Lack of coherent cloning policies reflects polarized debate, limited understanding, study says
...answer depending on how you ask the question, what kind of promises you imply about health benefits when you ask the question, or how you phrase the source of the embryonic material to be used." Poll results also can be skewed by recent media coverage or political activities, the report notes. That's wh...One gene links newborn neurons with those that die in diseases such as Alzheimer's
...center region of the brains of 19 zebra finches, a kind of songbird native to Australia that has long been used in studies of birdsong. Since replaceable neurons sit side-by-side with neurons that are not replaced, the first step was to label the two kinds of cells in order to tell them apart. The replace...Racehorses, asthmatics, meatpackers may have similar etiology of airway disturbances
... have long thought that over-exertion might open a kind of "window of susceptibility" for sickness, but most of the evidence is anecdotal. Physiologists at Oklahoma State University reporting on new research believe they may have found evidence that could link the problems suffered by horses, athletes and...Stem cell research at Weill Cornell, The Rockefeller University, and Sloan-Kettering
... of the most highly rated training programs of its kind in the country. In 2000, The Rockefeller University, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and Cornell University and its Weill Medical College developed, with a $160 million investment, a collaborative, interdisciplinary program in basic biologica...Protein helps regulate the genes of embryonic stem cells
...and we really have very little information on that kind of technology," said Magnuson. In addition to Magnuson and Montgomery, department of genetics authors include Della Yee, lab technician; Andrew Chen, undergraduate researcher; and Drs. Sundeep Kalantry and Stormy J. Chamberlain, postdoctoral fellows....Difference in talking louder, talking over noise depends on verbal cues, internal targets
... of speech was context-dependent, impacted by what kind of instructions are given, but it's never been demonstrated before. Now we need to determine how changes in the linguistic or cognitive load alter the neural control of the respiratory system. We thought that the 'higher order speech components' like...University looks to the past in fight against disease
...d Technology (OST) commission was the first of its kind for British historians of science. "OST wanted a research centre that could write a review of the experience of the management of infectious diseases in the 20th Century in both industrialised and third world countries. "Our study will review the evo...Harmful chemicals may reprogram gene response to estrogen
...of disease," said Walker. "We are looking at a new kind of gene-environment interaction that determines who gets cancer and who doesn't." According to Walker, the increase in frequency and size of the uterine tumors is due to DES' ability to influence estrogen, a female hormone that is involved in promoti...Gram-negative bacteria shoot their way into cells
...cular hypodermic may help scientists develop a new kind of drug that can disable the syringe and render disease-causing bacteria harmless while sparing beneficial bacteria. Currently, doctors must fight bacterial infections with antibiotics, which kill all bacteria, good and bad. Furthermore, the research...Air pollution raises risk for dangerous arrhythmias among people with ICDs
...arrhythmias among patients who had experienced any kind of arrhythmia three days prior to the episode, particularly when levels of particulate air pollution, black carbon, nitrogen dioxide (all linked with motor vehicle emissions) and sulfur dioxide (linked to power plants) were present. The finding sugge...MSKCC researchers uncover structure of key protein complex in cells
.... E2 links SUMO to target molecules, while E3 is a kind of chemical marriage broker, bringing targets close enough to SUMO to facilitate binding. "E3 activities are somewhat mysterious," Dr. Lima said. "They stimulate conjugation, but how they do so remains unclear. A major advance in this study was the ...From sound analysis to nicotine addiction
...ne of the most current and promising topics of its kind in a field where physics, chemistry and material science overlap, although the full importance of which will not become apparent for several decades. One of the key goals of the programme is to boost the development of the branch of nanotechnology wh...DOE JGI sequences DNA from extinct cave bear
...g of an extinct Pleistocene cave bear species--the kind of stuff once reserved for science fiction--has been logged into scientific literature thanks to investigators from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI). This study, published in the June 2 online edition of the journal S...Scientists create digital bacteria to forge advances in biomedical research
...y strain, which one is going to win, and with what kind of speed?"...Pathogens shape evolution of humans' most diverse genes
...y with the various antigens humans encounter. This kind of evolution, leading to diverse HLA genotypes in which individuals possess two different versions, or alleles, of the various HLA genes, forms the basis for the idea of "pathogen-driven balancing selection," or PDBS. In their new work, the researche...Studying glial cells in the roundworm may provide insight into human brain diseases
... study glial cells, because we are able to get the kind of answers that could help us understand how they ...ve in dauer formation. Dauer is when worms enter a kind of suspended animation state because of overcrowding or starvation. Research by other scientists hin...World-first technology enables study of ancient bacteria
... a high-pressure system, which is the first of its kind in the world. Using titanium and stainless steel alloys, and sapphire windows, the Centre's experts have built an isolation system, as well as a special cutting chamber to enable scientists to take precise sediment samples and grow bacteria from the...Results of world's first gene therapy trial for arthritis show approach safe, feasible
... or IL-1 Ra. Because it was the first trial of its kind and safety was a key concern, the protocol was designed so that the gene would be delivered to cells that had previously been removed from patients and then, after gene transfer, reintroduced several weeks later after intensive screening and determin...Monkeys understand numbers across senses
...e question has been whether an animal without that kind of language based representation can still notice or represent these commonalities." According to Jordan, their research team is planning future studies that will use the same experimental design to explore whether human infants have the same cross-......t of a surprise because a similar study of another kind of parthenogenetic lizard from the deserts of the United States showed the opposite pattern." Added Autumn: "If there was an Olympic team of Bynoe's geckos, there wouldn't be a single male on it. These geckos outperform their sexual relatives by 50 ...