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... distant relatives. This allows them to evolve the networks of chemical reactions that enable them to do new t...contributed the most to the evolution of metabolic networks across bacteria. They found that most of these genes helped bacteria cope with specific environments...Genetic research remains hidden
...dditional unpublished or non-indexed data." "Such networks should aim for a global, inclusive outlook. The Chinese research output, as well as the output of other non-English speaking countries, should be appropriately captured. Failure to maintain a global outlook may result in a scientific literature that ...Brandeis biologist wins top award in neuroscience
...and advance the field through research into neural networks in lobsters and crabs and the application of computational methods to elucidate the function of neural circuits. In the early days of neuroscience, researchers searched the animal kingdom for sea slugs, crayfish and other model organisms with which t...Yale scientists decipher 'wiring pattern' of cell signaling networks
...s team constructed a complex map of the regulatory networks governing the functions and activities of the kina... into the regulation and integration of biological networks has broad applications for basic science and clinical research," said Snyder. "Biological networks d...Study in Royal Society journal on link between creativity and mating success
... modulation of signaling in reconstructed neuronal networks by Dr Y Mourzina, Mr A Steffen, Mr D Kaliaguine, D...ffenhusser A biohybrid system is created, in which networks of neuronal cells are reconstructed on silicon chips and interfaced to a microfluidic system. Contro...Central European scientists awarded EMBO/HHMI startup grants
... of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia Protein kinase signaling networks in the eukaryotic cell cycle Richard Stefl National Centre for Biomolecular Research Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic Structural studies of protein-RNA complexes involved in RNA quality conrol Ervin Welker Biological Research Center of th...A 2002 disease threat offers lessons for avian flu preparedness
...ird flu, Moynihan says, meaning that collaborative networks like the Newcastle Disease task force will necessa...he solution. From a public management perspective, networks are a set of connected actors involved in the delivery of services. These multiple organizations dep...Six Central European scientists awarded EMBO/HHMI startup grants
...Czech Republic Mart Loog Protein kinase signalling networks in the eukaryotic cell cycle, Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia Richard Stefl Structural studies of protein-RNA complexes involved in RNA quality control, National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Masaryk University, Brno,...Pollination networks key to ecosystem sustainability
...s suggest that loss of biodiversity in pollination networks may threaten the persistence of plant communities.... of studying the functional effects of pollination networks in the field. These results show that losing a species affects plantpollinator communities, and that...How E. coli bacterium generates simplicity from complexity
... the complexity of individual parts of biochemical networks in E. coli and other model organisms, but our larg...e-scale reconstruction of regulatory and metabolic networks involving hundreds of these parts has shown that all this genetic complexity yields surprisingly few...Brain activity, drugs could affect Alzheimer's progression
...might influence A levels within specified neuronal networks as well. If so, such drugs could potentially influence risk or progression of AD. Understanding the effects of drugs on ISF A may enable the design of ways to decrease soluble A levels, including synaptotoxic A oligomers, in specific brain regions. ...Science's Breakthrough of the Year: Watching evolution in action
...rack multiple inputs and outputs of cell signaling networks simultaneously. For example, researchers created a model of nearly 8,000 chemical signals involved in a network leading to programmed cell death. ITER Lands in France: The struggle over the location of the world's first fusion reactor has ended -- th...Researchers know what you were about to say; fMRI used to detect memory storage and retrieval
...creation of more self-sufficient artificial neural networks and robots. The study also broke new ground in how fMRI could be used to study how brain activity changes from second to second. Polyn and his Princeton colleagues gave participants 90 things to remember divided among celebrity faces, common obje......ing practices. "The establishment of larger social networks allowed the replacement of Neanderthals in the Caucasus," write the authors. "Our study also indicates that this process of replacement by modern humans spread beyond the traditional biogeographical barrier [of] Neanderthal mobility represented by th...The Curitiba Virtual Biodiversity Conference
... House as well as electronic linkage with existing networks (such as IWLEARN, UNEP.NET, Infoterra, etc), it will involve government and non-government organizations, indigenous and local communities, women, youth, scientific and expert networks, academia, business networks, local communities, and other intere...NYAS China Conference reveals latest advances in biomedical sciences
...et critical components of the cellular regulatory networks that cause cancer. Neuroscience: Bruce Lahn of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the University of Chicago and Sun Yat-sen University wove together evidence from anthropology, genetics, and neurobiology to argue that two specific genes mig...Study finds 60 new genes controlled by DNA snippet
...regulatory network. Throughout a human life, such networks are believed to "decide" the timing and location of all gene expression, the process through which genetic information is converted into templates for protein construction. The current study, funded through a grant from the National Heart, Lung and B...U of MN researchers develop way to visualize synchronized interactions of nerve cells in the brain
...nter have discovered a new way to assess how brain networks act together. Work funded by the MIND Institute ...el way to assess the dynamic interactions of brain networks acting in synchrony, as reported in a recent issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sci...The rising tide of ocean plagues: How humans are changing the dynamics of disease
...ment systems throughout the world and large enough networks of marine reserves." Parasites Losing Them Can Be Hazardous to Your Health We typically think of parasites as energy-sucking creatures synonymous with ill-health, but high abundance of parasites in coastal environments can actually be a positive ...... knowledge is important, says Strier, because such networks may one day be influenced by demographic trends. As successful conservation measures continue to boost muriqui numbers over the next ten years, scientists will have a chance to learn whether social patterns are essentially hard-wired into muriqui pop...