Prediction of nuclear products both for metaldeuterium systems and metal protium systems is made on the basic physics of cold fusion by the TSC (tetrahedral symmetric condensate) theory. This paper focuses on final state nuclear reactions of intermediate compound states as 8Be* of 4D/TSC fusion and 4Li* of 4H/TSC WS fusion. Prediction of final products is made by the nucleon-halo model of the h...

Karyogamy, or nuclear fusion, is essential for sexual reproduction. In angiosperms, karyogamy occurs three times: twice during double fertilization of the egg cell and the central cell and once during female gametophyte development when the two polar nuclei fuse to form the diploid central cell nucleus. The molecular mechanisms controlling karyogamy are poorly understood. We have identified nin...

New mutations were isolated that affect nuclear fusion during conjugation in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. These mutations, called kem (Kar enhancing Mutation), enhance the nuclear fusion defect of the karl-l mutation. In crosses of karl-l strains, 10 15% of zygotes undergo nuclear fusion forming stable diploids whereas 85 90% of zygotes fail to have nuclei fused. The nuclear fusion defec...

Fusion nuclear technology (FNT) research in the United States encompasses many activities and requires expertise and capabilities in many different disciplines. The US Enabling Technology program is divided into several task areas, with aspects of magnet fusion energy (MFE) fusion nuclear technology being addressed mainly in the Plasma Chamber, Neutronics, Safety, Materials, Tritium and Plasma ...

Histone-beta-galactosidase protein fusions were used to identify the domain of yeast histone 2B, which targets this protein to the nucleus. Amino acids 28 to 33 in H2B were required for nuclear localization of such fusion proteins and thus constitute a nuclear localization sequence. The amino acid sequence in this region (Gly-29 Lys Lys Arg Ser Lys Ala) is similar to the nuclear location signal...

LLE Review, Volume 72 161 The Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) with its OMEGA facility is part of the national laser-fusion effort within the U.S. Department of Energy and has as its main mission direct-drive laser-fusion research in support of the upcoming National Ignition Facility (NIF) at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). The upgraded OMEGA laser system has been in ope...

A convenient assay for monitoring nuclear localization signal-mediated nuclear import of green fluorescent protein (GFP)-variant fusion proteins has been developed. This modified assay relies upon indirect immunofluorescence microscopy for visualization of transported substrates. The use of GFP-variant fusion proteins allows for the rapid assessment of optimal digitonin concentration and permit...

23 NEWS&ANALYSIS The hopes of fusion researchers worldwide are pinned to the fortunes of the National Ignition Facility (NIF), a $3.5 billion laser center at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, which is trying to show that it is possible to create a self-sustaining fusion reaction that could serve as a source of energy. But a change in its milestones, revealed in an internal N...