Microbe's genome reveals insights into ocean ecology
...ving in the ocean a view that may prove useful in wider studies of marine ecology. By deciphering and analyzing the DNA sequence of Silicibacter pomeroyi , a member of an important group of marine bacteria, scientists found that the metabolic strategies of marine bacterioplankton are more diverse...Cigarette smoke a culprit in poor healing and increased scarring
...'s major effort to open cell biology research to a wider audience by helping science journalists discover the meeting's most exciting and significant new work, according to an association statement. Martins-Green, and student Lina Wong are part of a team of researchers who have published sev...Scientists generate human islet precursor cells in culture
...ntinue producing insulin. A major obstacle to the wider use of islet transplantation as a treatment for type 1 diabetes is the small number of donor pancreata that become available for use each year and the large number of islets needed for transplantation. The NIDDK is focusing its research on understan...Studies in Royal Society journals include stress in birds and depletion of medieval fish stocks
...rstand sensory systems, which is invaluable in our wider project, the construction of a whiskered robot that can navigate and explore like a real rat. Contact: Dr Ben Mitchinson, Adaptive Behaviour Research Group, University of Sheffield, SHEFFIELD, S10 2TP Female preference for multiple condition-depende...Purdue researchers align nanotubes to improve artificial joints
...ng together. A human hair is more than 1,000 times wider than the nanotubes used in the study. In one method, researchers mixed the nanotubes in a polymer, or plastic, and passed an electric current through the mixture. Because nanotubes have the same natural electrical charge, they react to electricity by...New fossil may be closest yet to ancestor of all great apes
...similar to that of modern great apes because it is wider and flatter than a monkey ribcage, the researchers report. "The thorax is the most important anatomical part of this fossil, because it's the first time that the modern ape-like thorax has been found in the fossil record," Moy-Sol said. ...Study in Royal Society journal on evidence for impact of global warming on bird populations
...ate that the Second Law of Thermodynamics has much wider applications than originally thought. Contact: Dr Alfonso Ngan, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong Wiener chaos and the Cox--Ingersoll--Ross model by Professor MR Grasselli and Dr TR Hurd The...Linking empires, economics, evolution
...arms race" between groups of humans, and then to a wider perspective on how societies change and grow. "Whether our field is natural history, human history, evolutionary biology or economics, we grapple with similar phenomena, with growth and decline, competition and cooperation, economic inequality a...Army-funded effort examines androgen's role in bone loss
...hic skeletons. In other words, that male bones are wider than female," she said. "This is an important model to look at the influence of gender on bone development and skeletal maintenance." ...International marine survey of coral death
... to low doses of antibiotic being delivered to the wider marine ecosystem, with resulting selection for antibiotic resistance" among disease pathogens, the researchers wrote. Rather, the marine scientists suggest in the Frontiers article, prevention might be the best medicine. "The most practical immed...Virginia Tech, TIGR sign memorandum for new alliance
...example of how this cooperative effort can provide wider benefits for multiple scientific communities." Steger noted that the university has done research with plants and animals since its founding in 1872 and has been at the cutting edge of using biotechnology and computational tools to protect animal and...Clues to improving TB treatment
...nce of HexOc alters EthR's structure, opening up a wider gap between two key DNA recognition areas on the protein. The wider gap disrupts EthR's ability to bind to DNA and limit the production of the EthA enzyme, the research...NHGRI seeks next generation of sequencing technologies
...maller, faster sequencing technologies that meet a wider range of needs," said NHGRI Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. "Dramatic reductions in sequencing costs will lead to very different approaches to biomedical research and, eventually, will revolutionize the practice of medicine." In the first s...Workshop on Responsible Stem Cell Research
...nes. Several states also are considering funding a wider array of stem cell research. In the absence of federal regulations to govern broader stem cell research, a committee of the National Academies' National Research Council and Institute of Medicine is developing voluntary guidelines to encourage respon...World's top theoretical physicists converge to consider 'future of physics'
...rldwide. Accordingly, the auditorium is much wider than long with three rows of fixed seats in a semicircle facing a wide expanse of blackboard. Everybody can see everybody, and physicists seated in the front row can dash to the blackboard to illustrate or work out their points. Three separate, mot...