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Toward a systems biology map of iron metabolism

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have taken the first steps toward constructing a ...





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Scientists discover 2 genes that drive aggressive brain cancers

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A team of Columbia scientists have discovered two genes that, when simultaneously activated, are responsible for the most aggressive forms of human brain cancer.


Light used to map effect of neurons on one another

Light used to map effect of neurons on one another

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Harvard University have used light and genetic trickery to trace out neurons' ability to excite or inhibit one another, literally shedding new light on the question of how neurons ...


Lung cancer and melanoma laid bare: First comprehensive analysis of two cancer genomes

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Research teams led by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute announce the first comprehensive analyses of cancer genomes. All cancers are caused by mutations in the DNA of cancer cells which are acquired during a person's lifetime. ...


Old math reveals new thinking in children's cognitive development

Biology / Other

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Five-year-olds can reason about the world from multiple perspectives simultaneously, according to a new theory by researchers in Japan and Australia. Using an established branch of mathematics called Category Theory, the ...


Facebook (and systems biologists) take note: Network analysis reveals true connections

Facebook (and Systems Biologists) Take Note: Network Analysis Reveals True Connections

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (9) | comments 8

(PhysOrg.com) -- Facebook figures out that you know Holly, although you haven't seen her in 10 years, because you have four mutual friends -- a good predictor of direct friendship. But sometimes Facebook gets ...


Two molecules affecting brain plasticity

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- You wouldn't want a car with no brakes. It turns out that the developing brain needs them, too.


PLoS Genetics 2009 maize genome collection

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Maize is an important crop in many countries of the world. It is widely used for human consumption, animal feed, and industrial materials. It also is considered an exemplar plant species for studying domestication, molecular ...


Why Israeli rodents are more cautious than Jordanian ones

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A series of studies carried out at the University of Haifa have found that rodent, reptile and ant lion species behave differently on either side of the Israel-Jordan border. "The border line, which is only a demarcation ...


Scientists find molecular trigger that helps prevent aging and disease

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine set out to address a question that has been challenging scientists for years: How do dietary restriction—and the reverse, overconsumption—produce protective effects against aging ...


You're being followed: Scientists track movement of living things

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Almost 24 centuries after the Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote his book, "On the Movement of Animals," modern scientists are still struggling to understand how, why, when and where living creatures move.



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