Researchers from LSTM are among those who have sequenced the genome of a species of tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans). The outcomes of this research will be invaluable to understanding more about the tsetse and other insect vector biology, knowledge which can be applied to improving the current vector control methods and may lead to more effective and affordable control strategies. A paper summarising some of the findings will be published in the journal Science today, with more specific and in depth analyses of various aspects of tsetse biology being published as a collection ...

Researchers at Aarhus University, Denmark, have drawn up the most detailed 'image of the enemy' to date of one of the body's most important players in the development of Parkinson's disease. This provides much greater understanding of the battle taking place when the disease occurs – knowledge that is necessary if we are to understand and treat Parkinsonism. However, it also raises an existential question because part of the conclusion is that we do not live forever! Parkinson's disease is one of the most common neurological disorders, with about 7000 people suffering ...

Drexel's Wei Sun, PhD, Albert Soffa chair professor in the College of Engineering, has devised a method for 3D printing tumors that could soon be taking cancer research out of the petri dish. Using a mixture of cervical cancer cells and a hydrogel substance that resembles an ointment balm, Sun can print out a tumor model that can be used for studying their growth and response to treatment. This living model will give cancer researchers a better look at how tumors behave and a more accurate measure of how they respond to treatment. "This is the first time to report ...

A new study published online in the Journal of Applied Physiology shows additional benefits of consuming a blend of soy and dairy proteins after resistance exercise for building muscle mass. Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch found that using a protein blend of soy, casein and whey post-workout prolongs the delivery of select amino acids to the muscle for an hour longer than using whey alone. It also shows a prolonged increase in amino acid net balance across the leg muscle during early post-exercise recovery, suggesting prolonged muscle building. ...

A new report quantifies for the first time how much our food choices affect pollutant nitrogen emissions, climate change and land-use across Europe. The executive summary of the European Nitrogen Assessment Special Report on Nitrogen and Food, 'Nitrogen on the Table', was released today (Friday 25 April 2014). The Special report provides an assessment of what would happen if Europe were to decrease its consumption of meat and dairy products. It shows how much cutting down on meat and dairy in our diets would reduce nitrogen air and water pollution, and greenhouse gas ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — There's a civil war going on inside every one of the 37 trillion cells in your body. Now, University of Michigan scientists have uncovered how your cells keep this war from causing too much collateral damage. On one side of the battle: your "regular" DNA, which provides the day-to-day instructions for life. On the other side: tiny bits of rogue DNA that hide like spies between genes in your own DNA. From time to time, these rogue bits of DNA spin off a copy of themselves and "jump" to another DNA location – often causing harmful mutations when they ...

The southern hemisphere of Mars is home to a crater that contains very well-preserved gullies and debris flow deposits. The geomorphological attributes of these landforms provide evidence that they were formed by the action of liquid water in geologically recent time. Evidence of liquid water When sediment on a slope becomes saturated with water, the mixture may become too heavy to remain in place, leading to a flow of debris and water as a single-phase unit. This is called a debris flow. Debris flows on Earth often cause significant material destruction and even human ...

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have been part of a ten-year project which has successfully sequenced the genetic code of the tsetse fly – making major advances in disease control possible. Tsetse flies are unique to Africa and can infect people bitten by them with sleeping sickness, a disease which damages the nervous system and is fatal if untreated. This kills over 250,000 people each year. Traditional methods of control such as releasing sterile males, trapping and pesticide spraying are expensive and difficult to implement. Sleeping sickness can also ...

The optic radiation is a dense fiber tract that emerges from the lateral geniculate nucleus and continues to the occipital visual cortex. Especially, the optic radiation is an important fiber structure that conveys visual information from the lateral geniculate nucleus to the primary visual cortex in the occipital lobe. Current studies have focused on the anatomical characteristics of optic radiation fiber tracts in individual brains and on comparisons of the anatomical characteristics of the optic radiation fiber tracts between patient and control groups. Therefore, no ...

Washington, D.C.— Despite overwhelming scientific evidence for the impending dangers of human-made climate change, policy decisions leading to substantial emissions reduction have been slow. New work from Carnegie's Katharine Ricke and Ken Caldeira focuses on the intersection between personal and global impacts. They find that even as extreme weather events influence those who experience them to support policy to address climate change, waiting for the majority of people to live through such conditions firsthand could delay meaningful action by decades. Their findings ...

HEIDELBERG, 25 April 2014 – Researchers from the University of Cambridge have published details about how the first organisms on Earth could have become metabolically active. The results, which are reported in the journal Molecular Systems Biology, permit scientists to speculate how primitive cells learned to synthesize their organic components – the molecules that form RNA, lipids and amino acids. The findings also suggest an order for the sequence of events that led to the origin of life. A reconstruction of Earth's earliest ocean in the laboratory revealed the spontaneous ...

The chemical reactions behind the formation of common metabolites in modern organisms could have formed spontaneously in the earth's early oceans, questioning the events thought to have led to the origin of life. In new research funded by the Wellcome Trust, researchers at the University of Cambridge reconstructed the chemical make-up of the earth's earliest ocean in the laboratory. The team found the spontaneous occurrence of reaction sequences which in modern organisms enable the formation of molecules essential for the synthesis of metabolites such as amino acids, ...

The formula for success in the chemical research industry is beginning to take shape outside of the traditional laboratory setting. Touch-enabled software and tablets are transforming chemical researchers' workflows, bringing time-savings and mobile capability to professionals who are used to desktop computers and the pen-and-paper mentality. For example, the updated Mobile Reagents scientific app from Eidogen-Sertanty now offers a Windows* 8 version for touch devices built on Intel architecture, and allows mobile access to more than 17 million chemical product variations ...

The wait is over there has been a leak of 3rd Twin's new hit from the highly anticipated "50 artist 50 states" Underground Mixtape, slated for release May 9th. 3rd Twin, Portland, Oregon's best lyricist is back with a vengeance with "3rd" "leaked" online Sunday night. "3rd" #1 wit a bullet 50 artist 50 states is 3rd Twin at his best displaying his clever word play and powerful punchlines. "3rd" is a definite anthem and club banger and great follow up to his first single "Future in ya Stuntin," which caused quite the stir on the internet, creating a huge buzz as he shot ...

Charleston Culinary Tours presents a special Taste of the Market on May 15th at 6-8:30pm at the Palmetto Carriage lot on Anson Street by the City Market that celebrates local civil servants, military personnel, hometown heroes and community leaders. For devotion to duty and sacrifice of self, they will receive a discounted admission of $5 (saving $5) and other giveaways with uniform or ID badge. Additionally, Charleston Culinary Tours is offering 10% off on culinary tours and 20% off any Mixology Tour in May, June or July with sign up at the Taste of the Market. The mission ...

Midfielder Marvin Iraheta joined Chivas USA during the team's 2012 pre-season on January 24 arriving from the Cosmos Academy West. In August 2011, Iraheta traveled to England with the New York Cosmos to square off against club powerhouse Manchester United, match that drew over 74,000 fans to the Old Trafford Stadium. Iraheta was named Player of the Year for the 2009-2010 season of the U.S. Developmental Academy U-17/18. He was born in Departamento de Cabañas, El Salvador and moved to the United States in 2008. In his first year he was named US Academy Player of the Year, ...

An Australian dietitian has launched a website, The Balanced Lunchbox, to inspire great tasting and well-balanced lunches. It's a website that teaches visitors how to put your local country's guide to healthy eating into practice, provides some already balanced lunch ideas and lunch recipes. Released in the last 2 weeks it promises to ensure you say goodbye to boring, bland "healthy" lunches and usher in a new era of great tasting food that's great for you. Available and accessible throughout the world the website and its eBooks can be accessed around the globe ...

The U.S. Department of State and U.S. Water Partnership celebrated World Water Day by displaying twenty-eight American developed water technologies, designed to address global water challenges in developing countries. These technologies were part of the "USTech H2.0" event held on Friday, March 21 in Washington D.C. One of the innovations selected was the LDT 360 Cable Tool Drill Rig, offered by Lifewater Drilling Technology in San Luis Obispo, CA. "We're honored to be selected as an exemplar water technology. It has always been our goal to provide a solution, making ...

Building on the success of last summer's inaugural U.S. Virgin Islands Economic Development Summit in Washington, D.C., The USVI Alliance, Inc. will host its 2nd annual summit in Atlanta, Georgia on May 20-22, 2014 to capitalize on the vast number of Virgin Islands professionals and entrepreneurs who now call Atlanta home. Entitled, "Diversifying Business and Industry in the 21st Century and Beyond," the conference will help attendees identify how to capitalize on upcoming business development opportunities in the US Virgin Islands. "We wanted to host the conference in ...

Electron Beam Engineering, Inc. (EBE), an established precision electron beam and laser welding company, is continuing its long-standing partnership with Vocational Visions, the influential nonprofit group now in its 40th year of helping people with intellectual/developmental and other disabilities. Hilary Hurt, Executive Sales Manager of EBE, is serving as co-chair of Vocational Visions' fundraiser Saturday, May 3, "An Enchanted Evening at The Kentucky Derby," to be held in Irvine. In addition to Hurt's key role with the fundraiser, she is Vice Chairperson of the ...

EatSmart Products, a manufacturer of innovative housewares products, is proud to announce that several of their digital bathroom scales have been featured in the new book, "Friends with the Scale: How to Turn Your Scale into a Powerful Weight Loss Tool," as top picks when buying a bathroom scale. This non-fiction book was written to help dieters give up the angst and frustration many of them feel when they step on a scale. Featured in the supplemental guide "How to Buy a Reliable Scale" the author recommends the EatSmart Precision Digital, EatSmart Precision Plus and ...

Resort Travel & Xchange (RTX) is proud to announce that Festiva Adventure Club (FAC) has chosen RTX as its preferred exchange provider, giving all FAC members a Premium Plus membership in RTX. Festiva Adventure Club (FAC) is committed to providing its members with flexible vacation options that suit the needs of a variety of vacation owners, and believes that RTX is the best exchange company to help it reach that goal. "Over the years we have learned from our members as well as from our competition and peers in the vacation ownership industry," said Rich Hartnett, ...

mywedding.com, the most informational and inspirational website for engaged couples, unveils the 2013 winners of the Best of mywedding Award, naming Lord Thompson Manor the best wedding venue in Connecticut for the second year in a row. Unlike other wedding award programs, the Best of mywedding Award is a highly exclusive program, recognizing just one winner per category on the city and state level. Lord Thompson Manor is thrilled to again accept this award "We are so passionate and dedicated to the work that we love to do and appreciate this recognition and are thankful ...

Student Price Card (SPC) is pleased to announce that, after an extensive search, Plastic Mobile has been selected as its new mobile partner. The award-winning mobile agency will be working with SPC in its initiative for total program mobilization, including the rebuilding of its current mobile apps. As Canada's most popular student loyalty program, SPC Card boasts an array of integrated digital platforms with more than 20 million youth impressions per year. Plastic Mobile will be leveraging its expertise in mobile loyalty, mobile commerce, location- based marketing, ...

The Direct Primary Care Journal (DPCJ) released the dates and location of the second Direct Primary Care Conference hosted by the Family Medicine Education Consortium (FMEC). On June 20th - 21st, 2014, The FMEC will host its second national gathering of physicians, payers, investors, policymakers and others near the nation's capital, Arlington, VA. Direct Primary Care (DPC, also known as Direct-Pay) is a model of paying for primary care outside of insurance and is growing in popularity among Primary Care physicians. An individual or employer typically pays a monthly fee ...