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Surprising Discovery: Multicellular Response Is 'All For One'
It has been widely assumed
that, in single-celled
organisms, each cell
perceives its environment --
and responds to stress
conditions -- individually.
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Photosynthetic Dimmer Switch For Plants Identified
In a study of the molecular
mechanisms by which plants
protect themselves from
oxidation damage should they
absorb too much sunlight
during photosynthesis,
... > full story
Undergrad Has Sweet Success With Invention Of Artificial Golgi
A graduating senior has put
his basic knowledge of
sugars to exceptional use by
creating a lab-on-a-chip
device that builds complex,
highly specialized sugar
... > full story
Superbug Genome Sequenced: Steno Has Remarkable Capacity For Drug Resistance
The genome of a
newly-emerging superbug,
commonly known as Steno, has
just been sequenced. The
results reveal an organism
... > full story
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Virus Mimics Human Protein To Hijack Cell Division Machinery
May 10, 2008 — Viruses are masters of deception, duping their host's cells into helping them grow and spread. A new study has found that human cytomegalovirus can mimic a common regulatory protein to hijack normal ... > full story -
Genetic 'Tag Team' Keeps Cells On Cycle
May 9, 2008 — By surveying the activity of thousands of genes at several different time points, researchers have uncovered new evidence that a network of influential genes act as a kind of genetic tag team to ... > full story -
Nitrates In Vegetables Protect Against Gastric Ulcers, Study Shows
May 9, 2008 — Fruits and vegetables that are rich in nitrates protect the stomach from damage. This takes place through conversion of nitrates into nitrites by the bacteria in the oral cavity and subsequent ... > full story -
Prions Show Their Good Side
May 9, 2008 — Prions, the infamous agents behind mad cow disease and its human variation, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, also have a helpful side. New research shows that normally functioning prions prevent neurons ... > full story -
Key Roadblock To Gene Expression Identified: Implications For AIDS
May 9, 2008 — For the first time, research has made possible a detailed map of how the building blocks of chromosomes, the cellular structures that contain genes, are organized in the fruit fly Drosophila ... > full story -
Boosting 'Mussel' Power: New Technique For Making Key Marine Mussel Protein
May 8, 2008 — Researchers in Korea report development of a way to double production of a sticky protein from marine mussels destined for use as an antibacterial coating to prevent life-threatening infections in ... > full story -
Humans And Fruit Flies Have Same Insulin-regulated Molecular Pathway To Maintain Energy Balance When Starved
May 8, 2008 — Humans and fruitflies -- those pesky little insects that are irresistibly attracted to overripe fruit -- share more than a sweet tooth. Both rely on the same insulin-regulated molecular pathway to ... > full story -
Elucidating Iron Transport Mechanisms In Tuberculosis Bug Identifies New TB Drug Targets
May 8, 2008 — It is pathetically true that Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of TB is still thriving the test of scientific interventions despite affecting almost one -third of the worlds' ... > full story -
Tomato Stands Firm In Face Of Fungus
May 8, 2008 — Scientists have discovered how to keep one's tomatoes from wilting -- the answer lies at the molecular level. Farmers and fellow agriculturalists are continuously battling the ability of plant ... > full story -
New Cost-effective Means To Reconstruct Virus Populations
May 8, 2008 — Researchers from the United States and Switzerland have developed mathematical and statistical tools for reconstructing viral populations using pyrosequencing, a novel and effective technique for ... > full story
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