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Link Between Blood Clotting, Immune Response Uncovered
April 1, 2013 — Researchers have uncovered a surprise link between a protein that triggers the formation of blood clots and other proteins that are essential for the body's immune response. The research could lead ... > full story -
How Cells Distinguish Friend from Foe
April 1, 2013 — Researchers ave shown how the innate immune system distinguishes between dangerous pathogens and friendly microbes. Like burglars entering a house, hostile bacteria give themselves away by breaking ... > full story -
Drug for Erectile Disorder Show Promise in the Treatment of Obesity
April 1, 2013 — Although sildenafil is best known for promoting erections, it may also serve as a weight loss aid by coaxing our bodies to store more healthy "brown fat" relative to unhealthy "white fat" than it ... > full story -
'Novel, Effective' Brain Cancer Treatment Using Genetic Material from Bone Marrow Cells
April 1, 2013 — In a first-of-its-kind experiment using microvesicles generated from mesenchymal bone marrow cells (MSCs) to treat cancer, neurological researchers have discovered a novel approach for treatment of ... > full story -
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Mosquito Genetic Complexity May Take a Bite out of Efforts to Control Malaria
April 1, 2013 — New research documents how the genetic structure of African malaria mosquitoes is evolving, which could lead to implications for controlling ... > full story -
Artificial Spleen to Treat Bloodstream Infections: Sepsis Therapeutic Device Under Development
March 30, 2013 — Scientists are developing blood-cleansing technology. The device will be used to treat bloodstream infections that are the leading cause of death in critically ill patients and soldiers injured in ... > full story -
Gene Responsible for Short Stature of Dwarf Pearl Millet Identified
March 29, 2013 — Recently, plant geneticists have successfully isolated the gene that creates dwarfed varieties of pearl millet. It is the first time a gene controlling an important agronomic trait has been isolated ... > full story -
Researchers Engineer Plant Cell Walls to Boost Sugar Yields for Biofuels
March 29, 2013 — Using the tools of synthetic biology, researchers are engineering healthy plants whose lignocellulosic biomass can more easily be broken down into simple sugars for the production of clean, green and ... > full story -
Gene Discovery May Yield Lettuce That Will Sprout in Hot Weather
March 29, 2013 — Plant scientists have identified a lettuce gene and related enzyme that put the brakes on germination during hot weather -- a discovery that could lead to lettuces that can sprout year-round, even at ... > full story -
Head-on Collisions Between DNA-Code Reading Machineries Accelerate Gene Evolution
March 29, 2013 — The bacteria Bacillus subtilis places some of their genes in prime collision paths for the moving molecular machineries that read the DNA code. This spatial-organization tactic to evolve and adapt ... > full story
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