and efficiency markets are growing more global and enjoying easier access to capital ... says the former is underpinned by real demand and growing regulatory support (which the dotcom boom did not enjoy), considerable tangible asset backing, and i...Surprising origin of cell's internal highways
...le-organizing center (MTOC). From the MTOC, the growing microtubules launch out in all directions to the c...t a close look, Kaverina and colleagues tagged the growing ("plus") ends of microtubules in human retinal epithelial cells with a fluorescent molecule, videota...Promising protein may prevent eye damage in premature babies
...-starved areas of the retina compensate by quickly growing new blood vessels. But these new vessels are fragile and leaky. Weve identified a protein that is part of the bodys natural defenses in oxygen-deprived conditions, said Maria B. Grant, M.D., a professor of pharmacology and therapeutics at UFs Coll...Inflammation is at the origin and progression of diseases such as diabetes or cancer
...ffect of cancer. In the last three years, however, growing evidence has pointed to the active role of inflammation not just at the beginning but also in the promotion and progression of the disease. Inflammation is also linked to obesity and type 2 diabetes. The presence of excessive fat activates the pr...Gene responsible for common hearing loss identified for first time
.... The outcome is a progressive hearing loss as the growing bone in the middle ear interrupts the sound waves passing to the inner ear. While the causative factors remain unknown, now one of the genetic components has been identified, Ms Thys told the conference. The gene in which the variant is located point...NSF funding to advance research on interplay between biology and society
...iprocal impacts. These mutual influences have been growing for decades and are rapidly accelerating." A project by the American Council for Learned Societies and led by Frederick Burkhardt will continue work on editing the correspondence of Charles Darwin. Darwin's correspondence is a primary source for un...Marine phytoplankton changes form to protect itself from different predators
...t suppresses the formation of colonies in favor of growing as small solitary cells if thats the best thing to do, said Mark E. Hay, Teasley Professor of Biology at the Georgia Institute of Technology. These changes in form made nearly a 100-fold difference in the algas susceptibility to being eaten. Its ce...University of Pittsburgh researchers culture blood-forming stem cells from human fat tissue
...m human adipose tissue and expanded these cells by growing them in a specialized blood-culturing medium for 21 to 42 days. Using a cell-sorting method known as flow cytometry, the researchers detected a broad spectrum of blood-forming, or hematopoietic, cells among the cultured cells at varying stages of ...Cytokine resistance contributes to pathology of type 2 diabetes
...betes is classified as a metabolic disorder, but a growing number of researchers are beginning to think of it also as a disease of the innate immune system. Inflammation, a key component of the early immune response, is chronically elevated in people with type 2 diabetes. While the pro-inflammatory pathways ...Plants recognize their siblings, biologists discover
...s share their pots, they get competitive and start growing more roots, which allows them to grab water and mineral nutrients before their neighbours get them. It appears, though, that they only do this when sharing a pot with unrelated plants; when they share a pot with family they dont increase their root g...5.9 million award gives UK aging research a new lease on life
...the UK. "Although the field of ageing biology is growing within the UK, there is a risk that in the main this work will take place elsewhere, such as the US," she says. "That is why the Wellcome Trust award is crucial, to enable us to strengthen our research and infrastructure to keep pace with the develop...Daddies' girls choose men just like their fathers
...searchers believed to be a passive one. It adds to growing theories that suggest sexual imprinting is an active process which involves the relationship between the child and the adult upon whom they imprint. This reveals the importance of parental relationships in partner selection, which could move studies ...'Lucky 13' as new gene discovery offers further hope for childhood blindness
...e thirteenth and adds a substantial new piece to a growing body of evidence that defects of the cilia are a major cause of inherited blindness. In that sense, we can consider this a 'lucky thirteenth' as we are building a much clearer picture of what causes the disorder." Professor Inglehearn believes that...Food safety begins as vegetables grow
... 11, 2007) - Monitoring vegetables while they are growing is crucial in the prevention of contamination of f...tamination is occurring while the plants are still growing in the field," said Barak. "The most successful way to prevent contamination of fresh produce is to ...Methodist, University of Houston, Cornell combine biomedical imaging expertise
... biomedical imaging to advance discoveries in this growing field of biomedical science and its clinical applications. The three institutions have jointly founded the Institute for Biomedical Imaging Science (IBIS). This Institute will create interdisciplinary programs in the sciences of biomedical imagi......de it easier for scientists to distinguish between growing blood vessels in healthy tissues and those that ar...or destroying cancer cells has been to disrupt the growing blood vessels that support tumor growth. However, current vascular-targeted therapies may also damag...