Study: Living coral reefs provide better protection from tsunami waves
...ws yet another way that protecting the environment relates to humanity in a very tangible way," he said. "Villages get built behind coral reefs for good reasons, and this is one of them." Kunkel said that she hoped the study would inspire other scientists to continue the research by obtaining more observati...Software, evolution and micro-inversions -- improving the building of phylogenetic trees
...hologous), and find how the order of these regions relates between the two species. We are looking for orthologous sequences in reverse order that are surrounded by elements in forward order. Thats a microinversion, Chaisson explained. Microinversions have certain advantages over other evolutionary signals u...Doing it right: New book helps biologists conduct rigorous and reliable research
...t are real. The book is also philosophical: it relates to theories of knowledge and the history of scientific inquiry. Glass feels that a solid understanding of the theoretical and historical grounds from which experimental science has emerged will help future generations of biologists to properly inter...Inaugural Prometheus Prize awarded by Prometheus Books and the APA
... known for breaking new ground in philosophy as it relates to the sciences. Kitcher's work focuses on general questions in the philosophy of science, problems in the philosophy of biology, and issues in the philosophy of mathematics. His current scholarly and research interests are the ethical and political ...Getting one's protein in a bunch -- When quality control fails in cells
..."If we understand how these diseases start, and it relates to mistakes in the mechanism we studied, then there may be a means to try and correct these mistakes."...A Cross-Disciplinary Look at Scientific Truth: What's the Law to Do?
...is symposium will consider if and how this inquiry relates to "truth" and whose view of the truth should prevail. The participants come from a host of fields, including philosophy, sociology, history, epidemiology, psychology, and law. They will explore how different disciplines conceptualize truth, and to w......s", says Dr. Finn and adds, "Our paper in PLoS ONE relates to the molecular solutions evolved among the teleost ancestors and provides a compelling hypothesis of when, how and why the teleosts succeeded in the oceanic environment. It is common knowledge that water is essential for life," continues Dr. Finn, ...West Australian women: Drinking before, and during, pregnancy
...Research . "There is a lack of information as it relates to the measurement of alcohol consumption during the periconceptional period of pregnancy," said Lyn Colvin, a researcher at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research at The University of Western Australia and corresponding author for the stud...OHSU studies of technology for healthy aging get boost
...ect data about how their activity outside the home relates to their activity in the home. If subjects are computer users, they may be asked to allow a computer monitoring system to collect data on their typing speed, the time they spend in applications, mouse movement activity and performance on research ...BioMed Central announces winners of first open access research awards
...al Development. Dr. Zolessi's main area of study relates to how neurons acquire their polarized structure and function, and how they orient according to this polarity in surrounding tissue. His research has focused on the characterization of the role of the MARCKS protein in neuronal differentiation. In ...A unique twin study on the increased cardiometabolic risk in obesity
...sity, independent of genetic influences, primarily relates to increases in lysophosphatidylcholines, constituents of an atherogenic lipid profile and decreases in ether phospholipids, lipids with anti-oxidative properties. The origin of obesity and related dyslipidemias is multifactorial, involving complex...Genes and stressed-out parents lead to shy kids
...h stress sensitivity. This suggests that shyness relates to interactions between genes and the environment, as opposed to either genes or the environment acting alone. "Moms who report being stressed are likely to act differently toward their child than moms who report little stress," said Fox. "A mom unde...MIT engineer works toward clean water, more
...tanding that security for most people in the world relates not to armed conflict but to 'common good' social, environmental and economic challenges, for example, the simple need for safe water." ...Mine runoff continues to provide clues to microbial diversification
... Of particular interest to DOE is how this effort relates to its Genomes to Life program, which is focused on identifying and characterizing the molecular machines of life. This study helps extend the initial studies of microbial isolates growth in carefully controlled laboratory settings to more real-world...Elevated autoantibodies linked to preeclampsia
...ns unknown, evidence is mounting that the disorder relates to poor formation and placement of the placenta combined with underlying maternal factors including insulin resistance, obesity and inflammation that are magnified during the physiological stress of pregnancy. Elevated levels of AT1-AA are evident ...Laser goes tubing for faster body-fluid tests
... had explored how a concentration of each chemical relates to the strength of Raman signal. It turned out the relationship is not a simple linear one. They were able to use that information for dealing with differences in sample color. "We cant neglect that body fluid samples absorb light," said Berger. "We...UT Metroplex institutions to collaborate on biomedical research
... professor of chemistry at UT Dallas. This project relates to the use of carbon nanotubes as sensors within living cells as well as their potential use in targeted cancer therapies. "A pattern-based analysis of neural mediators of working memory deficits in autism" Dr. Greg Allen, assistant professor ...New treatments have major impact on heart failure rates
...ere has been a substantial gap in knowing how this relates to how new drugs and procedures are being used and implemented in hospitals. Our study enables us to look at differences in practice in a clinical setting over time and it has reflected significant changes in how patients with heart attacks are tre...Effect on breast tumors of DNA alternations in 3 genes described
...nt study was to determine how DNA hypermethylation relates to other characteristics of breast tumors. "It is well known that mutation in genes -- alterations in their sequence -- is one of the characteristics of tumors responsible for some of their disease properties," said Menghua Tao, Ph.D., research assi...MBL scientist Julie Huber receives 2007 LOral USA Fellowship for Women in Science
...in and regulate the worlds oceans. Dr. Hubers work relates to fundamental questions about the origin of life, limits of life in extreme environments, and the connection between life and geological processes that extend to global and extra-terrestrial scales. Having logged over six months at sea on researc...