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Scientists rally to Mexican researchers' plea

Scientists from around the world are calling on Mexican leaders to resolve a dispute that is tearing apart a leading South American research institute.

Researchers Discover The Gene That Can Cause Suicide

Researchers Discover The Gene That Can Cause SuicideThe Researchers that discovered a connection of some specific genes with suicide, affirmed that this research can help in development of effective treatments for many mental disorders. The group of researchers led by Michael Poulter of the Robarts Research Institute at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ont. and Hymie Anisman of Carleton's Neuroscience Research Institute at Carleton University in Ottawa, compared the brains of people who committed suicide with the brain of people who died from heart attacks or natural causes. Researchers discovered the proteins that can chemically modify DNA directly. The study showed the presence of high quantity of a particular protein in the brains of people who committed suicide.

Harvard scientists say they have created stems cells for 10 genetic disorders, which will allow researchers to watch the diseases develop in a lab dish and could speed up efforts to find treatments.

Harvard scientists say they have created stems cells for 10 genetic disorders, which will allow researchers to watch the diseases develop in a lab dish and could speed up efforts to find treatments for some of the most confounding ailments.

Scientists watch diseases grow in the lab SCIENTISTS say they have created stem cells for ten genetic disorders, in a process which will allow researchers to watch the diseases develop in the laboratory, hopefully paving the way to new treatments.

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Researchers Face Jail Risk For Tor Snooping Study

An anonymous reader writes "A group of researchers from the University of Colorado and University of Washington could face both civil and criminal penalties for a research project (pdf) in which they snooped on users of the Tor anonymous proxy network. Should federal prosecutors take interest in the project, the researchers could also face up to 5 years in jail for violating the Wiretap Act.The researchers neither sought legal review of the project nor ran it past their Institutional Review Board. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, which has written a legal guide for Tor admins, strongly advises against any sort of network monitoring."

Cro-Mag Rally for iPhone

Between Enigmo and Cro-Mag Rally, Pangea Software decided to recycle its existing games to support the new platform rather than develop new original titles. I find Enigmo to be a much more compelling iPhone offering than Cro-Mag Rally, even though Cro-Mag Rally got the early press.

Media Cybernetics Offers Free Image Processing Consultations

Researchers learn sophisticated image analysis techniques using their own images BETHESDA, Md.--(Business Wire)-- Media Cybernetics, the scientific imaging software company, has added an exciting, new tool to their website that enables individuals to upload their images and receive a free image processing consultation. This new image upload feature gives researchers the opportunity to describe their imaging challenge and receive feedback on how they can accomplish their desired outcome using image processing tools. This tool allows Media Cybernetics' representatives to consult with and train researchers-using their own images- resulting in a significantly reduced learning curve. Researchers benefit immediately, improving their research processes through the use of advanced image analysis techniques, including counting objects, tracking th

Software To Improve AIDS Survival?

Roland Piquepaille writes "There are more than 33 million people living with HIV worldwide. No cure or vaccine has been unveiled this week in Mexico during the International AIDS Conference. Still, European researchers have developed 'a predictive software system for HIV that could help extend the lives of victims of the killer disease.' The scientists working on the EuResist project have combined HIV databases in Italy, Sweden and Germany, creating what is probably the largest database on AIDS and HIV in the world. Armed with information about more than 18,000 patients, 64,000 therapies, and 240,000 viral mode measurements, the researchers have created new mathematical prediction models, which should soon be available to medical researchers and doctors all over the world.

Scientists develop 'emotional' robot

Scientists in Britain have created an emotional robot which appears to respond to being cuddled or scared. The Heart Robot, developed by scientists at the University of the West of England in Bristol, was aimed to explore human reaction to machine that give emotional feedbacks.

Researchers Peer Into Water In Carbon Nanotubes

Researchers have identified a signature for water inside single-walled carbon nanotubes, helping them understand how water is structured and how it moves within these tiny channels. This is the first time researchers were able to get a snapshot of the water inside the carbon nanotubes.

Scientists report most comprehensive view of mammalian transcriptome

Scientists from the University of Queensland, Australia and Applied Biosystems Inc. have teamed together to conduct the most comprehensive analysis to date of a mammalian transcriptome, the vast collection of RNAs transcribed from a mouse genome. RNA expression analysis data from this study represents the highest-resolution view of mammalian transcriptomes derived from both differentiated cells and stem cells. Results of this study are expected to help researchers to understand more fully the complexity of the genomic landscape of mammals. The study, published in the July 2008 issue of the journal Nature Methods, was also discussed at the International Congress of Genetics (ICG) meeting which took place on 12-17 July.

Researchers discover a gene that regulates and blocks ovulation

Universit de Montral researchers collaborate with European scientists to unlock mysteries of Lrh1 gene

Scientists develop 'emotional' robot

London (PTI): Scientists in Britain have created an emotional robot which appears to respond to being cuddled or scared. The Heart Robot, developed by scientists at the University of the West of England in Bristol, was aimed to explore human reaction to machine that give emotional feedbacks.

Researchers discover a gene that regulates and blocks ovulation

Université de Montréal researchers collaborate with European scientists to unlock mysteries of Lrh1 gene

Researchers discover a gene that regulates and blocks ovulation

Université de Montréal researchers collaborate with European scientists to unlock mysteries of Lrh1 gene

Researchers discover a gene that regulates and blocks ovulation

Université de Montréal researchers collaborate with European scientists to unlock mysteries of Lrh1 gene

Hybrid solar cell researchers order sputtering tool from Surrey NanoSystems

Researchers of hybrid solar cell fabrication at Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU) in Munich have ordered an advanced sputtering tool from U.K.-based Surrey NanoSystems. The tool will be used in the creation of high-efficiency interconnection templates for organic materials, thereby greatly increasing the efficiency of the cells, according to LMU. The tool, a configuration of Surrey NanoSystems' Gamma PVD sputtering tool, will be put into operation at the LMU's Department of Physics and Centre for NanoScience. LMU specified some features of the tool, including the facility to aid in the production of uniform aluminium films for the formation of porous alumina membranes for application to a variety of substrates. The researchers will also be equipped with the resources to deposit barrier layers and other inter-layer films in researching a

Researchers Grow Human Blood Vessels In Mice From Adult Progenitor Cells

For the first time, researchers have successfully grown functional human blood vessels in mice using cells from adult human donors — an important step in developing clinical strategies to grow tissue, researchers report in Circulation Research: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Researchers grow human blood vessels in mice from adult progenitor cells

For the first time, researchers have successfully grown functional human blood vessels in mice using cells from adult human donors — an important step in developing clinical strategies to grow tissue, researchers report in Circulation Research: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Researchers discover link between DNA palindromes and disease

In the past 10 years, researchers in genome stability have observed that many kinds of cancers are associated with areas where human chromosomes break. More recently, scientists have discovered that slow or altered replication causes chromosomal breaking. But why does DNA replication stall?

Researchers discover novel kind of learning gene

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Researchers show how DNA repairs may reshape the genome

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Researchers Find Link Between DNA Palindromes and Disease

Newswise - In the past 10 years, researchers in genome stability have observed that many kinds of cancers are associated with areas where human chromosomes break. More recently, scientists have discovered that slow or altered replication causes chromosomal breaking. But why does DNA replication stall?

Researchers Pave Way For Compressor-Free Refrigeration

Hugh Pickens brings news that scientists from Penn State have developed a new method for heat-transfer that may replace the common compressor-based system used in household appliances. Quoting: "Zhang's approach uses the change from disorganized to organized that occurs in some polarpolymers when placed in an electric field. The natural state of these materials is disorganized with the various molecules randomly positioned. When electricity is applied, the molecules become highly ordered and the material gives off heat and becomes colder. When the electricity is turned off, the material reverts to its disordered state and absorbs heat. The researchers report a change in temperature for the material of about 22.6 degrees Fahrenheit... Repeated randomizing and ordering of the material combined with an appropriate heat exchanger could provid

Scientists in Hungary and Portugal get research boost

Heidelberg, 29 July 2008 – Two talented life scientists will receive EMBO Installation Grants, assisting them to establish their research groups in Hungary and Portugal. These two scientists will receive funding in 2008 similar to the previous nine awardees announced in November 2007. The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) introduced the scheme in 2006.

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