News tagged with molecular makeup
Epigenetic mark guides stem cells toward their destiny
Mar 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Not all stem cells are completely blank slates. Some, known as adult stem cells, have already partially embraced their fates and are capable of becoming only cells of a particular type of ...
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See-through goldfish shows clear benefits for science, research
Dec 15, 2009 |
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With Christmas around the corner, a see-through goldfish might make a nice Christmas present for the ichthyologist who has everything.
Scientists try to save the Tasmanian devil
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Jan 29, 2008 |
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U.S. scientists are racing to save the Tasmanian devil from extinction from a unique, transmissible and rapidly spreading cancer.
Uni leads study on echidna sex life
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Aug 22, 2007 |
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A University of Adelaide-led project will study the genetic makeup of one of Australia's most iconic animals, the echidna, to give an unprecedented insight into their sex life and behaviour.
Bug guts map brings scientists closer to understanding different bugs' role in the body
Feb 05, 2008 |
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Scientists have made a major step towards understanding precisely which bugs in the gut are involved in which processes in the body, by mapping the different species of bugs living in seven members of the same Chinese family.
Study provides documentation that tumor 'stem-like cells' exist in benign tumors
Jul 23, 2009 |
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Cancer stem-like cells have been implicated in the genesis of a variety of malignant cancers. Research scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute have isolated stem-like cells in benign ...
Getting to the bottom of rice
Jul 23, 2009 |
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Rice is the world's most important food crop. Understanding its valuable genetic diversity and using it to breed new rice varieties will provide the foundation for improving rice production into the future ...
New tumor markers determine therapy intensity
Mar 17, 2009 |
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Characteristic changes in the DNA of medulloblastoma, the most frequent malignant brain tumor in childhood, indicate precisely how aggressively the tumor will continue to spread and what the chances of disease relapse are. ...
Simplicity is crucial to design optimization at nanoscale
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 04, 2009 |
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MIT researchers who study the structure of protein-based materials with the aim of learning the key to their lightweight and robust strength have discovered that the particular arrangement of proteins that ...
Mice roar message: genetic change happens fast
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Oct 19, 2007 |
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While looks can be deceiving, heredity is revealing, and two scientists who've studied the genetic makeup of a common field mouse report that what's most revealing to them is how fast both genes and morphology can change.
Common weed could provide clues on aging and cancer
Oct 26, 2009 |
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A common weed and human cancer cells could provide some very uncommon details about DNA structure and its relationship with telomeres and how they affect cellular aging and cancer, according to a team led by scientists from ...
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