Features of replication suggest viruses have common themes, vulnerabilities
...ich include retroviruses such as HIV, suggesting a possible evolutionary link from a common ancestor. ...New system of wastewater treatment could reduce the size of treatment plants by half
...ages with respect to systems currently used: it is possible to obtain cheaper water of a higher quality, it co...ased on membrane bioreactor systems which makes it possible to shorten the water clarification process (by which active mud is separated), eliminating the stage...ESF EURYI award winner aims to stop cancer cells reading their own DNA
...l targets for anti-cancer therapy, providing it is possible to single out the tumor cells. Most existing chemotherapy targets all dividing cells, and the aim to find more sensitive techniques. However Dekkers work is not just confined to cancer, having the broader goal within the ESF EURYI project of unrave...Proteaceae spread by continental drift and transoceanic dispersal
...he fossil record of the Proteaceae, that it became possible to undertake this rigorous analysis. Sometimes science is about getting the right people with the right skills together in order to make advances....New test improves detection of liver cancer
...r each year. Transplantation often offers the only possible remedy. Detection methods that would detect HCC in an early stage would save many lives. Current detection methods Methods of detecting malignant growths are often based on the concentration of particular substances called 'markers' present in ...Brain blood flow gives clues to treating depression
...ded. Additional research could examine whether its possible to use functional imaging techniques to determine which patients would benefit from drug treatment and which would respond better to electroconvulsive therapy, explained Bonne. Future research should also examine the differences in brain blood flow i...Inflammation may cause preterm labor and fetal deaths
...ncentrated their study on these two receptors as a possible link in producing the inflammatory response that is believed to have brought about the fetal death in mice. In a prior mouse study at Case Western Reserve, the investigators noted that inflammation closely paralleled localization of bacteria. In...Link between sunspots, rain helps predict disease in east Africa
...extraordinarily wet rainy seasons, heavy rains are possible at other times as well, Stager acknowledged. But most of the rainiest times, he said, are consistently coupled with the predictable rhythms of sunspot peaks. "When you think of climate troubles in Africa, it's usually about drought," Stager said. "...Cornell scientists link E. coli bacteria to Crohn's disease
...remained elusive. Researchers at Cornell examined possible causes for the disease in patients with Crohns restricted to the ileum and the colon versus healthy individuals. Given that only about 20 percent of fecal bacteria can be cultured, our group adopted a broad culture-independent approach to target spe...Link identified between Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma
...ng at the brain in a more direct way than has been possible by high tech brain scanners such as MRI and CAT." Now, Dr Cordeiro believes that this knowledge may mean that the eye could also be used to test potential treatments for Alzheimer's disease. "Since we have shown that drugs for Alzheimer's diseas...Anthrax bacterium's deadly secrets probed
.... By identifying the secreted proteins it will be possible to determine some of the previously unsuspected properties of a bacterium, including whether it is likely to be pathogenic or not. The method is also showing promise of commercial application as many enzymes sold commercially, such as plant-derived e...Biologist traces coconut's history through DNA
...lation structure across the species range; and the possible geographical location of the undomesticated wild progenitor populations....Not all embryonic stem cell lines are created equal
...mic human disorders, she said. Before, it was only possible to use mouse or other animal cells to model neurodegenerative diseases, but the genetic background is so different from that of humans that key aspects of diseases such as Alzheimers could not be reproduced. Both Sun and Sdhof said that their finding...In a first, Einstein scientists discover the dynamics of transcription in living mammalian cells
...k a lengthy 517 seconds (about eight minutes). The possible reason: The lead polymerase on the growing polymerase II enzyme sometimes paused for long periods, retarding transcription in the same way that a Sunday driver on a narrow road slows down all traffic behind him. But in the absence of pausing, elongat...Human knowledge is based upon directed connectivity between brain areas
..., physically resembling the familiar ones in every possible way, except for familiarity. Familiar objects represented objects of every day's life such as cup, dog or violin. Actually, in the experiment only the factor familiarity was manipulated. Both conditions just differed in the possibility of the subjec...A sensory organ, not the brain, differentiates male and female behavior in some mammals
...hly receptive to their overtures. "There are two possible interpretations," Dulac says. "Either the vomeronasal organ may be needed to grow a female-specific neural circuit during development, or the mature female mouse brain may require vomeronasal activity to repress male behavior." To test these two al...Census of Marine Life historians detail collapse of bluefin tuna population off northern Europe
...ging of Pacific Predators program and TAG. Its possible all three fish were spawned in the Mediterranean, she emphasized. Were conducting genetic tests on fin clips taken while tagging to help confirm the origins of the specific bluefin tuna that we followed electronically. The research is funded by Ir...How cells change the pace of their steps
...and and possibly treat such conditions and suggest possible new cancer treatments aimed at inhibiting the meta...esponse to external stimuli. This movement is made possible by a series of inter-related biochemical reactions, some of which remodel the internal skeleton and ...Immunity in social amoeba suggests ancient beginnings
.... Looking at it from another point of view, its possible that one of the properties of those (crown) organisms that allowed them to become multicellular was the ability to distinguish self from non-self the hallmark of an immune system, said Kuspa. The speculation is that a requirement of multicellularity...... support tools, automatically alert prescribers to possible interactions, allergies and other potential problems, the Institute said, and urged that all health care providers have electronic systems in place by 2010. Fears that the CPOE cure might be worse than the disease likely are impeding the diffusion o...