UCLA scientists discover new way to fix defective gene
...e these stop signs invisible, so traffic continues until it sees the proper stop sign at the end of the corner." In normal cells, termination codons alert the cell's protein-reading machinery that a protein has reached full length and completed copying. In the mutated genes of A-T patients, PTCs halt the ...Leading scientists to discuss research applications for therapeutic cloning
...will be challenging to achieve political consensus until the therapeutic benefits of cloning research are clearly demonstrated," said Dr. Schatten, calling for responsible legislation in the United States and warning that a ban on all cloning research could simply move the science offshore or to privately ...Genetic data crunching achieves milestone at Stanford
...ly to Stanford researchers and their collaborators until an article using the data is published in a journal. It is growing at a rapid pace, with nearly 1,000 experiments being added to the database every month. Statistics like these - combined with Stanford's invention of the microarray and the nine-perso...UF scientist: 'Brain' in a dish acts as autopilot, living computer
...a couple of times, just sampling who's next to it, until over time the connectivity starts to establish itself," he said. "(The brain is) getting its network to the point where it's a live computation device." To control the simulated aircraft, the neurons first receive information from the computer about...Reductions in blood oxygen levels in newborns could contribute to ADHD development
...paired learning that also occur are not noticeable until later, when juvenile animals are old enough to display these behaviors. The Emory scientists found that juvenile rats exposed to repetitive drops in blood oxygen levels as newborns also had a 50 percent increase in the level of dopamine stored in th...Sandbagging cancer in the bloodstream
... bloodstream get lodged in small blood vessels. Up until now it has not been clear how the tumor cells actually get out of these vessels and form new tumors in distant organs, says Cheresh, but part of the answer may lie in the fact that these cells release VEGF when they are in the bloodstream, and the VE...Yerkes researchers to present array of new data at Society for Neuroscience Meeting
...004/ . October 23, 2004 Each study is embargoed until the date and time of presentation. Education Sem...p.m.) October 24, 2004 Each study is embargoed until the date and time of presentation. Poster Presentations Larry Young, PhD, associate research pro...'Broken' gene reveals evolution of salt retention and possible ties to hypertension
... forgotten that from the beginning of civilization until about 100 years ago, salt was one of the most sought-after commodities in human history." In the sub-Saharan African regions where humans first appeared, available salt must have been limited and quickly lost through sweat. People who were better at...Do lead bullets continue to be a hazard after they land?
...sor Pat Scanlon was an investigator on the project until his death in 2003. "He found no evidence that birds eating shot, but this portion of the research was not completed," Rimstidt said. "We are not saying that wildlife would not ingest lead, but it does not appear to be a problem on this range. Other s...Researchers unlock mysteries of toxic metals in the largest contaminated site in United States
...unds in the soil, streams, and rivers were unknown until Virginia Tech professor of geosciences Michael Hochella went all the way to the University of Munster, Germany as a Fulbright Scholar, then as a Humboldt Fellow, to use sophisticated equipment that allowed him to examine lead, arsenic and other mater...Structure of new DNA enzyme family member found
...atter light from a microscope onto a specimen, but until you have an objective lens that refocuses that lig... then you go through various morphological changes until you finally get to modern man. You can see the same sort of trends in the evolution of protein shape...Researchers discover transport molecule that allows boron into cells
...al for plant growth, pollination and crop size but until recently, no one knew how it entered plant cells. A borate transporter discovered in the plant Arabidopsis by another research group was shown to be very similar to human NaBC1. Dr. Muallem, who had been studying NaBC1 in another context, hypothesiz...Norman D. Newell to receive Legendary Geoscientist Award
...fessor of geology at Columbia University from 1945 until 1977. During the same period he was also a curator at the American Museum of Natural History. Published in 1982, his book Creation and Evolution: Myth or Reality? is still considered one of the strongest rebuttals to creationism as science. He recei...Look at past sea-level rise points to troubling future
...g the Texas-Louisiana border, was a barrier island until just a few thousand years ago," Anderson said. "We know that it was drowned in place, because we have drilled core samples there. We still don't know what rate of sea-level rise it took to drown the island, but we're studying that." Rising seas can a...Sea change: Skeletons of ancient corals different from today's
...ter. Gradually, Ries adjusted the tanks' chemistry until their contents were in line with the prescribed "ancient" seawater chemistries. "To prevent the corals from experiencing chemical shock in the unfamiliar seawaters, I learned that they must be acclimated gradually, in stages," Ries said. "This ...Ancient creature fossilized by the bacteria that ate it
...nd, and never been found as fossils in Antarctica, until now. The geologists presented their results ... the rock as they gathered their samples, it wasnt until they returned to Ohio and put the limestone under a scanning electron microscope (SEM) that they saw...MIDI, Inc receives Official Methods(SM) status for the confirmatory ID of the anthrax pathogen
...dual-use system. It doesn't just sit on the shelf until a bioterrorism attack occurs. Rather, it is a laboratory-based system that can be used on a routine basis to identify commonly isolated bacteria from clinical and environmental sources, while at the same time proactively screening for potential agen...Reduced fish stocks linked to increased bushmeat trade, wildlife declines in W. Africa
...offset demand for wildlife harvest. But, he adds, until the larger issue of international fish export agreements, increased populations and increased demand for food is addressed, local-level efforts to prevent the extinction of wildlife species will be very difficult. "Many conservationists in Africa ha...More mobility for researchers in Europe
...g research opportunities, and to bridge the period until an application for funds in the new country has been successful. Initially, the letter of intent was signed by the representatives of twelve organisations from ten countries. Another six to eight signatures will follow before the end of the year. Thi......o and the passage south wasn't blocked by glaciers until about 23,000 years ago," said Matheus. "The discovery of the Edmonton specimen indicates that brown bears migrated south much earlier than previously thought." The recent findings and their implications, are the subject of an article in the Nov. 12...