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Molecules might identify high-risk acute-leukemia patients

Researchers say the findings should improve the understanding of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and could lead to new therapies for patients with few treatment…

Earth Sciences

Alaska glacier speed-up tied to internal plumbing issues

A University of Colorado at Boulder study indicates meltwater periodically overwhelms the interior drainpipes of Alaska's Kennicott Glacier and causes it to…

Life & Chemistry

MSU researcher finds renewed interest in turning algae into fuel

Drivers can't pump algal fuel into their gas tanks yet, but Keith Cooksey said the idea holds promise. He felt that way 20 years ago. He feels that way today.”We would be there now if people then hadn't been so short-sighted,” Cooksey said….

Life & Chemistry

Findings Point to Molecular 'Achilles Heel' for Half of Breast Cancer Tumors

Researchers at Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center have shown why a protein known as cyclin D1 may be the Achilles…

Life & Chemistry

Monkey malaria widespread in humans and potentially fatal

Researchers in Malaysia studied more than 1,000 samples from malaria patients across the country. Using DNA-based technology they found that more than one in…

Life & Chemistry

Cells Get Sprayed

Genetically engineered products have become indispensable.For example, genetically modified bacteria produce human insulin. In future, gene therapy should make…

Communications Media

Technique enhances digital television viewing for visually-impaired

A study in the edition of the Journal of the Optical Society of America published online in November 2007 and issued in print in January 2008, demonstrates…

Earth Sciences

Exploration of lake hidden beneath Antarctica's ice sheet begins

Glaciologist Dr Smith and his colleagues from the Universities of Edinburgh and Northumbria are camped out at one of the most remote places on Earth conducting…

Studies and Analyses

New Study Reveals Insights on Protein-Drug Interactions

This study, which relied on the intense X-ray beams available at Argonne's Advanced Photon Source, uses a new approach to characterize the ways in which…

Health & Medicine

Type 1 diabetes triggered by 'lazy' regulatory T-cells

A research team led by Dr. Ciriaco A. Piccirillo of McGill University’s Department of Microbiology and Immunology has discovered that in some individuals, the…

Earth Sciences

Extreme Ice Melt in Greenland Due to Record Warm Summers

Dr Hanna of the University´s Department of Geography, alongside some of the World´s leading Greenland glaciologists and climatologists, analysed a combination…

Environmental Conservation

Rwanda’s Gishwati Forest selected as site for historic conservation project

The Rwandan government, Great Ape Trust of Iowa and Earthpark have announced that the Gishwati Forest Reserve is the future site of the Rwanda National…

Studies and Analyses

New Proteomic Profiling Outperforms Traditional Biomarkers for Liver Cancer

A study appearing in the January 15 issue of Clinical Cancer Research demonstrates that a novel mass-spectrometry based form of proteomic profiling is more…

Life & Chemistry

New Pathway Sheds Light on BRCA1 and Breast Cancer Therapy

The discovery also could lead to more effective therapies for women with and without mutated copies of the BRCA1 gene, according to a study led by Duke…

Life & Chemistry

Boosting Vitamin A in Maize: An Economical Breakthrough

The new method is described this week in the journal Science. The team includes scientists from Cornell University, the University of Illinois, Boyce Thompson…

Life & Chemistry

Thousands of Genes Influence Body Weight, Study Finds

Reporting in the online journal BMC Genetics, researchers from the Monell Center have for the first time attempted to count the number of genes that contribute…

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