Genetic study of Neanderthal DNA reveals early split between humans and Neanderthals
...umans did not occur," Rubin said, "analysis of the nuclear DNA from the Neanderthal suggests the low likelihood of it having occurred at any appreciable level." According to the authors, "If Neanderthal admixture did indeed occur, then [it would] manifest in our data as an abundance of low-frequency derived...Forum to explore thorium as abundant source of clean energy
...Forum on thorium as an alternative source of clean nuclear energy WHERE: National Press Club 529 14t...s of Thorium (Dr. Jeffery Latkowski) While current nuclear technology does not affect the global climate, the environmental costs of the uranium oxide fuel hav...Neanderthal genome sequencing yields surprising results and opens a new door to future studies
...though mtDNA tends to remain preserved longer than nuclear DNA, it provides limited biological information. The vast majority of the genome is comprised of nuclear DNA, which contains almost all of the genes. "Nuclear DNA is where all the biology is," said Noona...Different coat color may not mean different species for lemurs
...a rate similar to that of speciation. Other common nuclear genes may evolve more slowly or more rapidly with population drift. Surprisingly, the researchers found that although the lemurs appeared to be different species because they were visually distinct, they did not differ genetically. According to the...454 Life Sciences and Max Planck publish sequence of one million base pairs
... including over one million base pairs of hominoid nuclear DNA sequences, giving us the confidence to commence with the sequencing of the entire Neandertal genome," explained Svante Pbo, Ph.D., Director of the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology at the Max Planck Institute and lead author of the Nature a...Bright future for nuclear medicine technologists
RESTON, Va. -- The future looks bright for nuclear medicine technologists. Technologists enjoy their ...ement of the art and science of molecular imaging, nuclear medicine and technology. "The study, 'Nuclear Medicine Technologists in the United States: Finding...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- Nov. 8, 2006
...ce a complete eight-base molecule. They then used nuclear magnetic resonance to reveal the structure of xDNA and study the molecule. In an article scheduled for publication Nov. 22 in the weekly Journal of the American Chemical Society, they describe the features needed for DNA that encodes and transfers ...Winners of the 2006 AAAS Science Journalism Awards
...look at the ongoing efforts to understand and tame nuclear fusion, a field in which overly optimistic projections have led some critics to joke that fusion is the energy source for the future and always will be. Kathy Sawyer, a freelance science writer formerly with The Washington Post , called the winning ...Nanoscale microscope sheds first light on gene repair
...t advance in our ability to visualize and quantify nuclear proteins in 3D." Bewersdorf, Bennett and Knight ...ocalization of the H2AX clusters relative to other nuclear components."...Nuclear medicine patients: No-alarm holiday travel tips
... the nearly 60,000 individuals who daily undergo a nuclear medicine treatment or test in this country--will g...M, the leading international molecular imaging and nuclear medicine society. "Due to heightened concerns about terrorism, sensitive radiation detectors are u...An AIDS-related virus tricks cells to become tumors, new Penn study finds
... a KSHV-encoded protein, called latency-associated nuclear antigen, or LANA, tricks the cell into destroying two major suppressors of tumor growth called von Hippel Lindau (VHL) and p53. "In addition, we have shown that when LANA expression was blocked, the tumor suppressors again become stable suggesting a ...Intravenous gene therapy protects normal tissue of mice during whole-body radiation
...ent of large-scale exposure from a radiological or nuclear bomb, according to an animal study presented today by University of Pittsburgh researchers at the 48th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) in Philadelphia. "Ionizing radiation can be extremely damag...Einstein researchers demonstrate a novel approach to treating AIDS
...r and an associate professor in the departments of nuclear medicine and microbiology & immunology. In a series of animal studies beginning in 2001, Dr. Dadachova and her colleagues have successfully used radioimmunotherapy against a variety of disease-causing microbesfirst the major fungal pathogen Cryptoc......state. 'A whole range of innovations, including nuclear power, GM food, motorway building and the Ilisu, Namarda and Yangtse dam projects all provoke vigorous and determined political protest and we know that political pressures can prevent the diffusion of new technologies, despite a lack of scientific e...Predicting PET imaging's future: Diagnosing and treating diseases ASAP
...nd technology of molecular imaging and therapy and nuclear medicine. PET imaging is an invaluable way to gather medical information that would otherwise be unavailable, require surgery or necessitate more expensive diagnostic tests. It is used today to effectively point to many of the most common cancers, ...SNM: Exploring molecular imaging potential
...nted all professionals involved in the practice of nuclear medicine--and as the society within which molecula...nvolved in it," he added. "SNM sees the merging of nuclear medicine techniques, new technologies, hybrid imaging and advances in molecular biology as a definin...MIT survey: Climate change tops Americans' environmental concerns
...iciency, but more were willing to consider CCS and nuclear energy as possible approaches. "It's not that people have learned something fundamental about the science, but they've come to understand that this problem is real," said Ansolabehere. "It takes a prolonged discussion of a complex topic like this re...Saving salivary glands from the collateral damage of radiation therapy
...HSP25 and HSP70i both greatly diminished scarring, nuclear damage, and cell death (apoptosis), but HSP70i was slightly less effective. Finally, HSP25 and HSP70i preserved expression of aquaporin 5, which is important for water transport in salivary glands. It is interesting to note that the results with H...Professor analyzes nuclear receptors in bee genome
...Nature. Her piece of the puzzle -- analyzing the nuclear hormone receptors found in the bee genome -- also ...s, searched the genome sequence to find all of the nuclear receptors encoded in the bee genome. They found that the same nuclear receptors that control the de...Former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt to speak at Yale Dam Conference
...crops, energy as an alternative to fossil fuels or nuclear power, and economic development. However, they also disturb the habitats of fish and other aquatic organisms, alter river landscapes and displace entire communities. The conference will promote discussion between academics, technical experts, social ...