New genomic method can identify disease-causing genes
...llow-up studies to mine large chromosomal regions, saving researchers from months to years of experimentation. In addition, the results are assessed by absolute (p-value) statistical criteria, which give researchers greater confidence in their analyses. The pattern of genetic variation analyzed by this ...UK scientist and children's author wins EMBO Award for Communications 2004
...qually entertaining, have a far more profound aim saving lives. Staying Alive: Fighting HIV/AIDS and the revised edition, You, Me and HIV are aimed at educating children at risk of contracting HIV in Africa. Research for Balkwill and Rolph's first book on HIV and Aids took the author and illustrator ...Study shows stem cells can preserve vision
...e the first steps toward the use of stem cells for saving existing vision and then -- down the road-- restoring vision that has already been lost," says Young, who believes that stems cells will have many roles to play in the fight against blinding diseases.Young and his team are now investigating the same ...Alfred Sommer awarded prestigious Pollin Prize
...d mortality by 34 percent in the developing world, saving millions of children's lives. The World Bank ranke...f vitamin A were administered to children in 2002, saving the lives of more than 250,000 children worldwide that year alone. Dr. Sommer is the first individua...Satellite data to track wildlife: Elephants in space
... populations that live in hard-to-reach locations, saving them time and money while saving the animals the hardship of being captured and tagged. Dr. Eric Sanderson, a WCS landscape ecologis...Weill Cornell team develops fast-acting anthrax vaccine
...ective defense against the pathogen will be key to saving lives. Research underway at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City may provide health officials with a much quicker option than vaccines currently available, which can take weeks or months to gain full effect. "This research is important, be...Chemists create 'Superbowl' molecule; May lead to better health
...sulting in improved treatment outcomes and perhaps saving lives, the researchers say. The molecule also shows promise for a wide range of other applications, including the removal of environmental toxins and aiding in chemical purification procedures, the investigators say. Their study was published in the ...AAAS honors recombinant DNA advisory committee at NIH, citing 30 years of leadership
...herapy, Frankel noted. Despite their potential for saving lives and reducing suffering, he said, the techniques being used "have risks and benefits that are not yet fully understood at this time." As a result, RAC has been called upon to establish guidelines for gene therapy in clinical settings, to enhance...Bridging gaps to save lives: UH hosts nanotechnology conference
...otechnology to provide new clinical approaches for saving lives, the Alliance for NanoHealth (ANH) is holding a workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 23, hosted by the University of Houston. Congressman John Culberson (R-TX) will be the keynote speaker at lunch, discussing the $6.4 million aw...$3 million donation accelerates TGen breast cancer research
...me women with an appropriate anti-cancer agent and saving others from expensive unnecessary treatment. 3. A prospective study that will leverage the results of the previous two studies to determine the most effective treatments for individual tumors based on their genetic information. Using cutting-edge tec...Designing vaccines by computer
...s onto the market quicker, benefiting patients and saving pharmaceutical companies millions of pounds. Researchers using informatics and computer modelling can help scientists to uncover and harness the hidden patterns in the wealth of DNA and protein sequences that modern bioscience generates and cut the ...Alaskan puzzles, monitoring provide insight about North Pacific salmon runs
... salmon conservation in pristine areas, in hope of saving healthy systems rather than rehabilitating highly transformed systems, Hilborn says. Other than fishing, the waterways studied by the Alaska Salmon Program are not subject to human activities such as dam building, logging or development. The money w...Scientists journey to southern Africa to unravel the secret world of elephant communication
...er ground before the devastating wave struck, thus saving their own lives and those of the tourists riding on their backs. Because earthquakes and tsunamis generate low-frequency waves, O'Connell-Rodwell and other elephant experts have begun to explore the possibility that the Thai elephants were responding...BioMed Central applauds Wellcome's leadership on Open Access
...ally meet the requirements of the Wellcome policy, saving themselves the effort of having to deposit a separate copy of their research article."...Scientists create digital bacteria to forge advances in biomedical research
...s rapidly to run test experiments on the computer, saving them valuable time in the laboratory later. Emonet is the lead author of a paper announcing the development of AgentCell that was published in the June 1 issue of the semimonthly journal Bioinformatics. His co-authors are Argonne's Charles Macal and...Study in Royal Society journal on heritability of female orgasm
...t metabolic rates, suggesting small insects may be saving energy compared to their larger counterparts. These relationships question current ideas of metabolic scaling in animals and may provide insights into metabolic scaling in other groups of animals. Contact: Dr JE Niven, Physiological Laboratory, Unive...Mayan stingless bee keeping: Going, going, gone?
...presenting a very cogent conservation strategy for saving the Mayan 'royal lady', will appear in the June, 2005, "Bee World," published by the International Bee Research Association....Hybrids are becoming mainstream
... are more interested in tangible benefits, such as saving fuel, reducing emissions or reducing dependence on...early going mainstream." According to the survey, saving money on gas and cutting down on air pollution were the top two reasons for owning a hybrid (this wa...Could better mangrove habitats have spared lives in the 2004 tsunami?
...other natural defenses, could be more effective in saving human lives and property.......anies donated their genome sequences to the IRGSP, saving the public consortium both time and money. "Much as the Human Genome Project has revolutionized biology, the rice genome promises to inspire new cereal crop research," remarks TIGR President Claire Fraser. "This is a major step forward for agricultu...