Plastic surgeons countdown first full facial transplantation
... takes to perform this particular transplantation, perfect our technique and visually confirm that a facial tissue flap is a match when covering severe burns and other trauma." Although traditional methods for facial reconstruction, which include skin grafts and flaps, are reliable and effective techniques f...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory
...trong societal and economic forces make the timing perfect for development of biorefineries for the production of biofuels and biomaterials from renewable energy crop resources. The integration of bioenergy crop development and biorefinery conversion technology will "lead to a new manufacturing paradigm," ac...Wisconsin scientists find a way to make human collagen in the lab
...ut he notes there is still some work to be done to perfect the technology. For example, while the new work enables the researchers to make collagen molecules that are long and strong, ways to precisely control the self-assembly of collagen to molecules of a specified size remain to be worked out, according t...UCI to study mitochondrial role in diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease
...ise with breaking down the components of gasses to perfect a breath-analysis system that can evaluate changes...chondrial defects in the metabolic syndrome but to perfect simple non-invasive diagnostic tools that will permit the rapid identification of mitochondrial pati...Dow AgroSciences achieves world's first registration for plant-made vaccines
... R&D leader for Animal Health, "This approval is a perfect example of how biotechnology is advancing science by creating a new category of vaccines that is both safe and effective." By achieving this regulatory milestone, Dow AgroSciences has demonstrated that this new technology fits within the existing US...Dogs keep dying: Many owners unaware of toxic dog food
...ce November, perhaps even October, but it took the perfect storm of circumstances to get the diagnosis," said Karyn Bischoff, the veterinary toxicologist at Cornell who first identified aflatoxin as the culprit in the recent wave of deaths. Trying to save dogs Over the recent holiday weeks, Center and he...Recycling of aeronautics components
...research project arises the principal aim being to perfect a recycling technique that enables, on the one hand, the obtaining of carbon fibre from waste components and, on the other, the study and evaluation of the possibilities of its reuse as an element of reinforcement in new applications. There were thre...Georgia Tech study: Short glass shapes cause over-pouring of alcohol
...e. Even 10 rounds of practice didn't make close to perfect for students involved in the study. More career experience led bartenders to pour less alcohol into shorter glasses, but they still over-poured. "This tendency is not sufficiently reduced by education, practice, concentration, or experience," van Itt...Grant allows ASU archaeologist to study how environment influences evolution
...n civilization," Marean explained. "Isolation is a perfect condition for evolution to occur, so now we get to...ed that evolution." Marean said Neanderthals are a perfect example of how studying prehistoric climates can lead to increased knowledge about the way a species...ASU geologists suggest Mars features are result of meteorite strikes, not of evaporated lakes
...ions on Earth for 35 years. "They were absolutely perfect little spheres," he said. "These turn out to be abundant in base surges. They form like little hailstones. They are the same shape, the same size and the same uniform distribution, which concretions don't have." Knauth explains that there is plenty o...Researchers quantify more noise in gene expression
...neither make individual watches with intrinsically perfect accuracy, nor perfectly synchronize any two watches to eliminate extrinsic variations," said Hasty. "And intrinsic and extrinsic variation in gene expression also prevents genetically identical cells growing side-by-side from ticking in unison." Int...Light-sensing cells in retina develop before vision
...ontained on a grid. "This spacing turns out to be perfect for a retina," Van Gelder says. "You can remove the retina and place it, ganglion cell-side down, on this array. Then the electrodes pick up the impulses of the ganglion cells when those cells react to light." Whereas the original brain injection te...Transplanted stem cells show promise for mending broken hearts
...city to reproduce indefinitely and scientists must perfect cell transplant methods that are safe before the therapy can be attempted in human patients. Kamp says future studies will explore ways to refine the cell types used in treating heart disease to enhance safety. His group also plans to implant human ...Researchers uncover remarkable developmental pathway
...e ventral," said De Robertis. "The key to making a perfect baby every time, these experiments tell us, lies in the ability to have a double gradient that will ensure a robust developmental system that produces the same structure time after time," he said. According to De Robertis, the discovery of such self-...Learning about sex from an elegant worm
...tion can occur even when two chromosomes are not a perfect match. Yet Pairing Centers seem to provide a proofreading mechanism that strongly discourages inappropriate partnerships. This discrimination is important to minimize the likelihood of genetic abnormalities such as chromosome rearrangments or missegr...How do boxers differ from poodles? Researchers collar genomes
... knows, no two breeds are identical. Some dogs are perfect for sloppy kisses. Others make fierce guardians. Still others resemble tiny, fluffy toys. Now, two new studies by scientists at The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) and collaborators reveal the genomic differences beneath such canine characteris...Nerac delivers new research solution
...hat our technology, experience and know-how were a perfect fit for powering an innovative project like Nerac 180." Researchers begin by querying Nerac 180 for literature related to their topic and the system returns lists of highly relevant results. When a project requires more extensive research, subscribe...Genealogy of scaly reptiles rewritten by new research
...'t make sense, but in the new arrangement it makes perfect sense," Vidal says. "If this new tree is correct, all the morphological characters that traditionally have been used to identify similarities between species will need to be reevaluated to understand how these traits evolved." According to Vidal and...9/11 panel makes recommendations for DNA-based identification after mass disasters
...wever, because some of the DNA samples were not in perfect condition, several technical improvements had to be made to provide more useful DNA samples. In addition, other methods of DNA identification were used to assist in the effort. The panel also makes suggestions on how to improve DNA-based identificat...Recycled or revamped therapeutics find novel anti-cancer applications
... said. "For that pathway, we already have a nearly perfect molecular therapeutic. Rapamycin kills that pathway." While thousands of patients already use rapamycin for immunosuppressive needs after transplant surgery, the opportunity exists to treat cancers that depend on the PI3/AKT pathway for energy needs....