Plants provide model for new shape-changing materials
...l provide a truly integrated "smart" material that serves as the foundation for a new generation of biologically inspired engineering systems. In this unique program, researchers will be working with a company on the application of nastic materials to a morphing aircraft wing. This wing would dynamically c...NIH funds first nationaL SNP genotyping center at Broad Institute
...on activities related to human genetics. She also serves as scientific director of Broad Institute's portion of the International HapMap Project, a collaborative public project designed to advance genetic research and its application to disease gene discovery by determining patterns of genetic variation th...Study describes basic mechanism in cell growth control involving damaged DNA
...shows how this molecular choreography occurs: DDB1 serves as a DNA damage "checkpoint" molecule, taking CDT1 to CUL4. The ligase then tags CDT1 with ubiquitin, and 15 minutes later, CDT1 gets degraded. "This provides an explanation of how DDB1 may function to ensure the genetic stability and prevent cancer ...Phillip A. Sharp to present 2004 Ullyot Public Affairs Lecture at Chemical Heritage Foundation
...e also cofounded Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, where he serves on the board of directors and chairs the scientific board. A native of Kentucky, Sharp earned his B.A. from Union College in his home state, followed by a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana. He has authored more than 300 sc...Amphibians in dramatic decline; Up to 122 extinct since 1980
...on International (CI). "Their catastrophic decline serves as a warning that we are in a period of significant environmental degradation." Key findings of the study include: According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, at least 1,856 amphibian species are threatened with extinction, represent...New Jersey Institute of Technology environmentalist receives Fulbright Chair award
...or and Ocean Engineering, and Marine Geology. She serves as an associate editor of Estuaries: An International Journal of Coastal Science and Journal of Coastal Research. Jackson received her bachelor's degree from Clark University, her master's degree from Antioch New England Graduate School and her do...Using fruitflies to examine alcohol tolerance
...utant that lacks octopamine a neuromodulator that serves as the fly version of norepinephrine showed reduced rapid tolerance but unchanged chronic tolerance. In sum, two different lines of experiments provide pharmacological and genetic support for the idea that rapid and chronic tolerance may utilize ...Zebrafish may offer researchers powerful new tool for studying innate immunity
... species of freshwater aquarium fish, increasingly serves as an animal model for the study of genetic diseases. Like humans, it has two types of immune systems innate and adaptive. Innate immune systems provide a first line of defense against foreign microorganisms. But, humans and other jawed vertebrates ...Common gout drug shown to reduce risk from colorectal cancer
...ce the risk of cancer," said Dr. Rennert, who also serves as chairman of the Department of Community Medicine and Epidemiology with the Carmel Medical Center and is a member of the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Medicine. "This approach represents another potential strategy ...To save dolphin's dorsal fin experts combine medical technology and teamwork
...h structural and functional proteins still intact, serves to recruit the appropriate cells for tissue remodeling without producing scarring. The extracellular matrix used in Liko's procedure was derived from pig urinary bladder and provided by ACell TM Inc., which Dr. Badylak and his team at the Universit...Genetic data crunching achieves milestone at Stanford
... the director of the Stanford Microarray Database, serves as president of the Microarray Gene Expression Database Society, an international group working to implement standards for such work with microarrays. "It's much less scary to be doing microarrays at Stanford than anywhere else," Ball said. "In fact,...Arthur Galston to receive distinguished alumni award from University of Illinois
...h the Institution for Social & Policy Studies, and serves on its Executive Committee for the Interdisciplinary Bioethics Project . He taught a new introductory bioethics course in Yale College that in 2003-4 attracted more than 460 students, making it one of the largest courses in Yale College....Genetics play role in response to most common asthma drug
...r of the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases. "It also serves as a reminder of how important it is for asthma specialists to regularly assess how their patients are responding to medications so they can modify their drug regimen as needed." NHLBI established the ACRN in 1993 to conduct multiple, well-designe...Soaking up signal: Endocytosis controls spreading and effective signaling range of Fgf8 protein
...cularly tagged Fgf8 protein by confocal microscopy serves as one of the first examples of direct visualization of the spread of signaling molecules in an intact animal. The researchers found that spreading of Fgf8 through target tissue is controlled by endocytosis--i.e., internalization of Fgf8 protein by t...Joslin Diabetes Center awards 1st Mary K. Iacocca Faculty Fellowship
... He is a member of many professional societies and serves on the editorial boards of several scientific journals. He has published numerous papers in top journals. An estimated 800,000 Americans have type 1 diabetes, in which the pancreas is unable to produce insulin. People with type 1 diabetes must take...Crucial evolutionary link points to origins of modern cells
...otic cells. A massive complex of proteins, the NPC serves as a checkpoint between the cell's nucleus and the surrounding soupy cytoplasm inside the cell. Small molecules can enter and exit the nucleus through the NPC at will, but larger proteins and RNA molecules are allowed entry selectively. "Buried in...National Eye Institute funds search for genetic key to corneal disease
...of refractive surgery to repair visual defects and serves as director of Corneal and External Diseases and Refractive Surgery at Hermann Eye Center in Memorial Hermann Hospital....For yeast, a DNA break ensures sex switch for a grandchild
...e this nicked DNA upon cell division, and the nick serves as a signal for sex switching in the next generation. The researchers showed that the nick is site specific but sequence independent. The single-strand break is protected by 3'-OH and 5'-OH modification of the two DNA ends, and there is not loss of n...Tiny exosomes extracted from donor cells may be 'magic bullet' for drug-free transplants
...'s surface. As one family of MHC molecules, MHC-II serves as a beacon for a specific population of T cells called CD4+ T cells. Such cells are activated during chronic rejection in a process associated with the indirect pathway of immune recognition. "This finding is significant because current immunosuppr......supported by in vitro evidence, the Enomoto report serves to underscore the importance of differences between the behavior of cells in the body and cells in a dish....