From hot springs to rice farms, scientists reveal new insights into the secret lives of archaea
... That year, Francis and other scientists conducted independent studies on Crenarchaeota, a division of the Archaea domain that includes thermophiles and non-extremophiles. ''Crenarchaeota are everywhere-in soils, sediments, the deep subsurface and the ocean,'' he said. ''They are potentially the most abundant or...'Diabetes gene' may be linked to polycystic ovary syndrome
... female controls drawn from a previously conducted independent study of the German population. Genomic DNA was taken from the PCOS group and isolated from whole blood, and genomic DNA was extracted from the blood leukocytes of the controls. Eight CAPN10 variants were genotyped: UCSNP-44, -43, -56, ins/del-19...Brown and OTS will jointly manage new ILTER network secretariat
... now includes more than 34 countries; the need for independent long-term environmental research is more urgent than ever. At the 2006 network meeting in Namibia, members voted to establish a secretariat with the purpose of developing an organizational structure and budget to build a sustainable approach to suppo...Professional fasters deep under the sea floor
.... This would make life forms in the Deep Biosphere independent of the processes on the Earth's surface. The authors point out that an exotic habitat like this could also have developed on other planets, far away from any suns. In December 2006 the researchers will be taking the drilling ship "RV Roger Revelle"...Gene therapy for erectile dysfunction shows promise in clinical trial
..."naked DNA," a form of circular DNA which remains independent and does not integrate with chromosomal DNA in the muscle cells. "The hMaxi-K stimulates potassium ion transfer in the smooth muscle cells of the penis," says Dr. Melman. The hMaxi-K gene works by creating additional potassium channels (the chemica...Committee review of stem-cell fraud finds editors followed all rules
...nt, less trusting safeguards are now essential, an independent committee has concluded. Although editors at the journal Science "made a serious effort substantially greater than that for most papers" to scrutinize research submitted by Woo Suk Hwang, the committee found, "the cachet of publishing in Science......decades has resulted in the emergence of multiple, independent nalidixic acid-resistant mutants, of which one group, H58, has multiplied dramatically and spread globally. The prevalence of these bacteria hampers medical cure of clinical disease via antibiotics. Typhoid fever remains a major health problem in t...Finding a cure for cancer: The holy grail of science
...sponse. Although both pathways can be activated by independent stimuli, an immune response is only obtained when both pathways are acting on the gene at the same time. This happens when the body is defending itself against pathogens and tumours. By looking at the order, location and contribution of stress and in...High HPV concentrations combined with smoking significantly raise risks of cervical cancer
...nitial analyses centered on whether smoking was an independent risk factor for cervical cancer," said Gunnell. "Clearly, both exposures need to be present at the same time for there to be interaction. "Our study would imply a synergistic action between HPV and smoking that would greatly increase the likelihood...Specter of possible harm threatens nanotech development, experts say
...ow the development of nanotechnology unless sound, independent and authoritative information is developed on what the risks are, and how to avoid them," Maynard and his co-authors write. "We are running out of time to 'get it right.' Last year, more than $32 billion in products containing nano-materials were ...End of deforestation in view? Experts advance new way to size up global forest resources
...ina, Finland, Scotland, and the USA who, following independent lines of thinking, came to agree that forest transition on a major scale is underway and have now collectively demonstrated it. The new way of measuring forests reflects the comprehensiveness of new FAO studies, a new consistency of measurement pro......mes, 9 and 22, which typically work perfectly well independent of each other. But in rare circumstances they physically exchange genetic material in a specific way, and the combined Philadelphia chromosome merges two harmless genes into something destructive. The resulting protein, called BCR-ABL, unleashes a ca...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- Nov. 1, 2006
...cases to their Office of the Inspector General (an independent oversight body within the agency), for instance, NIH sends its misconduct cases to the Office of Research Integrity in NIH's parent agency, the U. S. Department of Health & Human Services. ARTICLE #5 EMBARGOED FOR 9:00 A.M. EASTERN TIME NOV. 6 "De...Europe's best young group leaders win EMBO support
... are within four years of establishing their first independent laboratories. Benefits include networking support through a mentorship programme, annual meeting and lab exchanges, as well as professional training and an annual award of 15,000 euro. The programme has been promoting outstanding young group leaders ...Green plants share bacterial toxin
...es are thought to have evolved from cyanobacteria, independent photosynthetic bacteria that took up residence in ancestral plant cells....Reduced body temperature extends lifespan in study from the Scripps Research Institute
... led the study. "This longer lifespan was attained independent of calorie restriction." Prior to this study, researchers had known that core body temperature and aging were related in cold-blooded animals. Scientists had also known that lifespan could be extended in warm-blooded animals by reducing the number ...Spin-out company seeks medicines from South American rain forests
...cs has included a 90,000 investment from NStar, an independent early stage technology venturing company, via its Proof of Concept Fund (POC) in 2004. This helped to accelerate the development of e-Therapeutics by financing research and demonstrating the company's capabilities in the pharmaceuticals and biotech...Joslin Diabetes Center study examines insulin pump therapy in adolescents
...d health practices that occurs as they become more independent from their parents, deteriorating glucose control puts youth at greater risk for developing serious complications later in life. The youth in the group that succeeded also experienced decreased rates of hypoglycemia with pump therapy. The patients ...White blood cells of cancer-resistant mice overwhelm natural defenses of cancer cells
...ulti-pronged killing response. "Each cell type had independent killing activity against the cancer cells," the authors said, using different molecules. Macrophages, for instance, have to be in physical contact with the cancer cell before unleashing its combination of killer molecules. White blood cells from the ...Erotic images prove useful in coaxing out unconscious brain activity
...hat is, how the brain processes visual information independent of consciousness," said He. The researchers chose to generate brain activity by using erotic pictures because they promised to elicit strong responses and clear patterns in the data. But the researchers believe the mechanisms by which the brain pro...