In three new metagenomic studies published online in the open-access journal PLoS Biology, Craig Venter and his team take advantage of the vast amount of…
Scientists have reported development of a large dataset of gene sequences in rice. The information will lead to an increased understanding of how genes work in…
Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University's Massey Cancer Center studying the interaction between the immune system and cancer cells have identified…
The findings are published online today in Nature Genetics and also will be published in the journal’s March print edition. They are based on the largest-ever…
Intracellular [Ca2+]i homeostasis is essential for normal cardiac function and integrity, and dysregulation of [Ca2+]i is a hallmark of advanced heart…
Recent work of a team led by Stoyno Stoynov, working at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, suggests that thermodynamic stability of DNA/DNA and RNA/DNA…
The finding may help define the role of cancer stem cells in the growth and recurrence of the disease as well as offer new options for cancer prevention,…
Nevertheless, despite this shared mechanism, each of these diseases is unique, as are the brain areas affected, and to understand them is crucial to identify…
By mapping the interlocking structures of small molecules and mutated protein “receptors” in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells, scientists at…
In two species of whip spiders, or amblypygids, mothers caress their young with long feelers and siblings stick together in social groups until they reach…
Even miniscule amounts of chromium 6 can cause cancer. Blame that do-gooder nutrient, vitamin C.Brown University researchers have discovered that naturally…
In an article appearing March 13 in the journal Molecular Systems Biology, researchers from the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne demonstrate that the…
Early results show the method of detecting TB by identifying a combination of telltale proteins – or biomarkers – in blood samples is up to 94% accurate,…
The researchers have demonstrated that by measuring the levels of these markers, not only can an accurate diagnosis of cancer be made, but the stage the cancer…
It is known that women with PCOS have a 3-fold increase in their risk of developing type-2 diabetes, where the body does not produce enough insulin or cannot…
A total of 293 patients with plaque psoriasis, 82 patients with psoriasis guttata and 202 control subjects were enrolled in this study. Investigations focused…
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