ACS Weekly PressPac -- June 26, 2006
...ased cells; and in characterizing and ensuring the integrity of components in vaccines and therapeutic protein products. "Fortunately, once recognized, the ozone oxidation effects can be easily prevented," Cohen added. ARTICLE #2 "Ozone in Ambient Air as a Source of Adventitious Oxidation: A Mass Spectro...Cell survival depends on chromosome integrity
...ll known to lead to cancer. "Maintaining genome integrity is crucial for cell survival," says Jef Boeke, Ph.D., Sc.D., the report's senior author, a professor of molecular biology and genetics and co-director of the High Throughput Biology Center of the Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences at Hopkins. Th...Science reporters' top challenges include finding photos and well-spoken researchers
...understandable. Judging the trustworthiness or integrity of scientific findings while avoiding "hype" also ...ors that may negatively affect public trust in the integrity of science. Reporters were most concerned about excessive public-relations hype; scientific uncertai...NSF grant aids ASU biodiversity exploration in China
...most important aspects of this is establishing the integrity of biodiversity." In addition to Elser and Naeem, Wu will be assisted by U.S. and Chinese graduate students, as well as collaborators in the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing and the Institute of Botany in Chengdu. "Biodiversity is the most ...AAAS book explores evolution and Christianity's response
...on fidelity to the Word of God and a commitment to integrity in the practice of science." Jack Haught, a Georgetown University theologian, said the book "will prove to be very helpful to teachers and students of biology, especially where questions might arise about the scientific status of Darwin's theory a...Genetic clues to cardiomyopathy's origins revealed in mice
...ne into mice, which resulted in the mice's cardiac integrity being compromised, leading to dilation of the right ventricle, buildup of scar and fatty tissue, and arrhythmia. Towbin calls ARVC "underrecognized" in the United States primarily because of its relative newness and difficulty evaluating the right ...Diabetes slows nerve recovery after heart transplant
...cilitated and how changes of the sympathetic nerve integrity in the heart are interrelated with changes of prognosis and outcome of diseases like diabetes mellitus, said Bengel. "Effect of Diabetes Mellitus on Sympathetic Neuronal Regeneration Studied in the Model of Transplant Reinnervation" appears in the ...NYU biologists identify gene that coordinates two cellular processes
...tests showed that mel-28 was essential to both the integrity of the nuclear envelope and to proper chromosome segregation. This study served as a validation of network modeling as a means to identify genes that coordinate multiple functions....US clinical researchers resist full financial disclosure, according to Conflicts-of-Interest Study
...sion-making. That way, we might better respect the integrity of the research enterprise while better protecting the rights and interests of research participants."...'Telomere' expert Carol Greider shares 2006 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
...elomerase, an enzyme that maintains the length and integrity of chromosome ends (telomeres) and has drawn intense interest from researchers studying the role of telomeres in everything from aging to cancer. The Lasker Award carries a $100,000 cash prize that will be shared by the three. Each time a cell divi...Senior academic officers oppose 'public access' legislation
...r manuscripts by government agencies threatens the integrity of the scientific record, potentially undermines the publisher peer review process, and is not a smart use of funds that could be better used for research. Scientific publishers, in collaboration with academic institutions, scientists, and librari...IUFRO conference on forest landscape restoration
...s a planned process that aims to regain ecological integrity and enhance human well-being in degraded or deforested forest landscapes by fostering appropriate forms of restoration at strategically chosen locations. Simply put, forest landscape restoration brings people together to identify, negotiate and put i...New study shows how genetic repair mechanism helps seal DNA breaks
...pairing DNA damage is essential to maintaining the integrity of our genetic blueprint for future generations. DNA ligases are enzymes that are an essential part of this process, repairing millions of DNA breaks generated during the normal course of a cell's lifetime. Because the reaction joining the ends of D...Genetic repair mechanism clears the way for sealing DNA breaks
...f repairing DNA damage is vital to maintaining the integrity of the genetic blueprint. When these repair processes go awry, cells can malfunction, die or become cancerous, so researchers would like to know how "DNA mechanics" do their jobs. DNA ligases are attractive targets for the chemotherapy of cancer and...Carnegie Mellon uses new imaging technique to discover differences in brains of people with autism
... brains of people with autism has lower structural integrity than in the brains of normal individuals. This pro... through brain tissue -- to measure the structural integrity of the white matter that acts as cables to wire the parts of the brain together. Normally, water mol...New insight into cell division
...e control mechanisms function independently of the integrity of the kinetochors or the centrosomes. This reveals that a cell has widely differing mechanisms for controlling cell division and monitors these directly at the level of protein complexes. These findings are extremely important for the understandin...Major breakthrough in the mechanism of myelin formation
... or a toe. Diseases and injury that compromise the integrity of myelin such as multiple sclerosis, or peripheral neuropathies, have dramatic consequences like paralysis, uncoordinated movements, and neuropathic pain. The discovery reported in this study sheds light on the mechanisms that control how myelin is ...A silent pandemic: Industrial chemicals are impairing the brain development of children worldwide
... And because optimal brain function depends on the integrity of the organ, even limited damage may have serious consequences," says Philippe Grandjean, adjunct professor at Harvard School of Public Health and the study's lead author. One out of every six children has a developmental disability, usually invol...JCI table of contents: November 16, 2006
...at IDO expression is important for maintaining the integrity of the granulomas by preventing immune cells from responding aggressively and destroying the granuloma. Furthermore, decreased expression of the immunosuppressive factor IDO, and therefore decreased granuloma integrity, might explain why individuals ...Committee review of stem-cell fraud finds editors followed all rules
...ures, based on an assumption of trust in the basic integrity of the vast majority of researchers, must be revised to acknowledge the risk of misleading, distorted, or fraudulent findings, the committee concluded. The six-person committee including leading stem-cell researchers, three members of Science 's S...