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Molecular Master Switch for Pancreatic Cancer Identified, Potential Predictor of Treatment Outcome
February 12, 2013 — A recently described master regulator protein may explain the development of aberrant cell growth in the pancreas spurred by inflammation. The team profiled gene expression of mouse pancreatic ductal ... > full story -
Discovering Cell Surface Proteins' Behavior
February 12, 2013 — Chemists are advancing scientific understanding of the structure and function of glycoproteins, in particular the number and positioning of sugars on them. Glycoproteins are membrane proteins and are ... > full story -
Cell Shape Changes During Mitosis
February 12, 2013 — Scientists have gained new insight into the process of mitosis in mammalian cells. Researchers have succeeded in deciphering a heretofore unknown mechanism that plays a key role in cell shape changes ... > full story -
Clinical Trial of Medication to Treat NF2 Tumors Starting Soon
February 12, 2013 — Researchers are recruiting patients for a Phase II clinical trial to test a medication that may slow the progression of Neurofibromatosis Type-2, commonly referred to as ... > full story -
Synthetic Circuit Allows Dialing Gene Expression Up or Down in Human Cells
February 12, 2013 — Scientists who built a synthetic gene circuit that allowed for the precise tuning of a gene's expression in yeast have now refined this new research tool to work in human cells, according to new ... > full story -
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Help for Patients With Tuberous Sclerosis
February 12, 2013 — Scientists have developed a new therapy for patients suffering from renal tumors associated with the rare genetic disease tuberous sclerosis (TSC). The researchers have succeeded in markedly reducing ... > full story -
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
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