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Genetics Of White Horses Unraveled: One Mutation Makes Ordinary Horses Turn Grey, Then White, Very Young
White horses are colored
horses that turn grey, then
white, at a very young age.
The white horse is an icon
for dignity which has had a
... > full story
Rare Mutant Cells Glimpsed: Imaging System May Help Understand Origins Of Cancer
MIT biological engineers
have developed a new imaging
system that allows them to
see cells that have
undergone a specific
... > full story
New Membrane Model May Unlock Secrets Of Early-stage Alzheimer's
Researchers are using a new
laboratory model of the
membrane surrounding neurons
in the brain to study how a
protein long suspected of a
... > full story
Nature-Nurture Gene Link Sheds New Light On Autism
Neuroscientists have found
that a previously
unsuspected set of genes
links nature and nurture
during a crucial period of
brain development. The
... > full story
- Genetics Of White Horses Unraveled: One Mutation Makes Ordinary Horses Turn Grey, Then White, Very Young
- Rare Mutant Cells Glimpsed: Imaging System May Help Understand Origins Of Cancer
- New Membrane Model May Unlock Secrets Of Early-stage Alzheimer's
- Nature-Nurture Gene Link Sheds New Light On Autism
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Once-suspect Protein Found To Promote DNA Repair, Prevent Cancer
July 23, 2008 — An abundant chromosomal protein that binds to damaged DNA prevents cancer development by enhancing DNA repair, researchers report in the Proceedings of the National Academies of ... > full story -
Viral Recombination: Another Way HIV Fools The Immune System
July 23, 2008 — When individuals infected with HIV become infected with a second strain of the virus, the two viral strains can exchange genetic information, creating a third, recombinant strain of the virus that ... > full story -
New Evidence Of Battle Between Humans And Ancient Virus
July 23, 2008 — Human ancestors fought back against an ancient retrovirus with a defense mechanism that our bodies still use today. Evidence of this battle has been preserved in our DNA for millions of ... > full story -
Predicting Acute GVHD By Gene Expression Could Improve Liver Stem Cell Transplant Outcomes
July 23, 2008 — Acute graft-versus-host disease occurs when an immune response is elicited by the grafted cells against a recipient, resulting in tissue damage for the treated individual. There are no definitive ... > full story -
Combating Age-related Immune-response Decline: Protein Found To Stimulate Production Of T-cells
July 23, 2008 — Scientists have identified a protein that stimulates the production of T-cells, the white blood cells involved in the recognition and the elimination of infectious agents. The discovery could help to ... > full story -
Broken DNA Must Find Right Partners Quickly Amid Repairs
July 23, 2008 — Just as square dance partners join hands at a particular point in the music, so broken pieces of DNA in our cells reunite as they are repaired. Precisely and quickly, these DNA pieces identify each ... > full story -
Blood-related Genetic Mechanisms Found Important In Parkinson's Disease
July 22, 2008 — What does the genetics of blood cells have to do with brain cells related to Parkinson's disease? From an unusual collaboration of neurologists and a pharmacologist comes the surprising answer: ... > full story -
Class Of Antibiotics Can Enhance Gene-silencing Tool
July 22, 2008 — The selective gene-silencing technique called RNA interference holds promise for medicine if it can be adapted to work in humans. Certain antibiotic compounds called fluoroquinolones enhance the ... > full story -
Cancer Drug Resistance: Enzyme Expression Levels Correlated With Chemotherapy Drug Response
July 22, 2008 — Why do cancer patients develop resistance to chemotherapy drugs, sometimes abruptly, after a period in which the drugs seem to be working well to reduce tumors or hold them in check? Although largely ... > full story -
New Approach To Cancer: Find Most Tightly Controlled Genes
July 21, 2008 — Scientists have found a new way to study cancer that could be very useful for developing targeted therapies against tumors and possibly many other diseases. A data analysis revealed which genes are ... > full story
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