'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)
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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!)
