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Prion Protein in Cell Culture
The fatal brain disease
Creutzfeldt-Jakob in humans,
BSE (bovine spongiform
encephalopathy) in cattle
and scrapie in sheep are
so-called prion diseases,
whereby one of the body's
... > full story
Moss Helps Chart the Conquest of Land by Plants
Clues to how the first land
plants managed to avoid
drying out might be provided
by bryophytes, a group that
includes the mosses, many of
which retain remarkable
... > full story
Plant Derivative Could Help Refine Cancer Treatment
Researchers are seeking to
refine cancer treatment with
an anti-inflammatory plant
derivative long used in
Chinese medicine. ... > full story
How Respiratory Tubes and Capillaries Form in Flies
Scientists in Spain report
on the formation of the
small-diameter respiratory
tubes of the fly Drosophila
-- a process that resembles
the development of the
... > full story
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Method of the Future Uses Single-Cell Imaging to Identify Gene Interactions
February 9, 2010 — Cellular imaging offers a wealth of data about how cells respond to stimuli, but harnessing this technique to study biological systems is a daunting challenge. Researchers have now developed a novel ... > full story -
Comprehensive Study Using Bioinformatics Predicts the Molecular Causes of Many Genetic Diseases
February 9, 2010 — It is widely known that genetic mutations cause disease. What are largely unknown are the mechanisms by which these mutations wreak havoc at the molecular level, giving rise to clinically observable ... > full story -
Argonautes: A Big Turn-Off for Proteins
February 8, 2010 — Scientists believe they may have figured out how genetic snippets called microRNAs are able to shut down the production of some ... > full story -
Virology: Some Viruses Use Fats to Penetrate a Cell
February 8, 2010 — SV40 viruses use an amazing means of communication, in order to be able to penetrate into a cell: fats, whose structure must fit like a key in a ... > full story -
Did Bacteria Develop Into More Complex Cells Much Earlier in Evolution Than Thought?
February 8, 2010 — Biochemists have described the process by which bacteria developed into more complex cells and found this crucial step happened much earlier in the evolutionary timeline than previously ... > full story -
Cells Send Dirty Laundry Home to Mom
February 8, 2010 — Understanding how aged and damaged mother cells manage to form new and undamaged daughter cells is one of the toughest riddles of aging, but scientists now know how yeast cells do it. In a ... > full story -
Novel Theory for Mammalian Stem Cell Regulation
February 8, 2010 — Researchers propose a model of mammalian adult stem cell regulation that may explain how the coexistence of two disparate stem cell states regulates both stem cell maintenance and simultaneously ... > full story -
Genetic Analysis Helps Spot Sugarcane Rusts
February 8, 2010 — Scientists have analyzed rust fungi from more than 160 sugarcane samples from 25 countries to provide a valuable resource for plant breeders and pathologists who are searching for genetic resistance ... > full story -
3-D Structure of Bullet-Shaped Virus With Potential to Fight Cancer, HIV Revealed
February 8, 2010 — A recent study demonstrates that with advanced imaging technique, the vesicular stomatitis virus can be modified to serve as an anti-cancer agent because it displays high selectivity in killing ... > full story -
First Measurement of Energy Released from a Virus During Infection
February 7, 2010 — For the first time, scientists have directly measured the energy associated with the expulsion of viral DNA, a pivotal discovery toward fully understanding the physical mechanisms that control viral ... > full story
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