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'Perception' Gene Tracked Humanity's Evolution, Scientists Say
November 15, 2005 A gene thought to influence perception and susceptibility to drug dependence is expressed more readily in human beings than in other primates, and this difference coincides with the evolution of our ... > full story -
Novel Protein In St. John's Wort Found To Suppress HIV-1 Gene Expression
October 25, 2005 A novel protein, p27SJ, extracted from a callus culture of the St. John's wort plant (Hypericum perforatum) suppresses HIV-1 expression and inhibits its replication, according to researchers at ... > full story -
Stem Cell Breakthrough: Researchers Offer Proof-of-Concept For Altered Nuclear Transfer
October 17, 2005 Scientists at Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research have successfully demonstrated that a theoretical--and controversial--technique for generating embryonic stem cells is indeed ... > full story -
Key To Stem Cell Transplant Success Is Tricking Immune System
September 10, 2005 Tricking the bodys immune system into ignoring stem cells will be the key to successful stem cell transplants, according to Professor Maggie Dallman, Imperial College London, speaking at the BA ... > full story -
Formula Against Infertility
September 9, 2005 Stem cell research has the potential to one day treat female infertility or repair damaged nerves and thus help paraplegias. This was agreed by more than one hundred researchers discussing the latest ... > full story -
Faulty Biological Clocks May Influence Addiction
August 5, 2005 A gene that regulates the body's circadian rhythms, including sleep and wakefulness, body temperature, hormone levels, blood pressure and heart activity, may also play a central role in drug ... > full story -
Fish And Chips: A Fast Track To Understanding Blood Development
July 10, 2005 Microarray studies are combined with a functional screen in zebrafish to identify new genes that are involved in the function and differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells in a study published ... > full story -
Enzyme Affects Hypertension By Controlling Salt Levels In Body
July 7, 2005 An enzyme known to cause hypertension increases blood pressure by activating tiny pores, or channels, in kidney cells that allow increased levels of sodium to be reabsorbed into the blood, ... > full story -
New Insights Into Skin Blistering Disease Pop Up
May 28, 2005 Pemphigus is a deadly skin blistering disease that occurs when patients' produce antibodies that attack proteins in their own cells -- called autoantibodies. In pemphigus, the body mounts ... > full story -
Building A Human Kinase Gene Repository
May 23, 2005 Using the human genome sequence annotation, high-throughput cloning methodologies, and automation, a group at the Harvard Institute of Proteomics lead by Leonardo Brizuela (Harvard Medical School ... > full story
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