News tagged with cellular defense
MicroRNAs help control HIV life cycle
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Scientists at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have discovered that specific microRNAs (non-coding RNAs that interfere with gene expression) reduce HIV replication and infectivity in human T-cells. In particular, ...
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Missile defense test aborted when target fails
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Missile Defense Agency says a planned test of a ground-based missile defense system in Hawaii was aborted because the target missile failed.
Researcher Discovers Pathway Plants Use to Fight Back Against Pathogens
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Mar 31, 2008 |
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Plants are not only smart, but they also wage a good fight, according to a University of Missouri biochemist. Previous studies have shown that plants can sense attacks by pathogens and activate their defenses. However, it ...
New study identifies how ebola virus avoids the immune system
Jan 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have likely found one reason why the Ebola virus is such a powerful, deadly, and effective virus. Using a cell culture model ...
In Brief: Defense gets priority on India spectrum
May 12, 2006 |
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It will be up to India's military to determine how much new wireless spectrum will be turned over to civilian telcos, Indian media reported Friday.
Unsuccessful drug against anxiety opens a novel gateway for the treatment of cancer
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 04, 2008 |
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Unsatisfying drug for anxiety reveals scientists a promising novel anti-cancer drug target. Cancer cells have multiple ways to avoid apoptosis, programmed cell death the means by which organisms deal with defective cells. ...
Study reveals how a common virus eludes the immune system
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Viruses have numerous tricks for dodging the immune system. In the September 7, 2009 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology, Stagg et al. reveal a key detail in one of these stratagems, identifying a protein that enables cyto-m ...
Molecular link between inflammation and cancer discovered
Jan 25, 2007 |
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A team led by biochemists at the University of California, San Diego has found what could be a long-elusive mechanism through which inflammation can promote cancer. The findings may provide a new approach ...
Protein that provides innate defense against HIV could lead to new treatments
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
May 25, 2008 |
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By identifying a protein that restricts the release of HIV-1 virus from human cells, scientists believe they may be closer to identifying new approaches to treatment. The research is published in the advance online edition ...
Nylon reveals its antibiotic powers
Dec 19, 2007 |
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Nylon, we know, is incredibly versatile, strong and resilient. Now, it may be possible to add antibiotic powers to the list of qualities for the wonder synthetic material.
Scientists offer insight into adaptive ability of cells
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Nov 26, 2008 |
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The Stowers Institute's Rong Li Lab has published findings that shed light on the ability of cells to adapt to disruptions to their basic division machineries – findings that may help explain how cancer cells elude the body's ...
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