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New Strategy for Interfering With Potent Cancer-Causing Gene
February 11, 2013 About five-ten percent of cases of acute myeloid leukemia, an aggressive blood cancer that is currently incurable in 70 percent of patients, are characterized by the rearrangement of a gene called ... > full story -
Gene Today, Gone Tomorrow: Genes for Autism and Schizophrenia Only Active in Developing Brains
February 11, 2013 Genes linked to autism and schizophrenia are only switched on during the early stages of brain development, according to a new study in mice. This new study adds to the evidence that autism and ... > full story -
New Details on Molecular Machinery of Cancer
February 11, 2013 New details into the activation of a cell surface protein that has been strongly linked to a large number of cancers and is a major target of cancer therapies have been reported by Berkeley Lab ... > full story -
Possible Genetic Clues to Organ Development, Birth Defects
February 11, 2013 Using cutting-edge time-lapse photography, researchers have discovered clues to the development of the head at the cellular level, which could point scientists to a better understanding of how organs ... > full story -
'Achilles' Heel' for Lymphoid Leukemia Identified
February 11, 2013 Scientists have found a possible alternative treatment for lymphoid leukemia. They discovered a molecule that represents the disease's "Achilles' heel" and could be targeted to develop a new approach ... > full story -
One Disease, Two Mechanisms: Genetic Root to Early-Onset Prostate Cancer Identified
February 11, 2013 While prostate cancer is the most common cancer in elderly Western men it also, but more rarely, strikes patients aged between 35 and 50. Scientists have discovered that such early-onset prostate ... > full story -
Mouse Model Improves Understanding of Clear Cell Sarcoma
February 11, 2013 Geneticists have engineered mice that develop clear cell sarcoma (CCS), a significant step in better understanding how this rare and deadly soft tissue cancer ... > full story -
Cell Circuits Remember Their History: Engineers Design New Synthetic Biology Circuits That Combine Memory and Logic
February 11, 2013 Engineers have created genetic circuits in bacterial cells that not only perform logic functions, but also remember the results, which are encoded in the cell's DNA and passed on for dozens of ... > full story -
Genetic Predisposition to Brain Injury After Preterm Birth Is Sex-Specific
February 11, 2013 Variation in gene, involved in inflammation, associated with developmental problems after preterm birth in females, but not ... > full story -
Study Prompts Rethink of How Ovaries Develop
February 11, 2013 New research will rewrite the textbooks on how an ovary is formed, as well as providing new insights into women's health and ... > full story
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