Scripps research study shows humans and plants share common regulatory pathway
...tudy also showed that a heat shock protein, HSP90, helped stabilize Nod1. "Inhibiting HSP90 resulted in a significant reduction of Nod1 protein levels," Ulevitch said. "That clearly suggests that this protein plays a key role in stabilizing Nod1 and protecting it from degradation. In contrast, turning of...AIBS honors outstanding contributions to the biological sciences
...is also a prolific author whose contributions have helped shape modern ecology. His research on the loss of biodiversity due to human impact has led to new methods of environmental protection. Among the many awards and honors that mark his distinguished career are the 2005 Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences and ...Leading researchers honored for progress in cancer prevention, detection and treatment
...nated by their peers, whose extraordinary work has helped to shape the direction of cancer research," said AACR Chief Executive Officer Margaret Foti, Ph.D., M.D. (h.c.). "As we commemorate 100 years of progress in cancer research, we look to these individuals as research leaders in our shared mission ...Alternative-fuels pioneer receives first-ever $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability
...emelson-MIT Award for Sustainability. His work has helped frame our basic understanding of the sustainable potential for bioenergy and especially biofuels. A Harebrained Idea From a Compost Heap In 1977, while an undergraduate biology major at Bates College, Lynd spent a summer working on an organic far...Picky-eater flies losing smell genes
...on. "Drosophila sechellia may be losing genes that helped its ancestors detect and assess plants it no longer uses," said McBride, whose research was recently published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. A native of the Seychelles islands in the Indian Ocean, D. sechellia spli...Hopkins research professor talks at NJIT about hospital noise and black heritage in technology
... presentation, will describe the protocol West has helped develop for measuring noise in hospitals and for introducing effective long-term noise-control strategies. The work of West and his colleagues promises better architectural designs for hospitals, new sound-absorbing materials and communication tools,...New chemistry approach promises less expensive drugs
...lidomide," MacMillan said. "One of its enantiomers helped pregnant women overcome morning sickness. Its mirror image, however, caused birth defects." In the vast majority of cases, the Food and Drug Administration now requires that drug companies create only the beneficial enantiomer during the manufactur...Could USA presidential DNA trail reveal Middle-Eastern origins?
...on carried a very unusual Y chromosome type, which helped to strengthen the evidence in the historical paternity case. Now, new techniques have been brought to bear on Jeffersons Y chromosome, in a study reported in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology. The presidential chromosome turns out to be...The delayed rise of present-day mammals
...e, as well as palaeontologists and ecologists, who helped put the information into context. "The big question now is what took the ancestors of modern mammals so long to diversify," said MacPhee. "It's as though they came to the party after the dinosaurs left, but just hung around while all their distant ...Clues to gene expression in cystic fibrosis will guide research
...amicin reversed stop codons in the Y122X gene, and helped restore the CFTR protein, improving patients respiration. Gentamicin itself may not be an ideal drug option, as it may cause serious side effects for some patients, including ear and kidney damage. The authors suggest that other drugs, such as amik...Ewwwww! UCLA anthropologist studies evolution's disgusting side
...h also illustrates how the emotional response that helped our ancestors may not serve us as well today and m...med pregnant women with an emotional response that helped compensate for their suppressed immune system. To test the theory, Fessler gathered 496 healthy p...Smithsonian-led Amazon research team wins scientific prize
...vejoy of the Heinz Center in Washington, D.C., who helped to initiate the study of Amazon forest fragments 26 years ago. "We have discovered that forest fragmentation poses an even greater and more complex threat to Amazonian biodiversity than was previously thought."...Pioneering approach to wastewater treatment earns Stanford engineer the 2007 Stockholm Water Prize
...ally occurring, beneficial microbes. "What we've helped to do is to develop a much better understanding of the processes and ways organisms interact so that we can design reliable and efficient treatment systems for a variety of wastes, industrial as well as municipal," McCarty explained. "The efforts her...Fossil discovery marks earliest record of limbloss in ancient lizard
A University of Alberta paleontologist has helped discover the existence of a 95 million-year-old sn...ro Palci, then a graduate student in Italy whom he helped supervise, and they worked on the fossil together. The researchers soon realized the lizard's fr...Nanotechnology's past, present and future: A Congressional perspective
...tional Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) in 2000. He helped forge bipartisan support for the first U.S. government funds$422 milliondedicated to nanoscale science and engineering research. And in his last year in Congress, Boehlert chaired several hearings on nanotechnology safety, particularly on the need to...UC San Diego supercomputer simulations may pinpoint causes of Parkinson's, Alzheimer's diseases
...a researcher at SDSC, said that the teams research helped confirm what researchers had suspected. The present study using molecular modeling and molecular dynamics simulations in combination with biochemical and ultrastructural analysis shows that alpha-synuclein can lead to the formation of pore-like st...International Astronautical Federation joins project to protect World Heritage sites
...were extremely difficult. Data from ESA satellites helped produce maps, detect changes over time in how the land was used and create three-dimensional digital elevation models of the terrain. According to Eulalie Bashige, Director General of the Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN)...UBC discovery may lead to 'smart' therapies for breast, ovarian cancer
...icted the spread of breast cancer cells, it likely helped to cause it. The findings were recently published online by the Public Library of Science. "We believe weve found a new important culprit in metastatic breast cancer, which opens up an entirely new avenue of cancer research," says Calvin Roskelley,...Wilson Center and Pew Charitable Trusts expand efforts to examine risks/benefits of nanotechnology
...rs. Since it was launched in 2005, the Project has helped jumpstart and shape the nation's understanding of nanotechnologies, and helped policymakers assess industry and government readiness to manage its implications. The Project also d......ted her pioneering work on insulin. Her presence helped to establish a tradition of women scientists at Yo...mental changes in procedure and practice have also helped to ease the logistical burden on women scientists trying to balance domestic and professional pressu...