Genomatix and Molecular Connections form strategic partnership
...will be fully integrated into Genomatix biological networks and pathway knowledge base and analysis system Bib... one of the world's largest database of biological networks created from millions of individually modeled relationships between genes, proteins, complexes, cell...MU researchers to study how changes in infrastructure affect physical activity behavior
...s, such as sidewalks, bike lanes and trails. These networks would help people reach transit stations, businesses, schools, homes and other destinations without using their cars. Three other communities in the United States have received such a grant: Marin County, Calif., Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. and Shebo......have now developed a mathematical method to design networks from neural cells which exhibit a predefined patte...pendent on the structure of neuronal networks. For networks far simpler than that of the human brain this idea also applies: different structures can display th...Beyond the DNA: Chemical signatures reveal genetic switches in the genome
...t also be used to identify the disruptions in gene networks that occur during cancer progression, says Dr. Ren, which might lead to novel strategies for cancer diagnosis....Researchers publish first working model that explains how biological clocks work
...he paper in PNAS describes how to identify genetic networks and show how the tools of systems biology can yield insights into what makes the clock tick. "Much of what we know about the biological clock comes from the study of Neurospora," said Arnold, "so the insights on this clock mechanism are likely to p...New study may show how to forestall a fatal, virus-caused immune-system meltdown
..., one of the papers senior authors. Cell signaling networks are like spider webspulling on one strand causes all the strands to move, and the Ingenuity system helped us see and comprehend connections we would have missed otherwise. Connecting those strands is critical to diagnosing and restoring balance to ...Computer scientists join in search for ivory-billed woodpecker
... to use the emerging capabilities of computers and networks to better understand the natural world," Goldberg said. "It's very exciting to work with researchers in fields beyond engineering." The ivory-billed woodpecker seemed to have disappeared sometime in the 1930s or 1940s. In 2004, it was reportedly sp...Worldwide research network needed to really understand what is changing in the Arctic
...mples. AON would build from these already existing networks and observational platforms, he said. "People have been collecting data at these locations for a long time and they could add immensely to the AON," he said. "We know that the Arctic is changing dramatically but there are important things that we ...Local interventions have little effect on metapopulation stability
...ery generation, can stabilize such fluctuations in networks of local populations that are connected to each other by migration (metapopulations). If they work, such perturbations could prove to be a useful tool for managing fragmented and unstable populations. Sutirth Dey and Amitabh Joshi of Jawaharlal Nehru...A new communication protocol for wireless sensor networks just released by the Viterbi School's Information ...perators. In wilderness parks, for example, such networks are used to monitor activity by wildlife. Sensornets are also being explored for industrial applicat...Largest physics meeting of the year, in Denver
...rfluidity in optical lattices (N3.1) quantum ion networks (D2.3) making magnetic fields on cosmic scales (N5.2) landscapes in cellular networks (session A5) how large asexual populations adapt (B5.4) natural gas storage in nanoporous carbon...An architectural plan of the cell
...built of long protein filaments that assemble into networks whose overall architecture and fine detail can onl...a minute bridges likely formed by proteins. In the networks created through this crosslinking the orientation of microtubules is crucial. The filaments are pola......nt tool for the elucidation of protein interaction networks and discovery of novel antiviral factors. Thus exBIFC has an enormous potential in the battle against leading global health problems such as infectious diseases and cancers. ...Location, location -- Cell sizes, lives influenced by host size
... organism." Neurons are essential parts of brain networks that retain memory, the researchers said, while fat cells are storehouses of energy that are vital for an animals survival when food supplies are short. As such, they are too valuable and would require a great deal of energy to be continually used an...Novel salamander robot crawls its way up the evolutionary ladder
...tem of coupled oscillators representing the neural networks in the spinal cord on a primitive salamander-like robot. Simple electrical signals, like the signals sent from the upper brain to the spinal cord, were sent wirelessly from a laptop to the robot. These signals were enough to cause the robot to chang...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- March 28, 2007
...bility to proteins, thereby allowing the signaling networks these proteins control to rapidly respond to their cells environment, according to the article by C&EN Associate Editor Sarah Everts. She interviewed several scientists who have provided new insights into these fascinating proteins, which make up at ...New role for sugars: Research shows connections between sugar modifications in cells and cancer
... cell in the human body is controlled by signaling networks that are responsive to external stimuli. The stimuli are received by protein receptors on the cell surface. These proteins act as interpreters for cells, receiving messages from the outside and then instructing the cells to divide or to move. Most...Presidents from 13 universities worldwide to gather at Washington University in St. Louis
...ate and professional degree students who will form networks of future global leaders, but the May meetings reflect our more general purpose of developing our Washington University model for a global university of the future," Wertsch added. Headquartered at Washington University, the McDonnell Academy enroll...Brain networks strengthened by closing ion channels
...the brains arousal systems influence the cognitive networks that subserve working memorywhich plays a key role...uanfacine can strengthen the connectivity of these networks by keeping these channels closed, thus improving working memory and reducing distractibility," she s......les, they describe the possible use of information networks to manage invasions on the ground. The scientists also discuss the importance of determining the economic impacts of alien invasives to better manage and assess existing infestations. The special issue also contains workshop reports, including "Ec...