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Generations of Cloned Mice With Normal Lifespans Created: 25th Generation and Counting
March 7, 2013 Using the technique that created Dolly the sheep, researchers have identified a way to produce healthy mouse clones that live a normal lifespan and can be sequentially cloned indefinitely. ... > full story -
Some Brain Cells Are Better Virus Fighters
March 7, 2013 Natural immune defenses that resist viral infection are turned on in some brain cells but switched off in others, scientists have ... > full story -
Circuitry of Cells Involved in Immunity, Autoimmune Diseases Exposed: Connections Point to Interplay Between Salt and Genetic Factors
March 6, 2013 New work expands the understanding of how Th17 cells develop, and how their growth influences the development of immune responses. By figuring out how these cells are "wired," the researchers make a ... > full storyMore: -
Why Fish Is Better Than Supplements: Omega-3s from Fish Vs. Fish Oil Pills Better at Maintaining Blood Pressure in Mouse Model
March 5, 2013 Researchers show how fish oils help lower blood pressure via vasodilation at ion channels. In vascular smooth muscle cells, such as those that line blood vessels, ion channels that span the outer ... > full storyMore: -
Obesity Makes Fat Cells Act Like They're Infected
March 5, 2013 Scientists report that a high calorie diet causes fat cells to act as if under pathogenic attack. The researchers have identified a root cause of the diet-caused fat tissue inflammation that has ... > full story -
Gene Identified That Causes Obesity in Mice: Deleting Gene Eliminates Obesity, Could Work for Humans
March 5, 2013 Researchers have discovered that deleting a gene in mice prevents them from becoming obese even on a high fat diet, a finding they believe could be replicated in ... > full story -
On the Trail of Mucus-Eaters in the Gut
March 5, 2013 Microbiologists have for the first time succeeded in directly observing microorganisms feeding on the intestinal ... > full story -
Scientists Make Mouse Model of Human Cancer, Demonstrate Cure
March 5, 2013 Scientists report the first successful blocking of tumor development in a genetic mouse model of an incurable human ... > full story -
Mom's Placenta Reflects Her Exposure to Stress and Impacts Offsprings' Brains
March 4, 2013 The mammalian placenta is more than just a filter through which nutrition and oxygen are passed from a mother to her unborn child. According to a new study, if a mother is exposed to stress during ... > full story -
Beating Heart Cells in a Lab Dish: Creating New Tissue Instead of Transplanting Hearts
March 4, 2013 Embryonic stem cells can develop into any kind of tissue. Adult stem cells can still turn into different kinds of cells, but their differentiation potential is significantly reduced. New substances ... > full story
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