Gene design program from Johns Hopkins simplifies, automates and speeds design of 'artificial' genes
...Boeke. "By putting restriction sites into specific spots along the gene, we can cut it into bite-sized pieces that are easily duplicated millions of times. So the ability to cut and paste genes back together again is critical for designing genes to the right specifications, rapidly replicating them and put...Science class experiment reveals vitamin B12 secret
...g lab dishes did not light up. These stubborn dark spots revealed bacteria missing key genes needed to cons...s in bacterial mutants that, instead of being dark spots on the glowing lab dish, were even brighter than their normal counterparts. His findings enabled Cam...'Genetic network' guards against lethal DNA damage
... this case is a microarray: a grid of thousands of spots on a piece of glass that holds a unique "sensor" strand of DNA that matches one of the barcodes. Machines then read the microarray to identify which of the sensors found matching barcodes that identified specific yeast cells with specific mutations. ...Attractive birds more immune against bird flu
...g season and that males that unfurl their forehead spots most are those that produce the most antibodies. The findings not only enhance our understanding of why animals behave and look the way they do but also help explain why animals that choose their own mates produce healthier offspring than animals wh...New human retrovirus originated in mice
...iruses. The oligonucleotides are deposited as tiny spots on a small glass chip. To detect viruses from tiss...equences on the chip. The telltale fluorescence on spots on the chip signaled the presence of viral genetic material in the sample. Although the Virochip con...Fruitfly study shows how evolution wings it
... have learned which elements of fly DNA make these spots come and go in different species. Their studies ha...are put together in the course of evolution." Wing spots have evolved in different fruitfly species as part of the courtship displays that males present to f...On a fly's wing, scientists tally evolution's winners and losses
...endently gained -- and repeatedly lost -- the wing spots that make them appealing to females. "These spots have appeared and disappeared independently in different species at different times over the course ...Nanotechnology may find disease before it starts
...righten the resulting image. One day, those bright spots may indicate that a few cells in the area may be on the verge of mutating and growing out of control. "The long-term goal is to use this technology to improve our ability to identify very early cancers and other diseases," said Jun Liu, a study co-au...Physicians and engineers pool resources to prevent stroke
...t of cerebral aneurysms, which are ballooning weak spots in the wall of a blood vessel in the brain, is at the center of this joint research. The goal of their study is to develop a fully-integrated computational medical tool that will be useful in helping to select patients for treatment whose aneurysms ...Creating new insight into HIV-AIDS virus wins Canada's top student biotech prize
...s of the project has pushed biotechnology up a few spots on James' list of possible career choices, but he's in no hurry to decide. "I've got another year of high school and a lot of things I'm interested in," he says. Some of the brightest young scientists in Canada In remarks at the ceremony, NRC Vice-...Newborn hearing screening programs may benefit from the standardization of testing protocols
...e development. Molecular genetic testing of blood spots from all newborn infants for the presence of the CMV virus, connexin deafness, Pendred syndrome and mitochondrial mutations in the 12S rRNA gene would allow the immediate diagnosis of the commonest forms of genetic and environmental deafness that are...Protein connections: A network to understand disease
...entified as common partners." "In this network are spots where many proteins interact," she said. "These are key proteins." These proteins, she said, could be extremely important in insuring normal neuronal function. "When you step back, you realize this is applicable to any human disease," she said. "Yo...World fire maps now available online in near-real time
... the time, date, longitude and latitude of the hot spots are provided. The database covers 1995 to present, but complete yearly coverage begins from 1997. The WFA data are based on results from the Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR) on ESA's ERS-2 satellite, launched in 1995, and the Advanced Along Tr...Planning for stewardship an important part of successful ecological restoration
...iew corridors were needed to avoid creating hiding spots for criminal activity, so the students went back and removed six of the cedars they'd planted. "This capstone project engages students in interactive hands-on learning, revealing the complexity of real-world solutions and creating bonds between the...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- July 19, 2006
...el, the study recommends, to identify specific hot spots in need of capping or other measures to prevent dangerous exposures. ARTICLE #4 "Metal Distributions in New Orleans Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: A Continuation Study" DOWNLOAD HTML: http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/sample.cgi/esthag/asap/h...Study documents marathon migrations of sooty shearwaters
...dual birds went to just one of the three major hot spots and stayed there until it was time to return south to breed. But Shaffer said the birds that travel to different regions do not represent distinct populations of shearwaters. "Birds that came to California stayed in California, and if they went to ...Snakes' virtual glasses, leopard spots and all-optical transistors
...link.aps.org/abstract/PRE/v74/e011914 Leopard's spots and Zebra's stripes inspired the ancient myths fam...uars as the animals age. Both felines sport simple spots when they are kittens. By the time they're adults, Jaguar's spots have turned to polygons, while Leo...ACS news service Weekly PressPac -- August 16, 2006
...l Science & Technology Cooling towers may be hot spots where new forms of disease-causing bacteria emerge, scientists report. Sharon G. Berk and colleagues set out to determine whether cooling towers -- fixtures that extract waste heat and provide cooled water for air-conditioning, manufacturing and elec...Manatee traveler in northeastern waters not Chessie
...ng gray scar on his back, with several small white spots apparent within the scar. "Since then, Chessie also has acquired tail mutilations, but these are not severe," said Cathy Beck, a biologist with the USGS Sirenia Project. "Reports of manatee sightings far from the usual summer range are of great inte......well known that the hole tends to settle longer at spots in the DNA where two guanines (G) are located next to each other. It's the next step that has eluded DNA researchers for decades - somehow the hole in the ionized DNA reacts with water. This critical step is the first in a series that brings about ...