MIT IDs link between brain tumor proteins
...my of Sciences for the week of July 16-20. Their work could guide drug developers seeking treatments for GBM, which has proven resistant to all drugs that have been tried against it. The team focused on a protein called EGFRvIII, a mutated form of the cell receptor for epidermal growth factor (EGF). ...Protein pulling -- Learning how proteins fold by pulling them apart
...e working on this problem, and when we present our work at scientific conferences it often creates a good deal of excitement." If DNA is the blueprint for life, then proteins are the machines built from those blueprints. All living cells produce proteins by stringing together strands of amino acids base...New proteomics research promises to revolutionize biomedical discovery
...al research team, is the fact that proteins rarely work alone, but rather assemble with other proteins into complexes to concertedly exert their function. The strategy of the IRCM researchers was basically to identify the interaction partners of many proteins of well-known function, using sophisticated pr...UC Santa Barbara scientists clarify molecular basis of interferon action
...tiation and the immune response. Current work in Samuel's lab includes biochemical and molecular genetic studies of two interferon-inducible enzymes, PKR and ADAR. The new study deals with the enzyme PKR, an RNA-dependent protein kinase. (RNA stands for ribonucleic acid and is a type of enzyme t...A brain chemical that battles despair
... that they will use to explore how antidepressants work on the brain circuitry involved in such stress response. Led by Eric Nestler, the researchers published their findings in the July 19, 2007, issue of the journal Neuron, published by Cell Press. In earlier studies, Nestler and his colleagues show...Purdue-IU researchers explore new method for early disease diagnosis
...ovascular disease. However, we need to continue to work to refine and improve the techniques to provide ea...diagnosis." Raftery said he plans to continue to work with the IU School of Medicine to perform additional tests on clinical samples, to look at more samp...Synthetic adhesive mimics sticking powers of gecko and mussel
...r is an enemy of adhesives, which typically do not work well in wet environments -- think of how long a ba...to stick past two contact/release cycles, and none work underwater. In contrast, the geckel material created by Messersmith and Haeshin Lee, one of his gr...Researchers discover gene responsible for Restless Legs Syndrome
...in an upcoming printed edition of the journal. The work was led by scientists at Emory University and deCO...tion of the gene variant discovered. "Additional work will be required to translate this knowledge into a plausible mechanism and, in turn, more rational ...Gene variant increases risk of blindness
...ore at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. Further work to confirm the initial findings was carried out by researchers in Scotland led by Professor Alan Wright, Medical Research Council Human Genetics Unit, Edinburgh....Assessing levies for by-catch could fund conservation measures
...said Donlan. While compensatory mitigation may not work for all seabirds or threatened species, there remain many species that face multiple threats and could benefit significantly from this approach, he said....Nature's secrets yield new adhesive material
...n merged into a man-made reversible adhesive. Our work represents a proof of principle that it can be don...entists estimate a gecko has a billion spatulae at work as it scampers up a wall. Messersmith knew that researchers have attempted for several years ...Fruit fly research may 'clean up' conventional impressions of biology
...ortant than the answers we have found so far, this work has led us to sharpen the kinds of questions we ask about living cells as we try to understand them with the same kind of mathematical precision that we understand the rest of the physical world."...Research study describes the role part of the brain plays in memory
...emical substance is essential in making the memory work correctly. The nucleus basalis magnocellularis equivalent in humans is the nucleus basalis Meynert. Precisely this is one of the regions of the brain that shown signs of degeneration among those who suffer from Alzheimer's (and who are often treated ......ton DC today. Dr Borlaug began his extraordinary work in Mexico in the 1940s, where with a dedicated tea...anish acronym CIMMYT, was created to continue that work and Dr Borlaug was the first Director of the Centers wheat program. CIMMYT works around the world to...Scientists to make news at Computational Biology Conference
...an industry track, a "highlights" track for recent work of wide interest, and a track organized by the Pub...ng, explanations are inclusive and the focus is on work of interest to the broadest community. The application of computational methods can solve problems o...Conservation Leadership Program announces 2007 awardees
... the BP Conservation Programme, supports the vital work of a new rising generation of conservation professionals who are helping to drive practical projects addressing a wide range of global environmental issues from protecting sharks in Brazil to conservation of threatened amphibians in Colombia and enda...University of Colorado licenses two influenza virus detection discoveries to Quidel Corp.
...n in molecular diagnostics; they represent further work done on the FluChip and MChip technologies licensed by Quidel from CU in December 2006. After many years of faculty research, we are excited to have executed three licenses with a leading company in the molecular diagnostic industry. This arrangem...New research seeks to enhance alternative fuel integration in public vehicle fleets
...s Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies will work with the County Department of Environmental Servic... and life-cycle cost. CIMS will also be looking to work with regional technology companies seeking to test, validate and launch alternative energy products....Bull's-eye -- Programs targeting math, science teacher shortage may get boost
...ience they have, the more prepared students are to work in a classroom, she said. School administrators recognize that when students begin preparing to teach as undergraduates, they receive more thorough preparation and are retained at a higher rate than teachers from alternative certification programs. ...Malaria -- Effective insecticide-repellent synergy against mosquito vectors
...DEET). They based their investigations on previous work which had revealed a strong synergy between the two components. A combination of the two had proved to be much more effective than the straightforward addition of their respective properties. Mosquito nets soaked with this mixture had a lethal power ...