Bishop named winner of National Medal of Science
... the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and he holds honorary degrees from Gettysburg College, Miami University, Rochester University and Harvard University. He continues to teach medical students and supervise a research team studying the molecular pathogenesis of cancer. He is the author of more tha...Purdue proves concept of using nano-materials for drug discovery
...rs created a chip about one centimeter square that holds thousands of tiny vessels sitting on top of a material that contains numerous pores. This "nanoporous" material makes it possible to carry out reactions inside the vessels. The goal is to produce "laboratories-on-a-chip" less than a half-inch square ...Scientists will discuss remarkable advances in whale research at the annual meeting of AAAS
... so the tree collapses back down again.'' The same holds true for whale genealogies, he adds. ''We're able to read back in time and see how the population changes. We're hoping to see if, as the ice ages come and go, whether the populations dwindle and then come back up again. Our hope is to be able to use...New cyber security protocol for online banking, and more
...nsure they are not compromised. The protocol also holds promise as on-line banking becomes more prevalent. In one scenario, criminals could "sift" or launder money through a large number of accounts once the system is compromised by an attacker. Each account would maintain the correct balance for the unsu...UAlbany CNSE enters NanoBio alliance with Albert Einstein College of Medicine
... and President of Albany NanoTech. "Nanotechnology holds enormous promise for revolutionizing many areas of our lives, but none more promising than disease identification and treatment. We look forward to collaborating with the distinguished physicians, scientists, and students of the Albert Einstein Colle...Three Nobel laureates to speak at 06 AACBNC Meeting
...e University of Texas at Dallas, while Ciechanover holds a chair at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology. During the meeting, the Nobel Laureates will give lectures on their groundbreaking research and be participants in two round-table discussions. The first round-table discussion will be on the fu...James D. Watson to recieve 2005 Othmer Gold Medal
...dge (1993) and the University of Oxford (1995). He holds the National Medal of Science, the Philadelphia Liberty Medal, and the Benjamin Franklin Medal of the American Philosophical Society. Queen Elizabeth II has proclaimed him an honorary knight of the British Empire. Today he serves as chancellor of Col...Virginia Tech patents advance microprocessors, vaccines, vision, vibration control, more
... while traveling. "It has a detachable wallet that holds the book itself. A book can be read without removing it, and kids can have multiple wallets with different books in them," said Vernon, who designed the books as part of her National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded interCONNECTIONS project. Her book ...Helping the body heal itself: Regenerative medicine to be discussed at UH
...lak will discuss the promise this type of research holds to treat diseases that include diabetes, arthritis, coronary artery disease, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. In addition to providing hope for those afflicted with these types of ailments, tissue engineering is already helping athletes who suffer from ...Researchers discover a good side to cholesterol in controlling cell signals
...embrane to get to lipid domains, Dr. Anderson, who holds the Cecil H. Green Distinguished Chair in Cellular... the oxysterol binding protein (OSBP), cholesterol holds together a group of enzymes that deactivates extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK). Overactive ...Important discovery about second most fatal cancer
...ndustrialized world. Professor Jeremy R. Jass, who holds a Canada Research Chair in Gastrointestinal Pathology at McGill University in Montreal, and colleagues in Australia and Japan have shown that in some cases colorectal cancer can be inherited. The new syndrome is characterized by distinctive clinical...UCSD medical/bioengineering reseachers show titanium debris satobtage artificial joints
...nases, which chop up the extracellular matrix that holds cells together....Incubator company at NJIT develops lifesaving MRI coil for small animals
...d as a venture capitalist at Pennwood Capital. He holds an MBA from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree in physics from Harvey Mudd College. The Enterprise Development Center (EDC), founded in 1988 at NJIT, is a small business incubator committed to the long-term economic vitality and growth of en...Fossil records show biodiversity comes and goes
...unts for it," said Richard Muller, a physicist who holds joint appointments with Berkeley Lab's Physics Division, and UC Berkeley's Physics Department. "While this signal has a huge presence in biodiversity, it can also be seen in both extinctions and originations." Muller, and his grad student, Robert Ro...Researchers devise way to mass-produce embryonic stem cells
...originated from. The bioreactor has a chamber that holds the polymer threads on which the stem cells grow and another chamber that holds fluid, or medium. This medium delivers chemical messengers, called cytokines, to the stem cells. The...Studies expand understanding of X chromosome
... its relatively low gene density, the X chromosome holds a prominent place in the study and understanding of human disease. This arises from the fact that any defects in genes on the X chromosome are often apparent in males because the Y does not carry corresponding genes to compensate. More than 300 disea...Elizabeth Blackburn and Janet Rowley awarded
... one species to another, this feature of telomeres holds true for virtually all organisms. This work set the stage for a second discovery, published in 1985 with then graduate student Carol Greider, Ph.D., of an enzyme called telomerase which is needed if telomeres are to replicate. Though telomerase was f...Nanotechnology's progress and challenges addressed during ACS meeting
...t and measure their concentrations. The assay also holds promise for detecting HIV, cancer and heart problems. It could be available to researchers within a year or two, according to the researchers. ( ANYL 331 , Tuesday, March 15, 9:50 a.m., Convention Center, Room 29B, during the symposium, "ACS Nobel La...Two UCSF scientists receive top funding honor from medical institute
...the highest number of any institution. DeRisi, who holds the Gordon M. Tomkins Chair, helped pioneer the field of microarray technology, in which gene activity is revealed on a glass slide. He has used the microarrays he designed to make major advances in understanding such infectious diseases as SARS (sev...Wolves alleviate impact of climate change on food supply, finds new UC Berkeley study
...de their kills from scavengers. Wilmers, who now holds a post-doctoral researcher appointment at Pennsylvania State University, noted that some scavengers have adapted their behavior to take advantage of the wolves' idiosyncrasy. "Ravens have adopted a foraging strategy by following the wolves when they ...