Better chemistry through living models
... materials that render it economically feasible to produce energy from hydrogen fuel cells. This is a basic research project, but one that we hope will provide new knowledge that will be pertinent to the production of hydrogen or oxidation of hydrogen in fuel cells, said Morris Bullock, co-leading the pro...Bigger horns equal better genes
...bex's horns because they are costly for an ibex to produce and maintain. "[The horns] require a lot of energy to build and then carry around. They can be a meter long and are quite heavy, and the ibex carries them for their lifetime, unlike antlers which are shed every year. They also cause the ibex to lo...The fisherman is a predator like any other
... economic motives or attachment to a port, did not produce a prey search strategy radically different from that of animal predators. Whether human or not, top predators of marine ecosystems must confront a degree of uncertainty as to the location of their prey. They therefore develop search strategies that e...Washington University in St. Louis to invest $55 million for renewable energy research
...ve fuels. Cyanobacteria also have the potential to produce cheap and plentiful hydrogen for hydrogen fuel cell use. I-CARES will engage Washington University researchers in science, engineering, architecture, social science and policy, and medicine. Bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees and other education...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- May 30, 2007
...genes transferred with SB-Tn technology, the genes produce beta globin in stable fashion for long periods, and the genes are inherited and passed along as cells reproduce. Scientists term Sleeping Beauty as a transposon, or a "jumping gene" because it can jump from one location on a piece of DNA to anoth...Duetting birds with rhythm present a greater threat
...an magpie-larks sing notes in rapid alternation to produce duets for territorial defense. One member of the p...d off intruders. Longer-term partners more often produce well-coordinated duets, they found. Thus, they said, duetting talent may signal the pairs ongoing mo...3-D fusion: A better way to image heart disease
...ues that use short-lived radioactive substances to produce three-dimensional images that reveal information about blood flow and function of the heart. "Our results are the culmination of more than 15 years of research and development by our Emory nuclear cardiology research scientists and physicians," sai...Combining molecular imaging technologies to stop/prevent heart attacks
...ue that uses short-lived radioactive substances to produce three-dimensional color images of those substances functioning within the body. Unlike CT, which provides anatomic images, PET scanning provides information about the body's chemistry, metabolic activity and function not available through other proce...What causes Alzheimer's? Researchers tie beta-amyloids to brain dysfunction
...ue that uses short-lived radioactive substances to produce three-dimensional images of those substances functioning within the body. "We found that apparently normal elderly subjects with positive PIB PET scans do have mildbut significantreduction in memory test scores, and this is related to the amount of a...PET/CT: The best test for women with ovarian cancer
...ng the high-energy photons emitted by the drug and produce three-dimensional images of those substances functioning within the body. PET scanning provides information about the body's chemistry, metabolic activity and body function, while CT supplies anatomic images. ...Hypothyroidism clearly linked to mood swings
...ue that uses short-lived radioactive substances to produce three-dimensional images of those substances functioning within the body. A special type of camera works with computers to provide precise pictures of the areas of the body being imaged and molecular images of the body's biological functions. ...Stanford researchers find stem cells in colorectal tumors
...g at the source of a creek, constantly dividing to produce new tumor cells. Although the other tumor cells can divide and cause damage through their sheer bulk, they are shorter lived and can't maintain the tumor's growth. The cancer stem cells are also likely to be responsible when tumors spread to distant ...'Dutch Nobel Prize' for 4 top Dutch researchers
...example, that in response to insect feeding plants produce specific volatile chemicals that attract enemies of their enemies. Prof. L.P. (Leo) Kouwenhoven, physicist at Delft University of Technology. Kouwenhovens groundbreaking work on so-called spin qubits is vitally important for the use of quantum inf...Fusing imaging technologies creates 'synergy,' helps diagnose heart disease accurately
...ue that uses short-lived radioactive substances to produce three-dimensional images of the blood flow to the heart muscle. "These scans are obtained at different timesand even at different locationsbut our computer software puts the information together in 3-D," he explained. "This synergistic integration ...Every moment counts: Predicting treatment responses earlier for brain tumor patients
...ue that uses short-lived radioactive substances to produce three-dimensional images of those substances functioning within the body. A special type of camera works with computers to provide precise pictures of the areas of the body being imaged and molecular images of the body's biological functions. ...Genomic signatures identify targeted therapies for lung cancer
... patients and kept alive in laboratory cultures to produce a genomic profile of the tumor's molecular makeup. These patterns led to the identification of defective pathway in patients with both early stage and advanced disease. In particular, tumors with defects in two specific pathways -- called Src and Myc...Cold Spring Harbor Protocols features methods to understand embryos, clones, stem cells
...mmonly used for developmental studies because they produce large embryos that develop rapidly, are easy to maintain and manipulate, and can be induced to ovulate year-round. One of the Xenopus -related protocols describes a method for surgically isolating and culturing a specific slice of tissue from Xe...2nd International EuroFIR Congress
... comparability; data that enables food industry to produce healthier foods, and obtain a larger share of the international food market; information to consumers via labels and via printed/electronic information to enable them to play a more active role in protecting and enhancing their health.; 2nd Int...Research identifies protein that signals flowering in squash plants
...vector was important as these plant viruses do not produce sub-genomic RNA species, whose presence could lead to confounding results. The authors found that C. moschata plants could be induced to flower under the normally non-inducing LD conditions following ectopic expression of FT by the ZYMV vector. Analy......es. Insects and other animals, including humans, produce heat-shock proteins in response to extremely high temperatures. The proteins are so named because they were initially discovered in fruit flies that were exposed to high heat. Humans make these proteins when we run a high fever. "But insects make t...