One year after groundbreaking, desert research center takes shape on the Israeli-Jordanian border
... routinely cross the border at a special security point near Hatzevah. The scientific team used the same border crossing en route to collecting samples on the Jordanian and Israeli sides of the Dead Sea in January. "We can't underestimate the degree to which security is a concern to the Bridging the Ridge...DFG awards 2004 Bernd Rendel Prize
... land vertebrates similar to mammals, is the focal point of Eva Gebauer's research. These vertebrates, whic...s. Gregor Knorr , University of Hamburg The focal point of Gregor Knorr's research is the modelling and analysis of climate dynamics during deglaciation at ...Yeast network prevents damage by oxygen radicals
...network. However the connections we've found might point to new strategies, like dietary supplements, that will alleviate some of the clinical symptoms of human diseases associated with genetic deficiencies of DNA damage responses."...Man-made wetland's effectiveness similar to natural marsh
...me," Mitsch said. "But a wetland that reaches that point has extremely rich soil, which could be harvested and spread over a farm field. Or the wetland itself could be turned into a field again, assuming there are other wetlands nearby to take its place." The story isn't quite the same with nitrates a nit...Researchers make surprise discovery that some neurons can transmit three signals at once
...cell releases a neurotransmitter at a synapse, the point of contact between cells. When released from a cell, neurotransmitters are sent on a one-way ride that dead ends at the membrane of the adjacent cell. Like lock and key, they bind to specific receptors on the surface of the receiving cell, causing it......eally restore anything to what it was, what is the point of restoring it at all?" The symposium is supported by the University of Utah's Office of the Vice President for Research, College of Humanities, Department of English, Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, Utah Museum of Natural History a...Blocking neurodegeneration by radiation and bone marrow transfer prevents inherited glaucoma in mice
Bar Harbor, Maine In a discovery that could point to new treatments for a wide range of neurodegenerative diseases, Jackson Laboratory researchers have found that high-dose radiation and bone marrow transfer treatments on glaucoma-susceptible mice completely blocked the development of glaucoma, by p...Researchers unlock mechanism creating jigsaw puzzle-like plant cells
... allow the plant to grow and thrive. The findings point out that these distinct signals play a critical role in the development of leaf cell walls and leaf structures in a controlled and ordered way and that genetically over expressing one or the other leads to cells lacking the interlocking jigsaw puzzle...Survivors to revisit the polio scare
...volunteers, toiled overtime in record heat (at one point hitting 104) to keep up. Panicked families overwhelmed hospital emergency admission facilities, forcing doctors to triage people in their cars. If a child seemed to have polio, the family could bypass the line of autos, which stretched for blocks. Pa...Gene variation could be responsible for age-related macular degeneration
...lved in the Science study. "It provides a starting point for future investigations that will help us understand what takes place during the breakdown of the visual process." Scientists have long suspected a genetic role in the disease but previously were only able to narrow the culprit gene's location to o...Acid rain likely stunts US forests
...severely degraded a previously fertile soil to the point at which spruce trees could no longer maintain healthy growth rates. Poor growth rates such as these generally precede high mortality rates in the near future. The declining tree health has occurred despite a warmer and wetter climate in this regio...Defenseless plants arm themselves with metals
...thogens. Salt proposes a scenario in which at some point in evolutionary history some plants acquired a mutation that disrupts the salicylic acid signaling pathway, leaving them unable to fight off pathogens. "In most settings, those plants would be toast - they'd be immediately selected out of the populat...Scientists identify molecule that regulates well-known tumor suppressor
... of DJ-1 can modulate PTEN tumor expression to the point where oncogenesis may result from upregulated PKB/Akt-mediated cell survival," writes Dr. Mak. Elevated DJ-1 levels may explain why some tumors without PTEN mutations exhibit enhanced PKB/Akt activity. The authors go on to suggest that DJ-1 may be a ...Monsanto fund awards $3.7 million to Washington University for school science van program
...ained May. "We wanted the project to be a starting point so schools could do more investigative science." The program includes a pre-visit workshop, where teachers can learn the basics of doing science that allows students to explore and ask questions. This type of teaching, called inquiry, can be challe...Treated fabric kills anthrax spores
... concept to be viable." These findings represent a point fairly early in the research process, says Calomiris. His data only shows that the concept of antimicrobial textiles against anthrax spores can work. Additional research must be done to determine what effects, if any, the disinfectant may have on ...Researchers discover molecule that causes secondary stroke
... study, she says, was "striking." The researchers point out that although their findings are encouraging in terms of developing a diagnostic test and treatment, the number of patients in their study was small and more work is needed to confirm that vasospasm is more likely to occur in bleeding-stroke pati...Wine, music and schizophrenia genes
... mental malady. Brzustowicz said that work is at a point where genes for schizophrenia are being identified, including one with which she is credited. "With continued funding, research could produce significant progress in terms of turning these genetic factors into potential treatments," Brzustowicz said....A bacterial genome reveals new targets to combat infectious disease
...itical genes have degraded through mutation to the point of uselessness. This phenomenon, called reductive evolution, is typical of long-term symbioses, as the two partners increasingly complement one another's biochemical activities. Slatko and colleagues enumerate a variety of pathways that have either ...'Invisible' influences reveal unconscious pathways used in visual perception
... must travel into the brain at least as far as the point at which signals from the two eyes are combined. To reach this point, signals from each eye must be relayed through the mid-brain to the brain's occipital lobe at the back of the head. While it has long been known that the occipital lobe is specializ...Researchers reveal the infectious impact of salmon farms on wild salmon
... migrating wild salmon, the farm is a concentrated point source of infectious lice larvae. "We found lice l...ds Krkosek. The authors concur that their findings point to a need to reconsider the premise of industrial scale fish farming in wild salmon habits. "There's...