
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
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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
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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
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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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