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Battling Watermelon Virus With Genes From Bottlegourds
New help may be on the way for beleaguered growers of popular crops like cucumbers and watermelons. Many varieties of the widely grown bottlegourd appear to have resistance to Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV), a problem for commercial growers of pumpkins, squashes and other kinds of melons, including watermelons. Scientists are screening bottlegourds for genetic resistance to ZYMV and then will plan hybrid crosses aimed at strengthening commercial crops against this virus. Lung Cancer Cells'Survival Gene Seen As Drug Target
When a key gene called 14-3-3zeta is silenced, lung cancer cells can't survive on their own, researchers have found. The gene is a potential target for selective anticancer drugs. Can Protein Interaction Network Respond To Helicobacter Pylori Infecti
A research team from South Korea studied the complex reaction of gastric inflammation induced by Helicobacter pylori in a systematic manner using a protein interaction network. They found that immune-related proteins activated by H. pylori infection interact with proto-oncogene proteins. The hub and bottleneck proteins are potential drug targets for gastric inflammation and cancer. Additional Mammogram Readers Improve Breast Cancer Detection
Mammogram readings by both radiologists and nonphysician technologists improve breast cancer detection rates, according to a new study. The breast cancer detection rate increased 6.8% when the mammograms were read by two technologists and two radiologists. Scientists Crack Genetic Secrets Of Human Egg
Scientists at Michigan State University report this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that they have identified genes unique to the human egg. The identification opens the way to understanding these genes' functions, which may lead to solving problems from infertility to degenerative diseases. Next-generation RAM: Remembering The Future
As electronics designers cram more and more components onto each chip, current technologies for making random-access memory (RAM) are running out of room. European researchers have a strong position in a new technology known as resistive RAM (RRAM) that could soon be replacing flash RAM in USB drives and other portable gadgets. On the 'semiconductor road map'setting out the future of the microchip industry, current memory technologies are nearing the end of the road. Future computers and electronic gadgets will need memory chips that are smaller, faster and cheaper than those of today --and that means going back to basics. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: Easy
Collection of easy-to-understand publications on diabetes, digestive diseases (such as peptic ulcers and celiac disease), kidney diseases, and urological diseases (such as bedwetting and urinary tract infections). Publications include many simple diagrams and illustrations. From the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). [Scary] Pregnant woman says 'maternal instinct' helped her kill attack
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - A pregnant woman who killed her attacker said a maternal instinct helped her fight off the woman who investigators believe was after her unborn child."I do believe that I fought harder because it was for my child,"Sarah Brady told ABC's "Good Morning America"in interviews aired Sunday and Monday. "It is a maternal instinct to protect your child to the very end."Katherine Smith, 22, died Thursday after luring Brady to her apartment to pick up a package supposedly delivered to the wrong address. When Smith pulled out a knife and attacked the pregnant woman, Brady fought back, striking Smith on the head with an ash tray and stabbing her three times with her own knife, police said. Brady, 26, said she didn't know Smith before the two met at Smith's apartment and can't be certain why Smith wanted to kill her."I really am not sure what was going through her mind,"Brady told ABC. "The only thing I thought was that she was going to kill me and my child and that is the only thing that ran through my mind." New study cites lower rate of earthquakes along some subduction zones
As the relative speed of the plates around a fault increases, is there a corresponding increase in the number of earthquakes produced along the fault? According to a new study, the answer depends upon the type of tectonic boundary. On certain types of boundary, the efficiency of earthquake production actually depends on the fault slip rate. Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Found To Be Airborne In Concentrated Swin
People could be exposed to antibiotic-resistant bacteria from breathing the air from concentrated swine feeding facilities, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. They detected bacteria resistant to at least two antibiotics in air samples collected from inside a large-scale swine operation in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
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