Diatom genome reveals key role in biosphere's carbon cycle
...ducted at the DOE Joint Genome Institute, provides insight into how the diatom species Thalassiosira pseudonana prospers in the marine environment while it contributes to absorbing the major greenhouse gas CO2,in amounts comparable to all the world's tropical rain forests combined. "This critical informat...Fungus knocks a frog down but not out, raising questions about amphibian declines
...althy frogs. Understanding that would give us some insight into how the fungus operates in the wild." The researchers found a steady rate of infection from year to year, but a higher rate of infection in samples taken during the cooler seasons, leading the researchers to speculate that temperature m...Research team develops nonhuman primate model of smallpox infection
...variola primate modelhas already provided valuable insight into the pathogenesis of this exquisitely adapted human pathogen." In a related article in the same journal, Rubins and her colleagues examined the host gene expression patterns of hemorrhagic smallpox in these animals. Specifically, they documented ...Head lice reveal contact between modern and ancient humans
...rchaic humans. Although genetic data have provided insight into recent human evolution, fossils remain the only available evidence for many archaic human species, but this is notoriously sparse, leaving the data open to multiple interpretations. In the open access journal PLoS Biology , David Reed and colle...Putting physiology into the Nobel Prize: 2004 marks 100th anniversary of Pavlov's award
...n innervation mechanism." According to Smith: "The insight was that the psychological and the physiolo-gical intermingled in the function of the central gastric secretory neural center, and, therefore, their combined effects were expressed in vagal efferent output and glandular secretion." In the eighth and ...Brain circuit may permit scientists to eavesdrop on memory formation
... behavioral experience." Future studies could give insight into the role of sleep in memory consolidation, which has been suggested by many researchers, said Schuman. Studies by other researchers have shown that there is distinctive coordinated brain activity between the hippocampus and neocortex during slee...New genetic tools provide clues to the effects of exercise and diet on obesity, diabetes
... proteomic profiling has provided us with a unique insight into the underlying metabolic crisis in chronically untrained muscle and clues as to how exercise reverses these effects." Editors note: Hittel is speaking at the American Physiological Society's 2004 Intersociety Meeting, "The Integrative Biology...Toward a better understanding of taste and smell impairments
... chemosensory loss and recovery, we expect to gain insight into potential therapeutic interventions for these dysfunctions," says Beverly Cowart, Ph.D., a sensory psychologist who oversees the Chemosensory Clinic that assesses taste and smell function of patients. Otolaryngologist Edmund Pribitkin, M.D., A...Is more better: Counting birds may only tell part of the story
...as such as the tropics, are needed to provide more insight into the patterns observed in this study. Overall, "birds are usually able to aggregate in the higher quality breeding locations, regardless of the type of bird or habitat," say the authors. "Avian habitat evaluations: should counting ...Cells in retina found to behave like soap bubbles
...s repeated again and again across the eye. Gaining insight into these patterns can help researchers understand the interplay between genetics and physics in cell formation. "The cells we studied, those found in the retina of the fruit fly, adopt mathematically predictable shapes and configurations," said Ri...Researchers provide road map for generating B cells from stem cells
...ngh added. "Once we order the components and gain insight into the design principles of such regulatory networks we may be able to make any kind of cell we want, or even produce hybrids that combine features of different cell types, such as antibody-producing skin cells." Singh and colleagues work with hema...Laboratory test of evolutionary theory confirms importance of links between populations
...ies," Forde said. In addition to providing general insight into the process of coevolution, understanding of the evolutionary dynamics of microorganisms is crucial to a number of fields, including human medicine, Bohannan said....Scientists explain how morphogens work
...rk by "diffusion." "These findings provide new insight into the understanding of the mechanisms that cont...igger diseases. This understanding can lead to new insight into the possibility of developing new strategies to treat related diseases." There are several ...Peakadilly nv biopharmaceutical firm created
...by it. Proteomics can also provide insight into the origin and progression of diseases. The analysis of the effect of a drug on the proteome enables researchers to understand which protein(s) the drug acts upon. Until recently, however, there was no efficient way to study the proteome systema...Gene-altered mouse is model for rare autoimmune syndrome
...ng to researchers, the achievement not only offers insight into Sjgren's syndrome, but into the general developmental machinery of the immune system. The immunologists, Yuan Zhuang, HongMei Li and MeiFang Dai, published their findings in the October 2004 issue of the journal Immunity. The work was sponsor...Academics find that the finger of destiny points their way
...he end of the year. "The results are a fascinating insight into how testosterone and oestrogen levels in the womb can affect people's choice of career and how these levels can show up in the length of fingers on our hands," said Dr Brosnan. "In the general population, men typically have higher levels of test...New DNA repair enzyme makes mistakes to save lives of cells
...al studies also will provide researchers with more insight into POL-Q's role in preserving the integrity of the genome. Research performed at the Jackson Laboratory and published in Molecular and Cellular Biology in tandem with Pitt's study in The EMBO Journal, already suggests POL-Q's importance. Knockout m...Genetics play role in response to most common asthma drug
...of the Lancet,* the BARGE trial provides important insight as to why albuterol may benefit some people with asthma more than others. The findings could lead to better ways to individualize asthma therapy based on patients' genetic patterns. "If we can pinpoint which individuals will do better with a certain...Gene for common form of Parkinson's pinpointed
... mutations underlying rare forms of PD had yielded insight into PD and aided design and testing of drug treatments. Until their studies, it was only known that PARK8 was caused by a mutation in a gene somewhere along a chromosomal region, or locus, that contained about 116 genes. The researchers had identi...Latest buzz in research: Intoxicated honey bees may clue scientists into drunken human behavior
...hio Inebriated bees could give researchers better insight into alcohol's effects on human behavior, a new study suggests. "Alcohol affects bees and humans in similar ways it impairs motor functioning along with learning and memory processing," said Julie Mustard, a study co-author and a postdoctoral resear...