Einstein researchers' prototype vaccine could provide improved protection against tuberculosis
... immune cells known as CD8+ T cells. These T cells make important contributions to the immune response by ...earchers now plan to knock out yet another gene to make the vaccine safer still. Were hopeful that initial human trials of the secA2 mutant TB vaccine could...Handicapping tuberculosis may be the way to a better vaccine
...is team is already working to modify the strain to make it less virulent, putting them one step closer to replacing BCG....Synchrotron could help save the Tassie devil
...re the tumours become evident, he says. This would make any quarantine strategy easier to establish, as we... look possible, only having a machine nearby would make it viable. Having to queue-up for time on a synchrotron at least nine hours flying time from Tasmani...New grants bolster efforts to generate faster and cheaper tools for DNA sequencing
...s to develop revolutionary technologies that would make it possible to sequence a genome for $1,000, as we...achieve this goal. These additional grants aim to make improvements that could be implemented in the near future to further improve sequencing at this dram...Penn researchers discover pathway that eliminates genetic defects in red blood cells
...ing will increase our knowledge of how these cells make high levels of hemoglobin and how defects in this system could contribute to genetic disorders and possibly be reversed. This type of surveillance pathway that is regulated at the tissue level could also exist in other highly specialized cells, say...Identifying the mechanism behind a genetic susceptibility to type 2 diabetes
...eden show that certain variants of the gene TCF7L2 make individuals more susceptible to type 2 diabetes. The susceptibility variants were associated with increased expression of TCF7L2 in pancreatic islet cells and decreased islet cell secretion of insulin. Consistent with this, ectopic overexpression of ...JCI table of contents: August 1, 2007
...eden show that certain variants of the gene TCF7L2 make individuals more susceptible to type 2 diabetes. The susceptibility variants were associated with increased expression of TCF7L2 in pancreatic islet cells and decreased islet cell secretion of insulin. Consistent with this, ectopic overexpression of ...Nanotechnology helps scientists make bendy sensors for hydrogen vehicles
...ium nanoparticles can be deposited on the SWNTs to make the sensors. The palladium nanoparticles play an important role in increasing the interaction between hydrogen and the SWNTs to enhance the change of resistance of the device when it is exposed to hydrogen molecules. According to Sun, these sensors...Reading a face is tricky business
...noticed, they still get picked up by the brain and make their way through the visual system. The effect ca...entially detected so as to alert the individual to make an appropriate response, Paller said. Yet participants only noticed the surprise faces. When aske...MGH researchers confirm that bone marrow restores fertility in female mice
...cells dont appear competent, at least thus far, to make fertilizable eggs, marrow does contribute somethin...ups would indicate the source of egg cells used to make the offspring, with tan coats signifying eggs from the recipients and black coats indicating that th...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- July 25, 2007
...lication. Other considerations, aside from price, make it important to distinguish between wild and farme...ations is podcasting PressPac contents in order to make cutting-edge scientific discoveries from ACS journals available to a broad public audience at no cha...New aerogels could clean contaminated water, purify hydrogen for fuel cells
...one of the big questions they're asking is Can you make hydrogen pure enough that it doesn't poison the ca... a big push for hydrogen storage and a big push to make fuel cells, there has not been nearly as big a push to find out where the clean hydrogen to feed all...Research teams uncover risk genes for multiple sclerosis
... recent breakthroughs in genomic technology, which make it possible to both screen an individuals genetic ...ly competing research teams that they were able to make the connections represented in these studies. For studying these complex genetic diseases, where...Negative effects of plastic's additive blocked by nutrient supplements
...zing evidence that what a pregnant mother eats can make her offspring more susceptible to disease later in life. This susceptibility is the result of a process that alters how a gene is expressed without actually changing or mutating the gene itself. Appreciation of this phenomenon has spawned a new ave...MIT team building robotic fin for submarines
...ction of the electric current, the researchers can make the fin curl forward at the upper and lower edges, but it has been a challenge to make the fin sweep and curl at the same time. Strategically placing Mylar strips along the fins to restri...MIT model could predict cells' response to drugs
.... Models based on this approach could help doctors make better treatment choices for individual patients, who often respond differently to the same drug, and could help drug developers identify the ideal compounds on which to focus their research. In addition, the model could help test the effectiveness...Strains of laboratory mice more varied than previously thought
...use strains for responses to particular drugs, you make assumptions that the strains have certain pedigrees. If they dont, what you are doing may not mean anything. He pointed out that the new knowledge of increased variation will enable scientists to conduct studies of genetic variation across the enti......lleys or vans. Use of the catalyst technology will make the system more portable and make it possible to place the steam when we need it, where we need it, says Thomas Stuecken, chief commer...Nottingham biosciences million pound injection
... can be translated into commercial enterprise, and make a dynamic contribution to well-being and economic growth. We have enjoyed a record year in attracting third party investment to our portfolio of spin-out companies.......y discovered mutated form of prestin that does not make the outer hair cells contract in response to incom...uded that somatic motility was not simply a way to make cilia do their job better; rather, there is no connection between the hair cell contractions and how...