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Enzymes Allow DNA to Swap Information With Exotic Molecules
March 21, 2013 Scientists have been hunting for a biological Rosetta Stone -- an enzyme allowing DNA's four-letter language to be written into a simpler (and potentially more ancient) molecule that may have existed ... > full story -
New Method Developed to Expand Blood Stem Cells for Bone Marrow Transplant
March 21, 2013 More than 50,000 stem cell transplants are performed each year worldwide. Scientists may have solved a major issue of expanding adult hematopoietic stem cells outside the human body for clinical use ... > full story -
Discovery Could Increase Efficacy of Promising Cystic Fibrosis Drug
March 21, 2013 Researchers believe they have found exactly how Kalydeco (Vx-770), the first drug of its kind to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis, works and how to improve its effectiveness in the ... > full story -
How Serotonin Receptors Can Shape Drug Effects from LSD to Migraine Medication
March 21, 2013 Researchers have determined and analyzed the high-resolution atomic structures of two kinds of human serotonin receptor. The new findings help explain why some drugs that interact with these ... > full story -
'Evolutionary Glitch' Possible Cause of Childhood Ear Infections
March 21, 2013 Researchers have uncovered how the human ear is formed, giving clues as to why children are susceptible to infections such as glue ... > full story -
Stem Cells Use Signal Orientation to Guide Division, Study Shows
March 21, 2013 Cells in the body need to be acutely aware of their surroundings. A signal from one direction may cause a cell to react in a very different way than if it had come from another direction. Now, ... > full story -
Chemical Compounds That Halt Virus Replication Identified
March 21, 2013 Researchers have identified a new chemical class of compounds that have the potential to block genetically diverse viruses from replicating. The findings could allow for the development of ... > full storyMore: -
Differences in Bone Healing in Young Vs. Old Mice May Hold Answers to Better Bone Healing for Seniors
March 21, 2013 By studying the underlying differences in gene expression during healing after a bone break in young versus aged mice, scientists aim to find specific pathways of fracture healing in ... > full story -
Misregulated Genes May Have Big Autism Role
March 21, 2013 A genetic pathway involving proteins in the endosomes of cells appears to be misregulated in the brains of children with autism, according to a newly published statistical analysis. Previously, the ... > full story -
Novel Insights Into the Evolution of Protein Networks
March 21, 2013 System-wide networks of proteins are indispensable for organisms. Function and evolution of these networks are among the most fascinating research questions in biology. Researchers have reconstructed ... > full story
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