With record resolution and sensitivity, tool images how life organizes in a cell membrane
...ented resolution-on the order of 100 nanometers, a scale larger than individual molecules but much smaller ...erize components of biological samples on a length scale of 100 nanometers or less. ''There's currently no way to do that,'' Boxer said. ''You can't get mor...Researchers announce results of study on genetic variation in Parkinson's disease
...be readily used as a control group in future large scale SNP studies performed in many other neurological diseases." "The NINDS Human Genetics Resource Center has created a resource that allows broad sharing and access to phenotypic and genotypic data, as well as biological samples, with no restrictions....NIH funds Berkeley Lab research on defense against radiological attack
...gator of a program to develop new agents for large scale radiological treatment of humans, for example in the aftermath of a "dirty bomb" attack. The grant is one of five awards announced today under the federal government's Project Bioshield. NIAID is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). R...Bacterial protein shows promise in treating intestinal parasites
... nematode infections with chemotherapy on a global scale is dependent on the availability of medicines that are safe, effective, and inexpensive to manufacture," said Michael Cappello, one of two principal authors of the study and a professor of pediatrics and epidemiology & public health at Yale School of...Better sludge through metagenomics
...osing the public to potential disease hazards. The scale is daunting--more than 31 billion gallons of wastewater are treated daily in the U.S. alone. Even a marginal improvement in the process would translate into huge savings and spell relief for environmental engineers. David Jenkins is Professor Emer...Dinosaurs' climate shifted too, reports show
...that climate changes were taking place on a global scale during this time period," said Brassell, who led the study. A previous study from an Atlantic Ocean site had suggested a changeable climate around the same time period. But it was not known whether the Atlantic data indicated regional climate chang...NIH director announces 2006 Pioneer Award recipients
...lecular and cell biology, who will study how cells scale the size of their internal organelles. Karla Kirkegaard, Ph.D., Stanford University School of Medicine professor and chair of microbiology and immunology, who will identify and validate targets for antiviral drugs leading to suppression of the gr...Republic of Congo announces two massive protected areas
...tive protected areas and foundations for landscape scale management in the Congo basin." During its recent visit to the U.S., the Congolese Government also announced several other initiatives aimed at improving conservation of its forests, including rehabilitation of neglected protected areas, supporting...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- Sept. 13, 2006
...al crops, such as citrus, by protecting aphids and scale insects from potential predators and parasites. ARTICLE #4 EMBARGOED FOR Thursday, Sept. 14, 6:00 p.m. EDT CONTACT:Kenneth J. Shea, Ph.D.Department of ChemistryUniversity of California, IrvineIrvine, CA 92697-2025Phone: 949-824-5844 E-mail: kjsh...Scientists get best look ever at water-life connection
...n the picosecond [one trillionth of a second] time scale -- because that's how fast water molecules move. A...speed midway between the nanosecond and picosecond scale -- to connect with proteins. Zhong, an assistant professor of physics, used ultra-fast laser pulses...California scientists find natural way to control spread of destructive Argentine ants
...al crops, such as citrus, by protecting aphids and scale insects from potential predators and parasites. In their native South American habitat, Argentine ants are genetically diverse, have territories measured in yards rather than miles and are extremely aggressive toward encroaching colonies, literally...Using microbes to fuel the US hydrogen economy
...try of these reactions as well as the potential to scale up this system for continuous, farm-based, economical hydrogen production. One significant finding was that Thermatoga neapolitana produced hydrogen most efficiently in a moderately low-oxygen environment. Previously, hydrogen production by bacteria ...Ecological change, climate variation addressed at international conference, September 20-24
...history and long-term ecological change Today's scale of global economic development and population growth suggests a pattern of natural resource exploitation, land conversion and habitat change unprecedented in its transformation of ecosystems, scientists have found. The result is increased "ecological......ventually, the project may expand to include large scale studies related to the pathology of the 10,000 knock-out mouse strains. For now, scientists say there is much to be learned from the current study....Protein folding physics, nanohandles, sunscreen for algae and classical quantum weirdness
...ovides a clever analogue of quantum weirdness at a scale that is much easier to study and visualize than is typical of many true quantum experiments. Photonic Crystal Sunscreen for Sea Scum R. Quintero-Torres et al. Physical Review E (forthcoming article, available to journalists on request) Phy...Iron critical to ocean productivity, carbon uptake
...export was slower than we thought. It could be the scale was too small, and it could be that the (biological) response was too slow and we didn't wait long enough." Behrenfeld said introducing iron into the ocean system is complex because the mineral isn't water-soluble and requires repeated infusions. "Wh...Jefferson scientists explain cancer cell metabolism changes
...n dim the power production in the cell and in turn scale up its cancer-producing activities. Two new studies provide stunning evidence suggesting that cyclin D1 which is found in up to eight times normal amounts in half of all breast cancers can cause a shift in the cancer cell's metabolism, changing i...Burning wetlands unleash sequestered mercury in wake of climate change
...ercury is released to the atmosphere at a regional scale during fires. The group has spent more than five years studying prescribed burns in addition to natural fires to measure the influence of burning on terrestrial mercury storage. They also have sampled smoke plumes to measure atmospheric mercury ...Northwestern receives Gates Foundation grant for medical diagnostics
...ill focus on two targeted products. They will then scale up those designs in preparation for field testing prototype devices in Africa. Kelso will recruit a multidisciplinary team of research scientists, engineers, post-doctoral fellows and graduate students from both engineering and the biological scie......d reconfiguring of brain circuits takes place on a scale of just hours, suggesting that the brain is evolving considerably even during the course of a single day. Scientists know that the strength of the connections between neurons changes to shape memories. They also know that the developing brain has ...