Stanford researchers establish center for physics-based simulations of biological structures
...BioS). The new center is charged with developing a simulation toolkit to enable scientists worldwide to model bi...ertise, but a particular strength in physics-based simulation of biologic structures," Delp said. "Russ brought together the faculty members from Computer Science...NHGRI seeks next generation of sequencing technologies
...m those devices. Experiment is woven together with simulation and modeling to understand the basic physics of molecule-device interaction at this size scale and its implications for device design. James Weifu Lee, Ph.D., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn. Two grants: $700,000 (3 years); $750,000 ...Researchers find protein that makes long-term memory possible
...olleagues reported in Nature that, in a laboratory simulation using rodent brain cells, BDNF fostered changes in the cells indicative of memory. In 1998 Nobel laureate Eric Kandel reported that tissue plasminogen activator was also involved in the formation of long-term memory. Tissue plasminogen activator, o...UF scientist: 'Brain' in a dish acts as autopilot, living computer
...ough the "brain" can successfully control a flight simulation program, more elaborate applications are a long way off, DeMarse said. "We're just starting out. But using this model will help us understand the crucial bit of information between inputs and the stuff that comes out," he said. "And you can imagine ...Computer models to simulate hypothetical outbreak of avian flu
...travel and the infectiousness of the virus. These simulation models will allow researchers to test different intervention strategies that may reduce the rate of transmission between people. The objective is to evaluate methods to locally contain the spread of disease. "We can see what would happen if we take ...Study in Royal Society journal on evidence for impact of global warming on bird populations
...in disordered structures and materials. I Computer simulation by Dr AHW Ngan Many engineering materials designed to cushion impacts (eg granular packings and foam materials) have random internal structures. When these materials are subjected to external loading, the internal forces are not uniform but distribut...Earth Science World receives 2004 Scientific American.com Web Award
...hile drilling for oil. The game is an interactive simulation of the key components required for successful oil exploration, and provides a colorful and engaging environment to learn the ins-and-outs of the science behind finding "black gold." Likewise, the Earth Science World Imagebank is a deep resource of h...Dec. 9 News and Terrorism Workshop in Miami
...rs, and scientists and engineering experts -- in a simulation of a response to a terrorist attack in their hometown. Sponsored by the National Academies, the workshops are designed to educate participants on the challenge and importance of getting accurate and timely information to the public during a crisis. P...Researchers reconstruct parts of the genome of a common mammalian ancestor
...corporated into a program that provides a detailed simulation of the evolution of DNA in these mammalian lineages. By running repeated simulations, they were able to test the accuracy of their DNA reconstruction method. "I was very pessimistic at the beginning because I thought we weren't going to be able to do...Computer analysis shows scientists could reconstruct the genome of the mammalian common ancestor
... process that incorporates no information from the simulation process) to recreate the ancestral sequence. Comparing the reconstructed sequence with the original ancestral sequence, they found that it was 98 percent accurate. The next step was to apply the reconstruction process to the actual genomic sequences...Brain surface stimulation alleviates Parkinson's symptoms
...s, Xavier Drouot and his colleagues found that the simulation alleviated the Parkinson's-induced movement difficulties, with no evidence of cell damage or inflammation. The researchers concluded that such brain surface stimulation could be effective without requiring the complex brain stereotactic surgery neces......n we watch a sport, our brain performs an internal simulation of the actions, as if it were sending the same movement instructions to our own body. But for those sports commentators who are ex-athletes, the mirror system is likely to be even more active because their brains may re-enact the moves they once made...MSI releases 'moleculizer' - a new approach to simulation of intracellular biochemical networks
..., announced today the release of a new approach to simulation of intracellular biochemical networks in the Janua...l step forward in our quest to provide an accurate simulation of intracellular biochemical networks." "I've designed Moleculizer to be intuitive for biologists," ...Bacterial spread all down to chance: Some strains 'just the lucky ones'
... genetic make-up of these bacteria with a computer simulation which allowed them to test various evolutionary scenarios. They found evidence that bacterial communities mirror the social life of the humans they infect. For example, close family members or friends in the same class at school or nursery are more l...Brain region learns to anticipate risk, provides early warnings. suggests new study in Science
...rials. "We started by building a detailed computer simulation of the ACC, and then we found that the computer pr...aid. "By integrating the theory, the computational simulation and then the fMRI testing, we are providing other scientists with some very rigorous evidence that o...$3.5 million for computer simulation of molecules
...project to develop the next generation of computer simulation technology to study collections of molecules, incl...evoted to the development of cutting-edge computer simulation methods to describe chemical reactions," says Voth, who directs the effort. For the past 35 years,...RNA project to create language for scientists worldwide
...nationally to advance RNA structure prediction and simulation and RNA sequence analysis. His work is supported by the National Institutes for Health and the American Chemical Society. Leontis describes RNA molecules as "the software controlling how the genes are expressed to make proteins." They are unique in b...Research breakthrough in the understanding of the spread of cholera
...te plantations near a desert oasis. In laboratory simulation Dr Yechezkel Kashi confirmed that fluorescent, tagged pathogenic O139 V. cholerae could be transferred by adult midges from one water container to another. In all parameters associated with insects, the pathogenic strains were distinguished from the ...PNAS highlights for the week of May 2 - 6
...lations of physical theories amenable to numerical simulation and solution. Computational methods augment traditional physical experiments because they can give information about complex phenomena at fine scales in time and space not easily achieved in the laboratory. Furthermore, algorithms can produce reasona...Cure for common cold will need to wiggle to work, scientists say
...fection process. An animated video of the computer simulation illustrates some of the results the team describes... The team discovered the effect through a computer simulation of the molecules' behavior, which they animated as a brief movie. The analysis actually concerned ho...