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New Insight Into Double-Protected Dance of Cell Division
March 5, 2013 Biochemists recently gained new insight into how protein synthesis and degradation help to regulate the delicate ballet of cell division. In particular, they reveal how two proteins shelter each ... > full story -
First Single Gene Mutation Shown to Result in Type 1 Diabetes
March 5, 2013 A new study has shown that a single gene called SIRT1 may be involved in the development of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and other autoimmune diseases. The study represents the first demonstration of a ... > full story -
Better Understanding of Peripheral Neuropathy
March 5, 2013 Researchers have unlocked the key to a mechanism for peripheral neuropathy in people with multiple brain ... > full story -
Genetically Corrected Stem Cells Spark Muscle Regeneration
March 5, 2013 Researchers have combined genetic repair with cellular reprogramming to generate stem cells capable of muscle regeneration in a mouse model for Duchenne muscular ... > full story -
How Cells Optimize the Functioning of Their Power Plants
March 5, 2013 Mitochondria, which are probably derived from distant bacterial ancestors incorporated into our cells, have their own DNA. However, we know little about how these organelles, which convert oxygen and ... > full story -
Scientists Make Mouse Model of Human Cancer, Demonstrate Cure
March 5, 2013 Scientists report the first successful blocking of tumor development in a genetic mouse model of an incurable human ... > full story -
'Selfish' Gene May Undermine Genome Police
March 5, 2013 Biologists have been observing the "selfish" genetic entity segregation distorter (SD) in fruit flies for decades. Its story is a thriller among molecules, in which the SD gene destroys maturing ... > full story -
Antigen-Encapsulated Chitosan Particles Improve Immune Response
March 4, 2013 Biomedical engineering researchers have encapsulated two types of protein antigens in chitosan and demonstrated that the combined material enables or improves three important immune ... > full story -
Gene Discovery Reveals Importance of Eating Your Greens
March 4, 2013 Eating your greens may be even more important that previously thought, with the discovery that an immune cell population essential for intestinal health could be controlled by leafy greens in your ... > full story -
Beating Heart Cells in a Lab Dish: Creating New Tissue Instead of Transplanting Hearts
March 4, 2013 Embryonic stem cells can develop into any kind of tissue. Adult stem cells can still turn into different kinds of cells, but their differentiation potential is significantly reduced. New substances ... > full story
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