The evolutionary triumph of flower power
...edible or medicinal flowers, most flowering plants grown in the flower industry today are not used for any purpose other than emotional satisfaction. "Our hypothesis is that flowers are exploiting an emotional niche. They make us happy," McGuire says. "Because they are a source of pleasure a positive emot...Super predators and mass extinctions; extreme NMR; and the world's smallest solenoids
...aps.org/abstract/PRL/v94/e206806 Nanoscopic wires grown in gold may be the world's smallest solenoids, according to new theoretical analysis of the structures. Solenoids are typically tubes made of coiled wire. They conduct electricity along the spiraled wires to generate magnetic fields that run the leng...New research provides evidence that Rh proteins act as CO2 gas channels
...f the Rh gene in C. reinhardtii was high for cells grown in air supplemented with 3 percent CO2, about 100 ...tration normally found in air. When the algae were grown in air, expression of the Rh gene was low. They've also found that strains of C. reinhardtii in whic...NC woman is now insulin-free after series of three islet cell transplants
...ney transplant was performed here. The program has grown steadily and today includes programs transplanting heart, liver, kidney and pancreas. The islet transplant teams consist of surgeons, nephrologists (physicians specializing in kidney disease), transplant coordinators, scientists, social workers, die...Study shows eutrophic lakes may not recover for a millennium
... for cattle and other farm animals to feed that is grown in the watershed. At present, a significant amount of feed for farm animals is imported into the Lake Mendota watershed. Last year, the City of Madison implemented a ban on chemical phosphorus for lawn products, but farmers still apply phosphorus fe...K-State part of effort to completely sequence common wheat genome
...e sequence of common (hexaploid) wheat since it is grown on more than 95 percent of the wheat-growing-area worldwide. Bikram Gill, university distinguished professor of plant pathology at K-State and the U.S. co-chair of the consortium, said wheat should be next in line for the sequencing process. "Among t...Fragment of yellow fever virus may hold key to safer vaccine
...s from variations of the weakened virus strain now grown in fertilized chicken eggs....Insects develop resistance to engineered crops
...engineered with Bt genes. In 2004 these crops were grown on more than 13 million hectares (about 32 million...lthough their results are relevant to these widely grown plants. First, the researchers bred moth populations in which a low percent of the moths were resi...Human embryonic stem cells have the potential to develop into eggs and sperm in the laboratory
...ns up the possibility that eggs and sperm could be grown from stem cells and used for assisted reproduction, therapeutic cloning and the creation of more stem cells for further research and for the improved treatments for patients suffering from a range of diseases. Behrouz Aflatoonian will tell the 21st a...Self-correcting embryos could be an ethically acceptable source of embryonic stem cells
...hromosomes are capable of returning to normal when grown in culture in the laboratory, according to new res...lls because the abnormal cells may self-correct if grown in the laboratory. In addition, stem cells derived from embryos that did not self-correct could be u...First high-tech incubator at a women's college says girls can do science
...ar that women can do science!" "Evident has grown up in downtown Troy, and we are happy to help the growing entrepreneurial spirit of the city by being part of INVEST at Sage," said Clinton Ballinger, Ph.D., CEO of Evident. "While continuing to successfully grow our own company, we can also help fac...Research team receives $7.5 million to study cassava
...latively easy to grow in drought conditions. Fully grown cassava roots can stay in the ground for up to two years and needs relatively little water to survive. The roots are a key source of carbohydrates for subsistence farmers in Africa . The researchers will work on developing new types of cassava plants...UK science helps farmers in Africa and India
...t 80 per cent of a harvest of pearl millet, a crop grown widely across the hot, dry regions of Africa and I...and money as many generations of plants have to be grown to maturity to test their resistance to a disease. Using marker-assisted selection means we can run ...Modification of program enables prediction of gene transcription
...nslated regions. Researchers in recent years have grown increasingly enthusiastic about the significance of untranslated regions. By understanding the functions of these regions, scientists expect to understand more about gene regulation how genes get turned on and off, the ignition system of our DNA, i......ly salt-tolerant Dunaliella, which is commercially grown as a source of natural beta carotene, has been investigated at the Weizmann Institute for over 30 years. Yet, the secrets of its exceptionally successful adaptation to salt remained unresolved. In a recent paper published in the Proceedings of the Na...Boosting vitamin C in plants can help reduce smog damage
...wledge about air pollution's effects on plants has grown with University of California, Riverside Biochemistry Professor Daniel Gallie's discovery of the importance of vitamin C in helping plants defend themselves against the ravages of ozone smog's particularly nasty component. By manipulating dehydroasc...Study: Predatory dinosaurs had bird-like pulmonary system
...tures may have had feathers, incubated their eggs, grown quickly and perhaps even breathed like birds. "What was once formally considered unique to birds was present in some form in the ancestors of birds," said Patrick O'Connor, an assistant professor of biomedical sciences at Ohio University's College o...Australian discovery of adult stem cells in the uterus could restore your pelvic floor & more
...very of adult stem cells in the uterus that can be grown into bone, muscle, fat and cartilage, has been hailed as a major medical and scientific development by international reproduction experts. Taking out a major award at the recent European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) conferenc...New method shows it is possible to grow bone for grafts within a patient's body
...h serious bone disease, it may even be possible to grown replacement bone at an early stage and freeze it so it can be used when it is needed, says Prasad. Despite the fact that living bone is continually growing and reshaping, the numerous attempts to coax it to grow bone outside of the body--in vitro--ha......sting ways to boost melanin levels, first in cells grown in culture and, if that appears promising, in animal models....