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First Expansion of 'Sea Potato' Seaweed Into New England
April 4, 2013 There's a new seaweed in town, a brown, bulbous balloon befitting the nickname "sea potato." Its New England debut was spotted by two plant biology graduate students; now researchers are keeping a ... > full story -
Asian Carp DNA Not Widespread in the Great Lakes
April 4, 2013 Scientists have shown that Asian carp DNA is not widespread in the Great ... > full story -
Origin of Life: Power Behind Primordial Soup Discovered
April 4, 2013 Researchers may have solved a key puzzle about how objects from space could have kindled life on ... > full story -
Genetic Markers ID Second Alzheimer's Pathway
April 4, 2013 Researchers have identified a new set of genetic markers for Alzheimer's disease that point to a second pathway through which the disease ... > full story -
Shutting Down DNA Construction: How Senescence Halts Growth of Potential Cancers
April 4, 2013 How does oncogene-induced senescence work? Imagine the cell as a construction site where work continues as long as bricks (nucleotides) are available. When an oncogene is damaged, it is like hiring ... > full story -
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Protein Maintains Order in the Nucleus
April 4, 2013 Two meters of DNA are packed into the cell nucleus, presumably based on a strictly defined arrangement. Researchers have now succeeded in explaining a phenomenon, which was first observed 40 years ... > full story -
Course of Cardiovascular Events More Predictable: A Protein Enables Risk Assessment
April 4, 2013 Medical researchers have managed to predict the probability of a cardiovascular patient suffering a heart attack, stroke or arterial occlusion within three months. In the long-term, this knowledge ... > full story -
Wild Mice Have Natural Protection Against Lyme Borreliosis
April 4, 2013 Like humans, mice can become infected with Borrelia. However, not all mice that come into contact with these bacteria contract the dreaded Lyme disease: Animals with a particular gene variant are ... > full story -
The Equine 'Adam' Lived Fairly Recently: Close Relationships Among Modern Stallions
April 4, 2013 The analysis of DNA inherited from a single parent has provided valuable insights into the history of human and animal populations. However, until recently we had insufficient information to be ... > full story -
One Extinct Turtle Less: Turtle Species in the Seychelles Never Existed
April 4, 2013 The turtle species Pelusios seychellensis regarded hitherto as extinct never existed. Scientists discovered this based on genetic ... > full story
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