Component of volcanic gas may have played a significant role in the origins of life on Earth
... on the early Earth environment or could have been introduced onto the early Earth from meteorites. "There are lots of ways to make amino acids," says Professor M. Reza Ghadiri, Ph.D., who is a member of The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology at Scripps Research. "But the question is, how do you couple th...HHS awards $232 million in biodefense contracts for vaccine development
...izens against pathogens that could be deliberately introduced into society." NIAID awarded two contracts totaling up to $177 million for advanced development of MVA vaccines against smallpox. The three-year contracts were awarded to Bavarian Nordic A/S of Copenhagen, Denmark, and Acambis, Inc., of Cambridge...Experts present new research on hot topics in aging at GSA's annual meeting in Washington, DC
...he Nature of Quality of Life." Dr. Gurland will be introduced by Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN. Presentation of the 2004 M. Powell Lawton Award will be to Steven Zarit, PhD. November 22 at 1:30 p.m . Chance Events in Aging: Findings from Twin Studies: Many events that occur throughout the aging pro...Emory chemists develop bacteria that may help decaffeinate coffee
... process." Eventually, the faster enzyme could be introduced into coffee plants to produce decaffeinated coffee, he says. To develop bacteria that are addicted to theophylline, Gallivan and Desai used a piece of the genetic material RNA, known as an aptamer, which was known to bind to theophylline tightly. T...Defense provides additional $4.9 million for pathogen research tool
...a naturally occurring, accidental, or deliberately introduced disease outbreaks. ToolBus/PathPort allows researchers to explore curated pathogen information and molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis from diverse sources. Using its high-performance computational infrastructure and a world-class team of biologist...Gladstone researchers resolve key Huntington's disease mystery in Nature cover story
...tion," he explains. In their study, the scientists introduced fluorescently tagged versions of huntingtin protein into neurons. They then used the robotic microscope to monitor the accumulation of the abnormal protein into inclusion bodies, as well as to monitor the levels of intracellular huntingtin protein, a...Laboratory test of evolutionary theory confirms importance of links between populations
...ia and bacteriophage T7 are well known. When T7 is introduced to a population of E. coli, the bacteria soon evolve resistance to the virus. The virus, in turn, evolves to attack the resistant bacteria, and then the bacteria are able to evolve a second level of resistance to the more potent form of the virus. A...New Jersey Institute of Technology environmentalist receives Fulbright Chair award
...ersity. Established in 1946 under legislation introduced by the late Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the Fulbright program's purpose is to build mutual understanding between the people of the U.S. and other countries. The program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educatio...Discovery might improve design, effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs
...ructure. When a solution containing the enzyme was introduced as a fine spray into a vacuum created in a mass spectrometer in the laboratory, normal solvent molecules were completely evaporated, leaving bare, charged molecules known as ions, the researchers said. The protein ions were trapped in the extremely h...Potential new oncogene may be missing link in cancer-causing chain
...ing more rapidly as a result. When the researchers introduced these aggressive cells into mice, the animals developed tumors twice as large as those caused by the original, slow-growing cancer cells. Having seen the effect of high-levels of LRP6 in laboratory experiments, Bu and his team looked for higher-than-...Immune system in a bottle could help prevent flu vaccine shortage
...cal engineering department and other collaborators introduced a way to build those cell-incubating honeycombs---called scaffolds---so that even though the cells occupy different compartments in the honeycomb, they share the same conditions, just as they would share the same conditions if growing in the body. Co...Gene therapy approach reverses diabetic neuropathy in animal model, Pitt study finds
...same group, also presented today, found that genes introduced by HSV vectors were still expressed six months after single inoculation and could still protect against the development of neuropathy. That study looked at gene expression for NT-3 and two other neurotrophic factors. "We are encouraged by these outco...Safety and immunogenicity data available for new pertussis booster vaccine candidate for adolescents
...matically after routine childhood immunization was introduced in the 1940s. However, reports of pertussis in the U.S. have been rising since the mid-1970s. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were over 11,000 cases in 2003 the highest number of reported cases in nearly 40...Loyola begins study on blood substitute in trauma patients at the scene of injury
...ations. The study will begin with LIFESTAR and be introduced into communities overtime. "Getting an oxygen-carrying blood substitute into our patients at the scene of injury could increase their chance of survival," said Gamelli. "Right now, one in five Americans die of trauma-related injuries, which are the ...Scientists raise concerns about second wave of 'mad cow' prion infection
...tes and prions in a single step, is expected to be introduced commercially in Europe early next year followed by submission to the U.S. FDA. Paul M. Ness, M.D., Director of Transfusion Medicine at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, editor-in-chief of Transfusion and former president of AABB, who moderated...Genetically engineered corn poses no immediate threat to Mexican crops
... more research to learn which transgenes have been introduced in the local varieties of Mexican corn and how com...ng the transgenes, of modern corn plants have been introduced into traditional Mexican crops. Also, evaluate and develop ways to eliminate transgenes from native ...US DHS sponsored evaluation confirms superior performance of Response Biomedical's RAMP anthrax test
...ction system to meet the new performance standards introduced by AOAC INTERNATIONAL for rapid immunoassay-based anthrax detection systems. Following rigorous independent evaluation, funded by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the RAMP Anthrax Test is now laboratory tested and approved as both an AO...Avian cholera could spread from Great Salt Lake
... transmitted among bird species. Avian cholera was introduced to North America from domestic fowl and eventually spread to wild bird populations during the 1940s. Since that time, it has spread throughout most of the U.S. Over the past 10 to 15 years, avian cholera has recurred almost annually in several areas:...November nutrition news from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts
...ce of the uniform nutrition labels since they were introduced in the United States in 1994. Early nutrition education that takes into account gender-specific issues is clearly needed to help the public better understand and use nutrition labels," said the authors....Discovery of real-time natural gas formation offers prospect for renewable energy resource
... has shown that radio-labeled CO2 (carbon dioxide) introduced to these PWB core samples is converted to radio-labeled methane. This demonstrates that the methane formation is the result of a biological process occurring today. "The United States has enormous amounts of buried hydrocarbon reserves...