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Scientists Use Pap Test Fluid to Detect Ovarian, Endometrial Cancers
January 9, 2013 Using cervical fluid obtained during routine Pap tests, scientists have developed a test to detect ovarian and endometrial cancers. In a pilot study, the “PapGene” test, which relies on ... > full storyMore: -
Pioneering Research on Type 2 Diabetes
January 4, 2013 While legions of medical researchers have been looking to understand the genetic basis of disease and how mutations may affect human health, one group of biomedical researchers is studying the ... > full story -
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When Will Genomic Research Translate Into Clinical Care -- And at What Cost? New Study Applies Quantitative Modeling to Genomics
January 4, 2013 Researchers find that the same tools that can successfully predict hurricanes and election outcomes can be applied to pharmacogenomics and clinical ... > full story -
First Genome Sequence of Chinese Plum Provides Important Resource for Fruit Improvement
December 27, 2012 Biologists have completed the first genomic sequence of Prunus mume, known as mei. This work is extremely important for the deeper understanding of Rosaceae evolution and provides an invaluable ... > full story -
Two Problems in Chemical Catalysis Solved
December 20, 2012 Researchers in Finland have solved two acute problems in chemical ... > full story -
Genomic Frontier -- The Unexplored Animal Kingdom: Genomes of Limpet, Leech and Worm Put Spotlight on Lophotrochozoans
December 19, 2012 A new report unveils three of the first genomes from a vast, understudied swath of the animal kingdom that includes as many as one-quarter of Earth's marine species. By publishing the genomes of a ... > full storyMore: -
Tracking the Origins of HIV
December 18, 2012 Human immunodeficiency virus may have affected humans for much longer than is currently believed. Researchers now think that the genomes of an isolated West African human population provide important ... > full story -
Genome of Rare Fruit Fly, Drosophila Mauritiana, Sequenced: New Method Measures Genetic Variability of Populations
December 17, 2012 In the twentieth century the sequencing of an entire genome of a higher (eukaryotic) organism was a truly exceptional event -- by the end of the year 2000, only four such sequences were available. ... > full story -
Mechanism Used by BRCA1 to Suppress Tumors Uncovered
December 17, 2012 A new reveals how a well-known tumor suppressor gene may be functioning to stop cancer cell growth. The findings focus on the gene ... > full story -
Do-It-Yourself Viruses: How Viruses Self Assemble
December 17, 2012 A new model of the how the protein coat (capsid) of viruses assembles shows that the construction of intermediate structures prior to final capsid production (hierarchical assembly) can ... > full story
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