New genomic method can identify disease-causing genes
...of genomic variation in selected mouse strains, as illustrated on the cover of Science in which the article appears. "Our hope is that this new computational approach will increase the utility of the vast amount of DNA sequence information available today and help researchers more fully leverage mouse models o......cytosis. Nedd4's role as a suppressor of Notch was illustrated even more plainly when the lab showed that inhibition of Nedd4 results in the upregulation of ligand-independent activation of the Notch pathway. Nedd4's place in the greater scheme of Notch signaling became clearer when the group next turned to exam...Wiley announces publication of Databasing the Brain
...a range of problems in brain research. Extensively illustrated throughout, this book discusses the state-of-the-art informatic tools and models and how they are being applied to clinical and basic research. In addition to presenting new ways to acquire, store, visualize, analyze, integrate, synthesize, and shar...Bugs, even 'bad' ones, can be educationally beneficial, new book says
... Bugs In and Over the Water." Meredith Waterstraat illustrated "Insights From Insects." Waterstraat, a former Ill...is graduate student in mathematics education, also illustrated "What Good are Bugs." Waldbauer and Waterstraat began working together after he saw and was intrigue...Biologists discover why 10% of Europeans are safe from HIV infection
...stood for 550 years. Professor Duncan and Dr Scott illustrated in their book, Return of the Black Death (2004, Wiley), that this idea was incorrect and the plagues of Europe (1347-1660) were in fact a continuing series of epidemics of a lethal, viral, haemorrhagic fever that used the CCR5 as an entry port into t...Defensins neutralize anthrax toxin
...he aftermath of September 11, 2001 in the USA have illustrated the high potential of anthrax for misuse in bio-terrorism. Dissemination of anthrax by letters led to the death of 5 people and chemotherapeutic treatment of 30,000 individuals. Now the team of Stefan H.E. Kaufmann, his PhD student Chun Kim and co-wo...UB conference to gather leaders in 'computational anatomy'
...atics," Smith says, noting that process is further illustrated by the establishment of the New York State Center of Excellence in Biomedical Informatics and Life Sciences. "How are we to organize and manage the newly available biomedical data in ways that also can be fruitful in leading to new clinical dis...Royal Society elects Tom Curran as Fellow
...onstrated its function in gene regulation. He then illustrated how the activity of nerves in the brain can affect the function of fos. This groundbreaking discovery helped open a new field of study key to explaining how changes in gene activity result in alterations in learning and memory. It was recognized by...Mayan stingless bee keeping: Going, going, gone?
...Arthur James Donovan and Roubik published an amply illustrated handbook, in Spanish and Mayan, with step by step instructions for basic stingless beekeeping. The authors of this paper originally submitted their manuscript to a number of conservation journals who, in Roubik's words: "told us that there are so man...Hummingbird flight an evolutionary marvel
...ke. The tiny swirls of these vortices were clearly illustrated by the new laser images of hummingbird flight. "What the hummingbird has done is take the body and most of the limitations of the bird, but tweaked it a little and used some of the aerodynamic tricks of an insect to gain a hovering ability," Warrick...Field Museum book profiles Illinois insects
...t and science, renowned artist Peggy Macnamara has illustrated a new field guide to insects and spiders of Chicago and Illinois. "Let this book be your guide as you explore the world of these tiny creatures," says Maggie Daley, Chicago's First Lady, in the book's foreword. "As you page through this book, think ...$25 million NIH grant funds new technologies for rapid mass screening of radiation exposure
...," said Dr. Brenner. The need for this project was illustrated in a 1987 radiation incident in Goinia, Brazil, an area that has approximately the same population as Manhattan. In the first few days after the incident became publicly known, 130,000 people (10 percent of the population) sought screening, of whom ...Researchers uncover cellular clues to vitamin A resistance in lung cancer
...s that appear to influence lung carcinogenesis, as illustrated by studies in mice and humans," Anita L. Sabichi, M.D., from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, and colleagues write in an accompanying editorial. "The differential expression and effects of different RAR-beta isoforms a...Overfishing in inland waters reduces biodiversity and threatens health
...large size, especially piscivores. These types are illustrated by case studies of fish declines in Australia, in the lower Mekong River of Southeast Asia, in the Great Lakes of North America, and in the Oueme River of the Republic of Benin. Allan and his coauthors warn that overfishing of inland waters has the ...Microbiology text tells stories, offers online resources
...-driven rather than fact-driven. Key concepts are illustrated by inspiring examples that convey the excitement of the field. The text is designed not as a compendium of facts, but rather a textbook in the traditional sense: a book that can be used for studying rather than for looking up factual information....Authors, illustrator win AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books
...rmation of raindrops. The main text is written and illustrated in the format of a read-aloud or a shared reading....eatment of living things are stressed. The text is illustrated with photos and drawings. A British publication, the book describes species that are native to Brita...Ernst Mayr's theory illustrated in genetic epidemiology studies
...sity in St. Louis says that Mayr's theory has been illustrated nicely in recent years in human genetic epidemiology and population biology studies. Alan R. Templeton, Ph.D., Washington University professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, said that there is an extensive documentation of genetic interaction over t...Anemone genes reveal versatile building blocks for body plans
...llion years ago--and, consequently, many genes. As illustrated by the new findings, scientists are now studying how these shared genes are used by radial and bilateral animals to learn how different body plans are determined and built at the molecular level, and how they arose during evolution. The work is repo...Breast cancer book for children wins the 2006 Nathwani Prize
...easy to understand manner. The book is beautifully illustrated by one of Catherine's older sons to help children understand the different emotions they may feel. Catherine Thornton comments, "I am overjoyed at winning this award. I really wanted to create something that would help other families in a similar s...The greenbeards have blue throats in a breakthrough study of the evolution of altruistic behavior
...hard Dawkins in his book The Selfish Gene. Dawkins illustrated the concept with a hypothetical example in which a green beard serves as a marker enabling individuals with a gene for cooperation to recognize others with the same gene. The greenbeard gene (or genes) must do three things: establish a signal (the gr...