HHMI researchers Richard Axel and Linda Buck win 2004 Nobel Prize
...tection of odors." This staggering number of genes reflects the crucial importance of smell to animals....Good news: As you age, leg blood vessels adapt so you can still exercise without fainting
...to the legs -- can create a "heady" feeling, which reflects a temporary drop in blood pressure. This stimulates sympathetic nerves throughout the body to release substances that constrict blood vessels, even those vessels that feed working muscles. Blood vessels in our leg muscles must respond to both d...Large-scale forces shape local ocean life, global study shows
...tts and found anywhere from 26 to 51 species. This reflects the comparatively low marine diversity in the Gulf...g in an area smaller than a basketball court. This reflects the high level of diversity found in Micronesia. With a few exceptions, these patterns held true aro...International human genome sequencing consortium describes finished human genome sequence
...terms of accuracy, completeness and continuity. It reflects the dedication of hundreds of scientists working together toward a common goal creating a solid foundation for biomedicine in the 21st century," said Eric Lander, Ph.D., director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in Cambridge, Mass. In add......ponse called the M100, a neuromagnetic signal that reflects the cortex's activity after a sound is presented. The studies revealed a "flattened" brain response to sound in autistic children. "The children with autism had a much smaller dynamic range for the same sounds than did their peers," says Gage. "That ...Predicting infection risk of mosquito-borne disease
...rtion of infectious mosquitoes, on the other hand, reflects the age of the mosquito population: it peaks where older mosquitoes are found--farther from breeding sites--and when populations are declining. The combination of these factors results in, for example, the surprising prediction that the risk of infec...Munching microbes could cleanse arsenic-contaminated groundwater
...varied with the sulfate content. "We believe this reflects the distribution of microbial populations in the aquifer system," said graduate student Matthew Kirk. "Our analyses suggest the aquifer is divided into zones of mixed microbial activity, some dominated by sulfate-reducing bacteria, others by methano...Government development policies, not communities, main threat to forest conservation projects
...his is the main threat to forest conservation, and reflects a global trend towards privatisation of forests for commercial exploitation. In Peru, in order to counter this, many more local communities are applying for communal reserve status. But bureaucratic requirements for documentation and a standardised m...Powerful 'toolkit' developed for functional profiling of yeast genes
...hetic lethality analysis on microarrays. "Diploid" reflects the second set of genes added to the yeast mutants, and "synthetic lethality" refers to genes that only kill the yeast if missing in combination. dSLAM is easier to use than the earlier version, so it's more likely to be widely adopted by the yeast r...Reassuring findings from first study on sperm donor identification
...s a normal, healthy curiosity about the donor that reflects an interest in learning more about themselves. They are not looking for a father in their donor. If anything, they want something like an 'older friend' relationship." The 29 young people taking part were aged 12 to 17 with an average age of 14.7 yea...Muscle loss from space travel, prolonged inactivity linked to two genes
...n injected NF-B reporter gene. This reporter gene reflects the muscles' transcriptional activity of the two genes the scientists were studying. Kandarian found that when muscle fiber size of the soleus in knockouts and wild types were compared, knockout mice showed virtually no changes after the long period...Researchers compare chicken, human genomes
... base pairs. The difference in total amount of DNA reflects a substantial reduction in DNA repeats and duplications, as well as fewer pseudogenes, in the chicken genome. About 60 percent of chicken genes correspond to a similar human gene. However, researchers uncovered more small sequence differences between...New model of rare childhood blindness holds promise for testing preventive therapies
...dness. "The development of this model reflects an important goal at St. Jude of finding cures for rare devastating childhood diseases beyond cancer," Dyer said. The LCA mice lack both copies of a gene called AIPL1, which is essential for the final development of light-sen...Where the brain harbors unconscious fears
...used to measure blood flow in brain regions, which reflects brain activity. In their experiments, the researchers first asked the volunteers to fill out a questionnaire that determined their basic level of anxiety. They then told the volunteers only that they were to identify the color of the faces they would...Federal/private partners launch resource for diabetic kidney disease gene studies
...nd research all the time, but this kind of project reflects a new way of thinking. GoKinD is a gift that will keep on giving, and we are deeply indebted to the individuals and families who made this invaluable resource possible." Researchers can apply for DNA, extensive clinical data and some genetic data ...Loss of sight and enhanced hearing: A neural picture
...enhanced auditory performance reported here simply reflects increased efficiency of auditory processing or indicates "supranormal" powers, Lepore and colleagues argue that their results show that the visual cortex is "specifically recruited to process subtle monaural cues more effectively." It will be interes...CMS plan recognizes PET technology for benefit of cancer patients
...er of Excellence. According to CMS, this decision reflects Medicare's emphasis on ensuring that patients receive high-quality, medically necessary care and on developing better evidence needed by linking coverage to the collection of clinical data. PET is a diagnostic imaging procedure that has the ability...Physicists discover temperature key to avalanche movement
...t published in 1905. The temperature of an object reflects the random motion of its constituent parts. For instance, the faster the molecules in a gas or liquid are moving around the higher the temperature of the material. Temperature also measures the degree of agitation of molecules in a liquid or a gas. ...Finland tops environmental scorecard at World Economic Forum in Davos
...erlands (44) and ahead of the United Kingdom (46), reflects top-tier performance on issues such as water quality and environmental protection capacity. Bottom-rung results on other issues, such as waste generation and greenhouse gas emissions, bring down the overall U.S. standing. "The ESI provides a valuable......ay four global glaciations, and the fossil record reflects a major shift in the number of organisms metabolizing sulfur and a major shift in carbon cycling. "The question is: Why?" said Blank. "My contribution is the attempt to find evolutionary explanations for these major changes. There were lots of evol...