Alien woodwasp, threat to US pine trees, found in N.Y.
...usands of bark beetles caught in routine screening traps set by the New York State Cooperative Agricultural...are carrying out a large dragnet, setting multiple traps in places they suspect the woodwasp may be doing its destructive work. The effort is widespread beca...Molecular spies illuminate drug resistance proteins
...o close from the inside of the cell outwards. This traps a molecule, like a drug or toxin, inside the chamber. At about the same time, the external part of the chamber begins to open, which allows the trapped molecule to be expelled from the cell. These findings provide an important first step towards com...Retroviral resistance gene found
...rafficking of the viral preintegration complex and traps the viral DNA in the cytoplasm. We hope that learning more about this transport machinery might reveal a new target for antiviral drugs in the treatment of HIV-1 disease."...Research breakthrough in the understanding of the spread of cholera
...able V. cholerae from adult midges caught by light traps all over Israel, close to bodies of water as well as above sand dunes and date plantations near a desert oasis. In laboratory simulation Dr Yechezkel Kashi confirmed that fluorescent, tagged pathogenic O139 V. cholerae could be transferred by adult ...Harnessing microbes, one by one, to build a better nanoworld
...he electrical contacts along the conveyor serve as traps that can hold single bacterial cells while their e...r example, chemical modifications to the electrode traps might make it easier for scientists to retrieve specified cells from a complex mixture. The work by ...Radio-tracking associated with 'dramatic shift' in water vole sex ratio
...sites vole numbers had been monitored using small traps baited with apple and carrot during 2002 and 2003, voles being released after counting. However, Moorhouse and Macdonald had also fitted radio-collars to 38 of the voles caught at the Norfolk site for in-depth study of the voles' movements. According...Researchers find how protein allows insects to detect and respond to pheromones
...cals that could trick insects like mosquitoes into traps or could function as repellents, said Dr. Dean Smith, associate professor of pharmacology at UT Southwestern and senior author on the study. Humans give off signals that attract mosquitoes, the insect responsible for spreading malaria, which kills up...Three Yale scientists receive Ellison Medical Foundation awards
...ore new approaches to the design of repellants and traps for disease-carrying insects. One of the most effective means of controlling insect-borne diseases has been to control the insects that carry them. Carlson's team will apply its recent advances in understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms o...US researchers warn of possible fertility risk to men using laptop computers on their laps
...highs close together to balance the machine, which traps the scrotum between the thighs." The researchers worked with 29 healthy volunteers aged 21 to 35, measuring scrotal temperatures with and without laptops. Two one-hour sessions of scrotal temperature measurements were performed on different d...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory
...elps reduce emissions by seamlessly activating NOx traps or by using other approaches. The sensor, which is... NOx emissions could be remediated with catalysts, traps or selective catalytic reduction. The project is funded by the Department of Energy's offices of Ene......lucose is available as the energy source, the cell traps the molecule inside its walls by adding a phosphate called "phosphorylation" with the help of a phospho-relay system that requires a protein known as HPr. HPr can itself be phosphorylated in two ways, with one form binding the CCR master regulatory...