New group of algae discovered: Picobiliphytes
...so extracted phycobili-proteins from the algae. In red algae, for example, these proteins occur as colour pigments. However, in the newly discovered algal group, the phycobili-proteins are found at the sites for photosynthesis, i.e. in the plastids. This location of pigment proteins represents a novelty ...Wheat can fatally starve insect predators
... leaves. After the eggs hatch, the resulting tiny, red larvae crawl down to the base of the wheat where they feed on the plant. If the plant isn't resistant to the insect, the larvae inject chemicals from their saliva into the plant that completely alter the wheat's physiology and growth....National Science Foundation provides $14 million to advance research in comparative genomics
...er and leading to reduced yields. One example is red rice, a weedy form of rice that reduces the yields...iversity St. Louis will examine the regions of the red rice genome associated with weediness to find out whether it originated from the domesticated crop o...Researchers warn milk eliminates cardiovascular health benefits of tea
... a single nutritional compound or beverage such as red wine, olive oil and so on, are analysed. But, it is difficult to assign clearly the observed effects and separate them from the surrounding food matrix (such as adding milk) that may bias results. It was therefore important to collect all data accura...Genetic variation may reduce Alzheimer's risk
...would stick to beta amyloid. Hemoglobin, found in red blood cells and responsible for carrying oxygen in... horrific vicious cycle, beta amyloid could injure red blood cells, allowing more of them than usual to break open and spill their contents, including oxyg...'Red tide toxins' leave beachgoers breathless
The ecological phenomenon, known as Florida red tide, can be harmful for people with asthma. Florida red tides, an annual event in areas along the Gulf of Mexico, are blooms of the ocean organism, Karenia ...New HIV test may predict drug resistance
...ram to count the number of molecules with green or red fluorescent tags in each sample. The test proved sensitive enough to detect a single mutated virus out of 10,000 nonmutated viruses in the patient samples, Gao said. "This level of sensitivity makes the assay about 1,000 times more sensitive than th...Erythrocyte G protein as a novel target for malarial chemotherapy
...Medical School, Chicago, investigated a protein in red blood cells (erythrocyte guanine nucleotide regula...ensive drug, propranolol, decreased Gs activity in red blood cells and inhibited blood-stage malarial parasite growth, as did other drugs of the same class...Squirrels winning at outwitting trees' survival strategy
...ildlife at Michigan State University, outlines how red squirrels have figured out a way around the elabor... two different types of squirrels, which share the red squirrel' name but are only distantly related, in the forests of Canada, Belgium and Italy. The stud...Squirrels place winning bet in unpredictable world
...able world In an evolutionary game of tug-of-war, red squirrels have gained the upper hand over the cunn...he U of As Faculty of Science, has discovered that red squirrels are able to counter the trees "swamp and starve" strategy of boom and bust seed production...On the golf tee or pitcher's mound, brain dooms motion to inconsistency
...ce if they reached slowly to touch the spot. For a red spot, they were trained to reach fast. During the ... with the same exact speed, whether for a green or red spot. More importantly, after some sophisticated statistical processing, the scientists found the sm...Abnormal proteins linked to schizophrenia found in body tissue
... proteins linked to schizophrenia in the liver and red blood cells of people who have the disorder. It is...with schizophrenia had 14 liver proteins and eight red blood cell proteins that were significantly altered compared to individuals who didn't have the dise...Plant biologist seeks molecular differences between rice and its mimic
...ks. Complicating matters is the fact that red rice and cultivated rice are exactly the same spec... herbicide cannot be developed that seeks out only red rice. It would kill cultivated rice, too. But now a plant evolutionary biologist at Washin...Case Western Reserve University biologists suspect lightning fires help preserve oak forests
...croachment of shade tolerant hardwoods, especially red maples that are crowding out oaks and other plants...nt species in future years," said Drewa. While red maples and other shade tolerant species may experience delayed recovery after summer fires, oaks in ...Butterfly wing scales provide template for complex photonic structures
...e thickness shifted the reflected light toward the red portion of the spectrum. For instance, by increasing the coating thickness from 10 to 40 nanometers, the color reflected by the alumina wing scales shifted from the original blue to green, yellow, orange and eventually pink, Wang noted. The comp...New Year's resolution No. 1: Prevent cancer, use olive oil.
...e range of everyday foods, such as dark chocolate, red wine, tea, fruits, and vegetables. Despite reducing the level of phenols in the olive oil, the study's subjects still showed that they were receiving the same level of health benefits. "Every New Year people make resolutions that involve eating les...Eculizumab is well-tolerated and shows significant improvement in PNH patients (Ph III)
...tic blood disorder characterized by destruction of red blood cells by the bodys complement system (a comp...ring complement inhibitors on the surface of their red blood cells that normally prevent red blood cell destruction. Patients with PNH may experience sever...Studies at cancer conference show new therapies changing outlook for blood cancer patients
...ncer of the bone marrow that affects production of red cells, white cells and stem cells. It is the second largest of the blood cancers affecting an estimated 750,000 people worldwide; in industrialized countries it is growing in number and affecting increasingly younger people. Dr. Durie continued: "...New poinsettia for the nontraditionalist
...lled Premium Picasso. The topmost leaves which are red on the traditional poinsettia, on this new variety have an unusual almost watercolor wash of pink, red and white. "We work with several companies that breed and distribute poinsettias and when we showed ...NIH Nanomedicine Center draws on NYU School of Medicine expertise
...hly 100 times smaller than the diameter of a human red blood cell. To operate at this level, the team will be using a special tool that Bernhard Schnurr, Ph.D. has built. Dr. Schnurr is a post-doctoral fellow in Dr. Roths lab, a physicist by training who says he is amazed by biological systems. The in...