Gene-transcription machinery seen poised for action, held in check until needed
...e, are known to have numbers of genes held in this state of readiness. In their investigations, the scientists were able to identify a single molecule called ubiquitin that, when in place, appears to be able to pause the transcription process after the needed machinery has been assembled. Once that molec...Call for EU to launch major project to map out all our proteins
...d. Delegates were given a thorough overview of the state of the field and Europes place in it, with details of various successful collaborations. Following the workshop, Europe is much better placed to harness its resources in the field effectively. Each year, ESF supports approximately 50 Exploratory Wor...Accident-prone? Scientists link brain function to knee injuries
...ional field, he said. There is likely an optimal state of arousal for each individual to maximize performance and injury avoidance, but future studies will have to determine the relationship between our results and anxiety, Swanik added. A follow-up study is now under way in UD's state-of-the-art Human...Californians urged to help reduce spread of Sudden Oak Death
...ting areas known to be infested should comply with state and federal regulations by not removing any host material from the site, including firewood. As an added measure of caution, visitors should remove all organic material from shoes, equipment, tires, pets paws, and other surfaces before leaving an inf...ACMG recognizes progress made in newborn screening
...ge of Medical Genetics (ACMG) strongly urges every state to require complete testing of all newborns for a core panel of genetic and congenital conditions. It is estimated that currently more than 500,000 babies annually are still not screened for the full panel of debilitating or life-threatening disorder...CU researchers discover evidence of very recent human adaptation
... important to emphasize that the research does not state that one group is more evolved or better adapted than another," said co-author Carlos Bustamante, a Cornell assistant professor of biological statistics and computational biology. "Rather as humans have populated the world, there has been strong sele...5 OHSU faculty members singled out for honors
...and for her active participation on a multitude of state and local health-related boards and task forces and in School of Nursing activities. OCNE is a collaborative mechanism established in response to the states critical nursing shortage to foster a dramatic expansion in the capacity and enrollment of Or......e Homestake mine, and between Berkeley Lab and the state of South Dakota, which was the birthplace of our founder, Ernest O. Lawrence. We look forward to renewing the relationship with Homestake in the 21st century. The Need to go Deep A number of scientific investigations require an underground e...Nearly 90 percent of babies receive recommended newborn screening tests
...ning when, in the early 1960s, it became the first state to routinely screen all newborns for PKU (phenylke...ning for fewer than 10 conditions. Disparities in state newborn screening programs mean some babies may die or develop brain damage or other severe complica...Malaria-resistant mosquitoes battle disease with 'molecular warhead'
...red that physically transforms TEP1 into an active state capable of grabbing on to the parasites surface and targeting it for termination. In a study appearing online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , the UT Southwestern group used a method called X-ray crystallography t...New imaging method clarifies nutrient cycle
... of The ISME Journal, at www.nature.com/ismej. A state of the art NanoSIMS instrument (short for nanometer-scale, secondary ion mass spectrometry) located at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory can image and measure minute amounts of chemical elements. Douglas Capone and Kenneth Nealson, USC Wrigley...Germany's embryo protection law is 'killing embryos rather than protecting them'
...eeds to be changed urgently to reflect the current state of the art. It is far worse to kill embryos afte... ART procedures in Germany has nearly halved since state funding for them was cut. Professor Anders Nyboe Andersen told the conference that Germany was a ...Reap what your ancestors sowed
...d cheaters can co-exist in a dynamic boom and bust state in the presence of long-lasting resources, known as durable goods. Durable goods can outlast their producers, and then be passed on to future generations. They include things like antibiotics produced by populations of bacteria to kill off neighbo...'Sundried tide' -- silent, natural disaster
...y predictable events that can seriously impact the state of coral reefs at a time when they are preparing for the stresses of summer. In a paper published in scientific journal Marine Biology, Dr Ken Anthony and Dr Ailsa Kerswell, of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (CoECRS) at The Un...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- June 27/July 3, 2007
...ies and regulations concerning radon and lead, few state or local policies have been developed for mold and no federal agency has Congressional authority to regulate or develop indoor mold policy, the study points out. Based on lessons from radon and lead, the researchers recommend policy approaches for ...JCI Table of Contents -- July 2, 2007
...ew York comments that if a heightened inflammatory state in the skin can influence p53 gain-of-function status, this may have important implications for the prognosis of SCCs. TITLE: An inducible mouse model for skin cancer reveals distinct roles for gain- and loss-of-function p53 mutations AUTHOR CONT...p53 gene mutations and inflammation trigger skin cancer
...ew York comments that if a heightened inflammatory state in the skin can influence p53 gain-of-function status, this may have important implications for the prognosis of SCCs....SNM initiatives supported by inclusions in NAS Report on competitiveness of US chemistry research
...ults of a separate NAS study that is reviewing the state of the science for nuclear medicinea multidisciplinary science and medical specialty that uses radiopharmaceutical agents and radiation-detection instruments for diagnosis and treatment of disease and for biomedical researchare expected to be release...Military bases can benefit by addressing sprawl issues and biodiversity
... lost. RAND researchers surveyed military staff, state and local governments, conservation organizations ... REPI allows military departments to partner with state and local government agencies and non-governmental organizations, like conservation groups, to estab...$125 million bioenergy initiative powered by Midwest ag industry, MSU research
...pport staff. This is a proud day for MSU and the state of Michiganand a dramatic step toward an economy powered by strategic partnerships among states, research universities and industry, said MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon. MSUs Office of Biobased Technologies and our preeminent scientists are dedicate...