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Nanosensors Support Skin Cancer Therapy
February 14, 2013 — Malignant melanoma is the most aggressive type of skin cancer. In more than 50 percent of affected patients a particular mutation plays an important role. As the life span of the patients carrying ... > full story -
Accelerated Biological Aging, Seen in Women With Alzheimer's Risk Factor, Blocked by Hormone Therapy
February 13, 2013 — Healthy menopausal women carrying a well-known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease showed measurable signs of accelerated biological aging, a new study has ... > full story -
Team Creates MRI for the Nanoscale: Level Comparable to an Atomic Force Microscope
February 13, 2013 — An international team of researchers has opened the door for MRI technology at the nanoscale. Using tiny defects in diamonds they sensed the magnetic resonance of molecules to peer down to the level ... > full story -
Cellular Renewal Process May Underlie Benefits of Omega Fatty Acids
February 13, 2013 — A search for genes that change their levels of expression in response to nutrient deprivation has uncovered potential clues to the mechanism underlying the health benefits of omega fatty acids. ... > full story -
Clues to Chromosome Crossovers in Meiosis
February 13, 2013 — Scientists have placed another piece in the puzzle of how sexual reproduction shuffles genes while making sure sperm and eggs get the right number of ... > full story -
Genetic Study Pursues Elusive Goal: How Many Humpbacks Existed Before Whaling?
February 13, 2013 — Scientists are closing in on the answer to an important conservation question: how many humpback whales once existed in the North ... > full story -
A War Without End, With Earth's Carbon Cycle Held in the Balance
February 13, 2013 — The greatest battle in Earth's history has been going on for hundreds of millions of years, isn't over yet, and until now no one knew it existed, scientists say. It's between a bacterium that's the ... > full story -
Gene That Suppresses Herpesviruses Discovered
February 13, 2013 — Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus and Epstein-Barr virus hide within the worldwide human population. While dormant in the vast majority of those infected, these active herpesviruses can develop ... > full story -
Long Noncoding RNAs Control Development of Fat Cells
February 13, 2013 — Researchers report that 10 long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play a vital role in the regulation of white fat cells. When each of these lncRNAs is individually knocked down, fat precursor cells fail to ... > full story -
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Epigenetics Shapes Fate of Brain Vs. Brawn Castes in Carpenter Ants
February 13, 2013 — Researchers found that epigenetic regulation is key to distinguishing one caste of carpenter ants, the “majors”, as brawny Amazons of the colony, compared to the “minors”, ... > full story
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