Diatom genome reveals key role in biosphere's carbon cycle
... environment while it contributes to absorbing the major greenhouse gas CO2,in amounts comparable to all the world's tropical rain forests combined. "This critical information enables us to better understand the vital role that diatoms and other phytoplankton play in mediating global warming," says Dan ...New therapy for specific form of leukemia
...s, such disorders in the functioning of ABL1 are a major cause of certain forms of leukemia. Existing drug now used with T-ALL patientsResearch performed by Jan Cools and his colleagues, under the direction of Peter Marynen, shows for the first time that ABL1 also lies at the root of T-ALL − which h...Penn receives grant for initiative to help understand genes' effects on medications
...Pennsylvania School of Medicine has been awarded a major grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to bring together researchers from different disciplines to study gene-drug interactions. The three-year, $595,000 award is one of 21 in the country that will support planning activities for groups o...32 new grants made for innovative technology R&D
...ction ("self-cloning") thereby improving yields of major food, feed, fiber and biomass crops and reducing h...es and phage-produced enzymes to treat and prevent major bacterial diseases that threaten commercial aquaculture. Language Weaver, Inc. (Marina del Ray...College students recognized & rewarded for their innovative work
... of Ann Arbor, Gu is a senior chemical engineering major at the University of Michigan. His advisor, Dr. Shuichi Takayama, receives a $5,000 prize. Graduate winners Jwa-Min Nam , 30, and Shad Thaxton , 28, of Northwestern University have worked to create what they call "bio barcode amplified detection s...... Some of the findings conflict with two major theories of human evolution the "replacement model" and "multiregional model" and instead fit best with a third theory known as the "diffusion wave model." (1) The replacement model says that after primitive human ancestors first lef...Fungus knocks a frog down but not out, raising questions about amphibian declines
...researchers increasingly cite emerging diseases as major causes. Among these, one particularly mysterious new pathogen, the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis appears to be especially lethal, having been implicated in massive declines and waves of extinction in Central America and Eastern Austra...Daphne Koller named MacArthur Fellow
...r will require significant thought. "It's really a major decision, and they give you some time to think about it." The news always comes as a big surprise, since the selection process is confidential and no notification is given to fellows until final selections are made. Koller's research tackles ques...Mayo Clinic awarded major NIH contract for smallpox genomics research
... expertise was a factor in the NIAID decision. "A major strength is our 12 years of experience in performing exactly these types of studies with other live viral vaccine models." Mayo Clinic's resources as a genomics research center will also be integral in the effort. Genotyping of genomic DNA will b...Below the surface: New clues to plant signaling from the roots
... structures with signals from the environment is a major unsolved problem in plant biology. It is known that plant roots, whose primary role is to supply water and nutrients to the above-ground portions of the plant, may also provide growth signals that regulate shoot growth, but researchers are only ...Putting physiology into the Nobel Prize: 2004 marks 100th anniversary of Pavlov's award
...sents itself," Smith added. Some of Pavlov's other major accomplishments still seen today: Humane treatment of animals. When he got his own laboratory, Pavlov designed and built animal housing and surgical areas incorporating the latest aseptic and recovery techniques used for humans. "Chronic experime...University of Oregon professor wins 2004 Spiers Medal
...s of physical chemistry. "The Spiers Medal is a major honor," says Richard Linton, UO vice president for.... The Spiers Medal adds to a long list of major awards honoring Richmond's scientific research achievements during her 19 years at the University of...September/October 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...anted contact with their physician. At the time of major life events, many patients anticipated needing con...the doctor. The authors explain that there are two major paths to patients valuing continuity of care: 1) if they patient and physician have been together fo...Irwin Rose wins 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
...Institute of Technology for their discovery of the major pathway through which cellular building blocks called ubiquitin proteins are regulated by degradation. Cancer and some neurodegenerative diseases are thought to be related to disruptions in this pathway. From the work of Rose, Ciechanover and Her...Marine Biological Laboratory summer investigator wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
...n system and eventually determined that it impacts major physiological processes in the body. Scientists now know that it is involved in regulating cell division, aids in controlling embryonic development, and helps maintain the immune system. It is implicated in a number of diseases as well, including cer...Brain circuit may permit scientists to eavesdrop on memory formation
...ies into long-term memories. The circuit links the major learning-related area of the brain to another region that governs the brain's higher functions. The studies open the way for eavesdropping on one of the central processes in learning and memory, says HHMI investigator Erin M. Schuman . She and Migue...New genetic tools provide clues to the effects of exercise and diet on obesity, diabetes
...syndrome being increasingly recognized as emerging major public health problems, "biomarkers for the progression of NIDDM (non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, or type-2 diabetes) are sorely needed, as are quantitative endpoints for exercise and diet interventions," according to Dustin S. Hittel of the...Bovine genome sequence available
...ng and utilisation of the bovine genome which is a major focus for our livestock portfolio development both now and into the future," CSIRO Livestock Industries' Chief, Shaun Coffey, says. "The bovine genome physical map and sequence will assist scientists to develop tools to advance selection of desirable...MIT: Recycling of scrapped electronics studied
...irms that recycle scrapped electronic equipment, a major source of toxic pollutants. The metrics focus not just on how much of a firm's incoming waste is processed but also on the quality and reusability of the materials produced from it, a consideration critical to overall resource efficiency. To asses......in cigarette smoke, which is already known to be a major cause of bladder cancer, contributing to at least 50 percent of the approximately 60,000 cases in the United States every year. All three of the new carcinogens, however, were also found to be risk factors for bladder cancer in nonsmokers. Although ...