'Cellular antennae' on algae give clues to how human cells receive signals
...tion possible, line the nose to pick up odors, and purify the blood, among other tasks. With such a range of abilities, cilia serve as both motors and "cellular antennae," said Dr. William Snell, a professor of cell biology at UT Southwestern and senior author of new research on cilia published in the May ...Vaccine shown effective against chancroid
...ne studied is needed, including perfecting ways to purify large amounts of the hemoglobin receptor substance and testing it with an adjuvant approved for human use....Multi-million dollar machines promise bright future for medical research
...anced optics and electronics to count, analyse and purify many kinds of cells that make up tissues in humans...sses." With the capacity to accurately analyse and purify in excess of 25,000 cells every second, this technology is able to produce results that cannot be ob...Urine collected and purified separately
...cost perspective, it is a good idea to collect and purify urine separately, rather than simply allowing it to flow into the sewer, according to Delft University of Technology researcher Jac Wilsenach, who on Monday June 26 will receive his PhD degree based on this research subject. Wilsenach estimates that ...Delft water-purification method promises radical improvement
... a method that could drastically change the way we purify water within a few years. Delft, in partnership with DHV engineering bureau, has developed a compact and environmentally-friendly purification method, in which aerobic bacteria form granules that sink quickly. An important part of the project's succe...Brookhaven Lab and WARD'S Natural Science develop science education kits
...emical mixtures, students learn how to extract and purify green fluorescent protein from jellyfish. Students also can learn about a technique called protein crystallography, a critical process in determining a protein's structure. The four kits are advertised in WARD'S catalog as part of its new product ...Better sludge through metagenomics
...eatment processes are used throughout the world to purify trillions of gallons of sewage annually. Many treatment plants employ specialized bacteria to remove the nutrient phosphorus, in an effort to protect lakes and rivers from eutrophication, a deterioration of water quality characterized by excessive al...Bacteria for better ice cream and artificial snow no longer depends on trek to poles
...into slowly grown ice is based on a method used to purify antifreeze proteins, called ice affinity selection. The bacteria can modify ice and water in a number of ways, explains Dr. Walker. One of the species identified demonstrates ice recrystallisation inhibition, a property useful in the production of...Molecular atlas provides new tool for understanding estrogen-fueled breast cancer
...que called chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) to purify the regions of genes that take orders from the ER. They then placed these pieces of DNA on "microarray chips" containing the entire human genome sequence. This allowed the researchers to identify all the points in the genome where binding with the ER...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- October 11, 2006
... by-products of the disinfection processes used to purify drinking water at municipal water treatment plants. Such compounds, which wind up in drinking water, are termed disinfection byproducts (DBPs). The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency currently regulates some as potential health risks. Stuart W....Remote latrine reconfirms the presence of Essene sect at Qumran
... lack of purity and then have tried even harder to purify themselves further."...Molecular 'marker' on stem cells aids research, perhaps therapies
... a discovery that may help researchers isolate and purify adult stem cells for use in therapies aimed at bone healing, tendon repair and cartilage regeneration, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center report. The molecule, called SSEA-4, was found on the surface of certain stem cells in bone marrow t...Environmental markets theme for February meeting in Houston
...ystems are economically important because wetlands purify streams and ground water and assimilate wastes, estuaries mitigate the impact of storms and floods, and forests provide timber and fiber while stabilizing the climate and providing habitat for plants and animals, Hull noted. "The idea of marketing ...Breakthrough for future exploration unrecoverable gas reserves
...out much extra costs or waste of energy to further purify this mixture. Centrifugal gas separator The trick of the trade is the centrifugal gas separators expansion tank. In this tank the gas mixture expands very fast, resulting in the condensation of CO2 and H2S particles. This condensate can be compar...National Academy of Engineering announces winners of $1M challenge
... 30 countries over the past three years, enough to purify more than 570 million liters of safe drinking water. Each sachet is about the cost of an egg. THE SEARCH FOR A SOLUTION TO A GLOBAL PROBLEM Arsenic contamination is prevalent in neighboring Bangladesh and West Bengal, India, where a quarter ...Researchers figure out what makes a simple biological clock tick
...or 12 hours. However, Johnson and Eglis efforts to purify and crystallize the KaiAC and KaiABC complexes so they could determine their structure using X-ray crystallography repeatedly failed. It wasnt until they began putting the mixture under the transmission electron microscope that they realized the reas...How does soy promote weight loss? University of Illinois scientist finds another clue
...tabolism. Her next step will be to fractionate and purify the soy hydrolysates so that she can identify each peptide and understand its bioactivity....Plants tag insect herbivores with an alarm
...-doctoral scientist to help the team biochemically purify and identify the inceptin receptor from legumes. ...Plants that produce more vitamin C may result from UCLA-Dartmouth discovery
...n C. Linster and Gomez were able to express and to purify the plant VTC2 enzyme from bacteria. The research team, led by Linster, produced the GDP-L-galactose substrate and reconstituted in test tubes the mysterious seventh step in vitamin C synthesis. Clarke and Brenner liken the first six steps in vitam...Canadian paper innovation holds promise for improved global health safety
...ruses such as SARS; dip-sticks that can detect and purify unsafe drinking water; and paper strips that can check for banned pesticides on produce. The term bioactive paper was coined by Robert Pelton, scientific director of SENTINEL and a professor of chemical engineering at McMaster University who specia...