Smithsonian scientists show differing patterns of rainforest biodiversity
...styles of many species. Some spend their entire lives on a single plant, but theyve got wings. They may not want to fly, but they can if they need to, said Smithsonian scientist Scott Miller, an author of the Nature paper. The insects also showed limited specialization in the plant species they feed upo...Ecologists work to link kids with nature
...adventure games and more actual adventure in their lives and we need to make that happen. So said Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Chairman of the National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee during a hearing held this past spring. A line-up of invited witnesses, ranging from the Chief of the F...Secret life of elephant seals not secret anymore!
...entists with an unprecedented peek into the secret lives of seals. The measurements reveal in detail where the seals go on their winter feeding trips, where they find food and where they dont, and help explain why some populations have remained stable since 1950 while others have declined. The results ...In limiting life span, study finds booming bacteria innocent
...response against them without cutting their 65-day lives any shorter. There has been some thinking in general that life span is regulated according to trade-offsthat the body has only so much energy to devote to different processes, Tower said. If you devote a lot [of energy] to controlling bacteria, pre...Anthrax bacterium's deadly secrets probed
...ranging from the friendly Bacillus subtilis, which lives in the soil, promotes plant growth and is used to produce industrial enzymes and vitamins, to the deadly Bacillus anthracis, which causes anthrax. The full complement of proteins produced by the Bacillus family was fed into the workflow. The number ...Forecasting system provides flood warnings to vulnerable residents of Bangladesh
...elopment and the relief agency CARE. Protecting lives and income Almost every other year in recent decades, the Brahmaputra and Ganges rivers have flooded for periods ranging from a few days to a month or more, often with devastating results for local residents. Farmers and fishers can easily lose a ...Handicapping tuberculosis may be the way to a better vaccine
...icks to evade the immune system. M. tuberculosis lives in the lungs, in immune cells called macrophages. A weapon in TBs arsenal is an enzyme called superoxide dismutase A, or sodA. This enzyme helps TB cover its tracks, so the macrophage doesnt know its infected. Jacobs and his team hypothesized that el...New target for HIV/AIDS drugs and vaccine discovered
...oy proteins or to devise new vaccines. Millions of lives depend on our finding a way to restore both aspects of our immune defense against HIV/AIDSthis study should go a long way toward that goal. ...Molecular detectors may refine cancer treatment
... and bone marrow that annually claims about 21,000 lives in the United States, according to the National Cancer Institute. Researchers also found the first evidence that slight molecular differences can exist even within the same samples from patients with adult T-cell leukemia, a cancer that strikes th......tion. Many believe this green revolution saved the lives of up to a billion people. In 1970 Borlaug receive... CIMMYT works around the world to help improve the lives of people who depend on wheat or maize (corn) on their family farms. In accepting the award, Dr Bo...Clues to future evolution of HIV come from African green monkeys
...are the sabaeus monkey, Chlorocebus sabaeus, which lives in western Africa; the tantalus monkey, Chlorocebu... the vervet monkey, Chlorocebus pygerythrus, which lives in eastern and southern Africa; and the grivet monkey, Chlorocebus aethiops, which lives in northeas...Tumor painting revolutionizes fight against cancer
... study. This development has the potential to save lives and make brain tumor resection safer. Surgery remains a primary form of cancer therapy. Despite advances in surgical tools, surgeons currently rely on color, texture or blood supply to differentiate tumor from normal tissue, a distinction that is...A walking robot goes mountaineering
...ity in a walking robot. "RunBot", as it is called, lives up to its name it holds the world record in speed walking for dynamic machines. Now its inventors have expanded its repertoire. With an infrared eye it can detect a slope on its path and adjust its gait on the spot. Just as a human, it leans forward...ACMG recognizes progress made in newborn screening
...More thorough newborn screening programs will save lives and reduce disabilities. Advances in technology have made it possible and feasible to test newborns for a number of serious or deadly diseases, which can then be treated. With the current expansion of newborn screening panels, it is estimated that ab...Nearly 90 percent of babies receive recommended newborn screening tests
...born screening is very good news for families, the lives of 500,000 newborns who still arent tested hang in the balance, said Dr. Jennifer L. Howse, president of the March of Dimes. Despite the pleas of parents, clinicians and advocacy groups the United States still lacks consistent federal guidelines for...A gene that protects from kidney disease
...eier, group leader at EMBL. Very early on in their lives their kidney cells start to die and the mice develop all the characteristic disease symptoms. It is the first time that a mouse model reveals increased cell death as the mechanism underpinning kidney degeneration in NPHP. The genetic cause is a mutat...Malaria-resistant mosquitoes battle disease with 'molecular warhead'
...rica. About 40 percent of the worlds population lives in areas with mosquitoes that carry malaria. Prevention and treatment have been hampered by cost, the rise of drug-resistant malarial parasites, and the lack of a vaccine. Malaria is caused by parasites of the genus Plasmodium, which are spread to ...Scientific American launches innovative new version of magazine
... grasp how science and technology impact everyones lives across a broad range of issues. The redesigned publication is part of a broader brand strategy by parent Holtzbrinck Publishers which also owns trade book publishers St. Martin's Press and Farrar, Straus and Giroux, stressing interactivity and inte......ated victims to be admitted immediately when their lives are at stake. (For more information, please contact presenter Allen W. Conklin, Al.Conklin@DOH.WA.GOV .) Meeting Presentation: Monday, July 9, 2007, 3:30 PM, Paper MPM-D.1, "Training First Responders in Washington State to Respond Safely to a Rad......wn as Thermotoga maritima, a microbe that normally lives at very high temperatures and pressures near volcanic ocean vents. Its structure was determined as a part of the structural genomics project, a large-scale, worldwide effort to determine the structures of enzymes and receptors. With the nature of ...