American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Aug. 8, 2007
... August 15, 2007In hot pursuit: Instrument makers harness technology to pursue budding applications for their tools This story will be available on August 15 at http://pubs.acs.org/cen/business/85/8533bus1.html FOR ADVANCE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Michael Bernstein ACS News Service Phone: 202-872-6042 F...Scientists move closer to bio-engineered bladders
...-grow to repair the wound. The researchers hope to harness this property to engineer new bladders. The York researchers have developed a series of models that mean they can study human urothelial cells in the laboratory. Of these models, the most important is their development of a urothelial cell sheet th...Call for EU to launch major project to map out all our proteins
...wing the workshop, Europe is much better placed to harness its resources in the field effectively. Each year, ESF supports approximately 50 Exploratory Workshops across all scientific domains. These small, interactive group sessions are aimed at opening up new directions in research to explore new fields wi...Major breakthrough in understanding how HIV interferes with infected cell division
...tion, by arresting cell division, Vpr helps HIV to harness the infected cells resources to enhance viral replication. The way Vpr exerts this effect is by interacting with cellular proteins that control cell division. Dr. Cohen and his team have identified a novel cellular protein complex targeted by HIV...Tomorrow's green nanofactories
...ociety needs to prepare now for how to exploit and harness its potential, especially to ensure that nanotechnology makes possible a greener, more sustainable tomorrow, said David Rejeski, director of the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies at the Wilson Center. Dr. Belchers research with viruses, protei...Mother-of-pearl -- Classic beauty and remarkable strength
... material," Gilbert explains. "If we learn how to harness the mechanism of formation, then we could, for example, produce cars that absorb all the energy at the impact point but do not fracture. "But from my point of view, it's most interesting because of the fundamental mechanisms of how it forms - these...JCI table of contents: June 21, 2007
...hus providing critical insight into the ability to harness these cells for future cardiac reparative therapies. Title: Wnt/beta-catenin signaling promotes expansion of Isl-1 positive cardiac progenitor cells through regulation of FGF signaling Author Contact: Edward E. Morrisey University of Pennsylvan...Mucosal-surface immune function discoveries could boost vaccine research
...ege. "Armed with this knowledge, perhaps we can harness the mechanisms we've discovered to ward off more dangerous pathogens that use mucosal surfaces as their point of entry into the body -- viruses such as HIV, or rotavirus, the diarrhea pathogen that kills millions of children in poor countries each ye...Natural immune-control system may aid treatment of autoimmune disease and tissue rejection
...overcome these problems, researchers have tried to harness the body's natural system for quieting the immune response. One intriguing approach involves the immune system's "natural killer," or NK, cells. Scientists have long known that some NK cells can kill a class of T cells -- known as CD4 T cells -- that...Christian Paradis announces $4 million for renewable energies
...) for the construction of a network to capture and harness landfill gas. The announcement was made on behalf of the Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources. The network, contructed in Saint tienne des Grs on the sanitary landfill site held by the Rgie de gestion des matires rsiduelles de la M...Light sticks may lure turtles to fishing lines
...filled tank. Turtles were placed into a soft cloth harness and tethered to an electronic tracking device that monitored their movements. Safely encased in the soft fabric and released in the tank, the turtles swam as if in the open ocean, apparently unaware that they arent going anywhere, Wang said. When ...Scientists offer new view of photosynthesis
...ing photosynthesis allows the plant or bacteria to harness light energy efficiently even if conditions aren't optimal. So, while Woodbury and colleagues made it difficult for photosynthesis to work, the proteins were able to compensate by moving and energetically guiding the electrons through their biologic...Scientists identify key to integrating transplanted nerve cells into injured tissue
... his team believed that if they could identify and harness the key molecules used by stem cells to gain access into the injured retina, they could potentially improve the success of non-stem cell transplants. Based on this idea, the team conducted a series of experiments. In their initial experiments, the...New report explores nanotechnology's future
...road and what we need to do now to prepare for and harness its potential," said David Rejeski, director of the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies at the Wilson Center. "These foresight exercises are critical to understanding the long-term advantages and challenges posed by the applications of nanotechnolog...'Juiced-up' battery fueled by sugar could power small portable electronics
...living things. While nature has figured out how to harness this energy efficiently, scientists only recently have learned how to unleash the energy-dense power of sugar to produce electricity, Minteer says. A few other researchers also have developed fuel cell batteries that run on sugar, but Minteer claim...JCI table of contents: March 15, 2007
... Many researchers are developing ways in which to harness the immune response to treat patients with cancer. However, many results have not been as successful as hoped, largely because tumors develop ways in which to suppress the immune system. For example, before immune cells known as CD8+ T cells can dest...Creating new life forms that may help eradicate cancer affecting women
...r on its own, she and her colleagues are trying to harness its power through a new kind of life form: specif...cells. "Essentially the modified Listeria vaccines harness the power of the immune system against this infectious agent," explains Dr. Shabahi, "and then direc...Study reveals value of schizophrenia-related gene variation
...ractions, then we may be able to avert disease and harness how this gene variation may help us," Philibert added. In a current phase I, or safety, clinical trial, UI researchers are treating an individual who has a HOPA gene variation for symptoms of underactive thyroid. "We don't know if this hypothyro...Can engineered immune cells stop AIDS?
...gene therapy still holds great promise as a way to harness the insidious power of viruses such as human immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV). But scientists have yet to solve a vexing problem: developing an efficient transport system that is capable of delivering therapeutic payloads to specific cells. As ch...Quantum biology -- Powerful computer models reveal key biological mechanism
...State Department of Health, the team is working to harness the reaction to develop a "nanoswitch" for a varie.... "It already has a function that would be nice to harness for nanotechnology purposes." And because the reaction may be sensitive to light and other environme...