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3-D Simulation Shows How Form of Complex Organs Evolves by Natural Selection
May 2, 2013 Researchers have developed the first three-dimensional simulation of the evolution of morphology by integrating the mechanisms of genetic regulation that take place during embryo development. The ... > full story -
Immune System
Lymphoma
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Multiple Sclerosis Research
Huntington's Disease
Key Protein for Firing Up Central Nervous System Inflammation Identified
May 2, 2013 Researchers identify Peli1 as pivotal actor in animal model of multiple ... > full story -
Finding Nematostella: Ancient Sea Creature Shines New Light on How Animals Build an Appendage
May 2, 2013 A study of tentacle formation in a sea anemone shows how epithelial cells form elongated structures and puts the spotlight on a new model ... > full story -
Investigating Devastating Childhood Diseases Just Got Easier
May 2, 2013 Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPScs) from the skin of patients with Dravet syndrome (DS) show Dravet-like functional impairment when they are converted into neurons, finds new research. This method ... > full story -
PTSD Research: Distinct Gene Activity Patterns from Childhood Abuse
May 1, 2013 A study of adult civilians with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) has shown that individuals with a history of childhood abuse have distinct, profound changes in gene activity patterns, compared ... > full story -
Potential Drug Targets, Markers for Leukemia Risk Identified
May 1, 2013 Investigators have detailed and broadly classified the genomic alterations that frequently underlie the development of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a deadly cancer of the blood and bone marrow. ... > full story -
It Slices, It Dices, It Silences: ADAR1 as Gene-Silencing Modular RNA Multitool
May 1, 2013 RNA, once considered a bit player in the grand scheme by which genes encode protein, is increasingly seen to have a major role in human genetics. Researchers now report how the RNA-editing protein, ... > full story -
Scientists Weaken HIV Infection in Immune Cells Using Synthetic Agents
May 1, 2013 HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is notorious for hiding within certain types of cells, where it reproduces at a slowed rate and eventually gives rise to chronic inflammation, despite drug therapy. ... > full storyMore: -
Researchers Look to Mathematics, Nature, to Understand the Immune System and Its Role in Cancer
May 1, 2013 Can patterns in tree branches or the meandering bends in a river provide clues that could lead to better cancer therapies? According to a new study, these self-similar, repeating patterns in nature ... > full story -
Nervous System
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Parkinson's Research
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Neon Exposes Hidden ALS Cells
April 30, 2013 A small group of neurons in the cortex play a big role in ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), a fatal disease. But the neurons have been difficult to study because they look so similar to others in ... > full story
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