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DNA-Guided Assembly Yields Novel Ribbon-Like Nanostructures
May 16, 2013 — DNA "linker" strands coax nano-sized rods to line up in way unlike any other spontaneous arrangement of rod-shaped objects. The arrangement -- with the rods forming "rungs" on ladder-like ribbons -- ... > full story -
Study Brings Greater Understanding of Tumor Growth Mechanism
May 16, 2013 — A new study has for the first time revealed how the loss of a particular tumor suppressing protein leads to the abnormal growth of tumors of the brain and nervous ... > full story -
Vicious Cycle: Obesity Sustained by Changes in Brain Biochemistry
May 16, 2013 — Scientists have shown that in the brain cells of rats, obesity impedes the production of a hormone that curbs appetite and inspires calorie burning. The root cause appears to be a breakdown in the ... > full story -
Developmental Genetics of Space and Time
May 15, 2013 — Scientists have conducted a study that reveals important and useful insights into how and why developmental genes often take inputs from two independent “morphogen concentration ... > full story -
Collecting DNA for Human Rights: How to Help While Safeguarding Privacy
May 15, 2013 — DNA databases might help identify victims of crime and human trafficking, but how do we safeguard the personal privacy of innocent victims and family members? A new report identifies a number of key ... > full story -
Cells Must Use Their Brakes Moderately for Effective Speed Control
May 15, 2013 — How cells regulate their own function by “accelerating and braking” is important basic knowledge when new intelligent medicines are being developed, or when plant cells are tweaked to ... > full story -
Electronics Comes to Paper: Paper, Being Light and Foldable, Works Well for Electrically Conducting Structures
May 15, 2013 — Paper, being a light and foldable raw material, is a cost-efficient and simple means of generating electrically conducting ... > full story -
Study IDs Key Protein for Cell Death
May 14, 2013 — Findings may offer a new way to kill cancer cells by forcing them into an alternative programmed-death ... > full story -
Newly Described Type of Immune Cell and T Cells Share Similar Path to Maturity
May 14, 2013 — Innate lymphoid cells protect boundary tissues such as the skin, lung, and the gut from microbial onslaught. They also have shown they play a role in inflammatory disease. Researchers have found that ... > full story -
Become a Marathon Runner With the Protein PGC-1alpha
May 14, 2013 — Even with a greater muscle mass, a sprinter cannot win a marathon. His specially-trained and strengthened muscles will fatigue faster than the endurance-trained muscles of a long distance runner. ... > full story
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