16 outstanding researchers receive Singapore's highest honor in science and technology
...l other sub-regulatory or structural genes in cell identity establishment and genetic engineering of economically important crops. By integrating functional genomics with other cutting edge technologies, Dr Yu has studied transcriptional regulation of cell specification and hormone signaling in a key plant ...New bird discovered on unexplored Columbian mountain
...morphological and vocal studies have confirmed its identity as a new taxon. "Before we began this study, no one knew what species lived in the Yarigues Mountains and whether they needed protecting," said Thomas Donegan. "Now, we are beginning to describe new taxa and a national park was established in the r...Columbia University awards 2006 Horwitz Prize to biologist who explained gene transcription
...erg's work over the last 30 years has revealed the identity of many of the molecules in the RNA polymerase II complex and many others that interact with the complex. In a technical tour de force he also determined what the entire complex looks like and how the different parts work together to create mRNA. "T...Mechanism to organize nervous system conserved in evolution
...to switch certain genes on and off, specifying the identity of the cells making up the three primary subdivisi...ee distinct regions. Although the so-called neural identity genes get switched on in a similar pattern in relation to the BMP source, it has been speculated tha...JCI table of contents: September 1, 2006
...t triggers the immune cells to attack; what is the identity of the attacking cell(s); and what determines which part of the brain is attacked? Answering these questions has been hampered by the lack of a suitable animal model of MS. Now, a good, new mouse model of a form of MS -- known both as neuromyelitis...DOE JGI, VBI describe disease mechanisms of sudden oak death, related soybean pathogens
...' are already being used to track the movement and identity of these species as they progressively invade different regions. Knowing the pattern of the pathogen's spread may help researchers to design strategies for thwarting it. "Another great benefit that has come from access to the genome sequence has be...Mitochondrial DNA sequencing tool updated
...hip. The software programs will read not only the identity of the expected bases of DNA in a process called "base calling" but those of the variations. The Affymatrix chip enabled laboratories to resequence the mitochondrial genome much faster than the traditional manual and automated strategies. Just as ......Rx3 plays a crucial role in giving the cells their identity and telling them where to go," says Rembold. "Normally, single cells migrate actively and one-by-one from the centre of the brain to form eyes. But in strains of fish that have no Rx3, no eyes develop and the cells remain inside the brain, because no...Manatee traveler in northeastern waters not Chessie
...identification database. Yet the roving manatee's identity is still unknown. Photographs and video were sent to USGS manatee researchers in Florida, who used the manatee photo-identification catalog to compare scar patterns on the animal with others in the database and ruled out Chessie as the current trave...With few factors, adult cells take on character of embryonic stem cells
...nt roles in the maintenance of embryonic stem cell identity also play pivotal roles in the induction of pluripotency" in other body cells, he explained. The researchers selected 24 genes--all previously found to play a role in early embryos and embryonic stem cell identity--as candidate factors that might ......n and epoccipital shape functioned to allow visual identity of juveniles, and signaled their attainment of sexual maturity. Contact: Mr. MB Goodwin University of California 001 510-643-9745 mark@berkeley.edu Rapid adaptation of insect herbivores to an invasive plant by Dr E Siemann, Dr. WE Rogers ...UT Southwestern researchers find gene mutation that leads to 'broken hearts'
...y. The findings further our understanding of the identity of genes that can cause heart defects and also serve as a step in developing genetic screening for such defects, Dr. Olson said. "It was very interesting because so little is known about how the heart forms and we did not anticipate that the same e...Molecular DNA switch found to be the same for all life
... AAA+ superfamily of proteins while maintaining an identity among themselves that reflects the importance of the replication process. Through the millions of years, evolution has added bells and whistles around this highly conserved central engine." ...Fundacin BBVA and IDIBAPS reassess the intermittent treatment efficiency against malaria
...ving an informed consent, researchers codified the identity of children and divided them into two groups. The first was treated with SP, whereas the other received a placebo. This was a double-blind trial (neither the patient nor the physician knew if the drug or the placebo was administered), in order to ass...Gorilla susceptibility to Ebola virus: the cost of sociality
...the outbreak, the researchers used the data on the identity of animals previously observed to estimate Ebola-induced mortality and to test the validity of different possible contamination scenarios. The authors of the study showed that transmission between gorillas was particularly important within groups and...Medium is the message for stem cells in search of identities
...mately both nature and nurture influence the final identity of a stem cell, but in early stages it seems nurture is very important." In experiments, scientists confirmed a cell culture surface molecule called laminin activates a common developmental pathway that is crucial for the generation and survival of...Finding a cellular Neverland: How stem cells stay childlike
... "self-renew" and their plasticity in assuming the identity of almost any cell type, which is also known as "pluripotency." In a study published earlier this year, the same Belmonte and Gage lab team demonstrated that a few ES cells in a culture dish tended to lose stemness and evolve into muscle cell prec...IVF identity fraud: A phenomenon that puts patients, children, and clinics at risk
Safeguards against identity fraud by IVF patients are needed in order to preve... 37% had experienced or suspected cases of patient identity fraud. Overall, 53% of those surveyed felt that they did not have sufficient safeguards. Methods...USPTO Genetic Sequence Database, USGENE, available on STN International
...ganism name, sequence length, publication sequence identity number (SEQ ID NO) and feature tables for modifications and other features. USGENE database includes extensive bibliographic and text search options, including publication title, abstract, full patent claims, patent assignees at issue, full inventor ...In the loop: Scientists reveal how signals travel through rat's whiskers
... touch when trying to figure out the location and identity of a certain object. But how the brain decodes the signals it receives from the whiskers is unclear. Ph.D. student Chunxiu Yu, working together with colleagues Dori Derdikman and Dr. Sebastian Haidarliu in the laboratory of Prof. Ehud Ahissar of the...