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Tapeworm DNA Contains Drug Weak Spots: Existing Drugs Could Be Effective in Treating This Damaging Parasite, the First Full Tapeworm Genomes Reveal
March 13, 2013 — Tapeworms cause devastating disease around the world and new treatments are urgently needed. A new study describes possible targets on which currently licensed drugs could act, identified by genome ... > full story -
Whole Genome Sequencing of Wild Rice Reveals the Mechanisms Underlying Oryza Genome Evolution
March 13, 2013 — Whole genome sequencing of wild rice reveals the mechanisms underlying oryza genome ... > full story -
Cancer Researchers Discover New Type of Retinoblastoma in Babies
March 12, 2013 — Cancer researchers have discovered a new type of retinoblastoma, a rapidly developing eye cancer that affects very young babies -– a finding that can immediately change clinical practice and ... > full story -
Sri Lankan Snake Study Reveals New Species, Rich Biodiversity in Island Country
March 12, 2013 — Alex Pyron's expertise is in family trees. Who is related to whom, who begat whom, how did they get where they are now. But not for humans: ... > full story -
Cryptic Clams: Biologists Find Species Hiding in Plain View
March 12, 2013 — Cryptic comments seem to have an ambiguous, obscure or hidden meaning. In biology, cryptic species are outwardly indistinguishable groups whose differences are hidden inside their ... > full story -
Hereditary Neurodegeneration Linked to ADP-Ribose Modification
March 12, 2013 — Researchers have identified a much sought after enzyme that removes ADP-ribose modifications from proteins by studying a genetic mutation that causes neurodegenerative disease in humans. The findings ... > full story -
What Impact Does a Day of Roller Derby Have on Our Skin Microbiome? Skaters Skin Microbiomes Get Mixed Up 'Bouting'
March 12, 2013 — The human skin is home to countless microorganisms that we can't see, but these microbes help define who we are. Our invisible passengers -- known as the skin microbiome -- contribute to our health ... > full story -
Havoc in Biology’s Most-Used Human Cell Line: Striking Differences Between HeLa Genome and That of Normal Human Cells
March 12, 2013 — HeLa cells are the world's most commonly used human cell lines, and have served as a standard for understanding many fundamental biological processes. In a new study, scientists announce they have ... > full story -
Epigenetics Mechanism May Help Explain Effects of Mom's Nutrition on Her Children's Health
March 11, 2013 — Pioneering studies by a molecular geneticist are helping explain how the foods that soon-to-be-moms eat in the days and weeks around the time of conception -- or what's known as periconceptional ... > full story -
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How One Insect Got Its Wings
March 11, 2013 — Scientists have delved deeper into the evolutionary history of the fruit fly than ever before to reveal the genetic activity that led to the development of wings – a key to the insect’s ... > full story
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