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I in Texas, onally? [NGSl 50-9:30 p-m* 9-10 p.m- eetings is I IL 30 OUT TRYING 0ljT mglers scienceStechnology Thursday, March 23,2(X)0 THE BATTALION Page? SALLIE TURNER/I'm: Battai.ion Dr. Shirley Jackson, a theoretical physicist, served as chair of the Nuclear Regu latory Commission from 1995 until 1999. She is now the president of Rense- laer Polytechnic Institute. She said that “there was early isolation and disbelief on some people’s part” in reaction to her pursuing a science career as an African-American woman. Jackson spoke Wednesday in Rudder Theater as part of Women in Discovery Month. More tales from Research Week BY SCOTT JENKINS The Battalion At age 12, Texas A&M University-Galve- ston graduate student Asha Samuel saw her first manatee, sparking her ongoing interest in marine mammals. Her curiosity never floun dered. The graduate wildlife and fisheries sci ences major is now doing research aimed at characterizing the different types of fats in dol phin blubber to learn more about their lives, feeding habits and deaths. Inspiration for decisions in life can come from many sources. At the Texas A&M Re search Week poster session, which ends Friday atthe Rudder Exhibit Hall, student researchers showcase more than just their research pro jects. They also express their unique experi ences. Another researcher exploring wildlife and envi ronmental issues, rangeland ecology graduate student Julia Liao, found tliat her early interest in wildlife evolved into an interest in botany, and is now look ing at the impact of the encroachment of woodlands into grassland areas. And while some study wildlife health, oth ers look at human health issues. A job as a laboratory technician at a Mary land military laboratory started the wheels turning on senior genetics major Stacie Green’s project, which has investigated the patterns of different sub-types of HIV in Africa and ways to test for them when fresh blood samples are not available. .1 imior biology major Xiomara Henriquez has al ways been interested in medicine and has parlayed that enthusiasm into her work — investigating the deleterious effects of the element arsenic on DNA. In addition to being fulfilling work, "Research helps to reinforce much of what we learn in class,” she said. Senior biochemistry major Brian Watkins, in his third year of a pro ject using chickens to study the roles of melatonin receptors in circadian rhythms, echoed other researchers when commenting about his research. Watkins knew he was cut out for his work when he realized that the study was actually his own. “I realized, ‘Hey, this project is all me,’” he said. is the magic IJi ffrF ML H|' number for two decades. But the race to sequence the entire genome is heating up. Naylor’s group, The Human Genome Project, is tricing to inap the^fyfman genetic structure against sefefril othej;projects, including its key competitor, Maryland-basedJC^Iera Gpomics, Inc. Understanding fri&structurei>ftehrorrSbiome 3 will allow greater undersfandingof genetics of cancer, Naylor said. Chromdsome 3 contains six genes related to tumor suppression. Lung and other cancers work to destroy • parts of those tumor suppressing sections. She said that understanding the chromosome’s sequence may help to replace what is missing. Naylor said that her team’s sequencing work is help ing to push the project toward a 2002.completion date. • “For the entire genome, we are at- 50 percent of the * rough draft,” she Said. “By the end of spring, about 95 • percent of the rough draft should bty^pinplete. Then, 1 until 2002, we will be filling in fill it’s complete.” As part of the Women in Discovery month celebration, Naylor will give an overview of the Human Genome Project and how her research fits into the project’s big picture. She speaks at 10 am. in Rudder Theater. BY DAVE AMBER The Battalion* : During all the numerous talks and seminars, lunch es and receptions this week marking Women in Dis covery-Month. Women's Week and Texas A&M Rct search Week, for one of those hours there is only one number to remember — three. As in chromosome 3. Dr. Susan L. Naylor is a professor of cellular and structural biology at the University of Texas Healthy Sci ence Center in San Antonio. She is also Director of In formatics and Genomics of Chromosome 3 for the Hu man Genome Project. Her team, currently mapping human chromosome 3, is discovering links between the chromokoine and cancer, among other diseases. * There are 23 chromosomes in the human genome* Chromdsome 3, the third-largest chromosome in the group, represents 7 percent of the human genome, of roughly between 3,500-7.000 genes. That means 210 million base pairs, or 210 megabases of DNA. Scientists such as N ay lor have been working to map, or se quence, the complete genetic map of tliose 23 chromosomes i W jMf Here’s your chance to join the university surfing team. All you need is a knack for surfing the network and DSL — the always-on, high-speed connection to the university LAN. DSL from GTE lets you do so much more. Like e-mail and chat with other students in real time. Conduct online research at breakneck speed. Prepare for finals and summer school faster than ever before. 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