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Moa's Ark: Why the Female Giant Moa Was About Twice the Size of the Male
April 9, 2013 — The evolutionary reason for the massive difference in size between male and female giant moa -- the extinct giant birds of New Zealand -- has been revealed for the first ... > full story -
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Genetics of Life and Death in an Evolutionary Arms-Race
April 9, 2013 — Scientists have found evidence of the genetic basis of the evolutionary arms-race between parasitoids and their aphid ... > full story -
Multiple Genes Robustly Contribute to Schizophrenia Risk in Replication Study
April 9, 2013 — Multiple genes contribute to risk for schizophrenia and appear to function in pathways related to transmission of signals in the brain and immunity, according to an international ... > full story -
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A New Approach for Spinal Muscular Atrophy?
April 9, 2013 — Spinal muscular atrophy is a debilitating neuromuscular disease that in its most severe form is the leading genetic cause of infant death. By experimenting with an ALS drug in two very different ... > full story -
Researchers Create Next-Generation Alzheimer's Disease Model
April 9, 2013 — A new genetically engineered lab rat that has the full array of brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease supports the idea that increases in a molecule called beta-amyloid in the brain ... > full story -
Genetic Biomarker May Help Identify Neuroblastomas Vulnerable to Novel Class of Drugs
April 9, 2013 — An irregularity within many neuroblastoma cells may indicate whether the tumor is vulnerable to a new class of anti-cancer drugs known as BET bromodomain ... > full story -
Gene Linked to Nearly Twice Alzheimer's Risk in African-Americans
April 9, 2013 — African-Americans with a variant of the ABCA7 gene have almost double the risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer’s disease compared with African-Americans who lack the ... > full storyMore: -
Small Molecule Unlocks Key Prostate Cancer Survival Tactic
April 9, 2013 — The most recent in a series of studies has shown that a single molecule is at the heart of one of the most basic survival tactics of prostate cancer ... > full story -
Key Pathway to Stop Dangerous, out-of-Control Inflammation Discovered
April 9, 2013 — A potential new strategy to developing new drugs to control inflammation without serious side effects has been found by Georgia State University researchers and international ... > full story -
Two-Drug Combo More Effective in Treating Sarcomas
April 9, 2013 — Researchers have found that when given together, a two-drug combination acts synergistically in test animals modeled with sarcoma tumors. They report that the drug combination of MK-1775 and ... > full story
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