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New piece found in colorectal cancer puzzle

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Prostasin, a relatively unknown protease enzyme expressed in most epithelial cells, may play a role in the genesis of colorectal cancer. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Cancer have associated a reduction in the ...





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Stability of mRNA/DNA and DNA/DNA duplexes modulates mRNA transcription

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created Mar 14, 2007 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The distribution of the four nucleotides along the DNA sequence encodes the genetic information in living systems. However, do nucleic acids possess other attributes that contribute to their biological functions? Recent work ...


Mutant host cell protein sequesters critical HIV-1 element

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Jan 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists have identified a new way to inhibit a molecule that is critical for HIV pathogenesis. The research, published by Cell Press in the January 16th issue of the journal Molecular Cell, presents a target for develo ...


Pluronic L-81 is a potential anti-diabetic drug?

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Pluronic surfactants are synthetic copolymers based on ethylene oxide and propylene oxide. It has been reported that a nonionic L-81, effectively inhibits absorption of dietary lipids from the intestine and secretion of VLDL ...


New models question old assumptions about how many molecules it takes to control cell division

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created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A single cell - whether a yeast cell or one of your cells - is exquisitely sensitive to its surroundings. It receives input signals, processes the information, makes decisions, and issues commands for making ...


Penn biologists discover how 'silent' mutations influence protein production

Biologists Discover How 'Silent' Mutations Influence Protein Production

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Biologists at the University of Pennsylvania have revealed a hidden code that determines the expression level of a gene, providing a way to distinguish efficient genes from inefficient ones. ...


Alternative splicing proteins prompt heart development

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created Dec 08, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Just as the emotions it represents are dynamic, the heart's development requires dynamic shifts in proteins that prompt alternative spicing, a mechanism that allows a given gene to program the cell to make several proteins, ...


Brain tissue reveals possible genetic trigger for schizophrenia

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 28, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A study led by scientists from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill may have identified a molecular mechanism involved in the development of schizophrenia.


ISU researchers find possible treatment for spinal muscular atrophy

Researchers find possible treatment for spinal muscular atrophy

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Spinal Muscular Atrophy is the second-leading cause of infant mortality in the world.


Researchers develop technique to count messages made by single genes

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created Dec 02, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

In a study in the advance online edition of Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, researchers from Albert Einstein College of Medicine describe a technique for looking more precisely at a fundamental step of a cell's ...


UF scientists to work with German firm in prostate cancer treatment research

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 18, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

University of Florida department of urology officials signed an agreement Tuesday to collaborate with the German biopharmaceutical company CureVac to test an experimental therapy for advanced prostate cancer patients who ...



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