Texas universities expanding new information network
...tive research expertise, as similar initiatives in many other states have done. "This will not only enhance the opportunity for students at Texas educational institutions to be part of the emerging world of worldwide collaborations, but also allow them to participate in leading-edge research using state...Touching research: How white blood cells navigate
...affect white blood cells offers a new way to fight many of these diseases. Doctors might be able to funnel cells directly where they're needed, allowing them to boost the body's immune response without causing side effects. Engineers are already working on devices that could filter out harmful cells by ma...Effort to control trade in great white sharks gets teeth from international community
...ectly adapted oceanic predator and a key player in many of the world's marine ecosystems," said Dr. Ramn B...e mammals. In fact, great white sharks, along with many other shark species, are now thought to be endangered by a combination of game fishing and commercia...Faces age due to fat loss, skin changes - not gravity
PHILADELPHIA To the surprise of many people, the loss of fat and sun exposure play a bigger role than gravity in aging the face, according to a study presented today at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Plastic Surgery 2004 conference in Philadelphia. "People make assumpt...Channel protein converts vibrations to electrical signal
...s a likely place to look for this channel, because many other TRP channels are involved in sensory transduction," Corey said. "In mammalian pheromone receptors, insect vision, hearing in flies, or touch in worms there were a lot of other TRP channels that seemed to be sensory." In addition, the selectivi...Study using robotic microscope shows how mutant Huntington's protein affects neurons
... issue of Nature.* Inclusion bodies are common to many neurodegenerative disorders, including HD, Parkins...ted microscope system could be applied to sort out many important questions about how cellular changes or abnormalities affect disease, he adds. He and his...Award-winning INEEL probe to help safely monitor hazardous waste sites
...time. Since one installation will do the job where many were needed before, workers save time and money, Jones says. GEOPS also makes it easy to gather extensive, accurate data quickly, Jones says. Having sensors consolidated in one place saves scientists from needing to piece together incomplete informat...Phillip A. Sharp to present 2004 Ullyot Public Affairs Lecture at Chemical Heritage Foundation
...ored more than 300 scientific papers and served on many scientific committees, including the National Cancer Institute's Advisory Board and the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He has been a member of the Sloan Foundation Board of Trustees, the Ludwig Institute Scientific...Flies have morning and evening clocks
...le, layered system that has emergent properties at many levels of organization. Drosophila workers, who have been so effective at taking the clock apart, are now succeeding in putting it back together." Biological clocks in both flies and humans operate on a 24-hour, or circadian (Latin for "about a da...Laboratory test of evolutionary theory confirms importance of links between populations
...utionary interactions could vary in nature when so many other factors are involved," Forde said. Thompson has spent decades studying the mind-boggling variability of coevolutionary interactions in nature, with much of his work focusing on interactions between plants and the insects that pollinate flowers...Plastic surgeons perform first entire face reconstruction
...sands of people are burned in fires each year with many suffering from facial burns as a result. These burn victims not only have severe physical scars, but deep emotional scars, too. A team of plastic surgeons has successfully combined several reconstructive techniques to help burn victims regain some s...Experimental drug prevents vaginal simian HIV transmission in monkeys Science study says
... sexual transmission of HIV will require resolving many difficult issues. The required drug dosage, for example, must be better understood and reduced. Also, the authors did not test if the drug protects against transmission of SHIV contained within infected donor cells, a mechanism of uncertain importanc...Time-lapse movies show brain cells move like a two-stroke engine
... and the nucleus are necessary for migration." "As many signaling pathways in the young neuron could talk to the Par6 signaling center, it is likely that discovering those signaling networks will lead us to novel classes of cell surface receptors that regulate migration, and thereby the formation of corti...... family of molecules that stimulate cell growth in many areas of the body, and are involved in the growth of multiple tissues and in growth that takes place at various stages of life. They have potent effects during embryonic, fetal and child development, and can modify the size and structure of particula...NHGRI seeks next generation of sequencing technologies
...ration of sequencing technologies. There are still many opportunities to reduce the cost and increase the ...The approaches pursued by both sets of grants have many complementary elements that integrate biochemistry, chemistry and physics with engineering to enhanc...Amphibians in dramatic decline; Up to 122 extinct since 1980
...e commitment of resources and effort could reverse many of the present negative trends. Creating new prote...reshwater and feel the effects of pollution before many other forms of life, including humans, their rapid decline tells us that one of Earth's most critica...Perceptual decision-making hub pinpointed in human brain
...er you're looking at a face or a house and likely many other things scientists at the NIH's National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) have discovered. It works by gauging the strength of competing signals from lower brain areas specialized for recognizing different objects, report Drs. Hauke Heekeren, ...Surgeon General's report underscores the importance of new thinking on bone health
...tance of osteoporosis prevention. For decades, too many people have not adequately considered the repercus...r 1.5 million fractures each year, resulting in as many as 300,000 deaths due to complications, yet two simple measures--exercise and calcium--can help prev...How to use math and a CT scanner to see how trees intercept light
...ant Science (Montreal, Canada), will tell you that many natural systems can be better understood using equations and models, provided appropriate data are collected. Dutilleul is one of the first scientists who have used a computed tomography (CT) scanner to study how tree branching affects light interce...The CF Foundation urges all states to include newborn screening for cystic fibrosis in test panels
...in a family's history or until symptoms appear. In many cases, delayed diagnosis has resulted in irreversible nutritional and pulmonary morbidities. By making a CF diagnosis sooner, therapeutic interventions can minimize and postpone the development of symptoms, which can slow the progression of the disea...