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New DNA Vaccine Technology Poised to Deliver Safe and Cost-Effective Disease Protection
November 5, 2012 — Scientists have taken a dramatic step forward in vaccine research, revealing the design of a universal platform for delivering highly potent DNA vaccines, by employing a cleverly re-engineered ... > full story -
Genetically Engineered Tomatoes Decrease Plaque Build-Up in Mice
November 5, 2012 — For the first time, researchers have genetically engineered tomato plants to produce a peptide that mimics the actions of good cholesterol when eaten. Mice that ate the freeze-dried, ground tomatoes ... > full story -
Social Factors Trump Genetic Forces in Forging Friendships, Study Finds
October 31, 2012 — Genetic similarities may help to explain why human birds of a feather flock together, but the full story of why people become friends is contingent upon the social environment in which individuals ... > full story -
Isolation of Puerto Rico's Manatees Affects Survival Odds
October 25, 2012 — New evidence shows there is no cross-breeding between endangered manatees in Puerto Rico and those in Florida, resulting in less genetic diversity in Puerto Rico's small manatee population and ... > full story -
New Anti-Tumor Cell Therapy Strategies Are More Effective
October 25, 2012 — Targeted T-cells can seek out and destroy tumor cells that carry specific antigen markers. Two novel anti-tumor therapies that take advantage of this T-cell response are described in two new ... > full story -
Protein Regulation Linked to Intellectual Disability
October 25, 2012 — Genetics researchers have solved a 40-year mystery for a family beset by a rare intellectual disability -- and they've discovered something new about the causes of intellectual disability in the ... > full story -
Aggressive Brain Tumors Can Originate from a Range of Nervous System Cells
October 22, 2012 — Scientists have long believed that glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most aggressive type of primary brain tumor, begins in glial cells that make up supportive tissue in the brain or in neural stem ... > full story -
No Antibodies, No Problem: Researchers Identify How Mosquito Immune System Attacks Specific Infections
October 18, 2012 — Researchers have determined a new mechanism by which the mosquitoes’ immune system can respond with specificity to infections with various pathogens, including the parasite that causes malaria ... > full story -
Calcium Reveals Connections Between Neurons
October 17, 2012 — Neuroscientists have developed a way to monitor how brain cells coordinate with each other to control specific behaviors, such as initiating movement or detecting an ... > full story -
Epigenetic Difference in Twins Explains Different Risk of Breast Cancer
October 17, 2012 — Researchers have identified an epigenetic change in a twin who will develop breast cancer but not in her healthy ... > full story
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