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Large reservoir of mitochondrial DNA mutations identified in humans

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Aug 11, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (20) | comments 5

Researchers at the University of Newcastle, England, and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech in the United States have revealed a large reservoir of mitochondrial DNA mutations present in the general population. ...





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Researchers Study Effect of Cinnamon Compounds on Brain Cells

Researchers Study Effect of Cinnamon Compounds on Brain Cells

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cell-culture studies looking into how compounds in cinnamon extract affect brain cells are being conducted by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists. The researchers have reported ...


Persistent pain common for many women 2 to 3 years after breast cancer treatment

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nearly 50 percent of women surveyed indicate they experience pain symptoms 2 to 3 years after breast cancer treatment, with women who were younger or who received supplemental radiation therapy more likely to have pain, according ...


Ancient penguin DNA raises doubts about accuracy of genetic dating techniques

Ancient penguin DNA raises doubts about accuracy of genetic dating techniques

Biology / Evolution

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (21) | comments 10

Penguins that died 44,000 years ago in Antarctica have provided extraordinary frozen DNA samples that challenge the accuracy of traditional genetic aging measurements, and suggest those approaches have been ...


The bizarre lives of bone-eating worms

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The females of the recently discovered Osedax marine worms feast on submerged bones via a complex relationship with symbiotic bacteria, and they are turning out to be far more diverse and widespread than scientists expected. ...


Iowa State University researcher discovers key to vital DNA, protein interaction

Researchers discover key to vital DNA, protein interaction

Biology / Other

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

(PhysOrg.com) -- A researcher at Iowa State University has discovered how a group of proteins from plant pathogenic bacteria interact with DNA in the plant cell, opening up the possibility for what the scientist ...


New discovery allows scientists for the first time to experimentally annotate genomes

New discovery allows scientists for the first time to experimentally annotate genomes

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Over the last 20 years, the sequencing of the human genome, along with related organisms, has represented one of the largest scientific endeavors in the history of mankind. The information collected from genome ...


Tags reveal white sharks have neighborhoods in the north Pacific, say Stanford researchers

Tags reveal white sharks have neighborhoods in the north Pacific

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1

The white shark may be the ultimate loner of the ocean, cruising thousands of miles in a solitary trek, but a team of researchers has discovered that the sharks have maintained such a consistent pattern of ...


'On the origin of nematodes' -- A phylogenetic tree of the world’s most numerous group of animals

'On the origin of nematodes' -- A phylogenetic tree of the world’s most numerous group of animals

Biology / Plants & Animals

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

Scientists from Wageningen University and Research Centre have published the largest nematode Phylogenetic Tree to date in cooperation with the Dutch Plant Protection Service (PD) and the University of California ...


Triple-combo drug shows promise against antiviral-resistant H1N1, researcher says (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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

An experimental drug cocktail that includes three prescriptions now widely available offers the best hope in developing a single agent to treat drug-resistant H1N1 swine flu, says a virology researcher in the University of ...


New study reveals first ever method to genetically identify all 8 tuna species

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new paper published October 27 in PLoS ONE, the online, open-access scientific journal, unveils for the first time a method to accurately distinguish between all eight tuna species from any kind of processed tissue using ...



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