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Rebecca Lyons named University of Redlands Professor of the Year – The Inland Empire Community

The University of Redlands Mortar Board Honor Society has named Rebecca Lyons as Professor of the Year. Lyons, a chemistry professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been teaching at the University of Redlands for nine years.

Being a teacher in the College of Arts and Sciences is a noble calling. It is noble to assist students in the liberating joy of discovering knowledge that restructures how they see the world. It is also noble to help students take the beginning steps in a profession that will provide lifelong satisfaction, said Associate Dean of Student Engagement David Schrum.

The Professor of the Year distinction recognizes faculty members outstanding teaching abilities and important contributions to the University community. While the Mortar Board Honor Society facilitates the voting process, the nominations for the award are student-driven.

A graduate of University of Washington (B.S., biochemistry), the State University of New York College at Cortland (M.A., science education), and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (M.S., Ph.D., environmental chemistry), Lyons teaches nine courses in chemistry, including a May Term course in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

She works every day to not only ensure that her students are prepared for the rigor of graduate-level work in chemistry, medical school, and work in research fields, but also makes connections that keep her students feeling seen and loved, said Associated Students of the University of Redlands President Jacob Miner 20.

Throughout her time at the University, Lyons has mentored more than two dozen research students and co-authored a number of publications and presentations alongside students.

Chemistry Club President Jared Cellini 20 spoke about how Lyons mentorship has enhanced his experience at the University of Redlands. Recalling a group hike that she led, he explained that her passion for science and the environment is felt by all of her students.

This is such an amazing group of people to be a part ofI look around at my fellow educators and Im honored to stand with you. More than anything, my students are amazing and I love them, and its really great when its reciprocated, Lyons said.

This was the 62nd year that Mortar Board undergraduates honored a distinguished faculty member who embodies the groups ideals of scholarship, leadership, and service.

Mortar Board began at the University of Redlands in 1943 as a womens senior honorary group, known as W.E.B.S., Wisdom, Excellence, Belief, and Service. In 1955, it became recognized as an official chapter of the Mortar Board National Senior Honor Society, and, in 1975, membership was opened to both men and women.

This years Mortar Board finalists for Professor of the Year also included Mathematics and Computer Science Professor Joanna Bieri, Biology Professor Caryl Forristall, Theatre Arts Professor Trevor Norton, and Biology Professor Linda Silveira.

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How a Parkinson’s Protein Wreaks Havoc in the Brain – Technology Networks

Parkinson's disease is a long-term (chronic) neurological condition that affects around 12,000 people in Ireland and between 7 and 10 million people worldwide. The disease affects the way the brain co-ordinates body movements like walking and talking, but cognitive abilities are also affected. There is currently no cure for the disease, but researchers at Trinity have recently published findings of a study which may lead to better treatments for this debilitating illness.Neurons in the part of the brain called substantia nigra (dark matter) produce and release a hormone called dopamine. This hormone acts as a messenger between these cells in the substantia nigra and other parts of the brain which control body movements.

"If these specialized neurons become damaged or die, the amount of dopamine in the brain is reduced. This means that the parts of the brain that control movement cease to function normally. The only treatment for Parkinson's disease in the last 20 years has been dopamine replacement therapy. This involves providing a substitute to try to increase the levels of the hormone in the brain. However, the treatment is not completely effective and can wear off over time, and it also has side effects," said Amir Khan, Associate Professor, School of Biochemistry and Immunology at Trinity.

"The main reason why we lack new treatments is that we don't understand the fundamental mechanism of how neurons become sick and die. No one knows why these particular neurons in the substantia nigra are affected."

"In the last few years, the field has completely changed. We have new insight into a gene called LRRK2, which is the most common cause of inherited Parkinson's disease. Although only 10% of Parkinson's cases are inherited, the enzyme that is produced by the LRRK2 gene seems to be overactive in both inherited and 'sporadic' cases."

"In other words, afflicted individuals may not have an LRRK2 mutation, but the enzyme 'runs amok' in their neurons anyway. Inhibitors of this enzyme are now in late clinical trials for treatment of Parkinson's disease."

The team at Trinity has studied the effects that LRRK2 has on other proteins in neuronal cells. To understand how LRRK2 affects the brain and leads to Parkinson's disease, the team has simulated the activity of the enzyme in the laboratory.

"The research allowed us to visualize the 3-D structure of a protein complex that is formed when LRRK2 is overactive. From these structural studies of proteins, we can understand how LRRK2 is able to impose its profound effects on neurons. We are the first group to report the effects of LRRK2 in 3-D detail using a method called X-ray crystallography," Professor Khan continued.

"An overactive LRRK2 runs loose in neurons and wreaks havoc on motor and cognitive abilities. In a way, we are chasing the footprints that LRRK2 leaves in the brain to understand what it does, and find ways to stop it."

"We are hopeful that these studies may eventually lead to new treatments for Parkinson's disease, for which there is currently no cure."ReferenceWaschbsch et al. (2020) Structural Basis for Rab8a Recruitment of RILPL2 via LRRK2 Phosphorylation of Switch 2. Structure. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2020.01.005This article has been republished from the following materials. Note: material may have been edited for length and content. For further information, please contact the cited source.

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‘I like to burst the myth that my career has been a carefully orchestrated plan’ – Siliconrepublic.com

Having studied biochemistry at college, Sinead Barry of Accenture wasnt always planning to forge a career path in financial services.

According to Sinead Barry, you could call her the biochemist who has spent her career in financial services. Now working at Accenture, where she leads the companys customer insights and growth practice for financial services in Ireland, Barry feels she is in a sector that has offered her the opportunity to enjoy a wide variety of roles.

From a summer job at a bank to recently getting the chance to chat with Accentures global banking lead, Barry talked to Siliconrepublic.com about her unique career journey to date.

As a biochemistry graduate, financial services was not always my career aspiration SINEAD BARRY

My job at Accenture is to lead our customer insight and growth practice for our financial services industry group in Ireland.

My team and I work with organisations to help them improve their customer experience, develop their digital offering, utilise analytics and drive growth. Digital has disrupted every aspect of business as we know it, so creating a compelling customer experience has never been more important.

Its the ideal role for me as it allows me to do two things that I am very passionate about. I like to champion the customer and the importance of their experience when using a product or service. I also strongly believe in the value of stewardship by developing our people, and spend time in my role helping others to navigate their own career paths.

As a biochemistry graduate, financial services was not always my career aspiration. A summer job in a bank caught my interest and led me to a role working for a company called GAM Fund Management.

I had a great boss, Billy Norris, who offered me exposure to both operational and project roles. It was a fantastic experience. In my early days, I worked on a Swift implementation programme and that really uncovered my interest in technology and change. You could say that I am the biochemist who has spent my career in financial services!

It is a sector that has offered me the opportunity to enjoy a wide variety of roles. Ive always felt challenged and have had the space to grow and develop new capabilities. I do think in the coming years we will see people enjoying careers that span across a variety of industries and experiences work will evolve and look different to today and I think people need to embrace and plan for this inevitable shift in the workplace.

I always like to burst the myth that my career has been a carefully orchestrated plan it hasnt. Like everyone, I have had many highs and lows and some key career inflection points.

As I glance back, achieving my MBA at 23 was pivotal and it was only then that consulting captured my interest. I think early on I understood the importance of always reskilling and keeping up to date with trends, current thinking and technology, which is now more important than ever with things moving at such a fast pace.

The one piece of advice I would love to give to my younger self is the importance of being balanced in all that you do, be that in work or in life. I am the type of person who throws themselves into work 100pc, but at times that can be at the detriment of other aspects of your life.

I continue to work on not letting that happen, but its a discipline I do wish I had mastered earlier in my career. My best advice would be to define your priorities and be protective of your time thats when you create balance.

I find the opportunity to support and enable others on their career journeys the most rewarding aspect of my role at Accenture. I like to think that I can pay it forward for the excellent coaches and mentors who have supported me to date.

I believe that mentorship is invaluable and its something that is incredibly important to us at Accenture. For a successful career, I think its essential to find out what it is that you do best, and ensure you have the support that you need to plan and develop your best possible career.

There are two skills that are extremely important in any scenario firstly, remaining calm under pressure, and secondly, ensuring that you listen and really hear the perspectives of those around you, be they colleagues or clients.

Having recently had the opportunity to chat with Alan McIntyre Accentures global banking lead on the top 10 trends for banks in 2020, there are two key trends that stood out for me and which I found particularly interesting from a customer perspective.

Firstly, we are seeing the emergence of a socially conscious or purpose-driven banking era. Consumers are increasingly aligning their buying with socially conscious providers, which means that we should see banks and financial services organisations beginning to really align their efforts with social issues.

The second is the continued focus by the banking sector to continue to build trust and provide transparency to their customers in terms of cost, data and privacy. I think it will be interesting to see how these trends play out across 2020 and beyond.

I have a few go-to authors and podcasts. I highly recommend reading Daring Greatly by Bren Brown its an insightful read and I practise some of her tips. I also follow Jim Marous on Twitter and listen to his Banking Transformed podcast regularly.

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Ceapro Inc. Receives Research License from Health Canada Controlled Substances and Cannabis BranchPioneering the second wave of medical cannabis…

EDMONTON, Alberta, Feb. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ceapro Inc.(TSX-V: CZO; OTCQX:CRPOF) (Ceapro or the Company), a growth-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of active ingredients for healthcare and cosmetic industries, today announced it has received special authorization from Health Canada to initiate a research program entitled Impregnation of Water-Soluble Biopolymers with Cannabis Extracts Using the Pressurized Gas eXpanded (PGX) Technology and Formulation of Solid Cannabinoid Delivery Systems: Oral Thin Films and Transdermal Patches.

Formulation studies will be conducted at Ceapros premises in Edmonton while bioavailability and pharmacokinetics studies will be performed by a Montreal-based licensed partner.

This is a significant moment in Ceapros history. We have been working for the last three years on the development of unique delivery systems using our disruptive PGX technology for multiple applications, commentedGilles Gagnon, M.Sc., MBA, President and CEO of Ceapro. Today, given the growing body of evidence that the potential for cannabis lies with its medicinal properties and given that the low oral bioavailability of cannabinoids has prompted the development of various methods of administration, we are confident that our unique PGX technology might be a solution to overcome absorption limitations or improve current marketed formulations. By utilizing our PGX technology, we believe we will be able to create a formulation that brings cannabis in a faster to the blood the better way with the lowest dose that will provide the most benefits to the patients, as well as offer the best side effect profile.

Our Juvente line of products will also be assessed as a way to deeply deliver cannabinoids to the skin for pain management, for alleviation of anxiety and sleep disorders to name a few applications. Additionally, we have developed sublingual thin films, dermal patches and creams using polymeric carriers that should suit that purpose. Of particular interest, we hope that the use of our formulated dermal patches will be efficacious as an alternate form of treatment to help alleviate dependency on other hard drugs that we are currently witnessing in this era of opioid crisis. We are committed to developing these formulations for medical use only for the benefits of patients and all while creating value to our shareholders, concluded Mr. Gagnon.

About Ceapro Inc.

Ceapro Inc. is a Canadian biotechnology company involved in the development of proprietary extraction technology and the application of this technology to the production of extracts and active ingredients from oats and other renewable plant resources. Ceapro adds further value to its extracts by supporting their use in cosmeceutical, nutraceutical, and therapeutics products for humans and animals. The Company has a broad range of expertise in natural product chemistry, microbiology, biochemistry, immunology and process engineering. These skills merge in the fields of active ingredients, biopharmaceuticals and drug-delivery solutions. For more information on Ceapro, please visit the Companys website at http://www.ceapro.com.

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Biochemistry

President of the Aikid Dojo says learning the martial art is a lifetime pursuit – Ke Alakai

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The Frinkazan Aikid Dojo opened last Spring 2019, but it only became a club this Winter Semester 2020. Aikid is a martial art different from others because they aim for the offender and the defender to be unharmed. The president of the Aikid Dojo, Indra Luo, said Aikid puts an emphasis on spirituality, psychology and mental health.

The Aikid Association of America (AAA) describes the martial art as a comprehensive system of throwing, joint-locking, striking, and pinning techniques, coupled with training in traditional Japanese weapons such as the sword, staff, and knife. The AAA also notes Aikido as non-lethal, non-disruptive, non-competitive [which leads to] harmony with ourselves and with our world.

Starting the Laie Dojo

Luo, a biochemistry sophomore from Indonesia, said he has been practicing aikid for 15 years. One of the reasons he came to BYUHawaii was there was an Aikid Club. He said he was disappointed when he discovered the club had been shut down because there was no membership and there was no one qualified to start the club. Luo started the club this Winter Semester 2020, but the dojo has been in functioning since Spring 2019.

A cultural anthropology sophomore from the Philippines, Abish Tarrobago, joined the dojo before it became a club. She said they had to form a group to practice and found space in the Dance Studio. If the Dance Studio was not available, [they practiced] in the grass areas or in the racquetball place.

Luo said he originally disliked aikid. However, he changed his mind after he learned aikid puts emphasis on spirituality, psychology, and mental health. One thing that keeps me wanting to learn is its emphasis that you have to be a good person, even when they hurt you. That thought keeps me drawn to it. He also wanted future club members to be patient as learning aikid is a lifetime pursuit.

What Tarrobago said she likes about the martial art is that it wasnt too physical. Its easy for women to do it so we felt it was the martial art that is for us.

Tarrobago is progressing through the belt system in aikid. Im a yellow belt right now and it took me two months to do techniques. We do regular practices so we can achieve more. You dont just hit people, you have to prioritize what will hurt the least, and that goes the same with school and life in general.

It doesnt just help us physically, but helps us with relationships and life in general.

Other self-defense practice opportunities

EunBi Cho, a psychology senior from Korea, and Cindy Castro, a health and human performance junior from Taiwan, were glad there was an Aikid Club so other students could have the opportunity to protect themselves. Cho explained she took the self-defense class. She was glad women were in the self-defense class learning to protect themselves.

Castro said she took the self-defense class by Jared Pere. If I had more time [I would go]. According to Castro, in the self-defense class by Pere, He would go through a ton of techniques and you would forget it. With a club, you can meet more continuously and have friends to practice with.

She worried people may use these techniques to make fun of Asian cultures. I would say I hope those who are not Asian can be more respectful. She hopes people will know the origin of the martial arts they participate in. Be aware and dont say it is Asian altogether.

Origins

Morihei Ueshiba created Aikid in the early 20th century, according to the AAA. On the AAA website, Ueshiba is quoted, To injure an opponent is to injure yourself. To control aggression without inflicting injury is the art of peace. Progress comes to those who train and train. Reliance on secret techniques will get you nowhere.

AAA said of Ueshiba, Aikid was a path of self-development. He believed it could be a means for anyone, of any nation, to follow the same path. Aikid is shugyo: an intense physical and spiritual training to perfect human character and develop wisdom.

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20 stellar scientists and scholars win 2020 Sloan Research fellowships – University of California

Twenty early-career faculty from across the University of California have been named 2020 Sloan Research fellows, an honor that is often a hallmark of future greatness.

UCs fellows are among a class of 126 from 60 colleges and universities across the United States and Canada announced Feb. 12 by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Winners receive a two-year, $75,000 fellowship, which can be spent to advance their research.

UC campuses dominated the list of winners, accounting for 15 percent of all Sloan Fellows. UC Berkeley had nine winners, UC San Diego had six, UCLA had four and UC Davis had one.

To receive a Sloan Research fellowship is to be told by your fellow scientists that you stand out among your peers, said Adam F. Falk, president of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. A Sloan Research fellow is someone whose drive, creativity and insight makes them a researcher to watch.

The Sloan Research fellowships are open to scholars in eight scientific and technical fields: chemistry, computer science, economics, mathematics, computational and evolutionary molecular biology, neuroscience, ocean sciences and physics.

Candidates are nominated by peers from their respective institutions. Winners are then selected by independent panels of scholars based on the candidates research accomplishments, creativity and potential to become leaders in their fields.

Sloan fellows have often gone on to make history. 50 Sloan fellows have won Nobel Prizes; 17 have won the Fields Medal in mathematics; and 69 have received the National Medal of Science.

Here are the University of Californias 2020 Sloan fellows:

Stephen Brohawn, UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

An assistant professor of molecular and cell biology, Brohawn studies lifes electrical system, which is responsible for sensation, thought, learning, memory and many other forms of communication within the body, from a molecular and biophysical perspective.

Roger Casals, UC Davis

An assistant professor in theDepartment of Mathematics in the College of Letters and Science, Casals research centers on how light behaves. His specialty, contact topology, is the study of geometric structures that can describe shapes appearing in rays of light, such as reflections off a rippling pond or the liquid crystals in a television screen.

Tarek M. Elgindi, UC San Diego

An assistant professor ofmathematics, Elgindis research focuses on the mathematical analysis ofmodels for incompressible fluids.

Benjamin Faber, UC Berkeley

An associate professor of economics, Faber works at the intersection of international trade and development economics, focusing on how globalization shapes economic livelihoods in developing countries.

Alex Frano, UC San Diego

An assistant professor ofphysics, Franos research is focused on investigating strongly correlated electron systems using various X-ray scattering techniques.

Sanjam Garg,UC Berkeley

An assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences, Garg is a computer theorist who conducts research in cryptography and security.

Cecile Gaubert, UC Berkeley

An assistant professor of economics, Gauberts research interests include international trade and economic geography.

Heather Gray,UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

An assistant professor of physics, Gray is an experimental particle physicist working on the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider outside Geneva, Switzerland. Her primary interest is the Higgs boson, the most recently discovered elementary particle.

Cressida Madigan, UC San Diego

An assistant professor ofmolecular biology, Madigan conducts research at the crossroads of microbiology, neurobiology and infectious disease. She focuses on the surprising number of microbial infections that can change functions of the nervous system. For example, bacteria that cause leprosy prevent pain sensation in the skin; bacterial meningitis causes neuronal injury; and congenital infections can slow neurodevelopment.

Sung-Jin Oh,UC Berkeley

An assistant professor of mathematics, Oh studies geometric partial differential equations, especially those which originate from physics. He combines ideas from a diverse range of fields, including harmonic analysis, differential geometry and physics.

Aditya Parameswaran,UC Berkeley

Parameswaran has a joint appointment in the School of Information and electrical engineering and computer science (EECS). He develops systems for interactive, or human-in-the-loop, data analytics by synthesizing techniques from database systems, data mining and human-computer interaction. His tools help end-users and teams make sense of large and complex datasets.

Ricardo Perez-Truglia, UCLA

Perez-Truglia is an assistant professor of economics in the global economics and management group at UCLA Anderson. He studies how social image and social comparisons shape economic behavior. What do others think of you? Are you rich? Smart? Hard-working? The desire to shape these opinions is a powerful driver of human behavior.

Erik Petigura, UCLA

Petigura, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy, studies exoplanets using ground-based and space-based telescopes. My passion for exoplanets is motivated by a deceptively simple, yet fundamental question: Why are we here? said Petigura. Our species has wrestled with this question since antiquity, and it resonates strongly with me.

Nadia Polikarpova, UC San Diego

An assistant professor ofcomputer science and engineering, Polikarpova builds practical tools and techniques that make it easier for programmers to create secure and reliable software.

Jose Rodriguez, UCLA

An assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, Rodriguez develops and applies new scientific methods in bio-imaging to reveal undiscovered structures that influence chemistry, biology and medicine. His laboratory is working to explore the structures adopted by prions a form of infectious protein that causes neurodegenerative disorders.

Amina Schartup, UC San Diego

An assistant professor ofmarine chemistryat Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Schartup specializes in tracing the chemical and biological cycles of metals, especially mercury, in the environment.

Daniel Stolper,UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

An assistant professor of earth and planetary science, Stolper focuses on generating and interpreting climate records of ancient Earth, primarily by studying the modern carbon cycle and reconstructing past atmospheric and marine oxygen concentrations.

Guy Van den Broeck, UCLA

Van den Broeck isanassistant professor of computer science whose research interests include machine learning, artificial intelligence, knowledge representation and reasoning, and applications of probabilistic reasoning and learning.He directsthe UCLAStatistical and Relational Artificial Intelligence (StarAI) laboratory.

Wei Xiong, UC San Diego

An assistant professor ofchemistry and biochemistry, Xiong investigates charge dynamics and molecular conformations at interfaces, and molecular dynamics and ultrafast photonics of molecular systems under strong coupling conditions.

Michael Zaletel, UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

An assistant professor of physics, Zaletel focuses on theoretical condensed matter physics and its intersection with quantum information and computational approaches. He aims to understand the behavior of electrons in quantum materials where entanglement and the strong interactions between electrons conspire to form new phases of matter.

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The Frost Institute supports microbiome research at winter symposium – University of Miami

The recent 2020 Miami Winter Symposium featured scientists and researchers examining the current trends and medical opportunities in microbiome research.

Capable of improving peoples health and transforming care, microbiome research is an emerging field that was front and center during the recent 2020 Miami Winter Symposium.

Each year for the past 50 years, the Miami Winter Symposium highlights a trending research theme; experts and scientists come together to learn about new scientific methods and approaches related to the theme. This years focus was microbiome research, which featured world-renowned researchers at the forefront of the field.

During the event held Jan. 2629 at the Hyatt Regency Miami, interactive displays provided an opportunity for researchers to advance the field and contribute to groundbreaking studies in molecular mechanisms that link microbiome research and improvements in human health. The University of Miami Frost Institute of Chemistry and Molecular Science was a co-sponsor at the symposium.

In collaboration with the symposium, the Frost Institute presented a pre-conference panel session entitled Microbiome and Molecular Sciences: The Next Breakthroughs, which included a distinguished panel of top scientific journal editors, as well as industrial and academic scientists who discussed the current and future of microbiome research and its impact on health, the environment, and society.

The Frost Institute stimulates interdisciplinary research in the fields of chemistry and molecular science, and it is a bridge to new paths of collaboration in scientific discovery and dual research within this growing field of microbiome exploration that studies our world on a molecular level, said Leonidas Bachas, dean of the University of Miami College of Arts and Sciences and interim director of the Frost Institutes of Science and Engineering. It was exciting to see how these fields were represented by some of todays greatest minds in science, collaborating on ways to improve human health.

The panel discussion was moderated by Dr. Joan Guinovart, a scientist and professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Barcelona, and founder and director of the Institute for Research in Biomedicine. Featured panelists included Manoj Dadlani, CEO of CosmosID; Dr. Lakshmi Goyal, editor of Cell Host & Microbe; Dr. Andrew Marshall, chief editor of Nature Biotechnology; and Dr. Michal Toborek, professor and vice-chair for research at the University of Miami Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Before a large audience of attendees from more than 30 countries, the panelists examined the current trends and research opportunities in microbiome research, which offers unending possibilities in a field able to pave the way for big breakthroughs.

Researchers continue to deepen their understanding of theimportance of environmental and community factors that drive microbiome composition. They emphasized that as we recognize the underlaying molecular mechanisms that determine microbe-host interactions,we can improve our understanding of the potential microbiome research provides in advancing health and treatment options.

The pre-session panel discussion at the Miami Winter Symposium was also hosted by the University of Miamis Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Dr. John T. Macdonald Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute. Established in 2017, the Frost Institute of Chemistry and Molecular Science provides programs that advance collaboration and innovation and lead cutting edge research across the sciences.

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Mammals Can Delay The Development of Their Embryos, According to Recent Research – Dual Dove

Recent research sheds light on something quite peculiar, exploring a reproductive mystery that is present in more than 130 species of mammals. A team of researchers conducted by Abdiasis Hussein, an associate director of UW Medicines Institute for Stem Cell, also a UW professor of biochemistry, realized the intriguing findings on mammals.

The results not only bring more details for the understanding of postponed embryo implantation. It also indicates how some quickly splitting cells, such as those present in tumors, turn to be inactive.

To find out what leads to a biochemical hold-and-release on embryonic production, the team provoked diapause in a female mouse by decreasing the estrogen rates. Then, they realized a comparison of the diapause embryos to pre-implantation and post-implantation ones. They also provoked diapause in mouse embryonic stem cells by weakening the cells, and analyze those to actively developing mouse embryonic stem cells.

Researchers had also performed comprehensive investigations of how metabolic and signaling pathways manage both the inactive and active phases of mouse embryos and mouse embryonic stem cells in lab vessels.

Metabolism involves the life-supporting chemical actions cells take out to turn substances into energy, develop materials, and discharge waste. By examining those reactions final actions, dubbed metabolites, the researchers could start to realize the full picture of that occurs to cause diapause and how cells are delivered from its grips.

Bears, seals, weasel-like animals, or armadillos, experience seasonal diapause, as a regular part of their reproductive periods. Many classes of bears, for example, breed in the early stages of spring and sometimes even in early summer. The female then uncontrollable hunts for food, and only when it reaches sufficient weight and body fat, one or more of her embryos implant a few months later after she moves to her cave. Any baby bears would be born in late winter.

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Growing Demand for Eco-friendly Products to Bolster the Growth of the Synthetic Fiber Market 2017 2026 – TechNews.mobi

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The report segments the global blood cell analyzer market based on product type, application, end user, modality, and region. The study provides offers share and size of these segments and presents a detailed revenue comparison across various regions over 20172022. Furthermore, year-over-year (YoY) growth during the historical period helps in making reliable projections.

On the basis of product type, the report bifurcates the market into semi-automated biochemistry analyzers and fully automated biochemistry analyzers. Of these, the fully automated biochemistry analyzers segment holds the dominant share and is projected to lead throughout the forecast period.

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The various regional markets profiled in the report are Latin America, North America, the Middle East and Africa Europe, Japan, and Asia Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ). Of these, North America is projected to lead, vis--vis revenue, throughout the forecast period.

Companies profiled in the report are:

The report offers an extensive profiling of various players and assesses competitive intensity in the market by analyzing primary strategies adopted by them to gain a better foothold. Prominent players profiled in the study are CellaVision AB, Sysmex Corporation, Abbott Laboratories, Danaher Corporation, Siemens Healthcare, Horiba Ltd, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Sigma Aldrich, and Boule Diagnostics AB.

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This Colorado College Will Start Offering A Cannabis Major In The Fall – KFSM 5Newsonline

(CNN) Students on Colorado State Universitys Pueblo campus will have the option to study cannabis beginning this fall.

State officials on Friday approved a bachelors of science degree program in Cannabis Biology and Chemistry,according to the Colorado Department of Higher Education, which said it was one of the first such programs in the country.

The new major is a pro-active response to a rapidly changing national scene regarding the cannabis plant, a proposal for the program by CSU-Pueblo officials says, citing shifting attitudes toward cannabis and its legalization for recreational use in numerous states, including Colorado.

The program will be part of CSU-Pueblos department of chemistry and consist mainly of chemistry and biology coursework with some classes in math and physics, the proposal says.

Students could choose one of two tracks either a natural products track focused on biology, or an analytical track that focuses on chemistry.

Graduates could begin careers either in the cannabis and hemp industries or in the government.But they could also be competitive in a wide variety of businesses outside of the cannabis industry, it said, such as agriculture, food science, biochemistry and environmental sciences.

Educating students who are capable of understanding cannabis science is required for the industry in all its aspects to be effective and safe for the consumer, it said.

Between 2014 and June 2019, marijuana sales in Colorado exceeded $6.56 billion, according to the states Department of Revenue. With taxes, license and fee revenue, the states revenue reached more than $1 billion.

CSU-Pueblo anticipates a strong demand for the program, its proposal said, and believe as many 60 students could be enrolled in the major after four years.

The Colorado Department of Higher Education believes it could be the first of several cannabis-focused degrees that pop up at Colorado colleges in the near future.

CSU-Pueblos program will not be the first of its kind. Its proposal cited Northern Michigan Universitys bachelor program in medicinal plant chemistry that it said was primarily tailored to those wanting to enter the cannabis field.

CNN has reached out to CSU-Pueblo for comment.

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