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Public Release: 2-Aug-2012
 PLOS PathogensCatching the cap-snatcher Researchers at EMBL Grenoble have determined the detailed three-dimensional structure of part of the flu virus' RNA polymerase, an enzyme that is crucial for influenza virus replication. The research was done on the 2009 pandemic influenza strain but it will help scientists to design innovative drugs against all the different influenza strains. 
European Commission
Contact: Isabelle Kling
Public Release: 1-Aug-2012
Entomology 2012Entomological Society of America names 2012 fellows The Entomological Society of America has elected ten new fellows of the Society for 2012. The election as a fellow acknowledges outstanding contributions to insect science in one or more of the following: research, teaching, extension, or administration. The fellows will be recognized during Entomology 2012 -- ESA's 60th Annual Meeting -- which will be held November 11-14, 2012 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Contact: Richard Levine
Public Release: 1-Aug-2012
NatureGetting to the root -- unearthing the plant-microbe quid pro quo The microbial community or microbiome that inhabits the niches immediately surrounding and inside a plant's root facilitates the shuttling of nutrients and information into and out of the roots within the soil matrix. A report published Aug. 2, 2012, in Nature sheds light on the mechanisms driving the subterranean formation of this "plant microbiome" and how plants can influence the presence of the microbiota in the rhizosphere and vice versa.
US Department of Energy
Contact: David Gilbert
Public Release: 31-Jul-2012
UC Riverside graduate student awarded Guru Gobind Singh Fellowship When she feels unmotivated, Divya Sain, a graduate student from India at UC Riverside, remembers 'Shane shane parvata langhanam,' a chant that translates as 'Slowly and steady, even mountains can be conquered.' The latest mountain Sain has conquered is securing the Guru Gobind Singh Fellowship. The $30,000 award is given to a student of an Indian/Pakistani university who is committed to returning to her country of origin after receiving her PhD at a UC campus. Contact: Iqbal Pittalwala
Public Release: 31-Jul-2012
Molecular Systems BiologyComputational analysis identifies drugs to treat drug-resistant breast cancer Researchers have used computational analysis to identify a new Achilles heel for the treatment of drug-resistant breast cancer. The results, which are published in Molecular Systems Biology, reveal that the disruption of glucose metabolism is an effective therapeutic strategy for the treatment of tumors that have acquired resistance to front-line cancer drugs such as Lapatinib.
Komen for the Cure, National Institutes of Health
Contact: Barry Whyte
Public Release: 29-Jul-2012
Nature GeneticsBGI reports the latest finding on NMNAT1 mutations linked to Leber congenital amaurosis BGI reports the latest finding on NMNAT1 mutations linked to Leber congenital amaurosis. Contact: Jia Liu
Public Release: 26-Jul-2012
The most celebrated lab manual in molecular biology has been updated and expanded "Molecular Cloning", the iconic laboratory manual, has served as the foundation of technical expertise in labs worldwide for 30 years. The fourth edition, by celebrated founding author Joe Sambrook and new co-author, distinguished HHMI investigator Michael Green, preserves the highly praised detail and clarity of previous editions and includes chapters and protocols commissioned from expert practitioners at leading institutions. Building on thirty years of trust, reliability, and authority, this edition is the new gold standard. Contact: Liz Powers
Public Release: 25-Jul-2012
National Science Foundation awards $1 million to improve the efficiency of DNA fabrication The National Science Foundation has awarded a three-year $999,531 grant to Virginia Tech to optimize the laboratory processes used to make custom DNA molecules with the tools and methods of industrial engineering. The interdisciplinary team led by Jean Peccoud, Associate Professor at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute also includes Kimberly Ellis and Jaime Camelio, Associate Professors in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, at Virginia Tech.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Aleta Todd Delaplane
Public Release: 24-Jul-2012
Scots link-up with China to boost genetic research Scots link-up with China to boost genetic research. Contact: Jia Liu
Public Release: 23-Jul-2012
Breakthrough technology focuses in on disease traits of single cells Professor Deirdre Meldrum, and her colleagues at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute are pioneering a kind of miniaturized laboratory for the investigation of single cells. Known as the Cellarium, this live cell array technology will enable researchers to investigate the detailed behavior of individual cells -- providing unprecedented insights into their role in disease processes.
National Institutes of Health
Contact: Joseph Caspermeyer
Public Release: 23-Jul-2012
New DataONE portal streamlines access to environmental data Environmental researchers who investigate climate change, invasive species, infectious diseases, and other data-intensive topics can now benefit from easy access to diverse datasets through technology released today by the Data Observation Network for Earth, or DataONE. Contact: Morgan McCorkle
Public Release: 23-Jul-2012
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPolar bear evolution tracked climate change, new DNA study suggests A whole-genome analysis suggests that polar bear numbers waxed and waned with climate change, and that the animals may have interbred with brown bears since becoming a distinct species millions of years ago.
Penn State University, University at Buffalo, US Geological Survey, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation
Contact: Barbara K. Kennedy
Public Release: 19-Jul-2012
ScienceOf flies and men What do you get when you dissect 10,000 fruit fly larvae? A team of researchers in the UK and Germany has discovered a way in which cells can adjust the activity of many different genes at once. Their findings overturn commonly held views and reveal an important mechanism behind gender differences.
European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Commission, Cancer Research UK, European Science Foundation Exchange Grant
Contact: Mary Todd Bergman
Public Release: 19-Jul-2012
University of Tennessee professor wins world's top prize for ecology, environmental science Daniel Simberloff, a professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has won the 2012 Ramon Margalef Award for Ecology. Simberloff, who is the Gore-Hunger Professor of Environmental Studies in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, is one of the world's leading experts on invasive species. The Margalef Prize is the world's preeminent prize for ecology and environmental science. Contact: Amy Blakely
Public Release: 18-Jul-2012
Journal of Nutritional BiochemistryBotanical compound could prove crucial to healing influenza Building on previous work with the botanical abscisic acida, researchers in the Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory (NIMML) have discovered that abscisic acid has anti-inflammatory effects in the lungs as well as in the gut. The results will be published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry.
National Institutes of Health, Virgina Tech, private donors
Contact: Tiffany Trent
Public Release: 18-Jul-2012
PLOS ONEFriends with benefits As reported in paper published July 18 in PLoS One, Associate Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Anne Pringle and Ben Wolfe, a Post-Doctoral Fellow in FAS Center for Systems Biology, that Amanita mushrooms' evolution has largely been away from species that help decompose organic material and toward those that live symbiotically on trees and their roots. More interestingly, they found that the transition came at a steep price -- the loss of the genes associated with breaking down cellulose. Contact: Peter Reuell
Public Release: 17-Jul-2012
Molecular Biology and EvolutionEvolutionary information improves discovery of mutations associated with diseases Sudhir Kumar, a researcher at ASU's Biodesign Institute and his colleagues have developed a statistical method using evolutionary information to significantly enhance the likelihood of identifying disease-associated alleles in the genome that show better consistency across populations. Contact: Joseph Caspermeyer
Public Release: 17-Jul-2012
Swarm IntelligenceFrog calls inspire a new algorithm for wireless networks Males of the Japanese tree frog have learned not to use their calls at the same time so that the females can distinguish between them. Scientists at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia have used this form of calling behavior to create an algorithm that assigns colors to network nodes -- an operation that can be applied to developing efficient wireless networks. Contact: SINC Team
Public Release: 17-Jul-2012
BGI debuts new tool 'PDXomics' for tumor xenograft research and applications BGI, the world's largest genomics organization, announced today that it has successfully developed a new filtering tool, PDXomics, which performs accurate and specific classification of the mixed reads derived from the host and tumor xenografts. Through the full utilization of this robust tool, researchers could develop the specific patient-derived xenografts (PDX) and advance the oncology drug discovery, biomarker development and their future applications. Contact: Jia Liu
Public Release: 16-Jul-2012
Danforth Center awarded $12 million to study drought "What we learn in improving bioenergy grasses in many cases can also be applied to cereal crops to improve their productivity. Setaria viridis, the model species that will be used as the focus of our research, is closely related to corn and Brachypodium, another model grass of interest at the Danforth Center that has a genetic makeup similar to wheat," said Dr. Tom Brutnell, director of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Institute for Renewable Fuels who is serving as Principal Investigator on the grant.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Melanie Bernds
Public Release: 16-Jul-2012
First articles now live on F1000 Research Faculty of 1000 announces the publication of initial articles on F1000 Research, the innovative open-access publishing program in biology and medicine. These articles also feature a novel inline data viewer, and a new method of article citation. Contact: Eleanor Howell
Public Release: 15-Jul-2012
Genome ResearchDifferences between human twins at birth highlight importance of intrauterine environment Your genes determine much about you, but environment can have a strong influence on your genes even before birth, with consequences that can last a lifetime. In a study published online in Genome Research (www.genome.org), researchers have for the first time shown that the environment experienced in the womb defines the newborn epigenetic profile, the chemical modifications to DNA we are born with, that could have implications for disease risk later in life. Contact: Peggy Calicchia
Public Release: 12-Jul-2012
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesSalt cress genome yields new clues to salt tolerance Salt cress genome yields new clues to salt tolerance. Contact: Jia Liu
Public Release: 12-Jul-2012
Italy pledges to be part of ELIXIR research infrastructure Italy has pledged to participate in ELIXIR, a major undertaking to safeguard the results of life science research in Europe. With one of Europe's larger economies now demonstrating its commitment to ELIXIR, this burgeoning research infrastructure is well placed to continue its excellent progress.
European Commission
Contact: Lindsey Crosswell
Public Release: 12-Jul-2012
The Ben & Catherine Ivy Foundation contributes $10 million to TGen for brain cancer research The Ben & Catherine Ivy Foundation has awarded $10 million in grants for two groundbreaking brain cancer research projects at the Translational Genomics Research Institute.
Ben & Catherine Ivy Foundation
Contact: Steve Yozwiak
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