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Researchers discover second protective role for tumor-suppressor
ATM, a protein that reacts to DNA damage by ordering repairs or the suicide of the defective cell, plays a similar, previously unknown role in response to…
Life’s smallest motor, cargo carrier of the cells, moves like a seesaw
The researchers created high-resolution snapshots of a protein motor, called kinesin, as it walked along a microtubule, which are tube-shaped structures that…
Variations in One Gene May be Associated with Endurance Running
The study found that elite endurance athletes were more likely to have variations of the NRF2 gene than elite sprinters. Non-elite endurance athletes were also…
Attacking Cancer Cells with Hydrogel Nanoparticles
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Ovarian Cancer Institute are working on doing just that. In the online journal BMC Cancer they…
Using Gold Nanoparticles to Hit Cancer Where It Hurts
Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have shown that by directing gold nanoparticles into the nuclei of cancer cells, they can not only prevent…
Chickens 'One-Up' Humans in Ability to See Color
Scientists mapped five types of light receptors in the chicken's eye. They discovered the receptors were laid out in interwoven mosaics that maximized the…