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1 hr ago | MediLexicon

Leeds Research Finds New Piece Of BSE Puzzle

New research funded mainly through the Wellcome Trust with additional support from the Medical Research Council shows that a new treatment route for bovine spongiform encephalopathy and its human form Creutzfeldt Jakob disease could be a step closer.

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Related Topix: Mad Cow Disease, Health, Science, Biochemistry

6 hrs ago | EurekAlert!

Texas A&M Researchers Examine How Viruses Destroy Bacteria

Viruses are well known for attacking humans and animals, but some viruses instead attack bacteria.

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Related Topix: Texas A&M University, Molecular Biology, Science

10 hrs ago | Newswise

Researchers Discover Antibody Receptor Identity, Propose Renaming Immune-System Gene

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have uncovered the genetic identity of a cellular receptor for the immune system's first-response antibody, a discovery that sheds new light on infection control and immune disorders.

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Related Topix: University of Alabama, Alabama, Immunology, Science, Leukemia, Health, HIV/AIDS

15 hrs ago | Science Blog

Causative gene of a rare disorder discovered by sequencing only protein-coding regions of genome

For the first time, scientists have successfully used a method called exome sequencing to quickly discover a previously unknown gene responsible for a mendelian disorder.

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Related Topix: University of Washington, Genetics, Science, Pediatrics, Medicine

19 hrs ago | R & D

New research into the mechanisms of gene regulation

A team led by Penn State's Ross Hardison, T. Ming Chu Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has taken a large step toward unraveling how regulatory proteins control the production of gene products during development and growth.

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Related Topix: Molecular Biology, Science, Biochemistry

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Science Blog

New map of variation in maize genetics holds promise for developing new varieties

A new study of maize has identified thousands of diverse genes in genetically inaccessible portions of the genome.

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Related Topix: Genetics, Science, Agriculture, UC Davis, Davis, CA

Bioscience Technology

The Protein Srebp2 Drives Cholesterol Formation in Prion-Infected...

Neuherberg, November 17, 2009. The regulating protein Srebp2 drives cholesterol formation, which prions need for their propagation, in prion-infected neuronal cells.

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Related Topix: Science, Mad Cow Disease, Health

Science Daily

Beyond genomics, biologists and engineers decode the next frontier

The new method offers a long-sought tool for studying stem cells, cancer and other problems of fundamental importance to biology and medicine.

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UPI

Broccoli helps those with cystic fibrosis

Thiocyanate -- an anti-oxidant found in broccoli and cauliflower -- may help those with cystic fibrosis, U.S. researchers found.

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Related Topix: University of Pennsylvania, Medicine, Diabetes, Health, Biochemistry, Science

EurekAlert!

On your last nerve: NC State researchers advance understanding of stem cells

This is a high-resolution image of the surface of the adult stem cell niche in a mouse brain with a genetic label that makes FoxJ1+ cells green.

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Related Topix: Stem Cell Research, Science / Technology, North Carolina State University, Science

US News & World Report

Researchers Finally Solve Charles Darwin's Mystery

When Charles Darwin visited the Falkland Islands during the voyage of the Beagle in 1835, he saw a wolf-like species, wrote about it in his diaries and correctly commented that it was being hunted in such large numbers that it would soon become extinct.

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Related Topix: South America, Falkland Islands, Science

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Science Daily

Molecular Trigger Helps Prevent Aging and Disease

The study examines how dietary restriction and a high-caloric diet influence biochemical responses.

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Related Topix: Geriatric Medicine, Medicine, Science, Alzheimer's

www.scientificblogging.com | Cash

Squid, Wolves, And Global Warming

The Associated Press, that bastion of scientific knowledge, shares with us a list of "pests that are benefiting or could benefit from global warming", starting with:

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Medical News Today

Nobel Laureate Claims The 2010 Herbert Tabor Lectureship

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Genetics ; Conferences ; Biology / Biochemistry Article Date: 12 Nov 2009 - 5:00 PST Phillip A. Sharp, a world leader of research in molecular biology and biochemistry and an institute professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been named winner of the American Society for ...

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Related Topix: Science, Genetics, Oncology, Medicine, Molecular Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chemistry

Bioscience Technology

Cardiovascular Systems ViperSheath Sheath Introducer - Recall

Recent advances in EMCCD technology have solved the problem of non-standardized measurement units by using the photoelectron to standardize imaging experiments.

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Related Topix: Science

PhysOrg Weblog

Antioxidant found in vegetables has implications for treating cystic fibrosis

Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discovered that a dietary antioxidant found in such vegetables as broccoli and cauliflower protects cells from damage caused by chemicals generated during the body's inflammatory response to infection and injury.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cystic Fibrosis, Health, Life, Food, Vegetables, Diabetes, Biochemistry, Science

Xinhuanet

People's immunity to A/H1N1 flu virus is greater than previously thought, a new study suggests.

People's immunity to A/H1N1 flu virus is greater than previously thought, a new study suggests.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Influenza, La-Jolla, CA, Immunology, Science

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Medical News Today

Chromosomes Dance And Pair Up On The Nuclear Membrane

Main Category: Genetics Also Included In: Biology / Biochemistry Article Date: 16 Nov 2009 - 0:00 PST Meiosis - the pairing and recombination of chromosomes, followed by segregation of half to each egg or sperm cell - is a major crossroads in all organisms reproducing sexually.

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Related Topix: Science, Genetics, Biochemistry, UC Berkeley, Cell Biology, Health

Newswise

Nanotechnology Team Discover How to Capture Tumor Cells in Bloodstream

A team led by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences researchers on the cutting edge of nanotechnology has found a way to capture tumor cells in the bloodstream that could dramatically improve earlier cancer diagnosis and prevent deadly metastasis.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Nanotechnology, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, Medicine, Cancer, Health, Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

KLTV Tyler

Research Sheds Light on Causes of Parkinson's

Gene mutations linked to inherited Parkinson's disease also appear to be connected to the more common form of the disease that strikes people whose relatives don't have it, researchers now say.

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Related Topix: Parkinson's Disease, Health, Genetics, Science

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