Mayo Clinic awarded major NIH contract for smallpox genomics research
...ion over five years and supports establishment and operation of a Population Genetics Analysis Program. The programs would investigate immune-response gene polymorphisms that affect an individual's susceptibility to infection, as well as their response to vaccination. Researchers also will study potential ce......ator currently under construction and due to start operation in 2007. CERN's progress in information technology often contributes to improvements in other fields. This is the case, for instance, of the UNOSAT project, an internet-based service that provides UN agencies, NGOs and other institutions, with high q...Anti-cholesterol drug treats Alzheimer's disease in mice
... plugs into the "active site" of ACAT, jamming its operation and preventing the enzyme from processing cholesterol. Cholesterol is required in the production of the short protein called A peptide, the building block for the amyloid plaque that clogs the brain in Alzheimer's disease, ultimately killing brain ce...Plastic surgeons perform first entire face reconstruction
...f surgical techniques, a burn patient has only one operation rather than multiple procedures, reducing pain and recovery time." In the study, the surgical team used a tissue expander in the back to create a single piece of thick skin, with its own unique blood supply, that would allow for microvascular tiss...Are yeast cells bringing us a step closer in treating obesity?
... cell. A number of medicines play on this cellular operation to produce beneficial responses for our health. Now, for the first time, Katleen Lemaire and her colleagues, under the direction of Johan Thevelein of VIB and the Catholic University of Leuven, have discovered receptor proteins in yeast cells that de...Three years of Proba, the 'smart' satellite that runs itself
...time taken from the original concept to launch and operation can be greatly reduced. So to simplify its construction as well as reducing costs - Proba was constructed as much as possible with existing off-the-shelf components, rather than customised space-hardened parts typical for satellites. The good news ...Chimpanzee 'workshop' discovered in Congo
...ber company CIB had planned to establish a logging operation here, which would have irreparably harmed this unique population that WCS conservationists believe may have virtually no historic contact with humans. Subsequent efforts by WCS to work with CIB and the Republic of Congo led to the eventual protection...Illegal tuna fishing and farming leads to demise of species
...acoustic methods, or immediately after the fishing operation of the fish are harvested dead. "This monitoring of catches, by independent observers during the fishing and farming high season, would allow ICCAT to close all fleets of the purse seine fishery once the overall quota has been reached. National fleet...Seeking better cancer treatments
... published papers. These will lead, in turn, to co operation with other patent holders to produce anti-cancer drugs for clinical trial and the market. According to Manuel Carrondo, CEO of IBET, the importance of the projects goes well beyond the research itself. "It is critical for us in a small country to wor...Fussy Baby Network answers cries for help in community
...er a two-month period. The network, in operation since March 2003, also includes a drop-in time where parents come with their baby to the Erikson Institute to meet informally with other parents and with the Fussy Baby team. Parent groups are held throughout the area, too, that offer discussions on ...Multidrug-resitant bacteria found to be airborne in concentrated swine operation
... samples collected from inside a large-scale swine operation in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Until now, little research has been conducted regarding the presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the air within industrial swine facilities. The study adds to the understanding of various pathw...Shots fired at Bayonne range prove smart gun technology works
...cturing handguns with advanced technology to limit operation can save lives. No child could pick up a gun and pull the trigger. The gun just won't work, and that's how it should be." Menendez said that by making handguns operable only by authorized users, many gun deaths can be avoided. Pascrell said he looke...NYU chemists create DNA translation machine
...thetic polymer materials. In addition, the machine operation may be used to advance DNA-based computational methods....MSI reveals invention for detection and precise quantification of molecules
...rbulis, "If you want to understand the mechanistic operation of biological systems, you need to know the precise numbers of each component part found in individual cells. Tadpoles and methods based on them should make that possible." To count molecules so precisely, the researchers resorted to statistical meth...NIST/EPA study aims at healthy indoor climate
...eloping guidance on building design, construction, operation and maintenance. ...Put science at center of decision-making on third world development, experts tell UN
...Unit (APWU) is six meters long and can be put into operation in 24 hours. More than 120 units have been installed in Uruguay, where the device has reduced waterborne diseases, especially cholera. Units were given to Nicaragua and El Salvador after Hurricane Mitch. India has shown interest in purchasing the tec...First x-ray laser gets funding
...-kilometer linac. The LCLS will not interfere with operation of the B-factory, SLAC's primary high-energy physics experiment. Project engineering and design will continue this year with $20 million of the funds, with $4 million remaining for research and development, primarily into X-ray optics and diagnostics...Harvard scientists discover how the venus flytrap snaps
...hanisms. Prior explanations of Venus flytrap operation have cited a loosening of cell walls combined with a quick loss of cellular pressure, but it had not been clear how these cellular mechanisms alone could produce the lightning-fast closure of the entire leaf. ...Progress toward a more targeted treatment of Alzheimer's disease
... Alzheimer's disease. They've gone deeply into the operation of γ-secretase, a crucial factor in the origin of the disease. Their research has revealed that the action of γ-secretase is not homogeneous - as previously assumed - but quite differentiated. This discovery opens up perspectives for new me......ered design of the semiconductor chip that yielded operation in a regime close to the intrinsic spin Hall effect. "They are both beautiful experiments, and one of the most remarkable aspects is that they seem to be exploring opposite regimes," Sinova adds. The possibility of generating magnetization without ...