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Scientists uncover protective mechanism against liver cancer
The findings suggest that a better understanding of how the protein, TAK1, works could lead to new insights into the development of liver disease and cancer. “TAK1 appears to be a master regulator of liver function,” said David A. Brenner, MD, professor of medicine and Dean of the UC San Diego School of Medicine. He and Ekihiro Seki, MD, PhD, assistant research scientist in the Department of Medicine, led the work. “Understanding its role in liver disease and cancer may eventually enable us to devise new therapeutic strategies.” Their study appears on line the week of December 14 in advance of publication in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences….
The mammoths' swan song revised
This is shown by samples of ancient DNA, analysed by an international team of research scientists under the leadership of Professor Eske Willerslev from…
When it comes to fish families, the bigger and bossier the better
A research team from McMaster University and the University of New South Wales has found that among cichlids, a species that lives in groups, members make…
Prussian blue linked to the origin of life
“We have shown that when Prussian blue is dissolved in ammoniac solutions it produces hydrogen cyanide, a substance that could have played a fundamental role…
Ancient DNA, not fossilized bones, shows late survival of Ice Age megafauna
The work of U of A Earth and Atmospheric Sciences professor Duane Froese and his colleagues counters an important extinction theory, based on radiocarbon…
Scientists isolate new antifreeze molecule in Alaska beetle
“The most exciting part of this discovery is that this molecule is a whole new kind of antifreeze that may work in a different location of the cell and in a…