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Scientists Date Prehistoric Bacterial Invasion Still Present in Today's Plant and Animal Cells
How long ago did bacteria
invade the one-celled
ancestors of plants and
animals to become
energy-producing
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How Neural Stem Cells Create New and Varied Neurons
A new study examining the
brains of fruit flies
reveals a novel stem cell
mechanism that may help
explain how neurons form in
humans. ... > full story
Fate of the Heart: Researchers Track Cellular Events Leading to Cardiac Regeneration
Scientists have visually
monitored the dynamic
cellular events that take
place when cardiac
regeneration occurs in
... > full story
New Research Backs Genetic 'Switches' in Human Evolution
A new study offers further
proof that the divergence of
humans from chimpanzees some
4 million to 6 million years
ago was profoundly
influenced by mutations to
... > full story
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No Danger of Cancer Through Gene Therapy Virus, Study Suggests
June 19, 2013 — The first modified adeno-associated virus was recently approved for clinical gene therapy in the Western world. Scientists say it appears that no cancer risk emanates from the virus used for gene ... > full story -
New Resistance Mechanism to Chemotherapy in Breast and Ovarian Cancer
June 18, 2013 — A new study explains why tumors with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations stop responding to PARP inhibitor ... > full story -
Nanog Protein Promotes Growth of Head and Neck Cancer
June 18, 2013 — Researchers have identified a biochemical pathway in cancer stem cells that is essential for promoting head and neck cancer. The study shows that a protein called Nanog, which is normally active in ... > full story -
Chemical Nanoengineering: Designing Drugs Controlled by Light
June 18, 2013 — A new breakthrough will help with the development of light-regulated therapeutic ... > full story -
'Undruggable' Cancer May Be Druggable After All: New Target Identified
June 17, 2013 — Researchers have identified in the most aggressive forms of cancer a gene known to regulate embryonic stem cell self-renewal, beginning a creative search for a drug that can block its ... > full story -
Researchers Demonstrate Use of Stem Cells to Analyze Causes, Treatment of Diabetes
June 17, 2013 — Scientists have generated patient-specific beta cells, or insulin-producing cells, that accurately reflect the features of maturity-onset diabetes of the ... > full story -
Obesity Leads to Brain Inflammation, and Low Testosterone Makes It Worse
June 17, 2013 — Low testosterone worsens the harmful effects of obesity in the nervous system, a new study in mice ... > full story -
One Step Closer to a Vaccine for a Common Respiratory Disease
June 17, 2013 — Young children and the elderly are especially susceptible to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The three-dimensional structure of respiratory syncytial virus has been solved by an international team ... > full story -
Naturally Occurring Hormone Induces Egg Maturation
June 17, 2013 — The naturally occurring hormone kisspeptin effectively induces egg maturation during infertility treatment, according to a clinical in vitro fertilization (IVF) ... > full story -
Exposure to BPA in Developing Prostate Increases Risk of Later Cancer: Ubiquitous Plasticizers May Have Long-Term Health Effects
June 17, 2013 — Early exposure to BPA (bisphenol A) -- an additive commonly found in plastic water bottles and soup can liners -- causes an increased cancer risk in an animal model of human prostate ... > full storyMore:
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