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Counting Copy Numbers Characterizes Prostate Cancer
April 5, 2013 Non-invasive ‘liquid biopsies’ can find metastatic or recurrent prostate cancer, in a low cost assay suitable for most healthcare systems, finds new research. Genomic signatures of ... > full story -
Discovery in Neuroscience Could Help Re-Wire Appetite Control
April 5, 2013 Researchers have made a discovery in neuroscience that could offer a long-lasting solution to eating disorders such as obesity. It was previously thought that the nerve cells in the brain associated ... > full story -
Building Better Blood Vessels Could Advance Tissue Engineering
April 4, 2013 One of the major obstacles to growing new organs -- replacement hearts, lungs and kidneys -- is the difficulty researchers face in building blood vessels that keep the tissues alive, but new findings ... > full story -
A 'Light Switch' in Brain Illuminates Neural Networks: Scientists Can See Cells Communicate by Flipping a Neural Light Switch
April 4, 2013 Researchers have combined a range of advanced techniques that enable them to identify which neurons communicate with each other at different times in the rat brain, and in doing so, create the ... > full story -
3-D Printer Can Build Synthetic Tissues
April 4, 2013 A custom-built programmable 3-D printer can create materials with several of the properties of living tissues, scientists have ... > full story -
Adult Stem Cells Isolated from Human Intestinal Tissue
April 4, 2013 For the first time, researchers have isolated adult stem cells from human intestinal tissue. The accomplishment provides a much-needed resource for scientists eager to uncover the true mechanisms of ... > full story -
Asian Carp DNA Not Widespread in the Great Lakes
April 4, 2013 Scientists have shown that Asian carp DNA is not widespread in the Great ... > full story -
Genetic Markers ID Second Alzheimer's Pathway
April 4, 2013 Researchers have identified a new set of genetic markers for Alzheimer's disease that point to a second pathway through which the disease ... > full story -
Shutting Down DNA Construction: How Senescence Halts Growth of Potential Cancers
April 4, 2013 How does oncogene-induced senescence work? Imagine the cell as a construction site where work continues as long as bricks (nucleotides) are available. When an oncogene is damaged, it is like hiring ... > full story -
Protein Maintains Order in the Nucleus
April 4, 2013 Two meters of DNA are packed into the cell nucleus, presumably based on a strictly defined arrangement. Researchers have now succeeded in explaining a phenomenon, which was first observed 40 years ... > full story
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