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Mapping the Embryonic Epigenome: How Genes Are Turned on and Off During Early Human Development
May 9, 2013 — A large, multi-institutional research team has published a sweeping analysis of how genes are turned on and off to direct early human ... > full story -
Dead Stars 'Polluted' With Planetary Debris: Signs of Earth-Like Planets Found
May 9, 2013 — Astronomers have found signs of Earth-like planets in an unlikely place: the atmospheres of a pair of burnt-out stars in a nearby star cluster. The white dwarf stars are being polluted by debris from ... > full story -
Positive Social Support at Work Shown to Reduce Risk of Diabetes
May 9, 2013 — Low levels of social support and high levels of stress in the workplace accurately predict the development of diabetes over the long term -- even in employees who appear to be healthy ... > full story -
Social Connections Drive the 'Upward Spiral' of Positive Emotions and Health
May 9, 2013 — People who experience warmer, more upbeat emotions may have better physical health because they make more social connections, according to a new ... > full story -
Research Reveals Cancer-Suppressing Protein 'Multitasks'
May 9, 2013 — The understanding of how a powerful protein called p53 protects against cancer development has been upended by a new ... > full story -
How Nerve Wiring Self-Destructs
May 9, 2013 — Many medical issues affect nerves, from injuries and chemotherapy to glaucoma and multiple sclerosis. The common theme in these scenarios is destruction of nerve axons, the long wires that transmit ... > full story -
Studies Generate Comprehensive List of Genes Required by Innate System to Defend Sex Cells
May 9, 2013 — Investigators have published studies revealing many previously unknown components of an innate system that defends sex cells -- the carriers of inheritance across generations -- from the ravages of ... > full story -
Dad's Genome More Ready at Fertilization Than Mom's Is -- But Hers Catches Up
May 9, 2013 — Researchers have discovered that while the genes provided by the father arrive at fertilization pre-programmed to the state needed by the embryo, the genes provided by the mother are in a different ... > full story -
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Advance in Tuberous Sclerosis Brain Science
May 9, 2013 — By manipulating the timing of disease-causing mutations in the brains of developing mice, researchers have found that early genetic deletions in the thalamus may play an important role in course and ... > full story -
Genes Define the Interaction of Social Amoeba and Bacteria
May 9, 2013 — Researchers have used the model of the social amoeba -- Dictyostelium discoideum -- to identify the genetic controls on how the amoeba differentiate the different bacteria and respond to achieve ... > full story
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