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How Cells Get a Skeleton
June 10, 2013 — Stress generated by nano-motors within animal cells can lead to the creation of a condensed layer of filaments beneath the outer cell membrane. The mechanism responsible for generating part of the ... > full story -
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How Archaea Might Find Their Food: Sensor Protein Characterized
June 10, 2013 — Delicious dimethyl sulphide. The microorganism Methanosarcina acetivorans lives off everything it can metabolize into methane. How it finds its sources of energy, is not yet clear. Scientists have ... > full story -
Substances from African Medicinal Plants Could Help Stop Tumor Growth
June 10, 2013 — African medicinal plants contain chemicals that may be able to stop the spread of cancer cells. The plant materials will now undergo further analysis in order to evaluate their therapeutic ... > full story -
Dance of the Atoms: Clustering of Atoms Observed
June 10, 2013 — Lone people standing in a ballroom don’t tend to move a lot. It’s only when they find a suitable dance partner that rapid motion sets in. Atoms on iron-oxide surfaces behave in a similar ... > full story -
Ötzi the Iceman's Dark Secrets: Protein Investigation Supports Brain Injury Theory
June 10, 2013 — After decoding the Iceman's genetic make-up, a research team has now made another major breakthrough in mummy research: Using just a pinhead-sized sample of brain tissue from the world-famous glacier ... > full story -
Duck Genome Provides New Insight Into Fighting Bird Flu
June 9, 2013 — The duck genome consortium has completed the genome sequencing and analysis of the duck (Anas platyrhynchos), one principal natural host of influenza A viruses, which caused a new epidemic in China ... > full story -
3-D Map of Blood Vessels in Cerebral Cortex Holds Suprises
June 9, 2013 — Blood vessels within a sensory area of the mammalian brain loop and connect in unexpected ways, a new map has ... > full story -
Common Genetic Disease Linked to Father's Age
June 7, 2013 — Scientists have unlocked the mystery of why new cases of the genetic disease Noonan syndrome are so common; a mutation that causes the disease disproportionately increases a normal father's ... > full story -
Findings on Onset of Uterine Fibroids Provide Potential for Novel Treatments
June 7, 2013 — Uterine leiomyomata, or fibroids, are benign tumors that nevertheless affect the health of millions of women. They may cause, for instance, pain, bleeding and infertility. Fibroids are also the most ... > full story -
Clinical Sequencing Technology Identifies New Targets in Diverse Cancers
June 7, 2013 — Novel abnormalities in the FGFR gene were identified in a spectrum of cancers, and preliminary results with cancer cells harboring FGFR fusions suggested that some patients with these cancers may ... > full story
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