Diatom genome reveals key role in biosphere's carbon cycle
...y can design and build their patterned frustule as part of their biology, perhaps this could be adapted by humans," Rokhsar says. Scientists on the project, which includes 46 researchers from 26 institutions, also considered the evolutionary implications revealed by the genomic work. The research provide...NIH awards new $14.5 million, five-year grant to the Scripps Research Institute
...y analyzing this genetic information. An important part of this analysis are efforts that look at how gene...ed as proteins. Structural biology is an important part of this research because its outcome, high-resolution three-dimensional structural information, prov...Penn receives grant for initiative to help understand genes' effects on medications
... by the National Center for Research Resources, is part of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research, which is intended to support and transform the nation's medical research capabilities. Kimmel is also Co-Director of Penn's Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology program. He received his undergraduate deg...Yearling horse auction to benefit equine research
...ter. The yearlings have been bred and cared for as part of the research program at the Center. Yearlings sold at previous sales have matured to show, hunt, race, and jump. This year's sale includes a granddaughter of Secretariat whose half siblings have won close to $450,000. Many of the yearlings in the ...A treatment, not a cure: Calcium silicate neutralizes an acidic stream
...sources." The Wollastonite stream application was part of a larger watershed-level addition. To learn more about how calcium silicate impacted forests and wetlands, visit an overview on the Hubbard Brook website: http://www.hubbardbrook.org/yale/watersheds/w1/ The following coauthors were integral in c...HHMI researchers Richard Axel and Linda Buck win 2004 Nobel Prize
...ptor cells, which occupy a small area in the upper part of the nasal epithelium and detect the inhaled odorant molecules. In 1991 Axel and Buck--who was then a postdoctoral fellow in Axel's lab--discovered a family of genes that encode the odorant receptors of the olfactory epithelium, a patch of cells on...How roots control plant shoots
...ical signals, Sieburth says. The new study reveals part of the answer, and indicates a previously unknown plant hormone a chemical probably made from carotenoids is involved. Carotenoids include well-known substances such as beta carotene in carrots and tomatoes, lycopene in tomatoes, lutein in daffod...Pine cones lead to a fundamental change in clothing
...er PhD in design at the London College of Fashion, part of the University of Arts London. "It's been great fun working on a project that is going to lead to a fundamental change in clothing," said Veronika, who has experience of designing for both the high street and London Fashion Week, and has ...Intelligent clothing inspired by pine cones
...er PhD in design at the London College of Fashion, part of the University of Arts London. "It's been great fun working on a project that is going to lead to a fundamental change in clothing," said Veronika, who has experience of designing for both the high street and London Fashion Week, and has been work...Research out this week helps us understand basics of how neurons communicate
...r. The research is teaching us how a very integral part of our cellular structure works." Communication be...cium channel. "In this study we removed a specific part of the calcium channel molecule called the 'synaptic protein interaction site' and put this mutant c...September/October 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...RNs), networks of community-based practices taking part in primary care research, are emerging as essential laboratories for the generation of new knowledge relevant to the types of problems and patients seen in primary care. This expanded issue of Annals of Family Medicine features nine studies from PBRN...NIH awards Emory and Georgia Tech $10 million for partnerships in cancer nanotechnology
...d the Winship Cancer Institute. The new program is part of the joint Coulter Department of Biomedical Engi...r and cellular imaging of cancer. This funding is part of the new NIH Roadmap Initiative. Bill Todd, president of the Georgia...Is Interleukin-6 the 'holy grail' of exercise mediation?
...niversity of Copenhagen, Denmark, and her team are part of that search. They found a cytokine, Interleukin-6, which is produced by contracting muscles and released into the blood, and demonstrated that IL-6 has many biologic roles, including: Activation/inhibition of metabolic genes Induction of lipoly...Brain circuit may permit scientists to eavesdrop on memory formation
...nts tell us that the TA projection is an important part of the dialog between the hippocampus and the cortex that occurs after learning," said Schuman. "Now, what is needed is an exploration of the specific firing patterns of neurons that make up the TA projection during learning and the consolidation per...New study will tackle three major killer diseases
...dispose strongly to illness. The volunteers taking part in the project will have the benefit of a health check and will also be contributing to improving the health of the community in Orkney, and in Scotland as a whole, through medical research." The project's volunteers will have their height, weight an...Forum at Virginia Tech to address issues of human cloning
...his play on Oct. 27 and 28, the audience will take part in an interactive discussion with the cast, director, and experts participating in the forum. The Choices and Challenges Project was founded in 1985, and has presented annual forums on issues of public concern involving science and technology. ......me in 2005. The initiative also plans to sequence part of the genomes of additional cattle breeds including the Holstein, Angus, Jersey, Limousin, Norwegian Red and Brahman. That information will help discover genes for improved meat and milk production and to help researchers develop new strategies for ...... Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH); the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service and Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service; the state of Texas; Genome Canada through Genome British Columbia, The Co...... CERN will host the EnviroInfo 2004 Conference as part of the programme of events celebrating the Organization's 50th anniversary. Although its mandate to carry out fundamental research on particle physics does not give CERN any role or responsibility in studies on environment, environmental protection a......entering even moderately dense woods, at least for part of the year, and one former theory for their extinction was that the seasonal nutrient requirements for the antlers alone might have killed off the species. Traditionally, woolly mammoths were believed to have gone extinct around the same time as the...