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• Nature
  Global Warming
  Climate
  Endangered Plants
  Genetics
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Genome-Wide Profiling of microRNAs Demonstrates How Increasing CO₂ and Temperatures Affect Plant Development

  July 31, 2013 — A study on the mechanisms of how plants respond and adapt to elevated levels of carbon dioxide and higher temperatures has opened a new perspective in climate research. Researchers found that ... > full story
• Genes
  Personalized Medicine
  Human Biology
  Diseases and Conditions
  Asthma
  Chronic Illness
   

  Understanding the Effects of Genes on Human Traits

  July 31, 2013 — Recent technological developments in genomics have revealed a large number of genetic influences on common complex diseases, such as diabetes, asthma, cancer or schizophrenia. However, discovering a ... > full story
• Medical Imaging
  Medical Devices
  Medical Technology
  Biochemistry
  Optics
  Ultrasound
   

  Bio-Imaging: Probing for Deeper Diagnostics

  July 31, 2013 — Multi-armed polymers with dual fluorescent and magnetic imaging capabilities boost the resolution of cancer detection ... > full story
• Prostate Cancer
  Lung Cancer
  Colon Cancer
  Brain Tumor
  Stem Cells
  Breast Cancer
   
  

  Digest This: Cure for Cancer May Live in Our Intestines

  July 31, 2013 — Treating a cancerous tumor is like watering a houseplant with a fire hose -- too much water kills the plant, just as too much chemotherapy and radiation kills the patient before it kills the tumor. ... > full story
• Mad Cow Disease
  Prions
  Molecular Biology
  Cell Biology
  Genetics
  Nervous System
   

  Flexible Tail of the Prion Protein Poisons Brain Cells

  July 31, 2013 — Prion proteins are the infectious pathogens that cause Mad Cow Disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. They occur when a normal prion protein becomes deformed and clumped. The naturally occurring ... > full story
• Leukemia
  Stem Cells
  Osteoporosis
  Lymphoma
  Prostate Cancer
  Brain Tumor
   

  Cross-Country Collaboration Leads to New Leukemia Model

  July 31, 2013 — They were postdocs at Stanford when they first began considering the problem. Eight years later, and a continent apart, they found the ... > full story
• Lung Cancer
  Breast Cancer
  Cancer
  Leukemia
  Diseases and Conditions
  Colon Cancer
   
  

  New Protein Discovered With Vast Potential for Treatment of Cancer and Other Diseases

  July 31, 2013 — In cancer research, discovering a new protein that plays a role in cancer is like finding a key and a treasure map: follow the clues and eventually there could be a big reward. At least that's the ... > full story
• Biochemistry Research
  Genetics
  Biotechnology
  Biology
  Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  Epigenetics Research
   

  Gene Decoding Obeys Road Traffic Rules

  July 31, 2013 — Scientists show that a proper distance between "vehicles" along a gene "track" results in more efficient production of small RNA ... > full story
• Social Psychology
  Psychology
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  Behavioral Science
  Nutrition Research
  Food
   
  

  By Tracking Maggots' Food Choices, Scientists Open Significant New Window Into Human Learning

  July 31, 2013 — The larva of the fruit fly is helping scientists understand the way humans learn information from each other. Fruit flies have long served as models for studying behavior, but new findings show their ... > full story
• Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  Biotechnology
  Genetically Modified
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  Biochemistry Research
  Human Biology
   

  Insect-Inspired Super Rubber Moves Toward Practical Uses in Medicine

  July 31, 2013 — The remarkable, rubber-like protein that enables dragonflies, grasshoppers and other insects to flap their wings, jump and chirp has major potential uses in medicine, scientists conclude. A new ... > full story

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