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Rear Wheel Trouble Continues

Spirit Rover: Rear Wheel Trouble Continues

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Results of diagnostic tests on Spirit's right-rear wheel on Sol 2109 (Dec. 8, 2009) continue to indicate a troubled wheel, which may leave the rover with only four operable wheels.


Researchers discover a way to strengthen proteins

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Proteins, which perform such vital roles in our bodies as building and maintaining tissues and regulating cellular processes, are a finicky lot. In order to work properly, they must be folded just so, yet many proteins readily ...


How calorie-restricted diets fight obesity and extend life span

How calorie-restricted diets fight obesity and extend life span

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists searching for the secrets of how calorie-restricted diets increase longevity are reporting discovery of proteins in the fat cells of human volunteers that change as pounds drop off. The proteins ...


Tiny molecule slows progression of Lou Gehrig's disease in mice

Medicine & Health / Research

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Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that a molecule produced naturally by muscles in response to nerve damage can reduce symptoms and prolong life in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ...


Potential new heart attack biomarker uncovered

Medicine & Health / Research

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Though they remain a leading killer, heart attacks can be effectively treated provided they can be rapidly diagnosed following initial onset of symptoms. In a study appearing in this month's Molecular and Cellular Proteomics, resear ...


Reaching the summit of protein dynamics

Reaching the summit of protein dynamics

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Understanding the incredibly speedy atomic mechanisms at work when a protein transitions from one shape to another has been an elusive scientific goal for years, but an essential one for elucidating the full ...


Synthetic protein mimics structure, function of metalloprotein in nature

Synthetic protein mimics structure, function of metalloprotein in nature

Chemistry / Biochemistry

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Scientists have designed a synthetic protein that is both a structural model and a functional model of a native protein, nitric-oxide reductase.


Geneticist reveals molecular view of key epigenetic regulator

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In a paper published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Dr. Michael Kobor reported the structure and function of a key player in regulating chromatin in yeast and humans.


Researchers develop drug interface to save lives

Medicine & Health / Medications

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A drug information interface system developed by two University of Alberta researchers has been shown to help in dealing with visual and motor impairments, which can make sorting, holding and indentifying pills a challenge ...


New clues emerge for understanding morphine addiction

New clues emerge for understanding morphine addiction

Chemistry / Biochemistry

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Scientists are adding additional brush strokes to the revolutionary new image now emerging for star-shaped cells called astrocytes in the brain and spinal cord. Their report, which suggests a key role for ...



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