					30 July 2003 Feedback: Transatlantic academic drift A letter from a BioMedNet reader responds to a report on the 'transatlantic brain drain' 30 July 2003 Traces of West Nile virus found in UK birds Traces of exposure to the West Nile Virus have been documented in native UK birds for the first time 29 July 2003 Mechanism elucidated: how anthrax impairs immunity Anthrax lethal factor (LF) impairs the function of dendritic cells and thereby compromises the immune system's ability to fight the microbe 29 July 2003 Interleukin-7 makes a bid for treatment of HIV Administration of interleukin-7 (IL-7) in macaques increases CD4-postive cells without stimulating the proliferation of SIV 29 July 2003 Cultured cells curb vaccine validity The genetic and behavioural changes that occur in a cell population due to endless cell culturing have been examined 29 July 2003 Cell-cycle that re-writes the text books An unusual and specialised cell cycle has uncovered a new protein kinase complex that directs cyclins 29 July 2003 A novel approach to molecular pathology RNA expression profiling is possible in samples that have been routinely processed 29 July 2003 Fetal heart programmed by placental cues A poorly established placenta makes the fetal heart work harder and it undergoes irreversible structural change 29 July 2003 Mad chicken disease? Cross-species transmission of prion proteins may be even greater than feared 29 July 2003 Meeting celebrates IVF birthday Scientists are meeting to discuss how far in IVF has come and how far it has to go 29 July 2003 Hong Kong fears possible SARS comeback 18 people linked to a Hong Kong psychiatric institution have been hospitalised with respiratory symptoms 29 July 2003 Stem cells can end infertility, say IVF pioneers Eggs and sperm created from stem cells will one day end all human infertility 29 July 2003 New WHO chief aims at infectious diseases Infectious diseases have come out on top in a shakeup of the WHO by new Director-General Jong-wook Lee 29 July 2003 Science communication under scrutiny The Royal Society will look into the best way to communicate the results of original research 29 July 2003 DFG seeks to clarify stem cell rules German stem cell researchers may be committing an offence if they derive human embryonic stem cells abroad 29 July 2003 US life science funding in 2004 A 6.2 0ncrease for the National Science Foundation has been approved 29 July 2003 Action to stop EU brain drain The EC has set out a range of measures intended to improve the career structure for researchers in Europe 29 July 2003 Novel semaphore signal Semaphorins play a part in organogenesis, vascularisation and tumour progression and the neural and immune systems 29 July 2003 R. John Collier honoured Professor J. Collier has won the Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Infectious Diseases Research 29 July 2003 Faulty reprogramming likely cause of cloning failures Faulty reprogramming of the genome is most likely the culprit behind abnormalities common in cloned animals 29 July 2003 Infection risk for Pakistani people in England Pakistanis in the UK are almost twice as likely to be infected by Campylobacter as their White neighbours 29 July 2003 Western Japan: Go west, young postdoc Japanese research is seeking to become more dynamic, flexible and industry-friendly 29 July 2003 Critical shortage of rhesus monkeys A report details an ongoing critical shortage of rhesus monkeys for research 29 July 2003 Food industry groups adopt welfare standards for chickens The US addresses all aspects of the welfare of chickens during breeding, rearing and transportation 29 July 2003 McDonald's takes antimicrobial stance McDonald's Corporation plans for their suppliers worldwide to phase out animal growth-promoting antimicrobials 16 July 2003 New biomarker for ovarian cancer Scientists at the Pacific Northwest Research Institute in Seattle announced a new biomarker for ovarian cancer 16 July 2003 Ferret protein vital to embryonic implantation Biologists studying early pregnancy in ferrets have isolated a protein vital to embryonic implantation 16 July 2003 Protein group vital for synaptic transmission A specific group of brain proteins is essential to activate communication between neurons 16 July 2003 Human stem cells improve movement in paralyzed rats Injection of human stem cells improved paralysed rats' ability to control their hind limbs, but not as expected 16 July 2003 Potential stem cells in amniotic fluid Research by Austrian geneticists has raised the possibility that stem cells [1] could be isolated from amniotic fluid 16 July 2003 Tissue-engineered bone speeds healing Researchers have developed an innovative way to speed the healing of severe bone breaks 16 July 2003 How HIV neutralizing antibody works A human antibody, 2G12, attaches in a unique way to proteins on the exterior of the HIV virus and neutralizes it 16 July 2003 New way to thwart anthrax Researchers have found a possible way to prevent and treat anthrax 16 July 2003 How the body fights foreign molecules Researchers have moved one step closer to understanding how the body fights harmful antigens		16 July 2003 Koch's postulates may not fully explain SARS Molecular detection methods may reveal polymicrobial etiologies for some singular diseases such as SARS 16 July 2003 Correcting ascertainment bias is no mere entertainment SNPs (single-nucleotide polymorphisms) have become a vital class of population genetic data 16 July 2003 Mice made to host HIV Adding a crucial human protein to mice cells allows them to carry HIV 16 July 2003 Right hand, left hand scoops science book prize Author Chris McManus wins £10,000 Aventis award for exploration of asymmetry 16 July 2003 Immune system may help Ebola infect Our immune system's first line of defence against infection may actually conduct the deadly Ebola virus into our cells 16 July 2003 Womb transplants for women 'three years away' Healthy, fertile mice have been born from mothers with transplanted wombs 16 July 2003 Congress aims at journal copyrights A member of the U.S. Congress introduced a bill to discuss whether electronic scientific journals should be freely accessible 16 July 2003 NIH budget gets slightly hopeful sign The Senate appropriations committee endorsed a 3.70udget increase in 2004 for the NIH 16 July 2003 The state of biotech Although investors have strayed from technology stocks, good times are ahead thanks to strong science 16 July 2003 Canadian researchers call for a law for stem cell research Canadian researchers who are tiring of waiting for stem cell legislation, plan to proceed with embryo research 16 July 2003 Experimental use challenge Duke University claims a ruling that closed a patent law loophole is critical to the progress of academic science 16 July 2003 UK unveils £50 million genetics strategy The UK government says genetic testing and gene therapy will transform healthcare, but critics want safeguards 16 July 2003 New FASEB president starts term The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology has a new president 16 July 2003 Open-access publishing finds official favour Open-access publishing received official support this month when UK funding bodies agreed on a deal with BioMed Central 16 July 2003 Procurement compromise possible Anthrax vaccine standoff could be close to resolution in deal sparing non-bio defence research funds 16 July 2003 African disease reported for first time in Western Hemisphere Government cracks down on pet prairie dogs and African rodents in wake of monkeypox outbreak 16 July 2003 AgScholars programme to begin There is concern over a shortage of food animal vets in the public, private, industrial and academic sectors 16 July 2003 Air dried sperm could allow home storage A novel method of preserving sperm through air drying is showing initial promise 16 July 2003 Creating an artificial egg using a somatic cell Scientists believe that they are an important step nearer to success in creating an artificial egg 16 July 2003 UK to make multi-million dollar investment in nanotechnology The UK government to give $150 million over 6 years to help commercialise opportunities offered by nanotechnology 16 July 2003 New technique for sorting sperm could improve fertility treatment A new technique has been developed to find the viable sperm in the semen of men with low sperm motility 16 July 2003 Improved transplantation anti-rejection treatment A simple test may pinpoint children at high risk of rejecting newly transplanted kidneys 16 July 2003 Transatlantic academic drift The ongoing brain drain of high-calibre science students from the UK to the US is being tackled 16 July 2003 An everlasting flu vaccine with none of the pain Researchers are devising a mouse influenza vaccine that will last longer and provide greater protection 16 July 2003 Antibiotics in the environment: not harmful after all? Veterinary antibiotics could have surprisingly little impact on the environment 16 July 2003 Tasmanian tiger's last stand DNA has been successfully extracted from museum specimens of the extinct Tasmanian tiger 16 July 2003 Kangaroo versus opossum: which genome will win? The Australian government has channelled 2.6-million dollars into its Kangaroo Genome Project 16 July 2003 Computer programs down on the farm A device to accurately measure the weight of a pig by sight could be more useful than it sounds 16 July 2003 Deadly horse disease rampages across US East Coast A deadly horse virus which can jump to humans may be coming to its 10-year peak 16 July 2003 Mixed-sex embryo controversy A researcher claims he has created chimeric human embryos that are part male and part female 16 July 2003 Guidelines for EU funding of stem cell research The EC has published its proposed guidelines for funding human embryonic stem cell research 16 July 2003 Where the funds are Funding opportunities in nanoscience abound, a panel of US government representatives told scientists 16 July 2003 Science in conflict Scientists and industry watchdogs gathered in Washington to explore cases of industry-led manipulation and distortion 1 July 2003 West Nile virus cost equine industries in Colorado Last year, West Nile virus cost equid owners in Colorado and Nebraska more than $1.25 million


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