May 2009 Geology media highlights May 5, 2009
Instead, they likely represent a structured consortium of protists in a shared collagenous scaffold. These results push back the earliest geologic evidence for animals by around 200 million years. (EurekAlert!)
Questions and answers May 5, 2009
In her research, Hahn takes cells and places them in microenvironments called scaffolds that induce the cells to grow into a new, working organ. The scaffolds, often made of proteins like elastin or collagen, look almost like balls of yarn with cells enmeshed in them ... "With the scaffolds, we want to give the cells that initial environment to say, 'OK, you need to make new skin cells.' And with time, the scaffold will go away, and it will be replaced by new tissue - hopefully new skin that the... (The Battalion, TX)
Longer Lasting Tumor Blocker May 5, 2009
Most likely, the anti M-CSF treatment had a lasting effect because it resulted in damage to the scaffolding that surrounds cancerous vessels, robbing the tumors of the structural support they need to grow. Meanwhile, the scaffold of mice treated with anti-VEGF remained intact. (Science Daily)
Trading fedoras for spurs - Two detective novelists return to the Western May 2, 2009
Estleman s The Branch and the Scaffold retells the story of Isaac Parker, the legendary hanging judge of the wild west. Robert B. Parker s Brimstone continues his saga of Everett Hitch and Virgil Cole, two imaginary gun hands who were played to perfection by Viggo Mortensen and Ed Harris in the 2008 movie Appaloosa. (Missoulian, MT)
Genome-wide identification and characterization of cytochrome P450 monooxygenase genes in the ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila May 2, 2009
The characteristics of both the conserved intron-exon organization and scaffold localization of tandem repeats within each P450 family clade suggested that the enlargement of T. thermophila P450 families probably resulted from recent separate small duplication events. Gene expression patterns of all T. thermophila P450s during three important cell physiological stages (vegetative growth, starvation and conjugation) were analyzed based on EST and microarray data, and three main categories of... (BioMed Central)
Synthesis With A Template May 1, 2009
This scaffold is made of twenty copper and sixty phosphorus atoms that are arranged into twelve rings containing five phosphorus atoms each and 30 six-membered rings containing two copper and four phosphorus atoms. This inorganic shell interacts electronically with the enclosed guest molecule. (Science Daily)
Should murals stay or go? May 1, 2009
After the clay was rolled to the desired thickness, Soulages applied the design with pieces of wood that he dragged across the surface while standing on a scaffold above. The clay was cut into 294 tiles and kiln-fired. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Novel role of protein in generating amyloid-beta peptide Apr 28, 2009
"We discovered that this protein interacts with three components involved in A generation LRP, APP and BACE1 and appears to 'scaffold' them into a structure.". Kang explained that these three components must come together to result in the first cut or cleaving that leads to production of A. (EurekAlert!)
Scientists Synthesize Gold To Shed Light On Cells' Inner Workings Apr 18, 2009
"The protein holds and interacts with gold ions in aqueous solution. We are able to use this protein to provide a scaffold for the formation of gold nanoclusters," explained Yuangang Zheng, Ph ... "We are inspired by nature's ability to create elegant and functional materials. Our process is similar to biomineralization in nature that is found in the formation of bones and shells: where functional proteins mostly interact with sequestered inorganic ions to provide scaffolds for mineral... (Science Daily)
Potential New Target For Treatment Of Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer Apr 15, 2009
"Our work suggests that ubiquitination of AR, and possibly other transcription factors, may function as the scaffold for cofactor recruitment to modulate transcriptional activity and specificity," concludes Dr. Qiu. "Targeting components of the ubiquitination machinery, such as RNF6, may potentially be effective in treatment of advanced prostate cancer.". (Science Daily)
Scientists Show How A Neuron Gets Its Shape Apr 14, 2009
23, 2003) By using a laser microscope to spy on individual nerve cells in living mice, researchers have discovered that neurons' wiring remain largely stable, providing a solid scaffold to accommodate the. (May 29, 2007) For the first time ever, a researcher has succeeded in observing in vivo the generation of neurons in the brain of a mammal. (Science Daily)
Big plans from the federal electricity man Apr 9, 2009
"No, Madame," said Villefort, "I leave each of them on his own pedestal: Robespierre in the Place Louis XV, on his scaffold, and Napoleon in the Place Vendome, on his column. The difference is that equality with the first was levelling down and with the second a raising up: one of them lowered kings to the level of the guillotine, the other lifted the people to the level of the throne -- which does not mean," Villefort added, laughing, "that they were not both vile revolutionaries...". By the... (Salon)
New medications show promise in treating drug-resistant prostate cancer Apr 8, 2009
Using this molecule as a chemical scaffold, the researchers synthesized nearly 200 slightly different versions of the drug. They tested each one in the lab on prostate cancer cells that had been engineered to produce high levels of androgen receptor. (EurekAlert!)
Cancer Mutations In The Heart Of Gene Regulation Apr 7, 2009
The composite DNA protein structure, called chromatin, is not simply a scaffold, but plays an active role in controlling gene activity. The UTX protein alters a key organising subunit component of chromatin, called a histone. (Science Daily)
Haunted Scotland's Weir House Apr 4, 2009
Some say Jane stripped naked as she was led to the scaffold at Grassmarket. Thomas was asked to say "Lord be merciful to me." Instead he, allegedly replied "Let me alone, I will not. I have lived as a beast, and I must die as a beast." Weir was strangled before he and his staff were burned at Greenside. (Suite101.com)
Event at Cochise College sign of changing times Apr 3, 2009
Jamie O Rourke, a facilities maintenance technician with the college, was at the helm of the portable motorized scaffold that put the women into position to write their names with permanent markers of different colors. Nicodemus slipped away as students and staff continued the signing ceremony on ground-level vertical beams. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
May 1, 1960: Caen on capital punishment Apr 2, 2009
Suddenly the door behind the scaffold swung open and the nightmare scene was enacted in a flash: the murderer, his arms bound, was hustled roughly onto the trapdoor, the noose was slammed around his neck, a black mask dropped over his unbelieving face, the trapdoor clanged open, the body shot through and stopped with a sickening crack. For an eternity, the victim twitched in spasm after spasm, and one by one the witnesses began fainting around me. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Laureate league Apr 1, 2009
McGough was also a member of the pop group The Scaffold between 1963 and 1973, with whom he reached number one in the singles chart with Lily The Pink. He also presents the BBC Radio 4 programme Poetry Please and continues to perform his own poetry. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Transforming Medical Diagnosis With New Scanning Technology Apr 1, 2009
Researchers have taken parahydrogen and, through a reversible interaction with a specially designed molecular scaffold, transferred its magnetism to a range of molecules. The resulting molecules are much more easily detected than was previously possible. (Science Daily)
New Protein Important In Breast Cancer Gene's Role In DNA Repair Identified Mar 29, 2009
MERIT40 not only recruits BRCA1 and RAP80 to the sites of DNA damage and signals for DNA repairman to the site, but also acts as the molecular scaffold for the BRCA1-RAP80 complex. The BRCA1-RAP80 protein complex works as machine. (Science Daily)
Proteins By Design: Biochemists Create New Protein From Scratch Mar 28, 2009
Currently, protein engineers take an existing biochemical scaffold from nature and tweak it a bit structurally to make it do something else. This research demonstrates how we used a set of simple design principles, which challenge the kind of approaches that have been used to date in reproducing natural protein functions, says Dutton. (Science Daily)
Alarm 'failed' on ditched chopper Mar 26, 2009
Page last updated at 00:01 GMT, Thursday, 26 March 2009. The missing tail section was eventually recovered and brought ashore. (BBC News -- UK)
* A new look at the ways of ancient Japan Mar 26, 2009
A handful of men have erected a rudimentary wooden scaffold around the house and, bundles of thatch in hand, are patching up a roof that has clearly seen better days ... Swallowing my fear of heights I clamber up the scaffolding and reach for a handful of thatch. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Stem Cells Yield New Clues To Glut Of Glial Cells In Down's Syndrome, Glioblastoma, And Alzheimer's Disease Mar 23, 2009
(May 6, 2002) Researchers have discovered that astrocytes -- brain cells once thought to be little more than a component of the supportive scaffold for neurons -- may actually play a starring role in triggering. (July 15, 2004) Adult stem cells in the brains of mice possess a broader differentiation potential than previously thought and may be capable of developing into other cell types including those involved in the. (Science Daily)
Trapped worker rescued from scaffold Mar 21, 2009
Trapped workers rescued from Atlanta scaffold. An Atlanta firefighter drops a rope to one of two workers trapped on a scaffold suspended from the University Place at Underground Atlanta apartment building. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Lab-grown Nerves Promote Nerve Regeneration Mar 20, 2009
20, 2009) Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have engineered transplantable living nerve tissue that encourages and guides regeneration in an animal model. Results were published in March in the journal Tissue Engineering Part A.. (Science Daily)
Workers rescued from scaffold Mar 20, 2009
Shaky scaffold, language barrier complicated rescue ... It was a nerve-wracking two hours Thursday afternoon for two painters stranded on a scaffold high above the streets of downtown Atlanta and their rescuers ... Atlanta Fire e received a call at 5:45 p.m. Thursday after part of the scaffold collapsed near the top of the 16-story University Place at Underground Atlanta apartment building at 54 Peachtree St.. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Research yields potential target for cancer, wound healing and fibrosis Mar 19, 2009
This study advances earlier research on the beta-1 integrin tail, that revealed the ability of this integrin tail to provide a scaffold for signaling proteins that control cell survival. The extracellular matrix is a complex mixture containing proteins such as fibronectin and collagen that provide structural support to cells and traction for cell movement. (EurekAlert!)
No hiding place for infecting bacteria Mar 16, 2009
P. aeruginosa uses these cell proteins as a scaffold to build a protective biofilm making these infections very difficult to treat. P. aeruginosa biofilms cause disease in burns, wounds, contact lens infections and are particularly prevalent in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients. (EurekAlert!)
Chemists Find Secret To Increasing Luminescence Efficiency Of Carbon Nanotubes Mar 15, 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)
How To Draw Animals by Susie Hodge Mar 15, 2009
Scaffolded Drawing Exercises ... To scaffold learning experiences in a user friendly manner, Hodge has organised a step by step explanation of basic techniques. (Suite101.com)
Fireman transforms pickup paramedics Mar 14, 2009
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (CNN) -- When Guatemalan laborer Faustino Morales fell from a scaffold in February, the response from volunteer firefighters was immediate. Within minutes, the "bomberos" reached the accident site with advanced rescue equipment, an ambulance and a thorough knowledge of how to treat his injuries. (CNN -- US)
Artificial Photosynthesis: Turning Sunlight Into Liquid Fuels Moves A Step Closer Mar 13, 2009
Frei and Jiao used mesoporous silica as their scaffold, growing their cobalt nanocrystals within the naturally parallel nanoscale channels of the silica via a technique known as wet impregnation. The best performers were rod-shaped crystals measuring 8 nanometers in diameter and 50 nanometers in length, which were interconnected by short bridges to form bundled clusters. (Science Daily)
Misplaced Metamorphosis Mar 13, 2009
13, 2009) Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the University of Connecticut have pinpointed the source of immature cells that spur misplaced bone growth. Unexpectedly, the major repository of bone-forming cells originates in blood vessels deep within skeletal muscle and other connective tissues, not from muscle stem cells themselves. (Science Daily)
Gene breakthrough: a chance to sprout new teeth Mar 12, 2009
Specialised cells called ameloblasts in the tooth bud make enamel by releasing calcium phosphate minerals into a protein "scaffold" that shapes them into tightly packed rods of enamel. When our teeth are fully formed, they erupt from the gums and the enamel-forming cells die, making it impossible for our teeth to grow new enamel later. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Stem cells replace stroke-damaged tissue in rats Mar 9, 2009
The work, carried out at the Institute of Psychiatry and University of Nottingham, shows that by inserting tiny scaffolding with stem cells attached, it is possible to fill a hole left by stroke damage with brand new brain tissue within 7 days ... Dr Modo continued: "This works really well because the stem cell-loaded PLGA particles can be injected through a very fine needle and then adopt the precise shape of the cavity. In this process the cells fill the cavity and can make connections with... (EurekAlert!)
Japan's Ozawa pressured to resign Mar 9, 2009
Stem cell 'scaffold' for stroke. Girl aged 6 among five crash dead. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Madagascar officers launch mutiny Mar 9, 2009
Stem cell 'scaffold' for stroke. Napping 'increases Type 2 risk. (BBC News -- Africa)
Scientists Block Immune Cell Rush Behind Deadly Sepsis Mar 6, 2009
The same proteins then help the neutraphil crawl along the tissue scaffold toward the infection site. In the current study, a team of researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center demonstrated for the first time that the only approved sepsis drug treatment, recombinant human activated protein C (rhAPC), has its effect by interfering with specific integrins on neutrophil surfaces, which keeps the cells from moving. (Science Daily)
How Microscopic Changes To Brain Cause Schizophrenic Behavior In Mice Mar 4, 2009
3, 2009) Disrupting the function of a key molecule in the brain leads to microscopic brain abnormalities and schizophrenia-like behavior in mice. These abnormalities are similar to those seen in the autopsied brains of people who diagnosed with schizophrenia in life, according to a team of scientists at the Scripps Research Institute. (Science Daily)
LETTERS: The Californian, March 3, 2009 Mar 3, 2009
""And I heard a voice within me answer him: 'Where is He. Here He is ---- He is hanging here on this gallows. (North County Times)
Sydney 'scaffold' street remains closed Mar 2, 2009
Partially collapsed scaffolding at a Sydney construction site won't be fully removed until Wednesday, the building company in charge of the site says. Commuters can expect more delays in the CBD due to the buckled scaffolding, which has closed a section of Castlereagh Street since Thursday ... "Work has been carried out over the past 48 hours on the small section of affected scaffold and it is now perfectly secure," Built managing director Marco Rossi said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Major Hurdles Cleared For Bioengineered Organs Mar 2, 2009
A new report brings bioengineered organs a step closer, as scientists from Stanford and New York University Langone Medical Center describe how they were able to use a "scaffolding" material extracted from the groin area of mice on which stem cells from blood, fat, and bone marrow grew ... "The ability to provide stem cells with a scaffold to grow and differentiate into mature cells could revolutionize the field of organ transplantation," said Geoffrey Gurtner, M.D., Associate Professor of... (Science Daily)
Orville Olsen Feb 28, 2009
With his experience in construction, he has a U.S. Patent on Scaffold Plank Connectors in 1961. He was listed in the Whos, Who in the Midwest 17th Edition from 1980-81. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Spun-sugar Helping With Nerve Repair Feb 27, 2009
27, 2009) Researchers at Purdue University 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 damaged by disease ... The scaffold could be used to promote nerve regeneration by acting as a bridge placed between the ends of severed nerves, said biomedical engineering doctoral student Jianming Li, who is a member of Shi's research team that developed the technique... (Science Daily)
Builder was warned about scaffolding Feb 27, 2009
Sydney's Castlereagh Street remains closed after the buckling of a multi-storey scaffold at a building site in Castlereagh Street yesterday. A police spokesman said seven storeys of scaffolding needed to be removed to make the street safe for pedestrians, and the operation would take three or four days ... "Engineers are still working to secure scaffolding which partially collapsed .... the structure continues to pose some risk of falling to street level," police said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Workers run for their lives as CBD scaffold buckles Feb 26, 2009
scaffolding Sydney cbd Castlereagh Street ... The buckled scaffold in Castlereagh Street ... Building workers ran for their lives when they heard a multi-storey scaffold begin to buckle in Sydney's CBD this afternoon. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Get a handle on pruning lingo Feb 26, 2009
Scaffold branch is a large branch that runs horizontally ... This is true of scaffold branches as well. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
First Step Towards A World Reclassification Of Viruses Feb 25, 2009
The atomic interpretation of the stressosome, with multiple copies of the scaffold protein RsbS colored red, and the sensor domain of RsbR in yellow and its corresponding scaffold domain in blue. The EM-derived molecular envelope, shown as a semi-transparent surface, is colored red for the core and blue for the sensory extensions. (Science Daily)
Alphatec Spine Announces Key Activities At 2009 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting Feb 25, 2009
The VIP system has now been expanded to be used with the AlphaGRAFT(tm) Profuse Demineralized Bone Scaffold product and the Alphagraft posterior lumbar implants. The VIP system is designed to provide rapid hydration of our Profuse and Alphagraft products, which in turn can reduce the length of the surgical procedure. (Primezone Releases)
Time to clean up Feb 17, 2009
The Wisconsin bunch of couples, brothers and a bowling buddy were tearing down their site, which included two vehicles, a camper, a scaffold, folding tables, grills and a variety of coolers and tents ... The Wisconsin group bought "three full sheets of plywood from The Home Depot just down the road" -- floor for the scaffold. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Congregation to return Feb 16, 2009
The project involved removing all the debris, the erection of an interior scaffold to remove and replace the entire ceiling, removal and restoration of the damaged pews, cleaning ductwork, replacing carpeting, installing air conditioning in the choir loft and more. The logistics, like hauling the pews, was difficult, said Brian E. Ducharme, president of Ducharme Brothers, the projects general contractor. (New Iberia, LA)
Navy man in extra-marital affair stabs lover Feb 16, 2009
According to the police, Chandran climbed a bamboo scaffold to the terrace, from where he gained access to the third floor. Anita's children were in the house. (Daily News & Analysis)
The skys the limit for Braintree scaffold building firm Feb 13, 2009
The skys the limit for Braintree scaffold building firm - Braintree, MA - Braintree Forum ... The skys the limit for Braintree scaffold building firm ... Some work on a maze of scaffolding attached to the steel by harnesses and lanyards. (Braintree Forum, MA)
On the road: Area road work Feb 9, 2009
Closed through June 1 for building construction; closed Saturday between Pine Needle Drive and Athens Regional Medical Center front entrance for scaffold installation. 4 - Northwestern Clarke County. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Scientists deconstruct cell division Feb 8, 2009
"Cell division allows a fertilized egg to develop into multicellular organisms with different types of cells. It also replenishes adult tissues, such as skin and bones. Forming a spindle requires the assembly of a 'skeleton' from tube-like microtubules and the construction of a poorly defined scaffold called a spindle matrix.". In 2006, Zheng and colleagues discovered that a protein found in the nucleus during the interphase of the cell division cycle, called lamin-B, is a structural component... (EurekAlert!)
FACADE FROM WARNER FALLS Feb 8, 2009
The workers planned to install flashing at the roof's edge, and to build a walk-through scaffold to protect pedestrians on French Street. It was not immediately clear how long the work might take, or how much it could cost, Wells said. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Court of Appeal Clears the Way for Student-Athlete Center Feb 8, 2009
The protest ended after workers erected a scaffold encircling the 100-foot-tall tree, reaching up to the few remaining branches at the top where the tree-sitters had taken refuge ... The four men descended one by one to the scaffold's top platform, where they were met by UC police and led away in handcuffs. (Calbears.com)
Stories of hope and salvation Apr 1, 2008
She packs clay onto a deer-shaped wire that she ll add to the top of a twig-made scaffold. The finished piec High Tower tells a story of redemption and death. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Face-lift on Duobao Buddhist Pagoda completed Mar 28, 2008
The scaffold is being dismantled as workers complete the work inside and add finishing touches tthe foundations. The pagoda boasts 45 statues of the Buddha, both inside and outside. (Xinhuanet, China)
Police Beat: March 28, 2008 Mar 28, 2008
Kiel Sutton, 25, of Anchorage was driving a 2008 Peterbilt tractor trailer northbound on the Parks Highway when the cargo (scaffold material) he was transporting became unsecured and fell onto the roadway while he was driving. John Pound Jr., 20, of Sutton was driving his 1999 Chevy pickup northbound on the Parks Highway when he was unable to avoid the scaffold material and ran over it on the Parks Highway near Hyer. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Metabo's New SE2800 Screwdriver Features Lightweight, Ergonomic Design Ideal for Extended Hand-Held Use Mar 27, 2008
The SE2800 features a compact design with a tool length of only 9 1/2" making it perfectly balanced in the hand. The screwdriver's ergonomically designed shell houses a heavy-duty forward and reverse running motor featuring up to 106 inch-lbs of tightening torque suitable for driving up to #8 tek screws into metal or up to #14 wood screws. The tool's onboard Variospeed electronics offer infinite no-load speeds of up to 2,850 RPM and ensures easy and consistent screw driving with its precision... (PR Newswire)
Porch Roof Construction Mar 27, 2008
Use Framing Techniques to Match the Home's Pitch and Shingle Color. Use basic tools like a circular saw and a nail gun to build within local building codes. (Suite101.com)
'The Tudors' turns bloodier in season 2 Mar 22, 2008
And to make things even more horrible, Dormer says they shot everything that is dark about the human spirit out of sequence, "so it was almost as though I needed to go through the whole upset process before I could stoically find my composure to walk up on to the scaffold," Dormer laughs. But when the camera rolled, the 26-year-old actress pulled herself together, delivering the scene with the composure Anne had displayed as she waited for the executioner's sword to swing. (MSNBC -- News)
Mirror Construction Begins Mar 19, 2008
Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing" blasted on a radio while workers lying prone on a scaffold suspended over the mirror mold carefully set chunks of special Japanese borosilicate glass on the floor of the nearly 28-foot-diameter "cake pan." The 4- to 8-pound chunks of glass shimmered like ice cubes -- waiting for a shot of scotch in a magazine ad. By this afternoon they'll have put nearly 26 tons of the glass in the pan, centered in the 39-foot-diameter casting oven. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
