'Virtual Patient' to simulate real-time organ motions for radiation therapy
...rtin Fuss, a radiation oncologist, expressed their interests to develop better radiation treatment by accounting for lung movement. Xu contacted De, who had been using the 3-D VIP-Man to simulate tissue deformation for surgical procedures, and the idea to take 3-D VIP-Man into the fourth dimension was born. ...Michael R. Zalutsky receives SNM's 2007 Paul C. Aebersold Award
... targeted radiotherapy. Zalutskys primary research interests are the development of molecularly targeted radiodiagnostics and radiotherapeutics for oncologic applications. A long-term focus of his laboratory has been on the development of targeted radiopharmaceuticals labeled with the alpha-particle emitting r...'Wurst' ensures that the respiratory system works
... on human lung cell cultures." Another area that interests the researchers is altitude sickness. The problem here is that at high altitudes water tends to collect in the sufferer's lung and brain. It is conspicuous how different individuals react differently to high altitude: a trained triathlete may feel un...Small, self-controlled planes combine plant pathology and engineering
...he study of Fusarium, however. He has expanded his interests to explore entire microbial populations in the atmospherea type of research he calls aerogenomics. One of the species we collected with our autonomous UAVs appears to be a bacterium known only to exist in a cavern in Arizona, he said. What was that...AAAS decries latest stem cell veto
...rea of research. AAAS will continue to support the interests of scientists and patients in fostering medical pr...rea of research. AAAS will continue to support the interests of scientists and patients in fostering medical progress."...DOE Joint Genome Institute secures long-term lease on production genomics facility
...ding the information that will advance the nations interests in developing renewable sources of clean energy, tracking the fate of carbon in our atmosphere, and restoring our environment. Walnut Creek is proud to be home to one of the worlds leading DNA sequencing centers in the DOE Joint Genome Institute, s...Military bases can benefit by addressing sprawl issues and biodiversity
...partners can share the costs of acquiring property interests from willing sellers or participate in land easements, where current property owners keep the land but sell the development rights to a buffering partner. In turn, the buffered land protects the communitys ecosystem and nearby training bases from bus...Europe struggles to meet the challenges posed by PGD patients travelling abroad
...sistent across Europe. He said: The rights and interests of patients seeking and receiving PGD in Europe are protected to a varied degree, but current policies by some Member States create a barrier to treatment which forces patients to travel abroad in circumstances which may compromise their interests. I...Scientists to make news at Computational Biology Conference
...nting with meeting formats that can intertwine the interests of all. "For that reason," he continues, "this joint meeting should be of particular interest to science journalists. In all of our parallel tracks, as well as in the main meeting, explanations are inclusive and the focus is on work of interest to ...Awards celebrating women and biotech brilliance
... how they continue to promote the industry and the interests of women working in it, Mr Pennisisaid. The Biotech Rising Star Award is open to applicants employed in any field of biotechnology. Applicants may beresearchers, employed in private, public or university sectors, work in managerial roles or be affili...'The Man Who Saved The Sea Turtles'
...g the 20th century. As someone whose main research interests are environmental history and the history of science, I found Archie Carr to be the perfect subject for exploring these topics. Born in Mobile, Ala., in 1909, Carr grew up in Savannah, Ga., where the familys backyard was filled with cages of snakes...ASBMB taps 8 scientists and 1 politician for top awards
...award honors outstanding scientists whose research interests are in the field of lipids. Mina J. Bissell (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, Calif.) will receive the FASEB Excellence in Science Award. The award recognizes outstanding achievement by women in biological science. Bissell is a w...Which came first, the moth or the cactus?
...ublication later this year, returns to his earlier interests in community ecology. "We want to understand how the structure of mutualistic communities influences their stability and dynamics, both of individual species and of whole networks of species." The results suggest that the structures of mutualistic co......s mountain sheep, elk and grizzly bears, while the interests of the smaller species, such as butterflies, are overlooked," he said. Prescribed burns, which protect and create meadows and generally foster diversity in forests, are undertaken in the Canadian Rocky Mountain national parks but are rare outside ...