Salmonella survives better in stomach due to altered DNA
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Since 1995 there has been a considerable increase in the number of infections with a specific type of Salmonella bacteria transmitted via food. This type, Salmonella serovar Typhimurium DT104, is resistant to at least five ...
Cholera pathogen reveals how bacteria generate energy to live
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Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered new details about how bacteria generate energy to live. In two recently published papers, the scientists add key specifics to the molecular mechanism behind ...
Endangered languages threaten to disappear, researcher says
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Endangered animal and plant species regularly make the news, but another type of endangered species is often overlooked: human languages. A University of Missouri-Columbia researcher has dedicated much of her career to studying ...
Polymer Nanoparticles Create Potential Anticancer Vaccine
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Using a biodegradable nanoparticle as a means of delivering tumor cell debris and proteins to the immune system, investigators at Yale University have developed a promising new method for creating therapeutic anticancer vaccines. ...
Major link in brain-obesity puzzle found
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A single protein in brain cells may act as a linchpin in the body’s weight-regulating system, playing a key role in the flurry of signals that govern fat storage, sugar use, energy balance and weight, University of Michigan ...
Human preference for other species could determine whether they survive
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As humans exert ever-greater influence on the Earth, their preferences will play a substantial role in determining which other species survive. New research shows that, in some cases, those preferences could be governed by ...
Engineers Investigate Issue on One of Hubble's Science Instruments
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NASA engineers are examining a problem related to the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) aboard the agency's Hubble Space Telescope.
Giraffe study may help protect the species
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A U.S. scientist says her research into giraffe dung might hold the secret to protecting the species for years to come.
Researchers discover zip codes for protein
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McMaster scientists are very close to defining small molecule drugs that should be able to redirect the huntingtin protein from accumulating in the wrong place within brain cells, which could potentially translate to a therapy ...
How listeners perceive verbs
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The verb forms the heart of a sentence. Although a lot of research has been done into the role that verbs play during the transfer of information, less is known about exactly how and when the listener or reader uses this ...
Study: Parents' education affects kids
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A Canadian study finds children of parents who have not completed high school are more likely to struggle with reading and writing.
Novel laboratory technique nudges genes into activity
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A new technique that employs RNA, a tiny chemical cousin of DNA, to turn on genes could lead to therapeutics for conditions in which nudging a gene awake would help alleviate disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical ...
Genes behind animal growth discovered
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How many genes influence a complex trait, like weight, height or body type? And why does the answer matter? Among other reasons, because the "Green Revolution" that multiplied crop yields has to be followed by a "Blue Revolution" ...
Outrage follows strict Calif. smoking ban
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A proposed strict ordinance seriously limiting the places one can smoke cigarettes in Belmont has caused outrage among many throughout the California city.
Worldwide Parkinson's cases will double in next 25 years
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The number of individuals with Parkinson’s disease in 15 of the world’s largest nations will double over the next generation, according to a study published in the January 30 issue of the journal Neurology. The study highli ...
