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Researchers unveil new monkey model for HIV

By altering just one gene in HIV-1, scientists have succeeded in infecting pig-tailed macaque monkeys with a human version of the virus that has until now been impossible to study directly in animals. The new strain of HIV ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Wheat can't stop Hessian flies, so scientists find reinforcements

(PhysOrg.com) -- Wheat's genetic resistance to Hessian flies has been failing, but a group of Purdue University and U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists believe that other plants may soon be able to come ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cells' 'neighborhood' can help prevent breast cancer

Exercise has given Lu-Ann Doria more energy, confidence and strength. It may also help her stay cancer-free, doctors say.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Genetic engineers create smarter toxins to help crops fight resistant pests

One of the most successful strategies in pest control is to endow crop plants with genes from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt for short, which code for proteins that kill pests attempting to eat ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 09, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 20 | with audio podcast

Foods rich in protein, dairy products help dieters preserve muscle and lose belly fat: study

New research suggests a higher-protein, lower-carbohydrate energy-restricted diet has a major positive impact on body composition, trimming belly fat and increasing lean muscle, particularly when the proteins come from dairy ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Inexpensive catalyst that makes hydrogen gas 10 times faster than natural enzyme

Looking to nature for their muse, researchers have used a common protein to guide the design of a material that can make energy-storing hydrogen gas. The synthetic material works 10 times faster than the original ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (20) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

New meat-labeling regulation will standardize nutritional information

While the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service now seeks to provide nutrition information for 40 of the most popular meat and poultry products, an expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Safeguarding genome integrity through extraordinary DNA repair

(PhysOrg.com) -- DNA is under constant attack, from internal factors like free radicals and external ones like ionizing radiation. About 10 double-strand breaks – the kind that snap both backbones of ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 19, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Biomarker could make diagnosing knee injury easier, less costly, othopaedists say

A recently discovered biomarker could help doctors diagnose a common type of knee injury, according to a new study.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Feb 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

PNNL's Richard Smith named 2010 Scientist of the Year by R&D Mag

Parkinson's disease, cancer and biofuels production are just a few problems that biochemist Dick Smith has helped untangle in his long career of technological innovation and scientific insight. Now, R&D Magazine ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 01, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers identify potential new drug for neurodegenerative disease

Scientists have discovered a small molecule that helps human cells get rid of the misfolded, disfigured proteins implicated in Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative ailments. This potential drug could have applications ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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