Researchers discover cell's 'quality control' mechanism
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 13:14
in Biology & Nature
Researchers in Japan and Canada have discovered a key component of the quality control mechanism that operates inside human cells - sometimes too well. The breakthrough has significant implications for the development of new treatments for cystic fibrosis (CF) and some other hereditary diseases, the researchers say. Their results were published July 25 in the journal Science.