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Flexible Tail of the Prion Protein Poisons Brain Cells
July 31, 2013 — Prion proteins are the infectious pathogens that cause Mad Cow Disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. They occur when a normal prion protein becomes deformed and clumped. The naturally occurring ... > full story -
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3-D Molecular Syringes: Scientists Solve Structure of Infection Tool Used by Yersinia Bacterium
July 31, 2013 — Abdominal pain, fever, diarrhea -- these symptoms could point to an infection with the bacterium Yersinia. Its pathogenic potential is based on a syringe-like injection apparatus called injectisome. ... > full story -
Ancient Viruses That Function in Early Human Development May Play Role in Cancer
July 31, 2013 — Novel non-coding parts of the human genome known as vlincRNAs (very long intergenic, non-coding RNAs) triggered by ancient viruses, participate in the biology of stem cells, and in the development of ... > full story -
Microfluidic Breakthrough in Biotechnology
July 31, 2013 — Chemical flasks and inconvenient chemostats for cultivation of bacteria are likely soon to be discarded. Researchers have constructed a microfluidic system allowing for merging, transporting and ... > full story -
Chemists Develop Innovative Nano-Sensors for Multiple Proteins
July 31, 2013 — Chemists have developed a new method for parallel protein analysis that is, in principle, capable of identifying hundreds or even thousands of different proteins. It could be used to detect the ... > full story -
Learning from a Virus: Keeping Genes Under Wraps
July 30, 2013 — By studying how the human cytomegalovirus, or CMV, packages its genetic material during infection, researchers have identified potential inroads for new therapies that could one day prevent birth ... > full story -
New Modular Vaccine Design Combines Best of Existing Vaccine Technologies
July 29, 2013 — Researchers have developed a new method of vaccine design -- Multiple Antigen Presentation System. It could speed new vaccine development for range of globally serious pathogens, infectious agents. ... > full story -
Social Amoebae Travel With a Posse: Tiny Single-Celled Organisms Have Amazingly Complicated Social Lives
July 29, 2013 — Some social amoebae farm the bacteria they eat. Now scientists have taken a closer look at one lineage, or clone, of D. discoideum farmer. This farmer carries not one but two strains of bacteria. One ... > full story -
Study Looks Beyond Averages to Track Variability in a Bacterial Population
July 29, 2013 — As a result of the variable nature of gene expression, genetically identical cells inhabiting the same environment can vary significantly in their numbers of key enzymes, which in turn results in ... > full story -
Plant-Based Compound May Inhibit HIV
July 29, 2013 — A compound found in soybeans may become an effective HIV treatment without the drug resistance issues faced by current ... > full story
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