Escapee farmed salmon infiltrate fitter wild populations
...almon of the corresponding natural population were grown in identical conditions, we document for the first time genome-wide changes in transcription profiles that evolved in parallel between farmed strains from North America and Europe within five to seven generations." "The magnitude of the accumulated d...UC Riverside researchers release new variety of asparagus
...own the root system of an asparagus plant that is grown from seed. The crown is planted about a foot deep in sandy soils. Spears grow from buds in the crown, and, if not harvested, branch out to form the "fern" which is the feathery green leaves and stems of the plant. Spears are not usually harvested un...Study suggests 'noise' in gene expression could aid bacterial pathogenicity
...ling matched the pattern recorded in E. coli cells grown in various laboratory conditions. The researchers were surprised that cell-to-cell variation in the expression of the synthetic gene increased sharply as growth slowed and then stopped. "We were initially skeptical of our own results because they wer...Botox could help target resistant tumors for treatment
...mor. Botox was injected into the tumor once it had grown to about 6 mm. The tumors were then examined for three days, for vascular and perfusion changes as well as responses to anti-cancer therapies. In tests on oxygenation, cellular oxygen pressure was shown to significantly increase after treatment by Bo...A cancer promoting protein shows up in an unexpected place in the cell
...hen phosphorylated K-Ras was introduced into cells grown in culture, it turned out to be highly toxic. "We found that the toxicity was due to the promotion of apoptosis," says Dr. Philips. "That was very surprising because ras is usually thought of as an oncogene. Oncogenes generally promote uncontrolle......n medical research and structural biology that has grown on the Grenoble Polygone Scientifique campus, we are closer than ever before."...ASU and Mayo lead 'MAC Attack' to accelerate cancer research
... research teamwork of ASU and Mayo Clinic that has grown in recent years to include a pilot research seed grants, joint faculty appointments, and shared educational programs. The agreement establishes a physical space on Mayo's Scottsdale campus, in the Mayo Clinic Collaborative Research Building. This 1...Environmental metagenomics diagnosing extreme environments, tapping opportunities for clean energy
...e vast majority of microbes are resistant to being grown under standard laboratory conditions. Through the emerging strategy of metagenomics--isolating, sequencing, and interpreting the DNA extracted directly from the environment in question, an informative window opens onto that important and underutilize...New nano-canary in the nanotoxicology coalmine: The body itself
...meeting. "Our process requires that live cells be grown on an infrared transparent substrate giving us an opportunity to closely examine the biological effects in living cells," said Sundaram. Live cell Fourier transform infrared, FTIR, spectroscopy offers several attractive features for these investigat...Organic Center symposium examines children's pesticide risks
...nounced shift of pesticide risks from domestically grown to imported foods has also occurred over this time period, raising important economic, trade and political issues. Key Findings to be Discussed The discovery of new, reduced risk pesticides has clearly helped farmers in their transition away from h...New journal article urges use of animal serum-free media for growing live cells
...t at PCRM and lead author of the paper. Live cells grown in the laboratory are used for many purposes including the manufacture of drugs and diagnostic kits. Trends in Biotechnology, based in the United Kingdom, invited Mrs. Even to submit a paper after learning that she spearheaded the development of the ...Disease damages wheat roots, thwarts water uptake
...the High Plains, wheat is frequently irrigated and grown for bothgrazing and grain production, he said. It is already known the disease hasa negative impact on plant development and forage yield. Now Price is trying to get to the "root" of the problem. He wants todetermine what effect the stunted root...First Amazon-Andean crop plant transfer and corn processing in Peru 3600-4000 years ago
...e leaves of maize provided evidence that maize was grown at the site. The shape and grinding damage of maiz...other, popcorn or dent corn variety--were probably grown and processed at the site. The Waynuna house is older than any of the other sites in Peru where mai...... of altruism in our evolutionary ancestor and it's grown so much stronger in modern humans.'...New study confirms the ecological virtues of organic farming
...th conventional synthetic fertilizers. Others were grown organically without pesticides, herbicides or arti...tion." During the yearlong experiment, organically grown trees were fed either composted chicken manure or alfalfa meal, while conventionally raised plants w...Liquid crystals show promise in controlling embryonic stem cells
...hese well-defined, controlled lineages. Stem cells grown in the laboratory tend to differentiate in an uncontrolled manner, resulting in a mixture of cells of little medical use. Now, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers at the NSF-funded Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) ha...Adaptation to oxygen deprivation elucidates tumor physiology
... (TPZ). They also found that HIF-1-deficient cells grown with limited oxygen exhibit increased sensitivity to TPZ relative to normal cells. "Recent interest has focused on cytotoxins that target hypoxic cells in tumor microenvironments, such as the drug tirapazamine," said Howard Hughes Medical Institute ...Report finds cruise industry is protecting the precious places it visits
...laws, customs and needs. The cruise industry has grown rapidly in recent years, with average annual increases in passenger numbers of 8.2 percent over the last two decades. More than 11 million passengers sailed on cruise ships in 2005. Between 2000 and 2004, 62 new ships were introduced to the North Ame...Pepper component hot enough to trigger suicide in prostate cancer cells
...f prostate tumors formed by those human cell lines grown in mouse models." Lehmann estimated that the dose of pepper extract fed orally to the mice was equivalent to giving 400 milligrams of capsaicin three times a week to a 200 pound man, roughly equivalent to between three and eight fresh habaera pepper...Research suggests therapy against serious side effects of smallpox vaccine
...called LL-37, could kill vaccinia virus when it is grown in cell culture. In their current report, the researchers found that lower levels of LL-37 in the skin of patients with atopic dermatitis did indeed allow the uncontrolled growth of vaccinia virus. Skin cells from atopic dermatitis patients failed to...