Widespread damage to plants from a sudden freeze that occurred across the Eastern United States from 5 April to 9 April 2007 was made worse because it had been…
The research, published today (4 March 2008) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, increases our understanding of this process, which may…
Data from one of the first genome-wide association studies (GWAS), which focused on Parkinson’s diseases and was funded in part by The Michael J. Fox…
Women with this DNA variation are at a 1.4 times greater risk of developing breast cancer compared to those without the variation. The findings are to be…
Japanese scientists have linked atypical expression patterns of the gene FABP7, which encodes the brain fatty acid binding protein 7, with human schizophrenia….
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a fatal disease caused by a defective gene that produces a misshapen form of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator…
In a study published on February 29 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics, researchers at the University of Washington have developed a research method that…
A person's immune system can form antibodies against sugar molecules on the malaria pathogen, which protect against serious illness. A new blood test developed…
High levels of the protein, known as Bc12, are found in the cells of lung cancer patients who smoke.Previous UF research has shown that nicotine activates the…
Cancer researchers at the University of Minnesota and North Carolina State University have found that humans and dogs share more than friendship and…
Dr. Stephen Barr, a researcher in the Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology at the U of A, says his team identified a human gene called TRIM22 that…
The protein, called AML1, plays a critical role in the development of the blood system and in the production of platelets and immune cells. The findings are…
A Montana State University professor and his colleagues have found evidence suggesting that airborne bacteria are globally distributed in the atmosphere and…
Investigators at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have discovered a dance of proteins that protects certain cells from undergoing apoptosis, also known as…
“The key is in the fuzzy coat of hairs on the roots of plants” says Professor Liam Dolan. “We have identified a growth control mechanism that enables these…
In 1995 the conundrum of bumblebee flight got its final solution. And this week the aerodynamics of a hovering bat species has been revealed. Its flight was…
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