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Deep Biosphere Harbors Active, Growing Communities of Microorganisms
June 12, 2013 The deep biosphere -- the realm of sediments far below the seafloor -- harbors a vast ecosystem of bacteria, archaea, and fungi that are actively metabolizing, proliferating, and moving, according a ... > full storyMore: -
New Mechanism of TB Drug Resistance Identified
June 12, 2013 A recent study has identified a new mechanism for PZA-resistance, which provides new insight into the how this mysterious drug ... > full story -
Fingernails Reveal Clues to Limb Regeneration
June 12, 2013 Mammals possess the remarkable ability to regenerate a lost fingertip, including the nail, nerves and even bone. In humans, an amputated fingertip can sprout back in as little as two months, a ... > full story -
Hearing Loss Clue Uncovered
June 12, 2013 Researchers have discovered how hearing loss in humans is caused by a certain genetic ... > full story -
Two-Step Mechanism of Inner Ear Tip Link Regrowth
June 11, 2013 A team of researchers is the first to show, in mice, an unexpected two-step process that happens during the growth and regeneration of inner ear tip links. Tip links are extracellular tethers that ... > full story -
Experimental Vaccine Shows Promise Against TB Meningitis
June 11, 2013 Researchers working with animals has developed a vaccine that prevents the virulent TB bacterium from invading the brain and causing the highly lethal condition TB meningitis, a disease that ... > full story -
Bacterium That Causes Gum Disease Packs a One-Two Punch to the Jaw
June 11, 2013 The newly discovered bacterium that causes gum disease delivers a one-two punch by also triggering normally protective proteins in the mouth to actually destroy more ... > full story -
New Details of Natural Anticancer Mechanism Uncovered
June 11, 2013 Scientists have identified key triggers of an important cancer-blocking mechanism in cells. Termed “oncogene-induced senescence,” this mechanism can block most cancer types and is ... > full story -
Chlamydia Protein Has an Odd Structure, Scientists Find
June 11, 2013 Discovery of the structure of a protein secreted by the chlamydia bug may lead to novel therapies for the common sexually transmitted disease, which infects more than a million Americans ... > full story -
Why Fruit Ripens and Spoils: Thousands of Plant Genes Activated by Ethylene Gas
June 11, 2013 It's common wisdom that one rotten apple in a barrel spoils all the other apples, and that an apple ripens a green banana if they are put together in a paper bag. Ways to ripen, or spoil, fruit have ... > full story
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