News tagged with polymerase
Survival of the healthiest: Selective eradication of malignant cells
Nov 05, 2009 |
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The ultimate goal in cancer research, a treatment that kills cancer cells whilst leaving healthy cells untouched, is brought nearer by the success of a new therapeutic approach. The potential therapy, published in BioMed ...
Test Detects Insect Carriers of Citrus Greening Disease
Oct 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With their pleasing flavor, cheerful color, and health-imparting dose of vitamin C, it's not surprising that oranges are one of America's Top 10 favorite fruits. But some of the nation's citrus ...
New microRNA Data Could Classify Bladder Cancer by Type
Oct 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Data published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, offers new insights into the biology of urothelial carcinoma of the bladder. Specifically, microRNA profiles differ ...
Flu focus: NIH project aims for better drugs
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Rice University scientists have won a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to scrutinize the influenza A virus for clues that could lead to more effective antiviral drugs. Strains of influenza A include ...
Catching a killer one spore at a time
Oct 19, 2009 |
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A workshop at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama has dramatically improved the ability of conservationists and regulatory agencies to monitor the spread of chytridiomycosis—one of the deadliest ...
Goodbye 'R' rule? Oyster pathogen test may help make shellfish safer
Oct 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The oyster lover’s axiom of edibility -- that this shellfish is safest to eat in any month with an 'r' in it -- may soon become somewhat of a culinary anachronism, thanks to a new food-safety test developed ...
How RNA polymerase II gets the go-ahead for gene transcription
Oct 09, 2009 |
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All cells perform certain basic functions. Each must selectively transcribe parts of the DNA that makes up its genome into RNAs that specify the structure of proteins. The set of proteins synthesized by a cell in turn determines ...
Polyclonality of BRAF mutations in acquired melanocytic nevi
Sep 14, 2009 |
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The polyclonality of BRAF mutations in melanocytic nevi suggests that mutation of BRAF may not be an initial event in melanocyte transformation, according to a new brief communication published online September 14 in the ...
Test developed at UQ diagnosed Australia's first swine flu victim
Sep 03, 2009 |
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When the first cases of H1N1 Influenza (swine flu) were reported in Mexico in April, UQ researchers got to work developing a test to diagnose the virus.
A Real Dracula Story
Aug 27, 2009 |
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Research, discovery and publishing in a prestigious journal are not as easy as 1-2-3. However, an outstanding mentor and a well-equipped lab made this feat possible for doctoral student Fei Jiang.
Bird flu leaves the nest -- adapting to a new host
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Current research suggests that viral polymerase may provide a new therapeutic target for host-adapted avian influenza. The related report by Gabriel et al, "Spread of Infection and Lymphocyte Depletion in Mice Depends on ...
A better test to detect DNA for diagnosing diease, investigating crimes
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Researchers in Singapore are reporting development of a new electronic sensor that shows promise as a faster, less expensive, and more practical alternative than tests now used to detect DNA. Such tests are ...
Gene transcribing machine takes halting, backsliding trip along the DNA
Jul 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The body's nanomachines that read our genes don't run as smoothly as previously thought, according to a new study by University of California, Berkeley, scientists.
Monitoring Cancer Cell Changes With Quantum Dots
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 23, 2009 |
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One of the earliest events that changes a normal cell into a malignant one is known as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) hypermethylation, a biochemical alteration that inactivates critical tumor-suppressor genes. A team of investigators ...
'Sloppier copier' surprisingly efficient
Jul 15, 2009 |
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The "sloppier copier" discovered by USC biologists is also the best sixth man in the DNA repair game, an article in the journal Nature shows.
