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How Do Salamanders Grow a New Leg? Protein Mechanisms Behind Limb Regeneration
The most comprehensive study
to date of the proteins in a
species of salamander that
can regrow appendages may
provide important clues to
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Mammoths Hung on Longer? Late-Surviving Megafauna Exposed by Ancient DNA in Frozen Soil
Woolly mammoths and ancient
horses may have survived
longer than scientists
currently think, according
to new research on ancient
... > full story
'Rock-Breathing' Bacteria Could Generate Electricity and Clean Up Oil Spills
A new discovery could
contribute to the
development of systems that
use domestic or agricultural
waste to generate clean
... > full story
Understanding Apples' Ancestors
A species of wild apples
that could be an ancestor of
today's domesticated apples
are native to the Middle
East and Central Asia. A new
study comparing the
diversity of recently
... > full story
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Significant Advances Made in Molecular Computing
December 17, 2009 — Researchers have made significant advances in molecular computing. These include defining the fundamental limits of such 'biological computers'. Molecular computing attempts to use components of ... > full story -
DNA Sequencing Used to Attack Lung Cancer
December 17, 2009 — Aided by next-generation DNA sequencing technology, researchers have gained insights into how more than 60 carcinogens associated with cigarette smoke bind to and chemically modify human DNA, ... > full story -
Scientists' 3-D View of Genes-at-Work Is Paradigm Shift in Genetics
December 16, 2009 — New research has revealed for the first time that genes work together by huddling in clusters inside the nucleus -- the information center of a cell. These findings represent a paradigm shift in our ... > full story -
Reproductive Germ Cells Survive and Thrive in Transplants, Even Among Species
December 16, 2009 — Reproductive researchers have succeeded in isolating and transplanting pure populations of the immature cells that enable male reproduction in two species -- humans and mice. The germline stem cells, ... > full story -
Looking for the Heartbeat of Cellular Networks
December 16, 2009 — Life in biological cells appears as an intricate network of molecular interactions. Today's methods to measure such reaction kinetics, however, cannot be applied to living cells. Researchers have now ... > full story -
DNA Needs a Good Editor: Researchers Unravel the Mysteries of DNA Packaging
December 15, 2009 — Groundbreaking findings reveal a new mechanism to explain how splicing works. Researchers have discovered that the structure of DNA itself affects the ways RNA is spliced. The findings promise to ... > full story -
Geneticist Reveals Molecular View of Key Epigenetic Regulator
December 15, 2009 — New research reveals the structure and function of a key player in regulating chromatin in yeast and ... > full story -
Antagonistic Genes Control Rice Growth
December 15, 2009 — Scientists have found that a plant steroid prompts two genes to battle each other -- one suppresses the other to ensure that leaves grow normally in rice and the experimental plant Arabidopsis ... > full story -
Introns Nonsense DNA May Be More Important to Evolution of Genomes Than Thought
December 14, 2009 — The sequences of nonsense DNA that interrupt genes could be far more important to the evolution of genomes than previously thought, according to researchers. Their study of the model organism Daphnia ... > full story -
Type of Cell Proves to Be Highly Significant in Genetic Studies
December 14, 2009 — Choosing the right cell type is particularly important in genetic studies. Researchers have now shown how variations in the genome can influence the activity of genes. This effect was found to be ... > full story
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