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Human Microbe Study Provides Insight Into Health, Disease
March 18, 2013 Microbes from the human mouth are telling scientists something about periodontitis and more after they cracked the genetic code of bacteria linked to the ... > full story -
Programmed Destruction: Same Signaling Enzymes Can Trigger Two Different Processes in the Cell
March 18, 2013 Lab results show the same signaling enzymes can trigger two different processes in the cell, sounding a warning to biomedical ... > full story -
Cell on a Chip Reveals Protein Behavior: In the Future, Artifical Cells May Produce Complex Protein Structures on Demand
March 18, 2013 For years, scientists around the world have dreamed of building a complete, functional, artificial cell. Though this vision is still a distant blur on the horizon, many are making progress on various ... > full story -
Transistor in the Fly Antenna: Insect Odorant Receptors Regulate Their Own Sensitivity
March 18, 2013 Highly developed antennae containing different types of olfactory receptors allow insects to use minute amounts of odors for orientation. Scientists have now provided experimental proof that the ... > full story -
How Some Prostate Tumors Resist Treatment, and How It Might Be Fixed
March 18, 2013 Researchers have discovered that the protein Siah2 keeps a portion of androgen receptors constantly active, allowing prostate cancer cells to resist treatment. Based on this new information, Siah2 ... > full story -
Blind Flies Without Recycling: How Drosophila Recovers the Neurotransmitter Histamine
March 18, 2013 In the fruit fly Drosophila, the functions of the three enzymes Tan, Ebony and Black are closely intertwined -- among other things they are involved in neurotransmitter recycling for the visual ... > full story -
Vitamin D Replacement Improves Muscle Efficiency
March 17, 2013 New research shows for the first time a link between vitamin D levels and muscle efficiency. Vitamin D supplementation may also be effective in improving skeletal muscle function. The findings may ... > full story -
White Blood Cells Found to Play Key Role in Controlling Red Blood Cell Levels
March 17, 2013 Researchers have found that macrophages – white blood cells that play a key role in the immune response – also help to both produce and eliminate the body’s red blood cells (RBCs). ... > full story -
Discovery Could Yield Treatment for Cocaine Addicts
March 15, 2013 Scientists have discovered a molecular process in the brain triggered by cocaine use that could provide a target for treatments to prevent or reverse addiction to the ... > full story -
Scientists Produce Cloned Embryos of Extinct Frog
March 15, 2013 As part of a "Lazarus Project" to try to bring the Australian gastric-brooding frog back from extinction scientists have succeeded in producing early stage cloned embryos containing the DNA of the ... > full story
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