Phillip A. Sharp to receive the 2007 Winthrop-Sears Award
... 2004. In 1999 he was named Institute Professor, a title given to a small number of faculty with extraordinary records of achievement. Sharp codiscovered RNA splicing in 1977. This work provided one of the first indications of the startling phenomenon of "discontinuous genes" in mammalian cells. The discov...New findings in smell and taste
...new findings to be presented at the meeting (click title for additional information): Risky Brain Response: Brain Response in People at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease - Alzheimer's disease (AD) causes devastating effects on memory as the victim slowly deteriorates. We have studied people at risk ...Sixth annual bioethics forum to tackle medical applications of research
... Center Institute (BTCI) in Fitchburg, Wis. The title of this year's conference, to be held on Thursday and Friday, April 19-20, is "From Therapy to Enhancement." Featuring a series of keynote speakers and discussion sessions, the annual forum is designed to provide the public with access to accurate sc...Study verifies more hazardous waste facilities located in minority areas
... about the impact of the original 1987 report. The title of the report is "Toxic Waste and Race at Twenty 1987-2007, Grassroots Struggles to Dismantle Environmental Racism in the United States."...Studies of population genetics, evolution are an exercise in bad taste
...an Association for the Advancement of Science. The title of his talk is "Evolution: A Study in Bad Taste?" In the 1930s, scientists discovered differences in the ability of humans to taste a bitter synthetic compound called phenylthiocarbamide, or PTC, and they determined that the trait was controlled by......n of Nutrition and Environmental Exposures" is the title of vom Saal's AAAS presentation. Also presenting with vom Saal at the AAAS symposium are Reth Newbold of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Bruce Blumberg of the University of California-Irvine, George Corcoran of Wayne State Un...New findings blow a decade of assumptions out of the water
...y researchers in the Jan. 11 issue of Nature. The title of an accompanying News and Views piece says it all, "Looking for N2 Fixation in all the Wrong Places." It's important to have a global picture of where nitrogen fixation is occurring that is where nitrogen gas is being converted into substances l...Biolex reports potential for more potent, efficacious antibodies in Nature Biotechnology
...ber print issue of Nature Biotechnology, under the title "Glycan optimization of a human monoclonal antibody in the aquatic plant Lemna minor." Scientists at Medarex and Biolex characterized the monoclonal antibody MDX-060 produced in the LEX System and MDX-060 produced in a CHO system. The LEX System w...Neanderthal genome sequencing yields surprising results and opens a new door to future studies
...uences can be obtained from such libraries." The title of the Science paper is Sequencing and analysis of Neanderthal genomic DNA. Co-authoring the paper with Rubin were James Noonan, Graham Coop, Sridhar Kudaravalli, Doug Smith, Johannes Krause, Joe Alessi, Feng Chen, Darren Platt, Svante Pbo and Jonat...SAGE partners with the Society for Gynecologic Investigation
..." New ISSN numbers have been assigned due to the title change, and they are 1933-7191 for print and 1933-7205 for online. Institutional subscriptions will include Combined (Print and E-access), E-access, or Print Only options. Online access will not be disrupted during the transition to SAGE, and the jou...Fruit fly study identifies gene mutation that regulates sensitivity to alcohol
...archers dubbed it white rabbit--a reference to the title of a 1960s song about drug-induced changes. "This study describes key molecular pathways and gene interactions that control alcohol sensitivity," said NIAAA Director Ting-Kai Li, M.D. "These significant clues about the fruit fly's behavioral respo...A valuable fly for research into disease
...at can a fly tell us about drug addiction?" is the title of a talk by the University of California's Ulrike Heberlein, a pioneer in drug abuse research using Drosophila. Her research group focuses on the possible links between genes and behaviour caused by drug abuse and the mechanisms that regulate respon...Boat paint to blame for Norfolk Broads' desolation
...t in the environment, earning it the controversial title as the most toxic substance ever introduced deliberately by man into the aquatic environment," explains Dr Sayer. "In freshwaters, once TBT is released from an antifouling coating it is rapidly absorbed by bacteria and algae, and eventually works i...3rd Annual AIBS, BSCS, NESCent Evolution Science and Education Symposium
...edings of the National Academy of Sciences. The title for Dr. King's talk is "From Protozoa to Metazoa: The Origin of Animal Multicellularity." Dr. Jeff Levinton is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Dr. Levinton condu...Announcing the launch of Open Access Central
....chemistrycentral.com/ ), a major new open access title covering all areas of chemistry. PhysMath Central ( www.physmathcentral.com ) is planned for launch at a future date, and will feature peer-reviewed research in all areas of mathematics and physics....Media advisory: International mercury conference coming to Madison Aug. 6-11
...ening ceremony at 6:15 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 6. The title of his address is "Perspectives on Mercury." Another address is titled "Remembering Minamata 50 Years Later." Fifty years ago, mercury-contaminated industrial waste polluted Minamata Bay and ultimately led to the death and disability of thousands ...How purple corn and RNA break genetic laws
...July 20 issue of the journal Nature. The article's title and a complete list of authors and their affiliations is at the end of the release. The National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute funded the research. The Chandler lab investigated a gen...Opportunities for structured doctoral research
... is the question of how the processes named in the title control the development of individual cells and en...Georgetown University, Washington, USA) With the title "Negotiating Processes of the Civil Society from the 19th Century to the Present - Germany and the N...Impressive new Impact Factors for BioMed Central's open-access journals
...esearch. Genome Biology, BioMed Central's flagship title covering biology in the post-genomic era, has been assessed as having an Impact Factor of 9.71. The journal's first Impact Factor places it in the top five of research journals in the highly competitive Genetics and Heredity field, and the 4th most c......logy. Genome Biology is BioMed Central's flagship title covering biology in the post-genomic era. Genome Biology publishes articles from the full spectrum of biology and makes all research articles available free of charge on the website. Launched in 2001 and among the first open access journals to be pub...