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Lung cancer genes decoded
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers said they've decoded the genetic changes associated with a common form of lung cancer.
Genomics takes hold in Asia
Genome Institute of Singapore head Edison Liu talks about how to make pan-Asian genomics research projects work.
Vaccinating insects could stop disease
Australian researchers have managed to vaccinate flies, a breakthrough that could stop the spread of insect-transmitted diseases.
New software measures hair loss
CSIRO has developed imaging technology that can tell how well hair loss methods are working by accurately measuring hair on the human body.
Crucial step in bone formation discovered
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A U.S.-led study has discovered a crucial step in hormone-triggered bone growth, showing how parathyroid hormone signaling stimulates bone formation.
New Method Provides Panoramic View Of Protein-RNA Interactions In Living Cells
Scientists have developed a genome-wide platform to study how specialized proteins regulate RNA in living, intact cells. The platform allows researchers to identify, in a single experiment, every sequence within...
Bacteria Shown To Cause Blood Clots: Bacterial Clotting Depends On Clustering
Bacteria can directly cause human blood and plasma to clot -- a process previously thought to have been lost during vertebrate evolution. The discovery may lead to new clinical methods...
Beyond Recognizing Odors, Single Neuron Controls Reactions In Worm
Babies will smile when they catch the scent of vanilla, but a whiff of rotting meat will send them into fits. From people to mice and flies to worms, animals...
Molecule attacks cancer cells in two ways
BONN, Germany, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- A German-led team of international scientists says it has created a "designer molecule" that can attack cancer cells by two completely different...
Genes sing different tunes in different tissues
Scientists have long known it's possible for one gene to produce slightly different forms of the same protein. Now, an MIT team has shown that this phenomenon, is far more...
Mending Broken Hearts With Tissue Engineering
Broken hearts could one day be mended using a novel scaffold. The new scaffold approach could also aid the engineering of other tissues.
Elephant calf succumbs to virus at Calgary Zoo
Malti, an elephant calf who was born at the Calgary Zoo a year ago, has died from a virus few pachyderms have survived.
Ban on primate experiments would be devastating, scientists warn
Scientists, politicians and animal rights campaigners will confront each other this week in a battle that will ultimately determine the future use of primates in medical research in Britain and...
Human diet gives deadly bacteria a target
University of Adelaide scientists are part of an international research team that has uncovered the first example of a bacterium causing disease in humans by targeting a molecule that is...
Biosynthetics production with detours
Scientists at the Helmholtz-Zentrum fuer Infektionsforschung (HZI) in Braunschweig, Germany have achieved an important advance in better understanding metabolic pathways in bacteria and their use...
New regulatory mechanism discovered for cell identify and behaviour in forming organs
Two proteins interact in a previously unknown molecular mechanism that may have broad implications in future studies looking for the causes of defective organs in foetuses, metastatic cancers and other...
Bio Lab in Galveston Raises Concerns
Scientists plan to study viruses like Ebola and Marburg in this Texas island where hurricanes regularly wreak havoc.
Critically Endangered Fruit Bat Make Dramatic Return From Brink Of Extinction
A once critically endangered bat species, the 'Pemba flying fox', has made a dramatic return from the brink of extinction, according to new research. As recently as 1989, only a...
Review: A Life Decoded- My Genome: My Life by Craig Venter
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Soft Rubber Harness Enables Researchers To Study Leatherback Turtles In Captivity For Years
A Canadian researcher has pioneered a soft rubber harness and a recipe that enabled him to raise and study leatherback turtles in captivity for more than two years -- a...
End of daylight saving time is good for the heart
Fall back? Researchers say there's a 5% drop in heart attack deaths after clocks are reset to standard time. But spring forward? That's bad for the pumper. ...
Molecular Motor Tied to Memory
New study sheds light on how neurons shuffle receptors to create memory
PHOTO: From the World of Fungi, a New Disease-Fighter?
A fungus discovered in Belize seems to be a new genus from a group used in Asian herbal medicines and immune disease treatment.
Machine counts viruses in minutes
New Zealand scientists have developed a portable machine that sucks up and counts the number of viruses that a sample has in just a few minutes.
Philips introduces light therapy device to offer quick relief from winter blues
Royal Philips Electronics today introduced the goLITE BLU, a natural, convenient way to offer quick relief from seasonal mood-related problems. With the end of Daylight Saving time many Americans are...
Bacteria manage perfume oil production from grass
Scientists in Italy have found bacteria in the root of a tropical grass whose oils have been used in the cosmetic and perfumery industries. These bacteria seem to promote the...
Immune function on a chip
Rapid white blood cell monitoring requires only a drop of blood
Student projects fly high in northern Sweden
Students from around Europe have been flying their experiments on high altitude balloons in northern Sweden. It is a unique way to test their theories in an extreme environment,...