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Blueprint for Blood Vessel Fusion Discovered
June 11, 2013 — The fusion of blood vessels during the formation of the vascular system follows a uniform process. In this process, the blood vessels involved go through different phases of a common choreography, in ... > full story -
Turning Human Spare Parts Into Exports: Tissue Engineering Can Become a New Global Export Item, Expert Says
June 11, 2013 — A Finnish researcher believes that tissue engineering can become a new global export item. With tissue engineering, it is possible to produce tailored, living human spare parts. If the method can be ... > full story -
From Hot Springs to HIV, Same Protein Complexes Are Hijacked to Promote Viruses
June 10, 2013 — Biologists have discovered a striking connection between viruses such as HIV and Ebola and viruses that infect organisms called archaea that grow in volcanic hot springs. Despite the huge difference ... > full story -
Epigenetic Factor Likely Plays a Key Role in Fueling Most Common Childhood Cancer
June 10, 2013 — Changes in an epigenetic mechanism that turns expression of genes on and off may be as important as genetic alterations in causing pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia, according to a new ... > full story -
Master Regulator in Cancer Metastasis Discovered
June 10, 2013 — In the process of metastasis, the movement of cancer cells to different parts of the body, a specific master regulator gene plays a central role: a transcription factor named Sox4 activates a ... > full story -
How Cells Get a Skeleton
June 10, 2013 — Stress generated by nano-motors within animal cells can lead to the creation of a condensed layer of filaments beneath the outer cell membrane. The mechanism responsible for generating part of the ... > full story -
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How Archaea Might Find Their Food: Sensor Protein Characterized
June 10, 2013 — Delicious dimethyl sulphide. The microorganism Methanosarcina acetivorans lives off everything it can metabolize into methane. How it finds its sources of energy, is not yet clear. Scientists have ... > full story -
Scientists Identify Potential Drug Target for Treatment-Resistant Anemias
June 9, 2013 — Researchers have identified a key target protein of glucocorticoids, the drugs that are used to increase red blood cell production in patients with certain types of anemia, including those resulting ... > full story -
New Cause of Life-Threatening Disease Identified
June 8, 2013 — Researchers have just published findings that explain a previously unknown mechanism used by cells to communicate with one another. The research significantly contributes to understanding why some ... > full story -
Rare Mitochondrial Mutations – Maybe Not So Rare? Comprehensive Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA Will Aid Early Diagnosis
June 8, 2013 — Scientists have discovered that supposedly rare mutations in the mitochondria, the ‘power plants’ of human cells responsible for creating energy, account for more than 7% of patients with ... > full story
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