NIH awards new $14.5 million, five-year grant to the Scripps Research Institute
...pression does not use a cell at all, but basically takes all the components of a cell that make up the protein expression machinery -- such as the genes, amino acid building blocks, and enzymesand puts them all together in a test tube under conditions that favor expression. In vitro expression has been ...Pine cones lead to a fundamental change in clothing
...University of Bath's Centre for Biomimetics, which takes ideas from nature and turns them into new technology. Its head, Professor Julian Vincent, said: "The new smart clothing will make wearers' lives much more comfortable by automatically adjusting their clothing to control their body temperature. ...Intelligent clothing inspired by pine cones
...University of Bath's Centre for Biomimetics, which takes ideas from nature and turns them into new technology. Its head, Professor Julian Vincent, said: "The new smart clothing will make wearers' lives much more comfortable by automatically adjusting their clothing to control their body temperature. "We've...New biosensor rapidly detects deadly foodborne pathogen
...a said there's no known precise number of cells it takes to infect someone, most food safety experts suggest from 100 to 1,000 cells can cause illness. Cooking would kill many of the L. monocytogenes cells that can grow at refrigeration temperature, but many ready-to-eat products, such as...Brain circuit may permit scientists to eavesdrop on memory formation
...esting that a lot of the important activity likely takes place off-line, when the animal is removed from the direct behavioral experience." Future studies could give insight into the role of sleep in memory consolidation, which has been suggested by many researchers, said Schuman. Studies by other research...Old bones unearth new date for giant deer's last stand
...se majestic beasts, the extra three thousand years takes them well into the modern era when Stone Age hunting was at its most refined. The question is, did early man develop an appetite for supersized deer? Professor Adrian Lister says: "Although we can now bring the extinction date forward by 3,000 years ...U-M scientists see ubiquitin-modified proteins in living cells
...e interaction is more difficult to study, since it takes about an hour for the fluorescent proteins to become visible." ...Yale scientists find cooperative RNA switches in nature
...hat it really means is that modern RNA has what it takes to run the complex metabolism of life. It is like what would have been needed in an "RNA World" - or a period in evolution where RNA served a much larger role," said Ronald T. Breaker , professor in the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Develop...Electronics recycling made easy
...ing company in the world, Onyx understands what it takes to offer meaningful indemnification and liability protection", notes Mike Berens, National Sales Manager for Onyx. "For more that 12 years we have been designing custom solutions and protecting customers by managing the risk associated with recycling...UF scientists have bionanotechnology recipe to find elusive bacteria
...ed nature. "It's a very simple idea," said Tan. He takes antibodies -- molecules used to seek specific types of bacteria -- and attaches, or "conjugates", them to tiny dye-loaded particles. "A bioconjugated particle is linked to the antibody, which can recognize a specific type of bacterium," Tan said. "...Highlights of American Anthropological Assoc. meeting
...t, the fish market at the center of the world, and takes on Fat around the globe. Names and times will be posted in the Press Room. The American Anthropological Association is the world's largest organization of anthropologists, representing all specialties within the profession from cultural, physical...Touching research: How white blood cells navigate
...tional Institutes of Health. The five-year program takes aim at a process that is fundamental to our health...ses in our bodies," says Waugh. "This type of work takes a special breed of engineer willing to deal with messy systems, as most biological systems tend to b...INEEL uses extremophile bacteria to ease bleaching's environmental cost
...use an enzyme's half-life -- the amount of time it takes to lose half its effectiveness -- as a yardstick for comparing two enzymes. Large-scale production of the T. brockianus enzyme could end decades of environmental costs from industrial bleaching. Chlorine, used for more than a century, forms toxic and...Time-lapse movies show brain cells move like a two-stroke engine
... than gliding smoothly along the fiber, the neuron takes a "step." First it stretches out along the fiber, ...ame as the timing we measured 15 years ago that it takes for the nerve cell to adhere, let go and take a new step along the glial monorail," says Hatten. Add...... the growth of multiple tissues and in growth that takes place at various stages of life. They have potent effects during embryonic, fetal and child development, and can modify the size and structure of particular brain regions. They are also involved in the repair of adult tissues after injury and may med...NHGRI seeks next generation of sequencing technologies
...cleic Acid Detection with Nanopipettes" This group takes a stepwise approach to single nucleic acid molecule detection, using the nanoscale pore in a pulled glass pipette to measure single DNA molecules with attached nanoparticles. Understanding the electrical signals produced by, and the limits of this te...Perceptual decision-making hub pinpointed in human brain
...The researchers took advantage of the fact that it takes the brain longer to figure out what it's looking a... region may differ by only a little bit, and so it takes the brain longer to weigh each signal and make a decision." The dorsal lateral prefrontal cor...Researchers find protein that makes long-term memory possible
...he chemical reaction that generates mBDNF actually takes place in the brain, and that mBDNF is essential to the long-term memory process," said Dr. Pang. To conduct their experiments, the researchers relied on observations of a laboratory phenomenon thought to mirror the changes that occur in the...Peakadilly nv biopharmaceutical firm created
.... Health care tailored to the patient Today, it takes an average of 800 million euro and about 12 years to develop a new drug. Among other things, the time-consuming and expensive clinical studies test the safety and effectiveness of a potential medicine. Frequently, the studies indicate that the drug i...Hormone therapy's effect on breast density is not the same for all women, Group Health study finds
...ype of HT a woman uses, and the length of time she takes it. A new study, conducted by Erin Aiello, MPH, and colleagues at Group Health Cooperative's Center for Health Studies, examined the link between HT and breast density among women in a broad range of categories. Her study found: Estrogen-only thera...