Talented sniffer: A receptor known for guiding sperm to egg plays a role in the nose
..."sniffing tests" could be employed as a diagnostic tool for fertility defects associated with olfactory receptor-dependent chemotaxis in sperm. ...Stanford researchers establish center for physics-based simulations of biological structures
...ons or going back to school, have a well-supported tool to do the initial modeling. We think this is within grasp." The SimBioS Center will be located in the Clark Center in shared spaces that the biocomputation faculty has allocated for just this sort of collaboration. "One of the challenging elements ...NIH funds first nationaL SNP genotyping center at Broad Institute
...for sample management. An integrated SNP selection tool will be provided to automate queries and create SNP panels. A secure, web-based environment will provide access to a database linked to an in-house DNA repository and all samples will be coded to assure subject confidentiality. Results will be acce...University of Oregon professor wins 2004 Spiers Medal
...cientists to recognize the potential of an optical tool known as infrared-visible sum-frequency generation (SFG) to provide detailed structural information on liquid-liquid interfaces. "She realized that this technology could let us see how molecules such as the phospholipids that make up cell memb...September/October 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...the CAGE questions and a single-question screening tool are equally comfortable for both patients and physicians. Both tools also are equal in their ability to engage the patient in discussion. Seasonal Variation in Diagnoses and Visits to Family Physicians By Wilson D. Pace, M.D., et al Analyzing d...NIH awards Emory and Georgia Tech $10 million for partnerships in cancer nanotechnology
...and clinicians to Georgia has proven an invaluable tool in the fight against cancer." Prostate cancer is the most common cancer and second leading cause of death in American men. Approximately 180,000 new cases are diagnosed yearly, and 40,000 men will die from the disease this year. As they age, most ......isease, the bovine genome sequence will serve as a tool for agricultural researchers striving to improve health and disease management of cattle and enhance the nutritional value of beef and dairy products. Sequencing of the bovine genome began in December 2003. The breed of cattle selected for the bulk ......ronment . Information technology is a fundamental tool in modern particle physics research. In addition to being the place where the World Wide Web was invented, CERN is at present strongly involved in the development of Grid computing, which will be an essential element of the LHC, CERN's new particle a...World's top theoretical physicists converge to consider 'future of physics'
...eraction spaces in conjunction with that principal tool of theoretical physicists--the blackboard; (2) altered circulation routes, which encourage the meeting and convergence of scientists at the interaction sites; (3) conversion of a facility initially conceived in terms of a banker's nine-to-fi...New study on smallpox in monkeys reveals tactics of a killer
...s' blood cells. Dr. Relman used DNA microarrays, a tool unavailable in 1977 when naturally occurring smallpox was eradicated after a global vaccination campaign. Microarray analysis research reveals how smallpox alters gene activity in host cells under attack by the virus. It also reveals changes in level...Surgeon General's report underscores the importance of new thinking on bone health
... health. We believe today's report is an important tool to spur healthcare professionals, advocates and private industries on in our efforts to find effective ways to make osteoporosis prevention part of the everyday lives," said Neil Walsdorf, Jr., president of Mission Pharmacal. Osteoporosis is the gra...How to use math and a CT scanner to see how trees intercept light
...in plant, soil and animal sciences with an amazing tool for pioneering research in these areas....Purdue chemists give an old laboratory 'bloodhound' a sharper nose
...ces of rocks," he said. "Future rovers could use a tool like this to examine other worlds' surfaces for the presence of chiral acids, such as the amino acids that form our bodies' proteins. It could assist with the search for life elsewhere in the cosmos." John B. Fenn, who shared the 2002 Nob...Pushing the envelope to overcome HIV drug resistance
...vely by preventing a common mode of escape. Such a tool would be of enormous benefit in the worldwide fight against AIDS. Nancy M. King, Moses Prabu-Jeyabalan, Ellen A. Nalivaika, and Celia A. Schiffer: "Combating Susceptibility to Drug Resistance: Lessons from HIV-1 Protease"...Zebrafish may offer researchers powerful new tool for studying innate immunity
...nate immunity. They hope to use the zebrafish as a tool to better understand how innate immunity may ignite adaptive immune response and to investigate potential therapies for immune deficiencies in humans....Discovery might improve design, effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs
... accurate, mass spectrometry is a major analytical tool capable of sequencing peptides and allowing researchers to identify and characterize proteins at their physiological level. The instrument in which the experiments were performed is located at the North American headquarters of Bruker Daltonics in Bi...$2.8 million NIH grant awarded to UH for bionano training
...rn." This has become a very effective recruiting tool for UH. Its "students are getting snapped up because industry demands workers that are diverse and trained across the board." He emphasizes that this "no one size fits all" approach is a more accurate reflection of the types of researchers needed f...Passage of GMO ban in San Luis Obispo would encourage use of harsh pesticides
...Rice, with higher levels of beta carotene is a new tool that can be used to address Vitamin A deficiencies in the diets of people in much of the developing world. Lack of vitamin A causes millions of cases of blindness among children of poor nations as well as many childhood deaths. The be...ORNL system eliminates perchlorate, helps scientists trace source
...ngs show that the ORNL treatment system provides a tool for the identification and forensics of perchlorate contamination in the environment." ORNL has licensed the resin technology to the Purolite company and the regeneration and recovery technology to Calgon Carbon Corporation. The system also i......mum likelihood has eclipsed maximum parsimony as a tool for evolutionary biologists, largely because of studies that found it to be a more accurate and powerful tool. Thornton and Kolaczkowski were not convinced by these studies, which simulated evolution using a simplistic and unrealistic process in whic...