New U. of Colorado polymer has applications for dentistry, electronics, automobiles
...a new polymer that resists cracking and shrinking, paving the way for creative breakthroughs in fields ranging from dentistry and microelectronics to the auto industry. CU-Boulder chemical and biological engineering department Chair Christopher Bowman said polymers, or plastics -- which are made up of id...NHGRI selects 13 new targets for large-scale sequencing program
...p of the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) genome, paving the way for later efforts to sequence selected regions of the songbird's genome. "Sequencing the genomes of a diverse set of organisms is a powerful tool to understand the biological processes at work in human health and illness," said NHGRI Director...Hypoxia can offset the potentially damaging effects of oxygen therapy
...n levels interrupt this anti-inflammatory pathway, paving the way for further lung injury. Administering a molecule that jump-starts A2AR signaling artificially also significantly reduced the pathological side effects of oxygenation. These results may help explain why some patients with acute respirat...A new way to share models of biological systems
...ously unappreciated properties of complex systems, paving the way towards new drug treatments. This approach, known as 'computational systems biology,' is becoming increasingly popular now that scientists are accumulating detailed parts lists for many organisms, thanks to genome sequencing projects and othe...Harvard, Texas A&M scientists develop new laser
...d to a variety of other nonlinear optical sources, paving the way for even greater ramifications of the discovery....Climate change to bring a wave of new health risks
...g rooftops white and using reflective materials in paving projects may reduce overall warming. It will be important, says Patz, to avoid maladaptation. Increased use of air conditioners, for example, will provide immediate relief and is an important protection during an acute heat event. But the fossil fuel...Methodist, UH system joining forces for biomedical research, clinical care
...ipate in research efforts and technology transfer, paving the way for the brightest minds to search for the next scientific breakthrough, the next vital treatment and the next important cure. "Drawing on the University of Houston's excellence in science, we can accelerate our own research and significantl...Chicken genome analysis will benefit human health and agriculture
...nimal to have its genome sequenced, the chicken is paving the way for research on human diseases, as well as studies on chicken breeding to benefit agriculture. An international consortium of scientists that includes a researcher from Michigan State University analyzed the chicken genome and published a pap......n "blind" nerve cells the ability to detect light, paving the way for an innovative therapy that could restore sight to those who have lost it through disease. A team lead by neurobiologist Richard H. Kramer, UC Berkeley professor of molecular and cell biology, and Dirk Trauner, assistant professor of chemi...