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Structure of a molecular copy machine: How mitochondrial genes are transcribed

Mitochondria are compartments within cells and have their own DNA. The key protein required for the expression of the genetic information in this DNA is the mitochondrial RNA polymerase enzyme. Its three-dimensional structure ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New technique uses genomes to examine human migrations

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell researchers have developed new statistical methods based on the complete genome sequences of people alive today to shed light on events at the dawn of human history.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

With climate changes, polar bear and brown bear lineages intertwine

Polar bears' unique characteristics allow them to survive in one of the most extreme environments on Earth, but that survival is now threatened as rising temperatures and melting ice reshape the Arctic landscape. Now it appears ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Homebody queen ants help preserve family ties in large populations

Ant and bee colonies have long fascinated biologists because of their hierarchical social structure and the apparently altruistic behaviour of female workers in rearing the queen's young rather than reproducing themselves. ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Night, weekend delivery OK for babies with birth defects

Weekday delivery is no better than night or weekend delivery for infants with birth defects, according to a new study presented today at The Pregnancy Meeting, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual conference. ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

DNA test that identifies Down syndrome in pregnancy can also detect trisomy 18 and trisomy 13

A newly available DNA-based prenatal blood test that can identify a pregnancy with Down syndrome can also identify two additional chromosome abnormalities: trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome) and trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome). The ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ultrasound male contraceptive, overlooked for decades, confirmed to work

Imagine a contraceptive that could, with one or two painless 15-minute non-surgical treatments, provide months of protection from pregnancy. And imagine that the equipment needed were already in physical therapists' ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

How the European conquest affected Native Americans

Researchers from Germany and the United States suggest that the European conquest triggered the loss of more than half the Native American population. The results of their study provide new insight into the ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Lithium treatment can cause weight-gain, hypothyroidism, and hyperparathoidism

Lithium is the most effective long-term therapy for bipolar disorder, protecting against both depression and mania and reducing the risk of suicide and short-term mortality. However, safety concerns have made its use controversial.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research illustrates how genome adapts to transposon invasion

Small, mobile sequences of DNA left over from viruses, called transposons or "jumping genes" because of their ability to move around the genome, pose a significant threat to the genetic integrity and stability of an organism. ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Malaria during pregnancy: New study assesses risks during first trimester

The largest ever study to assess the effects of malaria and its treatment in the first trimester of pregnancy has shown that the disease significantly increases the risk of miscarriage, but that treating with antimalarial ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

DNA damage across a cellular barrier depends on barrier thickness

(PhysOrg.com) -- The use of nanoparticles in medicine is ever increasing and it is important to understand the effects these particles might have on human tissues and health in general.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Studies identify most common causes, risk factors for stillbirth

Common causes for stillbirth include obstetric complications and placental abnormalities, while factors that could be known at the start of pregnancy, such as previous stillbirth or pregnancy loss, were associated with an ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The H1N1 flu vaccine protects both pregnant women and newly-borns

The researchers studied the immune response of 107 pregnant women after they were injected with a single dose of non-adjuvant H1N1 vaccine. They concluded that the influenza shot boosted the immune response in pregnant women ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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