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Researchers discover genetic differences between lethal and treatable forms of leukemia
A tumor's genetic profile is often useful when diagnosing and deciding on treatment for certain cancers, but inexplicably, genetically similar leukemias in…
For this microbe, cousins not particularly welcome
The scientists' report, which appears in a recent issue of Current Biology, also provides further evidence that cooperation in nature is not always a festival…
Sleeping Beauty Hooks Up with Herpes to Fight Brain Disease
Neuroscientists have forged an unlikely molecular union as part of their fight against diseases of the brain and nervous system.The team has brought together…
The molecular origins of morphological diversity
Gene duplication, a process whereby a region of DNA containing a gene is duplicated as a result of cell division errors, plays a major role in eukaryotic…
Canine compulsive disorder gene identified in dogs
A canine chromosome 7 locus that confers a high risk of compulsive disorder susceptibility has been identified through a collaboration between the Behavior…
CSHL scientists uncover role of protein critical for activating DNA replication
The protein, called DDK (for Ddf4-dependent protein kinase), is an enzyme that attaches phosphate molecules to other proteins to modify their activity. The…