Science magazine invites science-education content for new HHMI-supported section
...ppen at all levels, the Institute is interested in wider circulation of innovations in science education," said Thomas R. Cech, HHMI president. "A regular section in Science devoted to science education should contribute greatly to this goal." Much depends on successful science education, noted Pamela Hi...NIH funds two new biomedical technology resource centers
...evelopments in instrumentation and techniques to a wider audience via short courses, a seminar program, and graduate and postdoctoral training....Univ. of Chicago scientists find potential cause of breathing problems in Rett Syndrome children
...d with the disorder. "I think it's going to have a wider effect," Ramirez said, "because norepinephrine, serotonin and substance P are not only involved in breathing control, they're also involved in many other functions, including motor control, which may help with the handwringing or if we are lucky, pos...Max Planck researchers win part of Descartes Research Prize 2005
...heir success in bringing science and technology to wider audiences in Europe."...Scientists calculate number of stem cell lines needed for therapeutic bank
...of the UK Stem Cell Bank and the importance of the wider UK Stem Cell Initiative." (Quote by e-mail; does not appear in published paper) In an accompanying Comment, Justin St. John (University of Birmingham, UK) states: "The study, although a simulation of the projected requirements, provides the UK Stem C...The World Economic Forum announces new class of technology pioneers for 2006: Ossur selected
...al designs; and make the technology available to a wider group of patients. The uniqueness of the Technology Pioneer network ensures that companies involved in the development of new technologies are engaged in an integrated and interdisciplinary way. The Technology Pioneers community will provide the Fo...Polymer gel can block toxic leakage problem in gene therapy
...at supply the tumor with blood. The needle is also wider than the spaces between each of those vessels, he added. The first author of the British Journal of Cancer study was Yuan's graduate student Yong Wang. Other authors included Yuan, Yuan's research associate Ava Krol, associate research professor of r...Genetic defenders protect crops from fungal disease
... different mechanisms, and PEN2 protects against a wider range of fungal pathogens. For example, Arabidopsis plants with a disabled PEN2 gene are also more susceptible to Phytopthora infestans, the fungus responsible for the notorious Irish Potato Famine of the mid-19th century. "The resistance mechanisms...Edinburgh vet's bid to cut deaths from rabies in Africa
...the firm Intervet. The work on rabies is part of a wider research programme that aims to understand the dynamics of diseases which can be transmitted between animals and humans. "About 75 per cent of emerging human diseases, including Avian 'flu, West Nile Virus and Lyme disease originate in animals and ma...Low-income pregnant Latinas drink despite universal alcohol-warning messages
...ancy, are affected perhaps to a lesser extent by a wider spectrum of alcohol-related effects known as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). FAS may be more recognized, but FASD is actually more widespread." As part of a larger study of intervention strategies, researchers conducted cross-sectional in-h...Life support services threatened, 700 experts urge more prominence of biodiversity on world agenda
...-governmental organizations, policy makers and the wider public." They said economic and policy decisions need to recognize biodiversity impacts and requested help for developing countries to undertake research and biodiversity protection initiatives. Presentations ranged on issue areas from biology to eco...Ossur's Power Knee wins Popular Science magazine's 2005 Best of What's New Award
...al designs; and make the technology available to a wider group of patients." In order to bring the POWER KNEE to market, Ossur has partnered with Victhom Human Bionics, Inc., and the POWER KNEE's inventor, Stephane Bedard, founder, executive vice-president and COO of Victhom, with the goal of jointly pio...Combination therapy for mouse model of human inherited blindness
...erapies might offer more effective treatment for a wider age range of patients, suggest the authors. The team hopes that if the treatments are used together, treatment with oral retinoids could begin in infancy to avoid early sight loss and the difficulties associated with surgery in very young patients. A...MBL scientists get on squid's nerves
...l fiber, called a giant axon, which is 1,000 times wider than the average human axon and much easier to see and work with. For more than 75 years, these locally available squid have helped MBL scientists demystify important nervous system functions, such as how nerve cells communicate; how proteins, organ...Seafloor creatures destroyed by ice action during ice ages
...ice sheets during the ice ages that covered a much wider area in a time of lower sea levels.' The team's research will lead to a radical rethink of the evolutionary history of Antarctica as the work challenges all the accepted theories. The scientists argue that shallow water animals were retreating to the...Researchers at Yale identify a genetic link to Tourette's Syndrome
...romosomal break point. They compared the gene to a wider TS population of 174 people. The team found an abnormal DNA sequence in one family and the identical, very rare change in the DNA sequence in two unrelated people. This second finding was in a non-coding region of the gene that does not directly make...Three universities team up to enhance environmental engineering curricula
...r a whole course or a unit in a course to see much wider use," said Allen, holder of the Melvin H. Gertz Regents Chair in Chemical Engineering in Austin. Center faculty, who have about 10 years of experience developing such educational material, will also lead workshops in their home cities to improve engi...Fish in ponds benefit flowering plants
...rs and developers can realize that the fish have a wider impact than their original purpose. Freshwater fish introductions have the potential to alter competitive relationships among terrestrial plants, hampering the competitiveness of non-insect pollinated plants. Wetland destruction impacts dragonfly ...New Columbia University center aims to advance next generation of genomics, proteomics research
... Biomedical Computing is to make it easier for the wider scientific community to exploit the power of computers to address fundamental biological and biomedical challenges." Among the seven centers, MAGNet has the unique goal of creating computational methods and tools to help solve one of the biggest chal......ys that the sol-gel approach can be used to coat a wider range of metals than electroplating methods. Professor Akid said: "These inorganic-organic hybrid coatings have the potential to become an effective method of producing an alternative low-cost anti-corrosion or functional coating. The technology can ...