Rethinking the Genetic Theory of Inheritance
Jan 18, 2009 |
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Scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have detected evidence that DNA may not be the only carrier of heritable information; a secondary molecular mechanism called epigenetics may also account for ...
Using math to design amazing mirrors
Jan 18, 2009 |
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Mathematician Andrew Hicks was in his Drexel University office, puzzling over some problem he can no longer recall, when colleague Ron Perline walked in with a challenge. Fresh from his morning bicycle ride, Perline was unhappy ...
Scientists find new creatures of Australian deep (Update, Video)
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Jan 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists said Sunday they had uncovered new marine animals in their search of previously unexplored Australian waters, along with a bizarre carnivorous sea squirt and ocean-dwelling spiders.
Researchers: Molecular forklifts overcome obstacle to 'smart dust'
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 18, 2009 |
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Algae is a livid green giveaway of nutrient pollution in a lake. Scientists would love to reproduce that action in tiny particles that would turn different colors if exposed to biological weapons, food spoilage or signs of ...
Large DNA stretches, not single genes, shut off as cells mature
Jan 18, 2009 |
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Experiments at Johns Hopkins have found that the gradual maturing of embryonic cells into cells as varied as brain, liver and immune system cells is apparently due to the shut off of several genes at once rather than in individual ...
Advanced car battery makers seek juice from stimulus plan
Jan 18, 2009 |
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The U.S. is struggling to catch up with China, Japan and Korea in a race to build the advanced batteries needed to power the electric cars of the future.
Gene switch sites found mainly on 'shores,' not just 'islands' of the human genome
Jan 18, 2009 |
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Scientists who study how human chemistry can permanently turn off genes have typically focused on small islands of DNA believed to contain most of the chemical alterations involved in those switches. But after an epic tour ...
New step in DNA damage response in neurons discovered
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Jan 18, 2009 |
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Researchers have identified a biochemical switch required for nerve cells to respond to DNA damage. The finding, scheduled for advance online publication in Nature Cell Biology, illuminates a connection between proteins involv ...
The heart disease mutation carried by 60 million
Jan 18, 2009 |
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Heart disease is the number one killer in the world and India carries more than its share of this burden. Moreover, the problem is set to rise: it is predicted that by 2010 India's population will suffer approximately 60% ...
Important advance in the treatment of cancer and viral infections
Jan 18, 2009 |
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Dr. André Veillette, a researcher at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), and his team led by postdoctoral fellow Dr. Mario-Ernesto Cruz-Munoz, will publish in the upcoming issue of the prestigious ...
Study says cyberspace not so dangerous, but authorities urge caution, vigilance
Jan 18, 2009 |
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Maybe the Internet isn't just one massive predator preyground after all. Maybe our children are much safer in cyberspace than we thought.
Childhood obesity risk increased by newly-discovered genetic mutations
Jan 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Three new genetic variations that increase the risk of obesity are revealed in a new study, published today in the journal Nature Genetics. The authors suggest that if each acted independently, these ...
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