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Stem Cell Breakthrough Could Lead to New Bone Repair Therapies on Nanoscale Surfaces
February 11, 2013 — Scientists have created a new method to generate bone cells which could lead to revolutionary bone repair therapies for people with bone fractures or those who need hip replacement surgery due to ... > full story -
Therapeutic Effect of RNAi Gene Silencing Effective in Cancer Treatment, Study Suggests
February 11, 2013 — A new study shows for the first time that ribonucleic acid interference (RNAi) is effective in the treatment of cancer patients. Harnessing these molecules to silence genes involved in the ... > full story -
Molecular 'Calcium Sponge' Created to Tackle Heart Failure
February 10, 2013 — Researchers have utilized molecular genetic engineering to optimize heart performance in models of diastolic heart failure by creating an optimized protein that can aid in high-speed relaxation ... > full story -
Scientists Prevent Development of Deafness in Animals Engineered to Have Usher Syndrome
February 8, 2013 — Most cases of congenital deafness are due to a mutation in a gene that is required for normal development of the sensory hair cells in the inner ear that are responsible for detecting sound. To cure ... > full story -
Evaluating Evolutionary Rates Could Shed Light Into Functions of Uncharacterized Genes
February 8, 2013 — Genes that have roles in the same biological pathways change their rate of evolution in parallel, a finding that could be used to discover their functions, said a researcher. Humans have nearly ... > full story -
Nucleus Structure Crucial to Understanding Diseases Discovered
February 8, 2013 — Scientists from Singapore and Germany have identified that the proteins lamin A and lamin B receptor are essential for holding silent genes in their correct position at the edge of the nucleus, in ... > full story -
Histone Modification Controls Development: Chemical Tags on Histones Regulate Gene Activity
February 8, 2013 — Every gene in the nucleus of an animal or plant cell is packaged into a beads-on-a-string like structure called nucleosomes: the DNA of the gene forms the string and a complex of proteins called ... > full story -
Protein Paves the Way for Correct Stem Cell Differentiation
February 7, 2013 — A single embryonic stem cell can develop into more than 200 specialized cell types that make up our body. This maturation process is called differentiation and is tightly regulated. New research has ... > full story -
Colon Cancer Exhibits a Corresponding Epigenetic Pattern in Mice and Humans
February 7, 2013 — The epigenetic investigation of mice can as a result contribute to early diagnosis of cancer in ... > full story -
Most Comprehensive Tree of Life Shows Placental Mammal Diversity Exploded After Age of Dinosaurs
February 7, 2013 — Scientists have generated the most comprehensive tree of life to date on placental mammals, which are those bearing live young, including bats, rodents, whales and ... > full storyMore:
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