The secret behind silkworm's hardy stomachs
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Silkworms have a unique ability to eat toxic mulberry leaves without feeling ill, and researchers have come one step closer to understanding why: silkworms contain a special digestive enzyme that is not affected ...
Team identifies new cancer stem cell driving metastatic tumors
May 27, 2008 |
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The molecular profile of cancer stem cells that initiate metastatic colon tumors is significantly different from those responsible for primary tumors, according to new research from a team at Weill Cornell Medical College.
Estrogen helps drive distinct, aggressive form of prostate cancer
May 27, 2008 |
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Using a breakthrough technology, researchers led by a Weill Cornell Medical College scientist have pinpointed the hormone estrogen as a key player in about half of all prostate cancers.
Fighting cancer before tumor grows
May 27, 2008 |
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Researchers in Heidelberg have discovered a new strategy for an immunization against certain forms of cancer. They have determined that immune cells react strongly to the modified proteins in tumor cells in which a DNA repair ...
U of A device to measure wind on Mars
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 27, 2008 |
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University of Alberta scientist Carlos Lange is thrilled that an instrument he invented, a wind sensor called the Telltale, has successfully landed on Mars.
New technique allows targeted inactivation of genes in research model
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Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) report today on a new technique that improves the ability of scientists to target individual genes for inactivation—a technique with broad potential implications ...
Looking at methane sources in the right light
May 27, 2008 |
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Plants store one greenhouse gas, but emit another. Whereas they bind carbon dioxide, they release methane - albeit in small quantities. This has now been confirmed by scientists from the Max Planck Institute ...
Researchers find common gene disorder doubles risk of lung cancer, even among nonsmokers
May 27, 2008 |
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Mayo Clinic researchers have found that carrying a common genetic disorder doubles the risk of developing lung cancer in smokers and nonsmokers. The study is published in the May 26 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, a jour ...
Brain cells help neighboring nerves regenerate
May 27, 2008 |
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Researchers have uncovered a completely unexpected way that the brain repairs nerve damage, wherein cells known as astrocytes deliver a protective protein to nearby neurons.
Satellites illuminate pollution's influence on clouds
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 27, 2008 |
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Clouds have typically posed a problem to scientists using satellites to observe the lowest part of the atmosphere, where humans live and breathe, because they block the satellite's ability to capture a clear, ...
Short-term use of antipsychotics in older adults with dementia linked to serious adverse events
May 27, 2008 |
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Older adults with dementia who receive short-term courses of antipsychotic medications are more likely to be hospitalized or die than those who do not take the drugs, according to a report in the May 26 issue of Archives of ...
Cornell receives federal grants to create fabrics to render toxic chemicals harmless
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 27, 2008 |
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Cornell fiber scientist Juan Hinestroza is working with the U.S. government to create fabrics made of functional nanofibers that would decompose toxic industrial chemicals into harmless byproducts.
New cheaper method for mapping disease genes
May 27, 2008 |
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Scientists at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have developed a new DNA-sequencing method that is much cheaper than those currently in use in laboratories. They hope that this new method will make it possible ...
New insights in diagnosing diabetes may help the millions who are undiagnosed
May 27, 2008 |
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In light of the 6.2 million Americans who don’t realize they have diabetes, a panel of experts examined the current criteria for screening and diagnosing the disease and found a significant need for improvement. Their conclusions ...
Dual functions of gene revealed, for better and for worse
May 27, 2008 |
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Researchers at WEHI have pinpointed the function of a potent cancer gene. The gene, known as “ERG”, has long been associated with a range of human malignancies, including leukemia and sarcoma. American scientists showed in ...
