A new system for collaboration in cell communication
...ene activates a membrane receptor molecule that is specific to Drosophila, but that the molecule belongs to a receptor family (that includes, for example, the human growth factor), which also reacts when it receives an external signal. This research describes a very signalling mechanism in the fly which is ve...How fish punish 'queue jumpers'
...e to draw a direct link between fish behaviour and specific human behaviour, it is clear there are general patterns of behaviour which apply to many higher life forms, ourselves included. These help us to understand why we do the things we do. ...Ground gas gizmo boosts brownfield building
...nitor the level of chlorine in the water supply at specific points in the distribution network. All major water utilities in the UK are currently using Hydraclam - and Chloroclam will be on the market in the autumn....What's the backscatter of your beer?
...he fermentation process, often helping to identify specific fermentation phases. In addition to biological processes, this backscatter-transit acoustics methodology has been used in lab testing to characterize industrial processes and products such as paints, micro-milling, asphalt-based commercial products...New Naval S&T Strategy to be detailed at partnership conference
...face meetings with decision-makers from ONR to ask specific questions about naval science and technology or to present new and innovative concepts and technologies. Marketplace participants must submit an abstract in advance. More information about the submission of abstracts for the CNR Challenge can be foun...Scientists call for global push to advance research in synthetic biology
...ssues facing future developments and directions in specific fields, and thereby help to define and guide the development of the research in these fields.Said Fred Kavli, founder of The Kavli Foundation, I am delighted at the success of this inaugural symposium, which has not only taken a look into the future ...St. Jude study shows genes play an unexpected role in their own activation
...DNA near a gene and triggers that gene to make the specific protein for which it codes. CREB activates genes i...ce to the puzzle of how cells use CREB to activate specific genes in response to cAMP signals. It also suggests that the current model scientists use to expl...Targeting key proteins of carcinogenesis
...h an so-called Ub ligase (E3) that couples Ub to a specific target protein. However, Dikic and colleagues disc...sis for novel therapeutic approaches that are more specific than drugs like Bortezomib. For an effective therapeutic use there is still a long way to go, explai...Revealed -- Mosquito genes that could be controlling the spread of killer viruses
... about these genes, and the way they interact with specific pathogens, we hope to gain a more complete underst...n, we may be able to use this knowledge to enhance specific reactions of the immune systems in other mosquitoes to control the spread of the disease....Gene therapy study shows safety and statistically significant improvement in Parkinson's disease
..., which supports a normalization of brain activity specific to the treated hemisphere. The study used an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector to deliver an inhibitory gene (glutamic acid decarboxylase or GAD) to the subthalmic nucleus (STN) of the brain. In Parkinsons disease, STN activity is abnormally incr...JCI table of contents: June 21, 2007
...ects on these mice of diets with defined levels of specific polyunsaturated fatty acids. The authors found that a nutritionally balanced diet high in omega-3 fatty acid reduced prostate tumor growth and increased survival in these animals, whereas omega-6 fatty acids had the opposite effects. Furthermore, int...Invertebrate immune systems are anything but simple, conference finds
...hmid-Hempel. Until now, this ability to recognize specific pathogens was thought to be limited to vertebrates. In another exciting area of research, scientists showed the sophisticated ways that invertebrates manage their immune systems. Insects recognise peptidoglycan [a component of bacterial cell wall...Electric fish conduct electric duets in aquatic courtship
... sexes, African electric fish couples not only use specific electrical signals to court but also engage in a s...) and identified nine common motor displays and 11 specific pulse sequences common to courtship and mating. "Knowing the electrical and motor patterns during ...Rutgers, Penn researchers capture research dollars to improve prostate cancer diagnostic methods
...t prostate cancer based on high levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA) in the blood typically order a needle biopsy, because common imaging techniques, such as ultrasound, dont distinguish cancerous tissue. Biopsies are difficult to perform because ultrasound cant reveal the precise location of suspicious ...Hepatitis B drug can compromise HIV treatment
...of the patients treated with entecavir developed a specific mutant form of HIV that rendered the virus resistant to lamivudine and emtricitabine. This well-known mutation, called M184V, greatly reduces the effectiveness of two of the best anti-HIV drugs, said Siliciano. So HIV patients not yet on any HIV me...DOE JGI upgrades its Microbial Genome Analysis System
...ial phages, and 402 plasmids not associated with a specific microbial genome sequencing project. Among these genomes, 2,558 are finished and 257 are draft genomes. IMG 2.2 contains 227 microbial genomes sequenced at JGI, consisting of 131 finished and 96 draft genomes. IMG 2.2 also features enhanced data ex...The mouflons of the Kerguelen archipelago
... We took the DNA from these samples, and looked at specific genetic sites, explained Renaud Kaeuffer. We expected that the genetic diversity of this population of mouflons would be very homogeneous, and that this genetic diversity would decline over time. Instead, we observed the opposite. The effect of na...New tumor markers -- 'Spot the differences'
...from their surroundings, each cell type sends only specific messages at any one time. While in normal cells this process is carried out following an organized pattern, this pattern of messages changes completely in cancer cells. When pancreatic cells transform into cancer cells, they abandon their usual funct......use or cover was the cause of differences and what specific soil properties best differentiate the land-use and cover types. Chemical analysis of Baltimores soils revealed high chemical variability, while physical measurements of soil were less variable. In general, levels of essential nutrients in Balt......ends of microtubules, called CLASPs, localize to a specific compartment of the Golgi (the Trans Golgi Network) and stabilize the microtubule "seeds" at the Golgi. Golgi-originating microtubules could also be an important factor influencing how cancer cells invade distant tissues. Because microtubules pl...