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Trapping Genes That Control Flower Development
Scientists at Yale University and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory employ "gene trapping"to identify many genes involved in the regulation of flower development. This is the first large-scale gene trap study on flower development, and provides extensive information on many genes likely to have critical roles in this essential stage of plant reproduction. This research, conducted with grant support from the National Science Foundation, is an excellent example of how modern molecular biology techniques help to increase our understanding of complex biological processes. Picture This: A Novel Approach
Should graphic novels be taken seriously as literature? Guest blogger and National Book Award nominee Gene Yang takes The Luddite to task. The Rebirth of Optimus Prime: Behind the Scenes with Director Michael
Steven Spielberg is the producer. Giant, ass-kicking robots are the stars. So why are Transformers fans so freaked out? Two words: Michael Bay. Gene Believed To Promote Long Life Linked To Cholesterol Flushing
Researchers have discovered a link between a gene believed to promote long lifespan and a pathway that flushes cholesterol from the body. The finding could help researchers create drugs that lower the risk of diseases associated with high cholesterol, including atherosclerosis (clogged arteries) and Alzheimer's disease. Research Points To 'Addictive' Protein In Treating Breast Cancer
William Kinlaw, an associate professor of medicine at Dartmouth Medical School, has been working on a protein called S14 since 1990. Over the past few months, however, the news about S14 has picked up. Through a series of recently published academic studies, Kinlaw and his colleagues are ready to pronounce S14 a potential drug target in treating breast cancer. An Ancient Greenhouse Window Into The Future
A University of Queensland researcher is going back 50 million years to get a glimpse of what a future greenhouse climate might be like. Dr. Patrick Moss, a lecturer in physical geography with the School of Geography, Planning and Architecture, is working on a research project that is unearthing what the world's climate was like 50-million-years-ago. 9/11 Tapes
One of several news sites offering the unedited audiotapes "of emergency personnel's two-way radio traffic from the World Trade Center response on Sept. 11, 2001."Also find "written memories of the first responders."From MSNBC. Is Treating Parkinson's Possible With New Neurotrophic Factor?
Researchers have discovered a novel neurotrophic factor CDNF (Conserved Dopamine Neurotrophic Factor) that was shown to protect and even rescue damaged dopamine neurons in an experimental model of Parkinson's disease. More importantly, the function of the neurons was recovered after an experimental lesion of the dopamine neurons in Substantia Nigra. Wellness Councils of America (WELCOA) [Free Resources]
WELCOA is a "national non-profit membership organization dedicated to promoting healthier life styles for all Americans, especially through health promotion initiatives at the worksite."This free portion of the website provides resources for health observances for each month of the year, news, interviews, reports, case studies, surveys and reports, and related information about topics such as health promotion programs, health savings accounts, and incentives in worksite wellness programs. Wilms Tumor: Mutations To Gene On X Chromosome Found In 30 Percent Of
Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center have discovered a novel gene mutation associated with Wilms tumor, the most common pediatric kidney cancer. The newly identified gene is mutated in about 30 percent of cases of Wilms tumor and is located on the sex-determining X chromosome, which means that a single altered copy would be sufficient for tumor formation.
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