Sinking coastlines may precede large subduction zone quakes
...west coast of the United States, we should look to see where the land has subsided and put instruments th...ust a one-off thing. It turned out we were able to see an 1,800-year event from the same area and, of course, we went down to Oregon and found the same thi...Timing is everything: First step in protein building revealed
...kins' Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences. "We see disease largely as an incorrect timing event -- th...ext." They had expected -- or at least hoped -- to see a shift in the color of light once the RNA was mixed in. Instead, they saw two shifts in the color g...The Cochrane Library Newsletter, 2005, Issue 1
..., found that very little research has been done to see whether oximes are effective. What work has been c...kalinisation should be a priority, particularly to see whether sodium bicarbonate can help, because this chemical showed promising outcomes in early resear...Plant protein mimics hormone that mitigates diabetes and obesity
... the receptor in yeast that recognizes osmotin and see which compounds activate this receptor," he said. "Another approach would be to take the gene for the animal receptor, insert it into yeast, and start asking those same questions - what other compounds does the receptor recognize?" In their study, th...By age 6, children of overweight mothers are also prone to obesity
...verweight mothers. "It is not necessary to wait to see increased body fat by age six if the child is already overweight," Dr. Berkowitz said. "There appears to be an interaction between the genes that control body weight and environmental factors such as increased intake of sweets and fats, as well as in...Yellowstone microbes fueled by hydrogen, according to U. of Colorado study
..., with all the interlacing systems. We can't even see a microbial system." Sample extraction was a dangerous and delicate operation. In order to accurately analyze a hot spring's entire microbial community, Spear needed to collect only about as much material as a pencil eraser. Sediment samples were...Columbia research lifts major hurdle to gene therapy for cancer
...y powerful in eradicating metastases that we can't see and that can't be eliminated by surgery or radiation. Gene therapy, especially for cancer, is really starting to make a comeback." The virus's selectivity for cancer cells is based on two molecules called PEA-3 and AP-1 that, the researchers found, a...Mayo Clinic researchers discover new kind of heart failure gene
...s on the rhythm disorders. With this new study, we see that heart failure is another important manifestat...ients with rhythm disturbances caused by SCN5A, to see whether they also are at risk for DCM."...UCLA researchers detail the evolution of quantum dot imaging in the journal Science
...hip has enormous potential and I'm very excited to see the advances in cancer diagnosis and treatment to ...d to a given protein or receptor to monitor it and see what other molecules it interacts with, what part of the cell it is in and what signaling pathways t...Startling results from new biomedical research international conference
...arily interested in treatments, not cures. Do they see this kind of research as a threat?" The question is far from academic. Major developments not only in biotech, but also in genomics and stem cell research now offer exciting and far-reaching opportunities for health care in conditions ranging from Al......rding to its social content. People readily pay to see powerful or sexually attractive individuals, and, ...vious studies had shown that monkeys would work to see other monkeys, no one knew whether the value they placed on seeing other individuals was related to ...Racial groupings match genetic profiles, Stanford study finds
...follow people of different racial/ethnic groups to see which group is more likely to get a particular disease or respond well to a new treatment. This information can help future doctors know which patients may need additional disease screening or should receive one treatment over another. But recently s...Wider use of simpler cervical cancer screening could benefit women in developing countries
... performs a naked-eye observation of the cervix to see whether the epithelium, a protective tissue layer, turns white. This would indicate precancerous lesions. Dr. Jeronimo said that "it has always been said that this VIA method was only applicable" in low-income developing nations with few resources. ...Genetic regions influencing male sexual orientation identified
...exual," said Mustanski. "The next steps will be to see if these findings can be confirmed and to identify the particular genes within these newly discovered chromosomal sequences that are linked to sexual orientation."...Man and mouse share genome structures
...ators of development. "In most of the genome, we see short stretches associated with activated histones..." Bernstein said. "However, in the HOX regions, we see huge stretches of genome, many thousands of base pairs in length, that are completely covered by tag...How many comparative genomes are enough?
...ing which other organisms to sequence -- partly to see which DNA regions are similar across species and therefore likely to serve critical functions. But these discussions raised an important, and potentially expensive, question: How many species need to be sequenced to know whether evolution has conserv...Recognizing new aneurysm syndrome can save lives
...o cases are intriguing," says Loeys. "But when you see 16 cases in 10 unrelated families, it shows that it's real, particularly when there's a family history that can be traced." Mutations in the syndrome's responsible genes had not previously been linked to the syndrome's individual characteristics in p...Beer-drinking rats count calories better than many people, UF researchers say
...onsume relatively large amounts of alcohol, and to see if they could still manage calories." In the current study, UF researchers made alcohol more palatable by adding it to decarbonated, non-alcoholic beer, which also allows scientists to precisely measure the alcohol content. In a separate test they p...Multi-purpose protein regulates new protein synthesis and immune cell development
... to create plasma cells, Zhang designed a study to see if IRE1 was involved, also. Zhang studied mouse embryos that were missing the gene for IRE1. He found that mice lacking both copies of IRE1 died before birth and had fewer hematopoietic stem cells precursor cells which develop into many different ...Key mechanism in genetic inheritance during cell division identified
...his time that ring formation occurs in vivo, we do see in our in vitro tests that Dam1 ring formation strengthens the microtubules." Thousands of microtubule fibers are woven together to form a highly flexible cytoskeleton in biological cells that gives shape to cell walls and other structures, and contr...