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Scientists Find Clue To Mechanisms Of Gene Signaling And Regulation
August 22, 2007 Scientists have discovered a pattern in the DNA sequence of the mouse genome that may play a fundamental part in the way DNA molecules regulate gene expression. Ever since scientists cracked the ... > full story -
Breast Cancer: Unlocking Mechanisms That Silence Estrogen Receptor Gene Alpha
August 17, 2007 The mechanisms that silence the estrogen receptor gene alpha, in certain breast cancer cell lines may be closer to being unlocked, according to a new study. The researcher says this study provides a ... > full story -
Mechanism In The Malaria Parasite Aids Its Adaptation To Infected Individuals
August 3, 2007 Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for the most severe forms of human malaria. Invasion of red blood cells is an essential step of the complex life cycle of this parasite. Scientists have ... > full story -
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Negative Effects Of Plastic's Additive Blocked By Nutrient Supplements
July 30, 2007 Experiments in animals have provided additional and tantalizing evidence that what a pregnant mother eats can make her offspring more susceptible to disease later in ... > full story -
Effects Of Aging In Stem Cells
July 24, 2007 There is little disagreement that the body's maintenance and repair systems deteriorate with age, even as there is plenty of disagreement as to why. Stem cells combat the aging process by ... > full story -
Protein Protects Anti-Cancer Gene From Chemical Shutdown
July 19, 2007 A protein that is largely absent in one type of skin cancer protects an important gene in a cell's defense against harmful mutations from being silenced, researchers report. In a series of ... > full story -
Scientists Switch Gene Expression On And Off In Neurons
June 20, 2007 Genes which had been inactive in neurons during early mouse development can become functionally silenced in the adult brain, according to a new article. Switching gene expression "on" and "off" is of ... > full story -
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Researchers Identify Process That Enables Access To Genes
May 17, 2007 It turns out there's more than one way to skin a gene. New research from Rockefeller University suggests that two closely related DNA unpackaging mechanisms may not work the way scientists thought. ... > full story -
Breast Cancer Risk Linked To Epigenetic Changes Related To Race, Smoking And Birth Size
April 15, 2007 Women can encounter environmental factors that increase their risk of breast cancer at various periods of their physical development, beginning before birth and extending until menopause. These ... > full story -
Common Fungicide Causes Long-Term Changes In Rats' Mating Behavior
March 26, 2007 Female rats avoid males whose great-grandfathers were exposed to a common fruit crop fungicide, preferring instead males whose ancestors were uncontaminated, researchers from The University of Texas ... > full story
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