Draining away brain's toxic protein to stop Alzheimer's
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Scientists are trying a plumber’s approach to rid the brain of the amyloid buildup that plagues Alzheimer’s patients: Simply drain the toxic protein away.
Gene regulation, not just genes, is what sets humans apart
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The striking differences between humans and chimps aren’t so much in the genes we have, which are 99 percent the same, but in the way those genes are used, according to new research from a Duke University team.
MIT creates 3-D images of living cell
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A new imaging technique developed at MIT has allowed scientists to create the first 3D images of a living cell, using a method similar to the X-ray CT scans doctors use to see inside the body.
Gene Mutation Turned West Nile Virus Into Killer Disease Among Crows
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A gene mutation that appears to be responsible for changing relatively mild forms of the West Nile virus into a highly virulent and deadly disease in American crows has been identified by a team of scientists led by a researcher ...
Prisoners die of mysterious cause in Texas
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Officials at a Texas jail are trying to figure out why two inmates died and two others were hospitalized with a mysterious illness within the past month.
Baby salmon sharks dying a strange death
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Researchers are trying to figure out why baby salmon sharks are washing up dead on central California beaches.
Sea turtles make comeback on Texas coast
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Turtle patrols on the beaches around Galveston, Texas, are tracking what appears to be a comeback of the Kemp's ridley sea turtle.
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