The genetics of the white horse unraveled

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Jul 20, 2008 | 4.6 / 5 (13) | 2

The white horse is an icon for dignity which has had a huge impact on human culture across the world. An international team led by researchers at Uppsala University has now identified the mutation causing this spectacular ...

Stem Cell Chicken and Egg Debate Moves to Unlikely Arena: The Testes

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Jul 20, 2008 | 4.8 / 5 (10) | 2

Logic says it has to be the niche. As air and water preceded life, so the niche, that hospitable environment that shelters adult stem cells in many tissues and provides factors necessary to keep them young ...

Pregnant mice block out unwelcome admirers to protect their pups

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Jul 20, 2008 | 4.6 / 5 (7) | 0

Mouse mothers-to-be have a remarkable way to protect their unborn pups. Because the smell of a strange male's urine can cause miscarriage and reactivate the ovulatory cycle, pregnant mice prevent the action of such olfactory ...

Study of dark-skinned mice leads to protein linked to bone marrow failure in humans

Medicine & Health / Genetics

Jul 20, 2008 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

The study of dark-skinned mice has led to a surprising finding about a common protein involved in tumor suppression, report researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The results may lead to new treatments ...

Discovery of a mechanism that regulates cell movement

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Jul 20, 2008 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 0

A study performed by researchers at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), in collaboration with researchers at the Instituto de Biología Molecular of the CSIC, reveal a mechanism that controls the movement ...

Class of antibiotics can enhance gene-silencing tool

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Jul 20, 2008 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 0

A way to turn off one gene at a time has earned acceptance in biology laboratories over the last decade. Doctors envision the technique, called RNA interference, as a tool to treat a variety of diseases if it can be adapted ...