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Researchers explore how cells reconcile mixed messages in decisions about growth
Jun 19, 2009 |
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The cells in our body are constantly receiving mixed messages. For instance, an epithelial cell might be exposed to one signal telling it to divide and, simultaneously, another telling it to stop dividing. ...
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Netgear Gears Wireless Switch to SMBs
May 22, 2007 |
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Netgear is announcing at Interop here a fully featured wireless controller that's designed to meet the wireless infrastructure needs of a small to midsize enterprise.
Pediatric researchers find possible 'master switch' gene in juvenile arthritis
Jul 01, 2008 |
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Researchers have found that a gene region known to play a role in some varieties of adult rheumatoid arthritis is also present in all types of childhood arthritis. The researchers say the responsible gene may be a "master ...
Scientists develop 'exercise pill'
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May 01, 2007 |
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A U.S. scientist has created an "exercise pill" that activates a gene that tells cells to burn fat, making mice resistant to high-fat diet weight gains.
Discovery of 'master switch' for the communication process between chloroplast and nuclei of plants
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Apr 02, 2007 |
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Scientists have puzzled for years in understanding how plants pass signals of stress due to lack of water or salinity from chloroplast to nucleus. They know that chloroplasts – the cellular organelles that give plants their ...
Master Molecular Switch May Prevent the Spread of Cancer Cells to Distant Sites in the Body
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have identified a master switch that might prevent cancer cells from metastasizing from a primary tumor to other organs. The switch is a protein ...
Toshiba, SGI Japan Develops the World's First Full HD File-Base Program Broadcasting Systems
Dec 29, 2008 |
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Toshiba Corporation and SGI Japan, Ltd. today announced that they have developed full HD file-based TV program broadcasting systems and core broadcasting systems, including master control equipment. A terrestrial ...
Putting microRNAs on the stem cell map
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Aug 07, 2008 |
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Embryonic stem cells are always facing a choice—either to self-renew or begin morphing into another type of cell altogether. It's a tricky choice, governed by complex gene regulatory circuitry driven by a handful of key regulators ...
New master switch found in the brain that regulates appetite and reproduction
Aug 31, 2008 |
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Body weight and fertility have long known to be related to each other – women who are too thin, for example, can have trouble becoming pregnant. Now, a master switch has been found in the brain of mice that controls both, ...
Scientists discover new gene that prevents multiple types of cancer
Feb 09, 2007 |
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A decades-old cancer mystery has been solved by researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL). "We not only found a critical tumor suppressor gene, but have revealed a master switch for a tumor suppressive ...
New drug may reduce heart attack damage
Jul 24, 2009 |
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A novel drug that targets a master disease-causing gene can dramatically reduce heart muscle damage after a heart attack and may lead to significantly improved patient outcomes, researchers at the University of New South ...
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