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    Scientists make mad cow discovery  Nov 21, 2009
    The scientists found that Glypican-1 acts as a scaffold bringing two forms of the prion protein together which then causes normal prions to mutate into an infectious form. Professor Hooper said: "Now that we know the identity of one of the key molecules in the disease process, we may in the future be able to design drugs that target this.". (BBC News -- Health)

    Kidney Angioplasty Brings Risks but No Benefit  Nov 13, 2009
    Nearly all had a stent, a tiny metal-mesh scaffold, inserted to keep the kidney artery open. After an average of about three years, the researchers found the two groups had similar rates of death, heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and decline of kidney function leading to a transplant or the start of dialysis. (Newsmax)

    Liberia: Ellen Leads By Example - Harvest Rice From Backyard Farm  Nov 13, 2009
    Bundles of rice harvested have been placed on a nearby scaffold for the initial one-week drying period. The rice will then be transferred to a permanent drying slab at the former Liberia Sugar Company site in Gardnersville. (allAfrica.com)

    Breast 'regrowth' trial planned  Nov 13, 2009
    The team will carry out a trial of the breast-shaped scaffold. Researchers in Australia plan to test a medical "scaffold" designed to stimulate natural breast tissue to regrow following surgery ... The team say that the permanent fat found in breasts can be grown inside this contoured scaffold. (BBC News -- Health)

    Rabbits given lab-grown penises  Nov 11, 2009
    It proves the principle that combining different cell types into a scaffold can produce a functional tissue construct,'' he said ... The cells were then manipulated and injected into a three-dimensional cartilage ''scaffold'' which provided support while the cells developed ... Within a month of implanting the scaffold in the rabbit's penis, tissue complete with vessel structures began to form. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Laboratory-Grown Replacement Of Penile Erectile Tissue In Animals Suggests Potential To Benefit Patients  Nov 11, 2009
    Using a two-step process, the cells were injected into a three-dimensional scaffold that provided support while the cells developed. As early as one month after implanting the scaffold in the animal's penis, organized tissue with vessel structures began to form ... The cells were injected into scaffolds on two separate days, enabling them to hold almost six times as many smooth muscle cells as in the previous studies -- which the scientists believe was a key to success. (Science Daily)

    Researchers Regrow Penis In Rabbits  Nov 10, 2009
    On a collagen scaffold, which provided the organ structure, Atala and his group grew smooth muscle and endothelial cells, the same cells that make up blood vessels, harvested from rabbit erectile tissue. The scaffold and cells were implanted into 12 rabbits, where the tissue continued to develop ... "This tissue has a unique structure, which the [scaffold] allowed us to replicate," Atala said. (ABC News)

    The night communism crumbled  Nov 7, 2009
    North Korea saw it as a failure of the Soviet Union's will to crush dissent, while China, which had hesitated but eventually sent the tanks into Tiananmen Square a few months before, quietly dismantled the communist economy while maintaining its political scaffold. America revelled in its Cold War victory, attributing it to Ronald Reagan and his military build-up. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    The other Paris  Nov 7, 2009
    He told the priest who approached him with a crucifix, "I don't give a damn about your Christ. Don't show him to me; I'll spit in his face." On his way to the scaffold, he sang a song, possibly of his own composition: "To be happy, God damn it, you have to kill those who own property! To be happy, God damn it, you must cut the priests in two!" He tried to shout "Vive la r?volution!" at the last moment, while his head was in the guillotine's cradle, but got only halfway through the phrase before... (Salon)

    Spinal Cord Regeneration: Scar-degrading Enzyme  Nov 5, 2009
    The researchers then used a lipid microtube-hydrogel scaffold system to deliver the thermostabilized enzymes into animals via a single injection. The scaffold provided sustained delivery of the enzyme for two weeks, with the microtubes enabling slow release and the hydrogel localizing the tubes to the lesion site. (Science Daily)

    Council talks bond election projects, cash for ideas  Nov 1, 2009
    Previously, the city would rent a scissor lift and scaffold to reach the required heights, but the employee suggested the safer, cheaper method of using a balloon with double-stick tape attached. Not needing to rent equipment, the city saved around $4,300 per year. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)

    Faux finishes add old-world charm  Oct 31, 2009
    "It's quite an experience being on a scaffold, decorating 20-foot walls.". For homes, popular finishes include glazes, which add a "warm, subtle finish," and Venetian plaster, which is mixed with marble dust. (FOX61, CT)

    DNA Replication: Messenger RNA With FLASH A Key Player  Oct 26, 2009
    Histones are the chief protein components of chromatin and act as a scaffold allowing packaging of DNA into a condensed form that fits inside the nucleus of a cell. As the DNA interacts with histones and with metabolic signals from within the cell, these proteins help regulate gene expression. (Science Daily)

    Biological 'Scaffold' To Help Replace Lost Bone  Oct 24, 2009
    Biologically Active 'Scaffold' May Help Humans Replace Lost Or Missing Bone ... Biologically Active 'Scaffold' May Help Humans Replace Lost Or Missing Bone ... Meital Zilberman of TAU's Department of Biomedical Engineering has developed a new biologically active "scaffold" made from soluble fibers, which may help humans replace lost or missing bone. (Science Daily)

    KAIKObase: An integrated silkworm genome database and data mining tools  Oct 21, 2009
    In 2004, two genome sequencing projects for B. mori were reported independently by Chinese and Japanese teams; however, the datasets were insufficient for building long genomic scaffolds which are essential for unambiguous annotation of the genome ... 7 Mb in N50 scaffold size) among the sequenced insect genomes and provided a high degree of nucleotide coverage (88%) of all 28 chromosomes ... For efficient usage of genome information for functional studies, genomic sequences, physical and... (BioMed Central)

    Council talks bond election projects, cash for ideas  Oct 21, 2009
    Previously, the city would rent a scissor lift and scaffold to reach the required heights, but the employee suggested the safer, cheaper method of using a balloon with double-stick tape attached. Not needing to rent equipment, the city saved around $4,300 per year. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)

    Scientists foresee 100-year-olds with the bodies of 50-year-olds  Oct 20, 2009
    The inert scaffold left can be transplanted into the patient without any fear of rejection - the main reason why normal transplants wear out and fail ... Once the scaffold has been transplanted, the body takes over and repopulates it with cells. (BBC News -- UK)

    Going out on a limb  Oct 20, 2009
    Tel Aviv University develops a 'scaffold' to regenerate lost or damaged bones and tissues ... Meital Zilberman of TAU's Department of Biomedical Engineering has developed a new biologically active "scaffold" made from soluble fibers, which may help humans replace lost or missing bone ... Her artificial and flexible scaffolding connects tissues together as it releases growth-stimulating drugs to the place where new bone or tissue is needed like the scaffolding that surrounds an existing building... (EurekAlert!)

    Bioengineering Of Nerve-muscle Connection Could Improve Hand Use For Wounded Soldiers  Oct 18, 2009
    The researchers created what they called an "artificial neuromuscular junction" composed of muscle cells and a nano-sized polymer placed on a biological scaffold ... That bioengineered scaffold was placed over the severed nerve endings like a sleeve ... The muscle cells on the scaffold and in the body bonded and the body's native nerve sprouts fed electrical impulses into the tissue, creating a stable nerve-muscle connection. (Science Daily)

    What Parents and Carers Say and Recommend  Oct 17, 2009
    "7 July 2009 - Daisykins Day Nursery, 3 Whitehall Road Rugby +44(0)1788-55-22-00 Which one will I choose?At Daisykins, the unique new EYFS model Child Centricity (c) Daisykins Ltd 2009, ensures an effective focus on the right aspects of children's individual needs and experiences. Children enjoy discovering more fully when they are able to make their own choices, not only indoors but outdoors as well - as you can see! This recent activity shows children choosing what shape, colour and pattern to... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    'Spaghetti' scaffolding could help grow skin in labs  Oct 17, 2009
    Spaghetti' scaffolding could help grow skin in labs ... Spaghetti' scaffolding could help grow skin in labs ... Scientists are developing new scaffolding technology which could be used to grow tissues such as skin, nerves and cartilage using 3D spaghetti-like structures. (EurekAlert!)

    Stem Cells from Fat Used to Grow Teen's Missing Facial Bones  Oct 16, 2009
    To create the new bones, which have become part of the patient's own skull structure and have remained securely in place for four and a half months, the medical team used a combination of , donated bone scaffolds, growth protein, and bone-coating tissue ... For the surgery, Taylor and his team shaped donor bone from cadaver-donated femurs to resemble zygomatic bones and act as a biological scaffold for the bone to grow on ... Mesenchymal stem cells, harvested from Guilkey's fat, and... (Scientific American)

    Alex Ross: Alan Gilbert takes over at the New York Philharmonic.  Oct 13, 2009
    Alan Gilbert takes over the New York Philharmonic : The New Yorker (New Yorker)

    A bang-up act, ‘Stomp’ is tough to beat  Oct 8, 2009
    But the high point for me was when the performers were tethered to a large scaffold and proceeded, in a kind of triumph over their surroundings, to coax a mini-symphony from the array of junk (pots, pans, traffic signs) hanging on the scaffold. The scene somehow evoked Fritz Lang s Metropolis. (Boston Globe)

    Organ grinder  Oct 2, 2009
    Meanwhile, falling off a scaffold in Cleveland is a construction worker with organs ripe for harvesting ... Meanwhile, falling off a scaffold in Cleveland is a construction worker with organs ripe for harvesting. (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    Microtubules, Intermediate Filament...  Oct 1, 2009
    The cytoskeleton provides the tracks and scaffold for the structure and function of the cell. Cytokeleton Is Composed of Three Types of Protein Filaments. (Suite101.com)

    Protein Inhibitor Helps Rid Brain Of Toxic Tau Protein  Oct 1, 2009
    The normal function of tau is to support the structure of nerve cells, much like the skeleton provides a scaffold to support the body. Tau is inside nerve cells, while another hallmark protein associated with Alzheimer's, beta amyloid, is outside the neurons. (Science Daily)

    How To Spell B-Y-U With DNA  Sep 17, 2009
    Pound et al. Polymerase Chain Reaction Based Scaffold Preparation for the Production of Thin, Branched DNA Origami Nanostructures of Arbitrary Sizes. Nano Letters, 2009; 090909075752075 DOI. (Science Daily)

    New Rep’s ‘Mister Roberts’ is a solid drama that needs more waves  Sep 17, 2009
    Cast members also confront an unexpected challenge from the set, a two-level metal scaffold that is visually imposing but that clanks distractingly whenever an actor walks across it. Still, the actors bring some individual strengths to their portrayals. (Boston Globe)

    Ultra-fine fibres can now be strengthened with carbon  Sep 16, 2009
    "Tiny, powerful batteries; clothing that protects against chemical and biological hazards; filters to purify air; tissue scaffold implants to help repair injuries - all of these are potential nanofibre applications," she said. Some of the potential applications Naebe describes seem more exotic than others. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)

    Island Images  Sep 15, 2009
    Curran, along with fellow Air Force military policeman Bryan Brafford, will be spending three days atop a 14-foot-high scaffold in the parking lot of the Pali Safeway. Brafford and Curran are members of the 15th Security Forces Squadron at Hickam Air Force Base. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Petoskey cardiologist is first to place newest heart valve in Paraguay patient  Sep 12, 2009
    We re putting in a scaffold that will support the artery until it heals. The Cardiac & Vascular Research Center is typically among about 12 hospitals around the country chosen to participate in studies of such medical significance. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)

    FoxO gene family evolution in vertebrates  Sep 7, 2009
    Sequence similarity searches have performed in genome and scaffold data to identify homologues of FoxO in vertebrates. Phylogenetic analysis was used to characterize the family evolutionary history by identifying two duplications early in vertebrate evolution. (BioMed Central)

    Researchers Identify Critical Gene For Brain Development, Mental Retardation  Sep 7, 2009
    Scientists have thought that the only way for a cell to morph and move is through the action of the cytoskeleton or the scaffold inside the cell, pushing membrane forward or sucking it in, said senior study investigator Franck Polleux, Ph. D., associate professor of pharmacology at the UNC School of Medicine. (Science Daily)

    Father: Domestic dispute led to La. murder-suicide  Sep 7, 2009
    He said Carter Jr. was a scaffold builder; Amber Carter was a secretary at North Oaks Rehabilitation Center in Hammond, where Donna Carter worked as a data entry clerk. Rushing said that state police ballistics experts were conducting tests on a gun found in the senior Carter's car. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Understanding diversity of human innate immunity receptors: analysis of surface features of leucine-rich repeat domains in NLRs and TLRs  Sep 4, 2009
    LRRs, found also in thousands of other proteins, form a well-defined "horseshoe"-shaped structural scaffold that can be used for a variety of functions, from binding specific ligands to performing a general structural role. The specific functional roles of LRR domains in NLRs and TLRs are thus defined by their detailed surface features. (BioMed Central)

    Biotech firm pioneers knee repair procedure  Sep 4, 2009
    After about two weeks, the cells cultured with the growth factor are seeded in a biological scaffold, which is then implanted in the patient. The other is that earlier implantation techniques required opening the knee, sewing in a patch of tissue to cover the hole and injecting the newly grown cells into the hole. (Woburn Advocate, MA)

    Meltdown 101: Earning Profits on Bailout Money  Sep 1, 2009
    A towering scaffold of other government programs, including tens of billions in Federal Reserve emergency loans and FDIC guarantees for debt issued by banks, sprang up to ward off financial catastrophe. The bank bailout program and the economic stimulus package that came in February together topped $1 trillion, pumping up the federal deficit. (ABC News -- Wire)

    Device firm Prescient Medical gets European OK for heart shield  Sep 1, 2009
    A traditional stent placed in an artery with hard, calcified plaque needs to be strong and serve as a scaffold in the artery that wants to collapse under the weight of additional tissue, Scheller said. The arteries we deal with are normal. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)

    Testing belief in N.D. schools  Aug 31, 2009
    Popzealot wrote on Aug 30, 2009 12:39 PM:" I second Ryan!Science requires that you develop reading, writing, math, analytical, and problem solving skills. It's also a great way to frame exploration of knowledge in general, curiousity and questions, and provides a scaffold wor what can only be described as the hight of human creativity. ". degree wrote on Aug 30, 2009 12:23 PM:" its amaing that teachers still do not have to have a degree in there teaching area, just some dumb downed education... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)

    Newly Discovered Mechanism In Cell Division Has Implications For Chromosome's Role In Cancer  Aug 27, 2009
    In the August 14 issue of Developmental Cell, the team reports that a molecular motor protein called Klp9p and the microtubule-associated protein Ase1p form a complex and bind to the midzone of the spindle a sort of molecular scaffold that ensures a critical step: equal division of genetic material between two daughter cells of cell division. They also found that this interaction is regulated by a molecular switch, which is coordinated by two other proteins Cdc2p and Clp1p. (Science Daily)

    Tension In Axons Is Essential For Synaptic Signaling, Researchers Report  Aug 24, 2009
    Other researchers have suggested that actin in axon terminals acts as a kind of scaffold that holds the vesicles near the synapse, Saif said ... It appears that actin cannot properly scaffold the vesicles without sufficient tension in the axon terminal. (Science Daily)

    Mural gets a facelift  Aug 20, 2009
    He works on a scaffold, using the photos as a guide ... It s been about 10 years since Young last worked on downtown murals, and he said working high on a scaffold is more difficult today than it was then. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)

    DNA 'organises itself' on silicon  Aug 18, 2009
    The origami can be designed to serve as a scaffold for electronic components just six billionths of a metre apart. Making chips with components closer together leads to smaller devices and faster computers. (BBC News -- Science)

    Dessert science  Aug 16, 2009
    These spiny ice crystals form a sort of scaffold, creating stable, non-drippy and slow-melting ice cream ... Protein scaffolds keep all the "goodies" locked into your iced lolly ... "But this (protein scaffold) can stop that coarsening and make the ice more stable.". (BBC News -- Science)

    Abbott expanding study of its popular Xience stent  Aug 15, 2009
    The bigger study aims to determine the optimum time people should take blood-thinning medicines after they undergo a common procedure called angioplasty to clear out a blocked artery and implant a stent, a metal-mesh scaffold that props open a blood vessel. That study, announced last November, includes more than 25,000 patients and academic researchers, federal regulators and eight major prescription drug and medical device makers. (Yahoo News)

    Abbott expanding heart stent study  Aug 14, 2009
    The bigger study aims to determine the optimum time people should take blood-thinning medicines after they undergo a common procedure called angioplasty to clear out a blocked artery and implant a stent, a metal-mesh scaffold that props open a blood vessel. That study, begun late last year, includes more than 25,000 patients and academic researchers, federal regulators and eight major prescription drug and medical device makers. (Crain's Chicago Business)

    Navigating In The Ocean Of Molecules: Computer Program Points The Way To New Disease Treatments  Aug 12, 2009
    The program, which is called Scaffold Hunter, acts as a tool for navigating chemical space ... The program Scaffold Hunter generates a map of the chemical space based on structural criteria and uses it to identify biologically active compounds, e.g. natural substances ... To do this, they reduce the molecules to their characteristic scaffolds. (Science Daily)

    Ligand scaffold hopping combining 3D maximal substructure search and molecular similarity.  Aug 11, 2009
    Ligand scaffold hopping combining 3D maximal substructure search and molecular similarity ... While 2D-similarity search tools are known to be fast and efficient, the use of 3D-similarity search methods can be very valuable to many research projects as integration of "3D knowledge" can facilitate the identification of not only related molecules but also of chemicals possessing distant scaffolds as compared to the query and therefore be more inclined to scaffold hopping. (BioMed Central)

    Protein Unfolding Is Key For Understanding Blood Clot Mechanics  Aug 8, 2009
    On the other hand, fibrin provides a scaffold for thrombi, clots that block blood vessels and cause tissue damage, leading to myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases. How does fibrin manage to be so strong and yet so extensible under the stresses of healing and blood flow. (Science Daily)

    Supporting ESL Students in Inclusiv...  Aug 8, 2009
    Scaffold content learning through the use of graphic organizers, such as Venn diagrams, webs, and. Provide opportunities for students to engage in the implementation, and in some cases the creation, of graphic organizers. (Suite101.com)

    Dome adds to bronze look  Aug 8, 2009
    Also, a scaffold system has been designed to fit the curvature of the Superdome to install the panels. The panels are 12 inches by 25 feet long, and it will take approximately 16,000 of them. (Nola.com -- Sports)

    Scaffolding scare calls into question rigging regulation  Aug 7, 2009
    Questions raised on scaffold regulation ... "I'm angry. I'm a little miffed over this," Kyle Redmond said of his ordeal on the scaffolding ... That scenerio is a frightening and all-too-common occurrence with the type of permanent scaffolding that was housed at the Exchange Place building in the Financial District, said one specialist in scaffolding safety. (Boston Globe)

    A lurch and a lifeline 37 floors up  Aug 6, 2009
    They just wanted to get off the scaffolding as soon as they could ... The metal scaffold underneath Redmond and Ortiz had malfunctioned, causing one side of the platform to drop 20 feet ... Two scaffolding mechanics arrived at the site at about 3:30 p.m. and raised the metal walkway back to its place on the roof, Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald said. (Boston Globe)

    A 'living wall' coming to PNC Plaza  Aug 5, 2009
    A scaffold will remain during removal of granite panels on the side of the building, prepping of the wall, installation of a base -- wood from sustainable forests, waterproofed -- and installation of the panels. The plants were chosen for climate tolerance, sunlight cycles and changing color patterns and texture, said Ms. Golomb. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Mapping The Crocodile Genome  Aug 1, 2009
    The researchers' map also provides a significant step towards the elucidation of the crocodilian genome, forming a scaffold for genome sequence assembly, and will be of intrinsic value to comparative mapping efforts aimed at understanding the molecular evolution of reptilian, as well as other amniote genomes. From an economic perspective, this new information should be able to assist in the breeding of farmed crocodiles with favourable growth rate, survival and skin quality by facilitating the... (Science Daily)

    Worker Dies In 300-Foot Fall From Texas High-Rise Thursday  Jul 31, 2009
    DALLAS (July 30, 2009)--A construction worker fell 23 stories to his death Thursday after the scaffolding on which he was working gave way at the St. Ann Court high-rise office building project in Dallas. Witnesses said the man was installing hardware on the facade of the 23rd floor of the 26-story, 333-foot structure when the scaffold collapsed at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday ... Dallas fire-rescue spokesman Jason Evans told KDFW-TV of Dallas and Fort Worth reports that the 35-year-old man was the... (KWTX.com, TX)

    First genetic map for a non-avian reptile  Jul 30, 2009
    As researchers continue to work towards elucidation of the crocodilian genome, this first generation map lays the groundwork for more detailed mapping investigations, as well as providing a valuable scaffold for future genome sequence assembly. The complete article is available as a. (BioMed Central)

    Nanotubes Spin As They Grow  Jul 30, 2009
    17, 2006) Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have published findings that show, for the first time, that bone cells can grow and proliferate on a scaffold of carbon. . (Science Daily)

    Old bricks breathe new life into building  Jul 25, 2009
    Fratantuono says he was on a scaffold three stories above the ground, applying the third coat of paint stripper to bricks in a freezing rain when the reality hit him. The brick was just in too bad shape to save, he says. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)

    3-D Scaffold Of Living, Beating Heart Cells May Lead To Viable Strategies Of Transplanting Cells Into Diseased Hearts  Jul 24, 2009
    Unlike most existing approaches, in which cardiac cells with no supporting structure are injected into heart tissue, Goldman's group uses a patch (Theregen Inc. San Francisco) made from microscopically thin fibers that serve as a scaffold to which the cells can adhere ... "Our work shows that we can put living cells onto a biodegradable, 3-dimensional scaffold in a way that not only allows them to survive, but to spontaneously beat in a coordinated fashion," says Lancaster ... 4, 2008) Broken... (Science Daily)

    The Sounds Of Learning: Studying The Impact Of Music On Children With Autism  Jul 22, 2009
    In fact, he said, participating in musical activities has the potential to scaffold and enhance all other learning and development, from timing and language to social skills. "Beyond these more concrete intellectual benefits, the extraordinary power of music to trigger memories and emotions and join us together as an emotional, empathic and compassionate humanity are invaluable," Molnar-Szakacs said. (Science Daily)

    Core Nuclear Pore Elements Likely Shared By All Eukaryotes  Jul 14, 2009
    The researchers were able to genomically tag 22 of the 30 proteins and establish that they are deeply related, or homologous, to known proteins in yeast and vertebrate nuclear pore complexes, specifically those proteins that form the core scaffold of the complex and other well-described structures. These proteins are conserved at the structural level, especially the pore coat and the core scaffold, but also the unfolded proteins that traffic molecules through the complex between the nucleus and... (Science Daily)

    New Insights Into Formation Of The Centromere, A Key Cellular Structure In Powering And Controlling Chromosome Segregation  Jul 14, 2009
    A new Nature Cell Biology paper, published in collaboration with a group at Stanford University School of Medicine, provides insights into the scaffold of proteins that ensures accurate segregation of chromosomes during cell division - a fundamental step to ensure that daughter cells have the same genetic information as their mother, with reduced risk of cancer ... The centromere is the area of the chromosome that directs this attachment by controlling the assembly of a scaffold of proteins... (Science Daily)

    Structural Biology Scores With Protein Snapshot  Jul 13, 2009
    The expectation, he explained, is that mutations in the active site would cause a loss of function but would not usually affect protein folding, whereas key residues for folding would be located elsewhere in the protein to underpin the scaffold for the active site. "Our study shows that you can't make that assumption," he said. (Science Daily)

    * Sanchongs underground art scene  Jul 12, 2009
    The soft-spoken Racines handed me off to Biaggi for a tour and climbed a scaffold to resume working. Pounding hammers, buzzing electric saws and whirring overhead traffic intermittently drowned out a Bob Marley album playing from a cheap portable stereo. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Potential Fix For Damaged Knees Identified  Jul 11, 2009
    ScienceDaily (July 10, 2009) Investigators from Hospital for Special Surgery have shown that a biodegradable scaffold or plug can be used to treat patients with damaged knee cartilage ... "The data has been encouraging to support further evaluation of this synthetic scaffold as a cartilage repair technique," said Asheesh Bedi, M.D., a fellow in sports medicine and shoulder surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery who was involved with the study ... Dr. Williams believes that there is a role for... (Science Daily)

    Gautrain on track  Jul 4, 2009
    From the track, it's on to Rhodesfield Station and a fear-of-heights challenging climb up a scaffold. In this part of the tour, reporters walk about two kilometres to the station at OR Tambo. (iAfrica.com)

    Re-Write The Textbooks: Key Genetic Phenomenon Shown To Be Different Than Believed  Jul 3, 2009
    These proteins then form a molecular scaffold along the inactive-X chromosome that can stably silence the genes contained within it. The UNC researchers are now actively investigating how this chromosomal remodeling begins in the first place. (Science Daily)

    Researchers Publish Comprehensive Model For Medical Device Development  Jun 30, 2009
    The stent being tested is intended to act as a temporary scaffold to support the blood vessel during the healing process and. (Nov. (Science Daily)

    Prominent NYC skyscraper secures nearly $1.3B loan  Jun 27, 2009
    In November, a worker was seriously hurt after falling almost 40 feet when a scaffold collapsed, officials said. To subscribe to the print edition of The Times and Democrat. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)

    County inspecting trail bridges  Jun 24, 2009
    The inspections cost 35,371 and were included in Somerset County trail coordinator Brett Hollern s budget for 2008-09 (Somerset Daily American, PA)

    Crustacean Shell With Polyester Creates Mixed-fiber Material For Nerve Repair  Jun 19, 2009
    27, 2009) Researchers have developed a technique using spun-sugar filaments to create a scaffold of tiny synthetic tubes that might serve as conduits to regenerate nerves severed in accidents or blood vessels. (Aug. (Science Daily)

    3D Printing For New Tissues And Organs  Jun 19, 2009
    ScienceDaily (June 18, 2009) A more effective way to build plastic scaffolds on which new tissues and even whole organs might be grown in the laboratory is being developed by an international collaboration between teams in Portugal and the UK. ... Scaffold structures for tissue engineering that allow researchers to grow cells, whether skin, muscle, or even kidney, in a three-dimensional could allow medical science to create natural artificial organs ... Such scaffolds are increasingly important... (Science Daily)

    Scientists Create Custom 3-dimensional Structures With 'DNA Origami'  Jun 16, 2009
    Long strands of DNA serving as a "scaffold" are folded back and forth by short strands of DNA serving as "staples" that knit together segments of the scaffold ... Fabricating the desired structure involves mixing the DNA scaffold and staple strands, quickly heating the mixture, and then slowly cooling the sample. (Science Daily)

    Hammering home some questions on choosing nails  Jun 5, 2009
    Duplex or scaffold nails have two heads - one that is driven against the material to hold it in place, the second for easy removal. These are usually used to fasten work temporarily. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)

    Completely Different Way Of Looking For A New Antibiotic  May 30, 2009
    "Since the 1960s, drug companies have for, the most part, been tweaking existing molecules, such as building better penicillin with minor changes to the original scaffold. But, you are not very far away from resistance when all you do is a little tweak.". The discovery of a "surprising link" between the three processes involved in cell wall synthesis lets researchers build a method of looking for molecules that will disturb the balance between them. (Science Daily)

    Capturing The Birth Of A Synapse: Mechanism Locking Two Neurons Found  May 29, 2009
    In turn, neuroligins recruit at least two other key proteins (PSD-95 and NMDA receptors) to begin building a scaffold to hold the synapse components in place. The moment of locking is captured in a video (link below) that will appear with the paper's final version at the journal's Web site. (Science Daily)

    How to Make Paper Mache Plates and ...  May 23, 2009
    Teachers will find it useful to scaffold learning about paper craft by making simple forms in paper mache before moving on to create more complex sculptural forms. This gives the students a chance to explore the qualities of the medium before designing more imaginative work. (Suite101.com)

    No comments posted.  May 23, 2009
    2 men survive after scaffold collapses ... (AP) -- Two painters escaped serious injury when a scaffold they were on gave way at the top of an eight-story building in downtown Kansas City ... Joe Vitale, spokesman for the Kansas City Fire Department, said one of the poles used to secure the scaffold gave way Friday afternoon, sending one painter sliding off. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)

    Non-wovens As Scaffolds For Artificial Tissue  May 22, 2009
    The research scientists place cells on a porous scaffold material, for example a non-woven made of polymer fibers ... When the artificial cartilage is inserted in the patient s knee the supporting scaffold is gradually resorbed and only the cartilage tissue remains. (Science Daily)

    * [THE WEEKENDER] Khmer artists yet to hit their stride  May 18, 2009
    The young men (who ranged in age from 20 to 25) carried out a wooden scaffold, which they placed upon a piece of canvas laying the floor, brought out pots of paint and positioned themselves on the scaffold and began painting ... But even as Eiko and Koma conducted an anguished duet, rebirth was underway, symbolized by the young painters splashing the large black backdrop with yellow, white and blue, clambering about a large black scaffold. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)

    ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGE POSSIBLE IN MONDAY INCIDENT  May 14, 2009
    Pine Bluff Commercial/Ralph Fitzgerald Robert Knott (on scaffold), of Delta Recycling Service, Odell Terry (on ladder) and Jack Reed bring down the crown molding for salvage Tuesday morning out of the historic Bell Mansion on Barraque Street. Deputy Prosecutor Rik Ramsey said the state anticipates charging Steven Anthony Bell, 39, with attempted first-degree murder because store video and witnesses indicate that with the purpose of causing the death of Daniel Spicer, he caused serious physical... (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)

    New Tissue Scaffold Regrows Cartilage And Bone  May 14, 2009
    ScienceDaily (May 13, 2009) MIT engineers and colleagues have built a new tissue scaffold that can stimulate bone and cartilage growth when transplanted into the knees and other joints ... The scaffold could offer a potential new treatment for sports injuries and other cartilage damage, such as arthritis, says Lorna Gibson, the Matoula S. Salapatas Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and co-leader of the research team with Professor William Bonfield of Cambridge University ... "If... (Science Daily)

    MIT: New tissue scaffold regrows cartilage and bone  May 12, 2009
    --MIT engineers and colleagues have built a new tissue scaffold that can stimulate bone and cartilage growth when transplanted into the knees and other joints. The scaffold could offer a potential new treatment for sports injuries and other cartilage damage, such as arthritis, says Lorna Gibson, the Matoula S. Salapatas Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and co-leader of the research team with Professor William Bonfield of Cambridge University ... "If someone had a damaged region in... (EurekAlert!)

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