Illinois researchers to play key roles in study of emergence of life
...rofessor Zaida Luthey-Schulten and Carl Woese, who holds the University's Stanley O. Ikenberry chair. Goldenfeld and Woese, a microbiologist, are among the co-principal investigators on the NSF grant, while all three head the DOE grant. The grants will be administered to the Illinois researchers through th...New research could help us deliver genes for new bone formation
...ith the ageing populations of Western countries it holds the potential of significant benefits for patients needing joint replacement or similar treatments. The new research will use tiny nanoscopic systems that cross the surface of a stem cell and then deliver the genes into that prompt the cell to turn i...Research center for National Children's Study to be based in Queens
... are proud to be part of this landmark study which holds so much promise for the children of Queens and our nation." "Many of the diseases that the Children's Study will examine obesity, injury, asthma, schizophrenia, autism and childhood cancer have reached epidemic proportions, and cost Americans nearl......son is an Associate Member of the Club of Rome and holds a number of honorary appointments and degrees, including an appointment by the King of Morocco as a Member of the Human Rights Consultative Council. Table of Contents: Foreword Introduction: Biotechnology, bio-industry and bio-economy Medical and...NSF awards 19 new projects to better undestand genetic processes in plants of economic importance
...oved products and practices. Plant genome research holds enormous promise for improving plants of all sizes, from small crop plants to towering trees. Examples of awards targeting major crop plants include: A project led by the University of Washington in Seattle investigates the poorly understood, yet wid...Latest study: Scientists say no evidence exists that therapod dinosaurs evolved into birds
...ory makes little sense time-wise either because it holds that all stages of feather evolution and bird ancestry occurred some 125 million years ago in the early Cretaceous fossils unearthed in China. "That's some 25 million years after the time of Archaeopteryx, which already was a bird in the modern sense...Jefferson scientists uncover new clues to how crucial molecular gatekeepers work
...reate Roderick MacKinnon of Rockefeller University holds that a kind of molecular paddle comprised of the S4 segment and part of the S3 segment moves through the cell membrane, carrying S4's positive charges with it across the lipid. As in the conventional theory, the S4 movement controls the channel's ope...University of Delaware researchers develop cancer 'nanobomb'
...ain, like a pin prick." He believes the nanobomb holds great promise as a therapeutic agent for killing cancer cells, with particular emphasis on breast cancer cells, because its shockwave kills the cancerous cells as well as the biological pathways that carry instructions to generate additional cancerou...Flu virus reported to resist drug envisioned for pandemic
...n the UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine who holds a joint appointment at the University of Tokyo. "It is the drug many countries are stockpiling, and the plan is to rely heavily on it." The drug would be used to slow the spread of influenza until a vaccine is developed, which may take up to six mont...Radical approach to cardiac resynchronization shows promise
...le and catheter into the pericardium, the sac that holds the heart. From there, he guided a thin wire through the hollow needle into the pericardial space. The catheter and needle were removed, leaving the wire in place. The wire was used to place the pacing lead on the outer wall of the left ventricle, or...UC Davis ophthalmologist to examine ancient Chilean mummy eyes
...nvolves the study of the eye across species. Lloyd holds joint appointments in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, and Pathology at the UC Davis School of Medicine. "By analyzing these eyes, we hope to determine if their pathology suggests any so-called modern day diseases, like diabetes o...New gene regulation mechanism discovered
...l research. The central dogma of molecular biology holds that the DNA of genes is "transcribed" into messenger RNA and messenger RNA is "translated" into protein. The regulation of transcription and translation ultimately determines whether particular genes are switched on to produce protein, or switched o...Trained wasps may be used to detect bombs, bugs, bodies and more
...ial ventilated device, composed of PVC pipe, which holds a small cartridge containing five trained wasps. The wasps were trained to detect 3-octanone, a chemical produced by certain toxic fungi that infect corn and peanut crops. The presence of the fungi can result in costly crop losses. The Wasp Hound con...UT Southwestern researchers find alterations in brain's circuitry caused by cocaine
...tant for cocaine addiction," said Dr. Nestler, who holds the Lou and Ellen McGinley Distinguished Chair in Psychiatric Research. "We have shown that several genes known to be activated by acute or chronic cocaine use indeed show changes in histone chemical modifications that lead to the genes' activation."...UT Southwestern scientist elected to National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine
...strators, and laboratory technicians. Dr. McKnight holds the Sam G. Winstead and F. Andrew Bell Distinguished Chair in Biochemistry and the Distinguished Chair in Basic Biomedical Research at UT Southwestern. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the...Gene therapy reverses genetic mutation responsible for heart failure in muscular dystrophy
...first author of the study. "In fact, if this study holds up in human clinical trials, it may have profound implications for the treatment of heart failure." Dr. Xiao cautioned, however, that human clinical trials of this therapy face several major challenges. Foremost is that effective treatment requires t...HHS Secretary Michael O. Leavitt to speak at international HapMap press conference
...alt Lake City The International HapMap Consortium holds a news conference to announce the completion of a map of human genetic variation. Salt Lake City Marriott Downtown, 75 South West Temple. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Michael O. Leavitt is scheduled to participate in the eve...Yale cell biologist, Ira Mellman, one of three Americans honored by EMBO
... and Biomedical Sciences from 1997 2001. Mellman holds a joint appointment in the Department of Immunobiology at Yale University School of Medicine, and is an Affiliate Member of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research. Tenured in 1991, he was named Sterling Professor and Chair of the department of Ce...New imaging method shows early in treatment if brain cancer therapy is effective
...les A. Dana Foundation. The University of Michigan holds a patent on this MRI diffusion technology and has licensed the commercialization rights to Molecular Therapeutics of Ann Arbor, in which Ross and Rehemtulla have a financial interest. A diffusion MRI can be performed on a standard MRI machine using a......ese data are exciting because it shows that Cimzia holds significant promise in meeting many of these needs." Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disorder that affects approximately one million people in the US and Europe alone. , Because there is no cure, treatment is focused on suppressin...