Humans And Fruit Flies Have Same Insulin-regulated Molecular Pathway To Maintain Energy Balance When Starved May 9, 2008
" Small and easy to breed, Drosophila melanogaster is probably the most studied organism in biological research. And although they lack a pancreas, they have specialized cells in their brains that produce hormones similar to insulin and glucagon that mimic the function of their human counterparts. After a meal, the cells release insulin into the circulatory system, which signals the "fat body," the flies' energy-storing organ, to squirrel away fat and sugar. When the amount of sugar drops during... (Science Daily)
Emory AIDS vaccine advances May 8, 2008
company testing AIDS vaccine. By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 05/07/08. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Opportunities abound for getting out in southwestern Pennsylvania May 4, 2008
Powdermill Nature Reserve, the biological research center of Carnegie Museum of Natural History, is located in Rector, Westmoreland County. 8 a.m.-noon. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Bundestag Votes to Allow Scientists Broader Access to Embryonic Stem Cells Apr 12, 2008
April 11 (Bloomberg) -- German lawmakers voted to expand scientists' access to human stem cells, overcoming ethical objections in favor of promoting medical and biological research. The lower house of parliament in Berlin today backed a cross-party proposal to permit the use of embryonic stem cells stored as recently as May 1, 2007. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Land near Philomath preserved for wildlife Apr 3, 2008
The Greenbelt Land Trust will work with the Noble family, BPA and ODFW to create a management plan that spells out conservation objectives and actions, including biological research, control of invasive weeds and enhancement of native oak woodlands and upland prairies. The Lone Star Ranch is a critical link in our efforts to conserve upland prairie and oak savanna habitats in the Willamette Valley, said Karlene McCabe, executive director of the Greenbelt Land Trust. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Algorithm Finds The Network -- For Genes Or The Internet Mar 20, 2008
"This is a tool not only for biological research, but also for sociological research," Zhang said. It can determine, for instance, how people interact in social networks and how scientists collaborate in scientific research. (Science Daily)
First Flight Of The RoboSwift Micro-Airplane Is A Success Mar 7, 2008
This would allow new forms of biological research to be conducted. It would also make it possible to perform inconspicuous surveillance of groups of people or vehicles (crowd control). (Science Daily)
Massachusetts gears up to boost cash for life sciences Mar 6, 2008
If it passes as expected, Massachusetts will be behind only California and Texas in state dollars recently earmarked for biological research. The Massachusetts package features $250 million in grants, including $25 million in paediatric stem-cell research training grants; $250 million in tax credits for life-sciences firms that promise to create jobs in the state; and $500 million for bonding for capital investments, including $90 million and $95 million for building life-sciences facilities at... (Nature News Service)
Cell Press announces new partnership with the Biophysical Society Mar 6, 2008
The Editor of Biophysical Journal, Edward H. Egelman, welcomed this development by saying: The Journal continues to improve and grow in terms of the impact that it has in many areas of biological research. Our partnership with Cell Press will support this trend of growth in impact and recognition and provide us with more resources to achieve new heights. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Next-best Thing To Being On Mars Feb 29, 2008
Khan is concentrating on the logistics of making exploratory trips through the desert to carry out geological and biological research ... They will be looking for organisms that live in the hostile, dry and salty desert environment, both to develop techniques for conducting such biological research and to learn about how organisms survive in these somewhat Mars-like conditions. (Science Daily)
Costa Rica a real world learning lab for BVU team Feb 28, 2008
The students had the opportunity for weekend excursions to the tops of volcanoes, a biological research station at the edge of the cloud forest, and to the Pacific Coast. "One of the attractions of Costa Rica is it is a small country with several ecological zones, so we thought a biology course would be natural to offer," says Richey, who initiated the concept for the study/travel program about a year ago. (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)
Lensless Camera Uses X-rays To View Nanoscale Materials And Biological Specimens Feb 26, 2008
We expect this technique will enhance our understanding of many problems in materials and biological research. The technique can be extended beyond the current resolution of about 20 nanometers to image the internal structure of micrometer-sized samples at finer resolution, reaching deep into the nanometer scale. (Science Daily)
SPIKE - a database, visualization and analysis tool of cellular signaling pathways Feb 21, 2008
The assimilation, visualization and interpretation of these data have become a major challenge in biological research, and once met, will greatly boost our ability to understand cell functioning on a systems level. Results. (BioMed Central)
Cheating Is Easy For The Social Amoeba Feb 19, 2008
The BCM-Rice collaboration is the result of a National Science Foundation program that encourages scientists to take on the grand challenges in biological research. The team received 5 million in 2003 to use the latest modern molecular genetics and genomic techniques to study the causes, mechanisms and effects of social evolution. (Science Daily)
Microbial 'cheaters' help scientists ID 'social' genes Feb 14, 2008
The research was funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation's Frontiers in Biological Research initiative, the Wray-Todd Fellowship and the Wellcome Trust. Co-authors include Lorenzo Santorelli of Rice and Christopher Thompson, Elizabeth Villegas, Jessica Setz, Christopher Dinh, Anup Parikh and Richard Sucgang, all of BCM.. (EurekAlert!)
FEATURE - Ancient Trees Give Clues to Climate Change Feb 11, 2008
At the nearby Puerto Blest Biological Research Station, Villalba has been able to compare his results with those of other leading scientists. Evidence from tree rings is what scientists call proxy data, meaning they know the data is not exact but if it corroborates other proxy data -- like evidence of glacier retreat -- it can be used to draw real conclusions. (Planet Ark, United States)
Invitrogen shares rise after earnings gain Feb 7, 2008
The Carlsbad-based company supplies a vast number of products for biological research and testing, to biotech companies, academic institutions, and to government agencies. Invitrogen reported on Tuesday it earned 41 million, or 83 cents per share, for the quarter. (North County Times)
3 Queens Students Named Intel Finalists Feb 1, 2008
She hopes to become a physician and conduct biological research. Earlier this month, Intel named 300 semifinalists from 1,600 entries, including two students from St. Francis Prep and two from Francis Lewis High School, both schools in Fresh Meadows. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
Pope urges 'more ethical' media Jan 25, 2008
The pontiff said there was a need for what he called "info-ethics" - as much as bio-ethics in the fields of medicine and biological research. He said the media was often used to promote vulgarity and violence and to legitimise "distorted models of life". (BBC News -- Europe)
Gene Responsible For Debilitating Blood Cell Disorder Discovered Jan 23, 2008
To uncover the genetic factors that trigger the defect, Ebert and his colleagues diverged from a well-trodden path in biological research, and questioned a deep-rooted belief about cancer and related syndromes like myelodysplasia. That belief, known as Knudson s two-hit hypothesis, states that to cause cancer, genes must be disabled with a one-two punch, meaning both copies need to be deleted or otherwise inactivated. (Science Daily)
Episcopal bishop tested in first year Jan 21, 2008
First career: Biological research as an oceanographer with the National Marine Fisheries Service in Seattle. Ordained: As a priest in 1994 and bishop of Nevada (6,000 members, 35 congregations) in 2001. (USA Today -- News)
Japan prince in RI to foster countries' relations Jan 20, 2008
Head of LIPI's Biological Research Center, Dedy Darnaedi, expected Prince Akishino's visit would strengthen the cooperation between both countries in developing research in biology, especially in uncovering the variety of Indonesia's natural resources ... "The researchers at LIPI's Biological Research Center whose study involves chickens often refer to the Prince's publications," added Dedy. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Giant Rodent Fossil Found In Uruguay Jan 18, 2008
The research by Rinderknecht and Blanco was published Wednesday in this week's issue of biological research journal. Scientists uninvolved with the finding agreed that this was one really big rodent. (CBS News)
Cornwall Forum Topic: Wireless World Fears Jan 18, 2008
"The biological research is clear: electromagnetic fields cause DNA damage." He referred his listeners to the Bioinitiative Report released last August, available at bioinitiative. org, which was developed by an international group of scientists, researchers and public health policy professionals, that documents serious scientific concerns about current regulatory limits for how much EMF is allowable from power lines, cell phones and many other sources of exposure in daily life. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Scientist Position in Life Science Jan 18, 2008
The institute integrates all steps from basic cell biological research on disease models, to screening and pharmacology, medicinal chemistry as well as automated visual target ID and systems biology. It focuses on both chronic and infectious diseases. (Nature News Service)
New Buffer Resists PH Change, Even As Temperature Drops Jan 17, 2008
The new buffer is immediately useful for biological research, and Sieracki said he is confident that a similar buffer could be made for use in many fields, such as biochemistry, biophysics, chemical biology and biomedical research. The study appears this month in Chemical Communications. (Science Daily)
S. American rodent weighed 1 ton, was size of a bull; fortunately, it's extinct Jan 17, 2008
The research by Rinderknecht and Blanco was published Wednesday in this week's issue of biological research journal, Proceedings of the Royal Society B.. Scientists uninvolved with the finding agreed that this was one really big rodent. (AZCentral -- News)
Scientists: Ancient rodent was big as a bull Jan 17, 2008
Rinderknecht and Blanco's research was published Wednesday in this week's issue of biological research journal, Proceedings of the Royal Society B.. Associated Press Writer Raul Garces in Montevideo, Uruguay, contributed to this report. (USA Today -- Tech)
Are Littleton High School graduates prepared to succeed? Jan 10, 2008
Karen will begin biological research next semester, and will be going abroad to London this spring and summer on a Healthcare and Society Internship. Melyssa Nadow is a sophomore at Suffolk University. (Littleton Independent, MA)
NIST reference materials are 'gold standard' for bio-nanotech research Jan 10, 2008
Nanosized particles are the subject of a great deal of biological research, in part because of concerns that in addition to having unique physical properties due to their size, they also may have unique biological properties. On the negative side, nanoparticles may have special toxicity issues. (EurekAlert!)
Faces of 2007: Drew Endy, leader in synthetic biology Dec 26, 2007
" The draw included Silicon Valley's concentration of computer specialists and engineers, Stanford's deep field of top scientists as well as its ensemble of bioethicists and humanities scholars who can grapple with the societal impacts of synthetic biology, Endy said. The move also puts Endy in closer commuting range to the California Institute of Technology, where his fiancee, Christina Smolke, is an assistant professor of chemical engineering whose multidisciplinary lab uses synthetic biology... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Budget blow to US science Dec 25, 2007
6% to $4 billion, most of those increases were for supercomputers and biological research. Congress withheld money for the energy departments $160-million commitment to ITER, the international fusion reactor in France, and slashed funding for the International Linear Collider (ILC), the next-generation particle accelerator, from $6 00004000 0 million to $15 million. (Nature News Service)
Receptor protein appears to be key in breakdown of kidney filtration Dec 20, 2007
Additional co-authors of the Nature Medicine report are Clemens Mller, Mehmet Altintas, Jing Li, Vineet Gupta and Boris Nikolic of the MGH Renal Division; Karin Schwarz, Homburg University; Serena Zacchigna and Peter Carmeliet, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium; Liang Xie and Raghu Kalluri, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Anna Henger and Matthias Kretzler, University of Michigan; Holger Schmid, University of Munich; Maria Rastaldi, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Milan; Peter Cowan, St.... (EurekAlert!)
What Is The Link Between Women's Hormones And Mood Disorders? Dec 17, 2007
The study, co-authored by Hegadoren and Lasiuk, appears in the October 2007 issue of the journal Biological Research for Nursing. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Readers' questions about drought answered Dec 14, 2007
An unnamed creek which is fed by natural springs flows into a biological research pond, and then into Candler Lake. The second stream, Ernest Richardson Creek, is fed by a spring and by water run-off from the campus. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
The United States Extends Strategic Nonproliferation Partnership with Kazakhstan Dec 14, 2007
Lastly, the cooperative biological research program greatly enhanced knowledge of endemic diseases and fostered strategic research partnerships vital for combating bioterrorism and potential pandemics. With this extension, the United States and the Republic of Kazakhstan enter the 15th year of CTR cooperation and a new era. (DOD DefenseLINK -- News)
Experts call for better research into link between women's hormones and mood disorders Dec 13, 2007
The study, co-authored by Hegadoren and Lasiuk, appears in the October 2007 issue of the journal Biological Research for Nursing. Source: University of Alberta, Office of Public Affairs. (EurekAlert!)
Ellison to Donate IPO Earnings Dec 11, 2007
While it's unclear if Ellison will donate charitable gifts to outside organizations or to his own Ellison Medical Foundation, which supports biological research in understanding the aging process and age-related diseases, the charitable designation for NetSuite's shares seems a good first step in rebuilding Ellison's shaky reputation in the world of billion-dollar givers. The highlights of his charitable donations include one instance where a California judge allowed Ellison to donate $100... (eWeek)
MIT sorts cells with beams of light Dec 11, 2007
The system, which can sort up to 10,000 cells on a conventional glass microscope slide, could enable a variety of biological research projects that might not have been feasible before, its inventors say ... As a result, it could be employed in a variety of biological research laboratories or clinical settings, not just in big, centralized testing facilities. (EurekAlert!)
World class in Systems Biology is the aim Dec 6, 2007
After decoding the genomes of various plants, animals and microorganisms, Systems Biology is regarded as the next major step that will drive biological research. Current technologies allow biologists to spell all the letters in the genetic material, however, they offer very little in the way of deciphering this complex code. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Climate Change Predicted To Drive Trees Northward Dec 4, 2007
24, 2002) Traditionally, biological research into the effects of climate change has focussed on the changes that have already occurred. What's really necessary, however, is a method to anticipate the. (Science Daily)
Radiant Information Nov 20, 2007
The images displayed here, honored in the 2007 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition for both their technical merit and their aesthetics, represent the state of the art in light micro-scopy for biological research. Call it a renaissance, call it a revolution; in the field of light microscopy, it is well under way. (Scientific American)
A comparison of Affymetrix gene expression arrays Nov 16, 2007
Affymetrix GeneChipsTM are an important tool in many facets of biological research. Recently, notable design changes to the chips have been made. (BioMed Central)
Gede-Pangrango National Park made biosphere reserve Nov 13, 2007
Coupled with two volcanoes -- the 2,958-m Mount Gede and the 3,019-m Mount Pangrango -- Cibodas serves as a very important place for nature conservation, biological research and ecological activities, particularly involving botany and ecotourism. As one of Java's active volcanoes, Mount Gede offers wonderful natural attractions like the Ratu crater as proof of its past eruption and an expanse of edelweiss (Anaphalis javanica) flowers. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
To the ends of the earth Nov 9, 2007
Explore these biologically diverse islands, still a hub for groundbreaking biological research nearly two centuries after Darwins first visit. Sign up for a Lindblad Expeditions trip and board either the 80-passenger Polaris or the 48-guest Islander. (MSNBC -- Travel)
EMBASE Classic makes inroads into pharmaceutical industry Nov 7, 2007
EMBASE features comprehensive coverage of Drug Research, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmaceutics and Toxicology; Human Medicine (Clinical and Experimental); Basic Biological Research; Health Policy and Management; Public, Occupational and Environmental Health; Substance Dependence and Abuse; Psychiatry; Forensic Science; and Biomedical Engineering and Instrumentation. About Elsevier. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Trustees meet to discuss housing Nov 2, 2007
The board will also discuss the status of major construction projects like the Biological Research Laboratory and the Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle. "They will get into the details of some final plans for things," Rush. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Controversial Nobel winner resigns Nov 1, 2007
Watson said he was proud of the laboratory's legacy and reputation as one of the world's leading sites for biological research and education. Specifically, Watson mentioned cancer research as one of the lab's achievements. (CNN -- Tech)
MIT develops 'tractor beam' for cells, more Oct 31, 2007
The new technology could become an important tool for both biological research and materials research, say Matthew J. Lang and David C. Appleyard, whose work is being published in an upcoming issue of the journal Lab on a Chip. Lang is an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Engineering and the Department of Mechanical Engineering. (EurekAlert!)
'I have been much blessed' - Watson retires Oct 26, 2007
That the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is now one of the world's premier sites for biological research and education has long warmed my heart. So I am grateful that its Board now will allow me to remain along my beloved Bungtown Road. (Nature News Service)
Europeans forgo US labs - Premium content Oct 26, 2007
The American-born 37-year-old last year decided to move to Britain from the Whitehead Institute for Biological Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Odom says he made the move partly because of the funding situation. (Nature News Service)
Scientists Link Extinctions, Rising Temperatures Oct 25, 2007
Benton and his colleagues laid out their findings in a paper that appeared in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the chief biological research journal for the British academy of science. Measuring in 10-million-year increments, they found a correlation between high temperatures and four of five mass extinctions in Earth's fossil record, dating back 520 million years. (National Geographic)
Residents warned in face of 710-acre fire Oct 22, 2007
The Sedgwick Reserve is about 5,880 acres of a former ranch that was donated to UCSB for biological research and is now managed by the university and a group of volunteers. The red flag warning is expected to remain in effect until 4 p.m. Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service Web site. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Federal grants leave LI research labs wanting Oct 22, 2007
Less money means fewer NIH grants, which have long been the lifeblood of biological research in America's universities, an NIH official said ... To be sure, the federal government spends enormous amounts on area biological research. (Newsday -- New York City)
Hamner Institutes lands $1.6M for sugar study Oct 20, 2007
The Hamner Institutes, based in Research Triangle Park, is a nonprofit, public-private biological research partnership. Formerly known as the Chemical Industry Institute of Technology, the organization changed its name this year to reflect the support of Charles Hamner, founder of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center and chairman of the institute's board. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
'World's smallest radio' unveiled Oct 19, 2007
Future uses might include meteorological, geophysical and biological research sensors. They could also be used for discrete military surveillance, or to create a distributed internet that would be accessible anywhere. (BBC News -- Science)
Hall of Famer reels in prize Oct 18, 2007
After a few years of biological research on octopuses and squid, Wright returned to the helm and fell in love with Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Now 63, the Stuart resident has fished every fall season in Australia since 1968. (The Palm Beach Post)
DOE publishes update of plan: 'Facilities for the Future of Science: A 20-Year Outlook' Oct 13, 2007
The world-leading scientific facilities we create, maintain and operate are key to continued U.S. leadership in physical and biological research, writes Under Secretary for Science Dr. Raymond L. Orbach in the introduction of Four Years Later: An Interim Report on Facilities for the Future of Science: A Twenty-Year Outlook. This leadership, and the transformational scientific discoveries that flow from it, are critical to meeting the challenges our Nation faces in the twenty-first century in... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Europe ponders restrictions on life sciences Oct 11, 2007
In a 'green paper' published on 11 July, the commission asked whether sensitive biological research should be published twice: a public version without sensitive content and a full-content one for relevant bio-stakeholders. But several groups have taken issue with the ideas proposed in the discussion document. (Nature News Service)
How Safe Are Our Bio-Labs? Oct 9, 2007
Worse, there is no centralized regulatory body that oversees bio-labs or their work 17 federal agencies are involved in biological research in some way, but no single agency is tasked with tracking and managing the risks ... But many experts disagree, calling into question the focus of biological research in the U.S. on anthrax and plague instead of, say, drug-resistant tuberculosis or the hepatitis viruses which may be doing the country a disservice. (Time.com)
Genomics program at BHSU receives grant of nearly $600,000 Oct 6, 2007
Integrative genomics is a new area of biological research that seeks to place the functional significance of an organism's many genes into an ecological and evolutionary context. "This is a field that is breaking new ground in biology because it can help us understand the interplay between genetics and the ecology and evolution of organisms," Downing says. (Black Hills Pioneer, SD)
Mountain lion killed in Spearfish Oct 6, 2007
" LC wrote on Oct 4, 2007 2:07 PM:" to "to LC" - hunters provide the funding for biological research for animal populations today ... today than ever before thanks to the BILLIONS of dollars hunters raise to pay for habitat, biological research and testing ... There are more wild animals in the US today than ever before thanks to hunters and hunting dollars that provide the biological research needed for all animals. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Genes May Hold The Keys To How Humans Learn Oct 3, 2007
The overall research program was designed to test a computer model that simulates the key roles of dopamine in reinforcement learning in different parts of the brain, as motivated by a body of biological research. "The reason we looked at these three individual genes in the first place, out of a huge number of possible genes, is that we have a computer model that examines how dopamine mediates these kinds of reinforcement processes in the striatum and prefrontal cortex," Frank said. (Science Daily)
Surprise In The Organic Orchard -- A Healthier Worm In The Apple Oct 2, 2007
The discovery was reported by a team of insect virologists and geneticists from the Agricultural Service Centre of Rhineland-Palatinate (DLR Rheinpfalz), the German Federal Biological Research Centre (BBA Darmstadt), the University of Hohenheim, and the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology (MPICE Jena). Starting in 2005, codling moths collected from 13 organic orchards in southwest Germany were tested in the laboratory to confirm that the insects could tolerate granulovirus amounts more... (Science Daily)
Yin, meet yang Sep 29, 2007
So why am I conducting molecular biological research. After finishing up my studies in literature, I entered a molecular biology lab at DMS with the intention of seeking parallels between scientific practice and literature. (The Scientist)
