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Epigenetic Biomarkers May Predict If a Specific Diet and Exercise Regimen Will Work
May 30, 2013 Would you try a diet and exercise regimen knowing in advance it would actually help you lose weight? New research shows that this could become reality. Scientists have identified five epigenetic ... > full story -
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Gene That Helps Honey Bees Find Flowers (and Get Back Home) Discovered
May 29, 2013 Honey bees don't start out knowing how to find flowers or even how to get around outside the hive. Before they can forage, they must learn to navigate a changing landscape and orient themselves to ... > full story -
Gene Therapy Gives Mice Broad Protection to Pandemic Flu Strains, Including 1918 Flu
May 29, 2013 Researchers have developed a new gene therapy to thwart a potential influenza pandemic. They demonstrated that a single dose of an adeno-associated virus expressing a broadly neutralizing flu ... > full story -
Wit, Grit and a Supercomputer Yield Chemical Structure of HIV Capsid
May 29, 2013 Researchers report that they have determined the precise chemical structure of the HIV capsid, a protein shell that protects the virus's genetic material and is a key to its virulence. The capsid has ... > full storyMore: -
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Genetic Engineering Alters Mosquitoes' Sense of Smell
May 29, 2013 In one of the first successful attempts at genetically engineering mosquitoes, researchers have altered the way the insects respond to odors, including the smell of humans and the insect repellant ... > full story -
'Junk DNA' Plays Active Role in Cancer Progression, Researchers Find
May 29, 2013 Scientists have found that a genetic rogue element produced by sequences until recently considered ‘junk DNA’ could promote cancer ... > full story -
Gene Therapies for Regenerative Surgery Are Getting Closer
May 29, 2013 Experimental genetic techniques may one day provide plastic and reconstructive surgeons with an invaluable tool—the ability to promote growth of the patient's own tissues for reconstructive ... > full story -
Malaria Protection in Chimpanzees
May 29, 2013 In malaria regions the parasite prevalence in the human body as well as malaria-related morbidity and mortality decrease with age. This reflects the progressive mounting of a protective immunity. ... > full story -
New Ruthenium Complexes Target Cancer Cells Without Typical Side Effects, Study Suggests
May 28, 2013 Pre-clinical tests found two ruthenium polypyridyl complexes, or RPCs, yielded results comparable to cisplatin against human non-small cell lung cancer cells and were generally cleared from the body ... > full story -
Findings May Help Overcome Hurdle to Successful Bone Marrow Transplantation
May 28, 2013 Blood diseases such as leukemia, multiple myeloma, and myelodysplasia can develop from abnormal bone marrow cells and a dysfunctional bone marrow microenvironment that surrounds these cells. ... > full story
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