Mitochondria findings may help beat wide range of disease
...mitochondria accomplish this while maintaining the integrity of their compartments and the appropriate segregation of membranes and proteins is a fundamental question that the researchers sought to answer. McCaffery's team helped tackle this question by studying isolated mitochondria that had been removed from...New DNA repair enzyme makes mistakes to save lives of cells
... is believed to play a key role in maintaining the integrity of a cell's genetic information the basis by whic...h 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 ...Sandbagging cancer in the bloodstream
...the endothelial cell bricks, and they maintain the integrity of blood vessel walls. When tumor cells release VEGF within blood vessels, Src kinases respond to this by causing the vascular cell cadherins to break apart and allow the tumor cell to get out of the circulation and into an environment where the tum...New AAAS report cites 'serious concerns' with electronic voting
... and confidence while guaranteeing privacy and the integrity of the results. Experts on election technology warned that the American system of voting is broadly vulnerable to error and abuse, and called for a crash-course of study and reform to make results more reliable and to promote better access by voters,...Powerful 'toolkit' developed for functional profiling of yeast genes
...wen Pan, Ph.D., found a way to protect the genetic integrity of the collection so that repeated experiments will provide the same results, regardless of when and where the experiments are conducted. "Everyone in the yeast community has been using their own batch of yeast mutants, but the slow-growing mutan...NASA satellite data to aid global conservation
...ist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. "The potential for the beneficial use of this information in the area of the environment and conservation is enormous," said IUCN Director G...APS announces 2005 Distinguished Lecturer Awards
...onsored by the APS and Taylor University, promotes integrity in science, especially to students in training, and otherwise fosters the highest ethical standards in biomedical research, publication, teaching and interaction with the public sector. Lecture Presentation: "Ethics, the Human Genome and Physiolog...Cigarette smoking exacerbates alcohol-induced brain damage
...lcohol dependence, has a significant impact on the integrity of tissue in several brain regions, particularly the frontal lobes and cerebellum," he said. "Previous research has largely ignored the possible effects that comorbid cigarette smoking may have on the brain. These risks exist above and beyond the i...Deficient DNA repair capacity associated with increased risk of breast cancer
... is the system of defenses designed to protect the integrity of the genome. Studies have suggested that deficiency in cells' capacity for DNA repair contributes to the accumulation of DNA damage and accelerates the genetic changes involved in carcinogenesis. To evaluate whether reduced DNA repair capacity in ...Lack of potential mates has lead to 'sloppy' gene control and risk of disease for humans
...cestral population, have been able to maintain the integrity of their regulatory sections of DNA. The researchers, from the Universities of Bath, Edinburgh and Sussex, made the finding after comparing control regions in human, rat, mouse and chimpanzee DNA. After 'unwinding' evolution using statistical techniq...Key mechanism in genetic inheritance during cell division identified
...itical that the spindles maintain their structural integrity so that they can segregate a single copy of each chromosome to each daughter cell. After which, the microtubules again disassemble and reform back into skeletal systems for the two new daughter cells. It has been determined, through the genetic res...Research using mouse models reveals a novel key player in the initiation of colon cancer
...1/3rd of the normal time. The authors examined the integrity of the APC gene in these tumor cells and found that more than ninety per cent of the tumors had lost the normal copy of the APC gene and now were completely deficient. What is the significance of these results on understanding the initiation of colo...Not-for-profit publishers call NIH public access rule a missed opportunity
...NIH and not-for-profit publishers would ensure the integrity of the scientific literature while at the same time reducing the size and therefore the cost to NIH of expanding PubMed Central," Hubel added. "Linking to journal sites is seamless and virtually invisible to those who use NIH's MEDLINE website to sea...New RNA polymerase discovered in plants
... "Pol IV is somehow involved in maintaining the integrity of the Arabidopsis genome, principally in keeping the silent DNA silent," Pikaard said. "Plants can get by without Pol IV, whereas they can't do without the other three. We don't see anything obviously like Pol IV in any other genome, but it's pos...New Georgia Tech micro-CT imaging technique to help tissue engineers improve bone regeneration
...tutes that combine the availability and structural integrity of bone allografts, or bone grafts taken from a human donor, with the better healing properties of bone autografts, or bone grafts taken from the patient. Unlike a traditional x-ray that only shows the presence of bone in two dimensions, the new micr...Helping the body heal itself: Regenerative medicine to be discussed at UH
...ance the health of the research enterprise, foster integrity in science and promote the public's understanding of science for the purpose of improving the human condition. The College of Pharmacy offers a Pharm. D. degree, a master's in pharmacy administration, a Ph.D. in pharmaceutics or pharmacology and com...Father of regenerative medicine pushes M prize over the $1 million mark
...mitment to the Prize speaks to both its scientific integrity and its viability as a model for encouraging research into the science of curing aging. "The Methuselah Foundation's M Prize has sparked the public's interest in regenerative biomedicine," said Dr. Haseltine. "Encouraging researchers to compete for ...'You can't buy conservation,' suggests survey of Africa's rain forest parks
...he price of their support, thereby threatening the integrity of the park." Nor is ecotourism the answer for park preservation, said Struhsaker, since unregulated ecotourism can stress park ecology as much as can economic development. "Rather than throwing money into development, our data indicate that greater...AAAS CEO Alan I. Leshner registers 'strong concerns' over suppression of science films
...rspectives is inappropriate and threatens both the integrity of science and the broader public education to which we all are committed. It is also objectionable to many stakeholders-including many with strong religious convictions-who understand that religion and science are not in opposition. AAAS is eager t......cademic leaders in a project that will explore the integrity and inclusiveness of the federal electoral process...04 election. But more can be done to guarantee the integrity and accuracy of our elections." The new commission is expected to study the presidential elections o...