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• Bacteria
  Infectious Diseases
  Immune System
  Mice
  Microbes and More
  Diseases and Conditions
   

  How Anthrax Bacteria Impair Immune Response

  November 17, 2010 — Researchers have determined a key mechanism by which Bacillus anthracis bacteria initiate anthrax infection despite being greatly outnumbered by immune system scavenger cells. The finding, made by ... > full story
• Mice
  Genetically Modified
  Brain Injury
  Rodents
  Intelligence
  Disorders and Syndromes
   

  Pre-Injury Exercise May Mitigate the Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury in Mice

  November 16, 2010 — Being physically fit before a traumatic brain injury (TBI) might improve recovery, preliminary findings suggest. After TBI, mice bred for running behavior exhibited smaller brain lesions and engaged ... > full story
• New Species
  Biology
  Nature
  Endangered Animals
  Extinction
  Mating and Breeding
   
  

  Appearance Not Always Enough to Identify Species

  November 16, 2010 — Linnaean taxonomy is still a cornerstone of biology, but modern DNA techniques have erased many of the established boundaries between species. This has made identifying species difficult in practice, ... > full story
• Endangered Plants
  Genetically Modified
  Virology
  Botany
  Nature
  Pests and Parasites
   

  Natural Selection on Not-So-Natural Plants

  November 10, 2010 — New research shows that while a genetically modified squash plant may be resistant to common virus transmitted by aphids, it's no match for bacteria transmitted by ... > full story
• Genetically Modified
  Agriculture and Food
  Environmental Policy
  Biotechnology
  Biochemistry Research
  Food
   
  

  Robust Methods for GMO Detection Ready at Hand

  November 10, 2010 — A new Reference Report lists 79 reference methods for GMO analysis which have been validated according to international standards. This Compendium presents the technical state of the art in GMO ... > full story
• Genetically Modified
  Biotechnology
  Life Sciences
  New Species
  Endangered Plants
  Botany
   
  

  Spontaneous GMOs in Nature: Researchers Show How a Genetically Modified Plant Can Come About

  November 4, 2010 — Genetically modified plants can come about by natural means. A research group in Sweden has now described the details of such an event among higher plants. It is likely that the gene transfer was ... > full story
• Endangered Plants
  Botany
  Biotechnology
  Nature
  Genetically Modified
  Pests and Parasites
   
  

  Plants Engineered to Produce New Drugs

  November 3, 2010 — Humans have long taken advantage of the huge variety of medicinal compounds produced by plants. Now chemists have found a new way to expand plants' pharmaceutical repertoire by genetically ... > full story
• Seeds
  Agriculture and Food
  Wild Animals
  Mating and Breeding
  Endangered Plants
  Evolutionary Biology
   

  If GMO Genes Escape, How Will the Hybrids Do? Fitness and Growth of Sorghum, Shattercane, and Its Wild-Crop Hybrid in Nebraska

  November 1, 2010 — Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) may raise concerns of genes escaping from crops and having unknown effects on natural, wild species. But what is the real risk that traits associated with GMOs ... > full story
• Triglycerides
  Cholesterol
  Heart Disease
  Blood Clots
  Nutrition
  Genes
   

  Protein Injection Shows Promise in Lowering Elevated Triglycerides

  October 21, 2010 — A protein injection reduced high triglyceride levels in one type of genetically engineered mice, a new study has found. The approach might help people with similar genetic alterations that cause very ... > full story
• Cell Biology
  Molecular Biology
  Genetics
  Biotechnology
  Biology
  Stem Cells
   
  

  'Reaper' Protein Strikes at Mitochondria to Kill Cells

  October 20, 2010 — Many billions of cells in the human body kill themselves every day, as the old and decrepit make way for the new and healthy. This process of programmed cell death, called apoptosis, is crucial in ... > full story

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