Research shows skeleton to be endocrine organ
...forming cells for molecules that could potentially send signals back to fat cells. The researchers found that osteocalcin, a protein made only by bone-forming cells (osteoblasts), was not a mere structural protein, but rather a hormone with totally unanticipated and crucial functions. Osteocalcin dire...Gene-transcription machinery seen poised for action, held in check until needed
...any genes that may be poised in this way, ready to send the cells down various differentiation pathways to form different tissues. There are likely many vital cell functions that depend on a quick response which could be regulated by this process. In earlier work, Berger and her coworkers looked at ways...Nicotine rush hinges on sugar in neurons
...otine binds to a neuron, how does the cell know to send the signal that announces a smokers high" As with other questions involving good sensations, the answer appears to be sugar. A University of Southern California study appearing with a commentary in Nature Neuroscience online proposes a role for ...Expert to provide update after 'worst tomato virus' hits California
...l . If symptoms are detected, growers are asked to send samples to their local University of California Cooperative Extension office for testing. If the virus were to spread and become established within the state, management strategies such as planting resistant varieties and implementing tomato-free per...Citrus greening continues to spread in citrus growing areas
...of huanglongbing, to scout for the symptoms and to send in samples for testing. Citrus greening has spread from eight to 23 counties since it was first found in Florida just a little more than a year and a half ago. Once citrus trees are infected, the fruit yield, rate, and quality are greatly reduced....New research shows vaginal bacteria vary among healthy women, need customized treatment
...vaginosis and yeast infections, and those problems send them in droves to seek medical treatment, said Larry Forney, a professor of biology at the University of Idaho. Unfortunately, prescribed treatments arent necessarily effective because doctors dont understand distinctive differences in the microbial ...A new system for collaboration in cell communication
... and that these cells subsequently act together to send the signal to the target cell. In this manner, the... that different types of cells working together to send a message can be regarded as a security measure designed to ensure that the signal reaches the recep...The BBVA Foundation commits 2.4 million euros to research in Ecology and Conservation Biology
... in sea level in the shorebirds habitats that will send populations into continuous decline until the end of the 21st century.The goal of this research project is to analyze the quality of some of the main coastal ecosystems in South America and identify the short- and medium-term effects of climate chang...Reconstructing the biology of extinct species: A new approach
...e fluid's movement is sensed by special cells that send signals to the brain, triggering the neck and eye muscles to reflexively keep the visual image stable. The basic hypothesis of the project was that the organ of balance -- which helps stabilize an animal's gaze and coordinate its movements as it ...Undergraduate research shows leaderless honeybee organizing
...g more active. At this point, the workers begin to send a second signal that researchers call worker piping at a fevered pitch. Piping, which consists of bees making contact and vibrating their wing muscles rapidly, appears to be a general instruction to fly. The researchers document that the workers st...QUT microgravity tower attracts global scientific community
...ive and time-consuming because researchers have to send their experiment into space on a space shuttle or use a vomit comet, a NASA jet that changes altitude rapidly, to negate gravitys effects, he said. Researchers can pay huge fees to run an experiment that weighs just several kilograms in the space s...Neuronal activity gives clues to working memory
...stent firing," the researcher says. "Instead, they send a message from one group to the other that helps coordinate two sides: the role of inhibition in this system is to make sure that only one group is generating persistent activity at a given time. In this way, the goldfish doesn't get a mixed signal t...Gene therapy offers new hope for treatment of peripheral neuropathy
...and cancer. These damaged nerve fibers continue to send signals to pain centers in the brain even after the surrounding tissue has healed. Unfortunately, neuropathic pain often responds poorly to standard pain treatments and occasionally may get worse instead of better over time. For some people, it leads...$5M gift will attack Lou Gehrig's disease from all angles
...which involves the death of the motor neurons that send signals to the muscles and control movement, could be a new frontier in treating the disease. Already, Marsala and Feldman have performed preliminary research in animals. The promising results from this study, which have not yet been published, fo...How does day length affect aggression in mice? It's in the genes
...ta. These receptors are like docking stations that send signals from the estrogen molecules into the cells...ur. But neuroscientists believe that when hormones send messages to cells outside of this gene-controlled network, behavior can change in mere minutes. S...2007 Joint Assembly in Acapulco -- press conference schedule
...d be in commercial Beta format.The simplest way to send such materials is with the scientists themselves, asking them to drop them off in the Press Room (Room 15, Exhibition Hall (Saln Chichen-Itza), Acapulco Convention Center). Remaining copies of press materials may be collected up to 1300h on Friday, 2...UCLA molecular biologists convert protein sequences into classical music
... translated to music. The browser allows anyone to send in a sequence coding for a protein, which will then be converted into music and returned as a MIDI audio file. The research is published in Genome Biology, a major journal in the field of genomics. "I was thinking of doing a project like this for y......ne2music/home.html ]. The browser allows anyone to send in a sequence coding for a protein that is then converted into music and returned to the inquirer as a midi file....Lab-on-a-chip device from Berkeley Lab to speed proteomics research
...or mass spectrometry is to liquefy the protein and send it through electrically charged capillaries a technique known as electrospray ionization. One of the best candidates for high throughput integration of the detection and analysis processes is to interface the mass spectrometers with lab-on-a-chip te......ique, two lasers at different wavelengths (colors) send ultra-short pulses (lasting only a femtosecond, or a quadrillionth of a second) on a blood vessel. The hemoglobin absorbs light from both of these lasers at the same time, in a process known as "two-photon absorption," and then gives off signals that...