New proteomics research promises to revolutionize biomedical discovery
...complete and as accurate as possible. Dr. Coulombe likes to compare his HuPI discovery engine to the Google search engine for the Internet. Setting in place a method that generates useless information would be a waste of time and resources. Instead, Coulombe aims to deploy all energy and brain power to bui...Amoebae control cheating by keeping it in the family
HOUSTON, July 5, 2007 -- No one likes a cheater, even a single-celled one. New research from Rice University shows how cooperative single-celled amoebae rely on family ties to keep cheaters from undermining the health of their colonies. The research appeared in the Proceedings of the N...Birth rate, competition are major players in hominid extinctions
... as Paranthropus boisei could not compete with the likes of bush pigs and hyenas. " Can we, today, control our cultural behavior to ensure our environmental success," says Jablonski. "Can we control growth and population density, or come up with new technology to overcome the problems we will face from th...Lead with a poisonous electron shield
...) took a closer look at two proteins to which lead likes to bind. Calmodulin, a calcium-binding protein, plays an important role in regulating and transporting the calcium cation in the human body. A calcium ion binds to seven ligands at the active centers of the enzyme. If one of the four possible calcium...Cluster of journals publish findings on dangerous parasite, Toxoplasma gondii
...ontact with cat feces. "It's a complex cell just likes ours in terms of metabolism and biochemistry, which makes it a tough nut to crack," White said. The recently-published studies show that molecular interactions between the parasite and host directly regulate the disease's severity, White said. Gene...With record resolution and sensitivity, tool images how life organizes in a cell membrane
...s and talls tend to separate,'' Boxer said. ''Like likes like.'' Kraft had labeled the short and tall lipids with isotopes-elements that compare exactly in chemical properties because they have the same number of protons but that differ in mass because they have a different number of neutrons. Isotopes do...Leading stem cell expert moves to UK
...nd attracting international research talent of the likes of Professor Nayernia. "The region has acknowledged breadth and depth in stem cell expertise, and Professor Nayernia's appointment will add considerable value to this." Alastair Balls, chief executive of the Centre for Life, which has contributed fun...What lies beneath: LSU researchers explore Gulf floor
...of two Jimmy Buffet CDs, according to Roberts, who likes listening to music on the way down. But the submersible is small, Carney said, and seats a maximum of three people two researchers, and a pilot. "Picture three people in the trunk of a Volvo," he quipped. In addition, because of the depths that A...Computers to save unique type of American red squirrel
...ced species of squirrel. The Abert's tree squirrel likes to eat similar types of food to the reds and also plunders the food middens they build to see them through the winter. Other threats include damage to its habitat by insects and huge forest fires, as well as predation from birds of prey like the Mex...Stable polymer nanotubes may have a biotech future
...membranes consisting of polymers with one end that likes water and one end that does not. (These fluid-filled containers are a spin-off of liposomes, artificial cells with fatty membranes used in cosmetics and for drug delivery.) The researchers made the membranes stretchy by adding a soap-like fluid to ch...Personalized treatments according to type of obesity
...tment of obesity, clinical practice focused on the likes and dislikes of the patients. In the future, however, we will be able to create diets and exercise regimens which are genetically adjusted to the individual person. Subtract 500 calories daily and perform physical exercise The 37 patients which wil...Breaking the mold: Research teams sequence three fungus genomes
...ed the projects. Unlike most fungi, A. fumigatus likes it hot--and hotter. The fungus enjoys an unusual range of temperatures. At home in the compost heap, A. fumigatus tolerates temperatures up to 70 degrees Celsius. The fungus becomes a human pathogen because it's perfectly comfortable at body temper...A spoonful of sugar makes some kids feel good
...sweet taste is influenced both by how much a child likes sweet taste and by the child's weight status. "Some children like sweets not just because they taste good, but also because sweets make them feel good," explains senior author Julie Mennella, Ph.D. "This study further reveals that for children, swe...University of Utah hydrogel plays critical part in organ 'printing' study
...lls." Forgacs said he'd used other hyrdrogels, but likes Prestwich's because of its bio-compatibility with cells. The grant was one of three issued, among about 90 applicants, through the NSF's Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research program. The awards support interdisciplinary research leading to n...Study identifies gene in mice that may control risk-taking behavior in humans
SEATTLE One teenager likes to snowboard off a cliff. Another prefers to read a book and wouldn't think of trading places. Why these differences exist is a mystery, but for the first time researchers have identified a possible genetic explanation behind risk-seeking behavior. ...Self-assembled DNA buckyballs for drug delivery
...ecule called an amphiphile -- a molecule that both likes and hates water. DNA is hydrophillic -- attracted to water -- while polystyrene is hydrophobic -- water repels it. The researchers expected the amphiphiles to assemble in water into some sort of solid structure arranged so that DNA would have a maxi...Hybrids are becoming mainstream
...sment of quality as perceived by owners, including likes and dislikes, whether the owner would recommend the model to a friend or plans to buy another hybrid in the future, and five-point ratings in six categories: mechanical, body and interior, features and accessories, performance, creature comforts and ...DOE JGI announces 2006 Community Sequencing Program portfolio
... food crop, is a relative not too distant from the likes of tomato, potato and other dicot, or broadleaf, crops. Researchers from Duke University, who proposed the project, believe it is reasonable to expect the molecular genetic basis of the monkey flower's path of evolution and adaptation could be readil...Winners of AIBS Media Awards announced
...egan covering cell biology and the genome, and now likes to focus on organismal biology. She started science journalism at UPI, and along the way has worked for Discover, The Scientist, and Science News. The AIBS Media Awards, given by the American Institute of Biological Sciences, were established in 199...VUMC researchers find drug-resistant bacteria MRSA a growing threat
... known for over a half century that staphylococcus likes to live in the nose and that's where it thrives. If it's not in the nose, you probably don't have it. So we went out and collected these samples." What Creech and colleagues discovered was that 9.2 percent of the children from this sampling were pos...