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'Whodunnit' of Irish Potato Famine Solved
May 21, 2013 — An international team of scientists reveals that a unique strain of potato blight they call HERB-1 triggered the Irish potato famine of the mid-19th ... > full story -
Parasitic Wasps Use Calcium Pump to Block Fruit Fly Immunity
May 20, 2013 — Parasitic wasps switch off the immune systems of fruit flies by draining calcium from the flies' blood cells, a finding that offers new insight into how pathogens break through a host's defenses. ... > full story -
Protein Study Suggests Drug Side Effects Are Inevitable
May 20, 2013 — A new study of both computer-created and natural proteins suggests that the number of unique pockets – sites where small molecule pharmaceutical compounds can bind to proteins – is ... > full story -
Compound in Mediterranean Diet Makes Cancer Cells 'Mortal'
May 20, 2013 — New research suggests that a compound abundant in the Mediterranean diet takes away cancer cells' "superpower" to escape ... > full story -
Fastest Measurements Ever Made of Ion Channel Proteins
May 20, 2013 — Engineers have used miniaturized electronics to measure the activity of individual ion-channel proteins with temporal resolution as fine as one microsecond, producing the fastest recordings of single ... > full story -
Molecular Trigger for Alzheimer's Disease Identified
May 20, 2013 — Researchers have pinpointed a catalytic trigger for the onset of Alzheimer's disease -- when the fundamental structure of a protein molecule changes to cause a chain reaction that leads to the death ... > full story -
Advance in Nanotech Gene Sequencing Technique
May 20, 2013 — The allure of personalized medicine has made new, more efficient ways of sequencing genes a top research priority. One promising technique involves reading DNA bases using changes in electrical ... > full story -
Mechanism Linking Key Inflammatory Marker to Cancer Identified
May 20, 2013 — Researchers have revealed how a key player in cell growth, immunity and the inflammatory response can be transformed into a primary contributor to tumor ... > full story -
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Archaeological Genetics: It's Not All as Old as It at First Seems
May 20, 2013 — Genomic analyses suggest that patterns of genetic diversity which indicate population movement may not be as ancient as previously believed, but may be attributable to recent ... > full story -
Making Ice-Cream More Nutritious With Meat Left-Overs
May 20, 2013 — Most of the animal proteins found in the meat industry waste have, until now, been underutilized. The challenge is to transform such waste into food of higher functionality and added ... > full story
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