Gene regulation, not just genes, is what sets humans apart
...mps were 99 percent the same genetically, they had offered the suggestion that greater differences might be found in the regulatory regions. The type of analysis performed by the Duke team couldnt be done until the macaque genome was published in 2005 because they needed a third, closely related relative t...No evidence that widely prescribed statins protect against prostate cancer
...however, by suggesting that any protective pathway offered by statins, if it exists, is not through androgen suppression. ...Study finds gender differences in renal and other genes contributing to blood pressure
...search is one of more than 100 presentations being offered at the conference, Sex and Gender in Cardiovascular-Renal Physiology and Pathophyiology, being held August 9-12, 2007 in Austin, TX. The event is the second scientific gathering to be sponsored by the American Physiological Society (APS; www.The-APS...Sugar and spice and everything nice: Health differences in newborn girls and boys
...heir research is among the 100 presentations being offered at the upcoming conference, Sex and Gender in Cardiovascular-Renal Physiology and Pathophysiology. The meeting, sponsored by The American Physiological Society (APS; www.The-APS.org ), is being held August 9-12, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency Austin on T...Research aims to identify markers for menopausal women at risk for deadly blood clot
...ammation, and is among the 120 presentations being offered at the conference, Sex and Gender in Cardiovascular-Renal Physiology and Pathophysiology, being held August 9-12, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency Austin on Town Lake, Austin, TX. The event is the second scientific gathering to be sponsored by the American ...Ecologists work to link kids with nature
...sium. The session will feature eight case studies offered by ecologists of different ages, races, and cultures and employing different outreach tools. Case studies will range from outdoor laboratories in Montana, to inspiring kids via tree canopy walkways, to community restoration activities on Catalina Is...Link between sunspots, rain helps predict disease in east Africa
...itutions from the United States and Great Britain, offered several reasons why sunspot peaks may affect rainfall. The increased solar energy associated with sunspots, they suggest, heats both land and sea, forcing moist air to rise and triggering precipitation. It may also induce El Nio events, which increas...Argonne wins three R&D 100 awards for innovative technologies
...ards this year. Argonne Director Bob Rosner also offered his congratulations to the winning scientists. These awards are a fitting tribute to scientific work of the highest rank, and a testament to the quality of research that happens every day at Argonne, he said. This years winners from Argonne are: ...Pregnant mothers join search for causes of autism
...including autism. B-roll: Opportunities will be offered to photograph UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute laboratories involved in using microarray technology to examine the gene expression profiles of study participants.B-roll can be provided of in-home MARBLES assessments, including a blood draw and environment...Story tips from the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, August 2007
...e using standard programming languages on a system offered by SRC Computers. While field-programmable gate arrays, which are a different type of logic chip than traditional microprocessors, are traditionally used for other purposes -- such as signal processing -- the team of ORNL and SRC Computers researcher...COX-2 inhibitors delay pancreatic cancer precursors in mice
...esulide-enriched diet for 10 months; the other was offered only regular mouse chow. Their analyses revealed that the nimesulide diet greatly reduced the number of late-stage PanINs in KrasG12D (10 percent of pancreatic ducts had PanIN-2 or -3 in KrasG12D mice on nimesulide diet versus 40 percent of pancreati...U-M researchers find family of 'on switches' that cause prostate cancer
... part by the Prostate Cancer Foundation, which has offered to match up to $1 million dollars in donations to support work related to developing therapies against prostate cancer gene fusions at the university. Mapping of the human genome was only the beginning. Equipped with the comprehensive analysis of t...First case of successful ovarian tissue transplantation between two, nonidentical sisters
...ry in place during any treatment because the ovary offered an excellent site for a subsequent transplant of ovarian tissue. This method is an option for women who have not had their ovarian tissue cryopreserved, either because chemotherapy was given before 1996, or because cryopreservation was not proposed...2007 EURYI: 20 young researchers to receive Nobel Prize-sized awards for breakthrough ideas
...ean Research Area. The EURYI awards have been offered in this 4th Call by 17 research councils from 15 countries in an open competition with no 'juste retour'. Candidates are selected on the basis of their future potential and their academic and research excellence. Competition this year has been as ...New aerogels could clean contaminated water, purify hydrogen for fuel cells
...tzidis and his co-workers recognized that aerogels offered one remarkable advantage over powders: because the material maintained its cohesion, it possessed an enormous surface area. One cubic centimeter of the aerogel could have a surface area as large as a football field, according to Kanatzidis. The bigge...Injection drug use the most important risk factor for HIV and HCV infections among Quebec prisoners
...and HCV antibody testing and counselling should be offered to all inmates entering prison and that education and harm-reduction measures are needed....... of inspiration for artists. But what have artists offered the natural world" Would a bird even like rock and roll" Conceptual sculptor Elizabeth Demaray, an assistant professor of fine arts at Rutgers UniversityCamden, is testing the musical tastes of our fine feathered friends with an exhibition featurin...Assessing levies for by-catch could fund conservation measures
...eir populations are being threatened. One solution offered by a Cornell researcher and an Australian government scientist is to assess fines when threatened species are caught and killed. That money, the researchers suggest in the August issue of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, could be used to add......f the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) offered Australia associate membership in EMBLs international community. The membership is planned to start officially in January 2008 and will initially last for seven years. EMBL is a central hub for molecular biology in Europe, said Australias Minister ......omedical research. Informatics education was first offered at OHSU in 1992 through the award of a training grant by the National Library of Medicine of the National Institutes of Health. A formal masters degree program was launched in 1996 and a Ph.D. program in 2003. Hersh spearheaded the programs foray int...