New method for reading DNA sheds light on basis of cell identity
...sing a new kind of genomic technology, a new study unveils a special code not within DNA, but within the so-called chromatin proteins surrounding it that could unlock these mysterious choices underlying cell identity. A research team led by scientists at the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT and the Ma...The secret of Dutch tapwater unveiled in new textbook
...extbook 'Drinking Water Principles and Practices' unveils the secret of this Dutch miracle. In the Netherlands we take it for granted that our drinking water is safe and tastes well. But in most countries, tap water is used to flush the toilet only, and not for drinking. Bottled water or in- house filters...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- Dec. 13, 2006
...neering News (C&EN) the ACS' weekly newsmagazine unveils its selections of the year's most important discoveries in chemistry. Chemistry is an interdisciplinary science that covers fields ranging from astronomy to zoology. On the 2006 list are discoveries in organic chemistry, carbohydrate chemistry, stru...Scientists use gene signatures to match cancer and other diseases with potentially effective drugs
...September 28 advance online edition of Cancer Cell unveils the first steps toward what researchers have dubbed a "Human Connectivity Map." "The Human Connectivity Map works much like a Google search to discover connections among drugs and diseases," explained Todd Golub, MD, who is an investigator at Dana-...African parasite makes component of fat differently from all other organisms
... of fat and the outer layer of all cells. The find unveils more about the biology of this hard-to-kill parasite and could lead to a target for designing new drugs to fight the illness that infects a half-million people and kills 50,000 a year worldwide. Results of the study, in the Aug. 25 issue of Cell, "...... affected." The study in the current Proceedings unveils the complete genome sequence of the world's smallest free-living eukaryote known to date. Scientists were able to observe the genetic basis of nutrient uptake and photosynthesis capabilities. Additionally, the scientists found that while the organi...NIEHS Director unveils new strategic plan for environmental health sciences
...nal Institutes of Health, David A. Schwartz, M.D., unveils a new strategic plan aimed at challenging and energizing the scientific community to use environmental health sciences to understand the causes of disease and to improve human health. The plan, "New Frontiers in Environmental Sciences and Human Healt...National microbial risk center will help scientists get a handle on infectious diseases
EAST LANSING, Mich. Michigan State University unveils today the development of a new center that will help everyone from first responders to legislators deal with infectious diseases as well as bioterrorism threats. Thanks to a $10 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Departm...International research team announces finished rice genome
...nce, published in the August 11 issue of Nature , unveils a genome consisting of roughly 400 million DNA bases holding 37,544 genes on rice's 12 chromosomes. "Rice is a critically important crop, and this finished sequence represents a major milestone," said Robin Buell, lead investigator for TIGR's porti...Readers of genome decipher signatures of cancer patient outcomes
... name, information gleaned from these eleven genes unveils opportunities for clinical advances unavailable prior to the full disclosure of the Human Genome Project, according to Gennadi V. Glinsky, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, San Diego, Calif. "The genes in 'the Deat...The BIOS Initiative - open source biotechnology is born
...tific journal, Nature, a team at CAMBIA inCanberra unveils the 'kernel' of the world's first 'explicit open source' biotechnology toolkit.These tools, and the precedent they establish, will allow the public-sector, small to mediumenterprises and even large firms worldwide to explore new business models and b...EAST LANSING, Mich. A recent discovery unveils the chemical secret that gives old bees the authority to keep young bees home babysitting instead of going out on the town. A hard-to-detect pheromone explains a phenomenon Michigan State University entomologist Zachary Huang published 12 years ago ...