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Plant polymerases IV and V are special forms of Polymerase II

Plant polymerases IV and V are special forms of Polymerase II

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created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- It's a little like finding out that Superman is actually Clark Kent. A team of biologists at Washington University in St. Louis has discovered that two vital cellular components, nuclear RNA ...


New gene-silencing pathway found in plants

Shedding light on the 'dark matter' of genetics: New gene-silencing pathway found in plants

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created Nov 17, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Biologists at Washington University in St. Louis have made major headway in explaining a mechanism by which plant cells silence potentially harmful genes.





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Study suggests adult stem cells may help repair hearts damaged by heart attack

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Adult stem cells may help repair heart tissue damaged by heart attack according to the findings of a new study to be published in the December 8 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Results from t ...


TacSat-4 spacecraft complete and awaiting launch

TacSat-4 spacecraft complete and awaiting launch

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) engineers have completed all environmental and performance testing on the TacSat-4 COMMx payload. This completes the entire TacSat-4 spacecraft as the spacecraft bus was completed ...


Study shows modest improvement in advanced lung cancer overall survival rates

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research released in the December 2009 issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology sought to determine whether the survival improvement among patients with metastatic lung cancer has improved over the last two decades as rep ...


Scientists get up close to bacteria's toxic pumps

Scientists get up close to bacteria's toxic pumps

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists are building a clearer image of the machinery employed by bacteria to spread antibiotic resistance or cause diseases such as whooping cough, peptic stomach ulcers and legionnaires' disease.


IV drug treatment for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest may not improve long-term survival

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest who received intravenous (IV) drug administration during treatment, recommended in life support guidelines, had higher rates of short term survival but no statistically significant ...


Racial disparity in colon cancer survival not easily explained, researchers say (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

A new study by University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers shows that body-mass index (BMI) and co-existing medical conditions (co-morbidity) do not explain the decreased survival observed among African-Americans ...


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Doubts raised on nuclear industry viability

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (24) | comments 19

(PhysOrg.com) -- The investment in nuclear power has been growing around the world over the last few years, being viewed as a means for countries to control their energy security, avoid the price fluctuations ...


'Call of Duty' setting entertainment records

Technology / Business

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The video game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" is blasting its way into entertainment history.


Future for Internet retailers: Compete on niche products advises management insights study

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In their competition with brick-and-mortar stores, online retailers will do best if they promote the ability to search out and obtain niche products online, according to the Management Insights feature in the current issue ...


World's first delivery of intra-arterial Avastin directly into brain tumor

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Neurosurgeons from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center performed the world's first intra-arterial cerebral infusion of Avastin (bevacizumab) directly into a patient's malignant brain tumor. This novel ...



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