NIEHS researchers identify enzyme critical in DNA replication
...rm genomic replication, while others operate under special circumstances, such as the repair of DNA damage resulting from environmental exposures. Amazingly, more than a half century after Watson and Crick first described the DNA double helix, it had remained unclear which of these many DNA polymerases i...Glimmer of hope for Tahitian tree snails' survival
...s Tahitian tree snail collections did not have any special conservation value. They are now priceless....Satellite images reveal link between urban growth and changing rainfall patterns
...y focused on the People's Republic of China, where special economic zones have been established to attract foreign investment and generate international trade. One zone, Shenzhen, was created in 1980 in the Pearl River Delta just north of Hong Kong. Seto, a Hong Kong native, witnessed the impact of this desi...New method for reading DNA sheds light on basis of cell identity
... kind of genomic technology, a new study unveils a special code not within DNA, but within the so-called chromatin proteins surrounding it that could unlock these mysterious choices underlying cell identity. A research team led by scientists at the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT and the Massachusett....... In previous research, Dr Nicoletti found that special types of white blood cells called dendritic cells are important in helping the immune system decide on how to respond to foreign molecules. In the latest research, Dr Nicoletti compared the activity of dendritic cells in the gut and in the spleen of ...Bright future for nano-sized light source
...nowires of potassium niobate were synthesized in a special hot water solution and separated using ultrasound. The wires were highly uniform in size, several microns long, but only about 50 nanometers in diameter. A beam from an infrared laser was used to create an optical trap that allowed individual nanowir...Nanotechnology, medicine and bioethics
...eting of the Presidents Council on Bioethics. At a special session on nanotechnology to be held on Friday, June 29th, beginning at 8:30 a.m., they will present the exciting possibilities that these technologies present, as well as potenial risks and ethical implications. Who: Dr. Andrew D. Maynard, Chief...OHSU scientists find antidepressant, bone loss link
...ian," Haney said. "However, it may be worth paying special attention to the things we know can prevent osteoporosis, such as exercise, taking adequate calcium and vitamin D, and it might be worth consideration of screening for low bone density." Bliziotes added, "We don't want to leave anyone with the impr...Neuroblastoma expert reviews progress and challenges in fighting difficult pediatric cancer
...rtunately rare, but among them, neuroblastoma is a special case, accounting for 7 percent of all childhood cancers, but 15 percent of childhood cancer deaths. It typically occurs as a solid tumor in the abdomen, but also in the neck, chest, and pelvis, developing in the network of the body's sympathetic nerv...CSHL awarded Pre-College Science Education Grant by HHMI
...eter J. Bruns, HHMIs vice president for grants and special programs, The efforts of CSHL and other institutions provide a crucial link between research and education communities and play an important role in strengthening scientific literacy for all citizens. HHMIs panel of leading scientists and educators ...International team to honor 30th anniversary of deep-sea vent discovery in Galpagos
...mark discovery of the first volcanic hot vent at a special meeting and public event in the Galpagos Islands, located just south of the discovery site, on June 27-29. Attendees will include many of the original explorers who first discovered these bubbling hot areas surrounded by bizarre animals thriving in ...ASM scores a hat-trick at the 2007 Hermes Creative Awards
...al and the unexpected phenomena for which he has a special fascination. ASMs outreach programs are a great way to make people aware of the role microbes play in everyday life, said Chris Condayan, manager, public outreach for ASM. Its quite an honor to be recognized for all three programs by the Hermes Aw...NJIT professor says certain home shapes and roofs hold up best in hurricane
...Technology (NJIT). Civil engineer Rima Taher, PhD, special lecturer in the New Jersey School of Architecture at NJIT, spent two years examining the findings of research centers that have studied the best designs and construction materials and methods needed to withstand extreme wind events and hurricanes. ...Bee researcher at Arizona State University is 1 of 20 new Pew Scholars in the biomedical sciences
... Trusts would select Amdam, and that the award has special significance on several fronts: This the first year that ASU was invited to nominate, so it marks our initiation as an institution into this select club. The fact that our faculty member was chosen also shows that ASU belongs in the club. Then, when ...Reconstructing the biology of extinct species: A new approach
...e animal moves. The 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 ...Louisiana Tech researchers help find new sub-atomic particle
... Details of the discovery will be presented at a special Fermilab seminar at 1 p.m. Friday, June 15. The DZero experiment reported the discovery of the particle in a paper submitted June 12 to Physical Review Letters, the Journal of the American Physical Society. A news release from Fermilab provided the...Research finds that circadian rhythms dominate all life functions
...roperty of all genes in the organism as opposed to special function of some genes as previously believed. Knowing about oscillation properties of genes involved in metabolism is essential for understanding how genes interact with and regulate health and disease. Colorado State University researcher Andrey P...Yale journal examines the global impact of cities
... cities is the focus of cutting-edge research in a special issue of Yales Journal of Industrial Ecology. ...s beyond the city boundaries. The topics in the special issue, Industrial Ecology and the Global Impact of Cities , range from the prospects for addressing...UVa-led team uncovers important secret in gene replication
...lp to tell this story, but one possibility is that special proteins come and bind with the chromosome elements. Their job may be to grab on to a site on the chromosome and define the boundary element. There is nothing in the DNA sequence of bases that sets up the boundary areas between active and inactive......ast summer, Schneider explained. We constructed a special observation stand where we could actually see how workers were interacting with queens inside a swarm cluster, where they are hanging in a tree. That was really interesting, because nobody had ever really been able to look at that before, he noted. ...