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Puzzle In The Control Of Cell Division Unraveled
A puzzle in the control of
cell division, one of the
most fundamental processes
in all biology, has been
unraveled. Although the
steps of cell division are
... > full story
Researchers Are First To Simulate The Binding Of Molecules To A Protein
You may not know what it is,
but you burn more than your
body weight of it every day.
Adenosine triphosphate, a
tiny molecule that packs a p ... > full story
Worms Do Calculus To Find Meals Or Avoid Unpleasantness
Thanks to salt and hot chili
peppers, researchers have
found a calculus-computing
center that tells a
roundworm to go forward
toward dinner or turn to
... > full story
New Evidence That Ancient Choanoflagellates' Form Evolutionary Link Between Single-celled And Multi-celled Organisms
What do humans and
single-celled
choanoflagellates have in
common? More than you'd
think. New research into the
... > full story
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How Cold Sore Virus Hides During Inactive Phase
July 5, 2008 — Now that scientists have figured out how the virus that causes cold sores hides out, they may have a way to wake it up and kill it. Cold sores, painful, unsightly blemishes around the mouth, have so ... > full story -
Evolutionary Origin Of Mammalian Gene Regulation Is Over 150 Million Years Old
July 3, 2008 — Scientists have found that a complex, highly conserved and extremely important mechanism of controlling genes is over 150 million years old. The findings have provided new insights into the evolution ... > full story -
Gene Directs Stem Cells To Build The Heart
July 3, 2008 — Researchers have shown that they can put mouse embryonic stem cells to work building the heart, potentially moving medicine a significant step closer to a new generation of heart disease treatments ... > full story -
Molecular Basis And Regulation Of Circadian Rhythms In Plants
July 3, 2008 — As anyone who has suffered from jetlag knows, we have internal clocks that tell us when to sleep and wake, and we can be miserable when these are disrupted. The daily cycles of many organisms are ... > full story -
Mimic Molecules To Protect Against Plague
July 3, 2008 — Bacteria that cause pneumonic plague can evade our first-line defenses, making it difficult for the body to fight infection. In fact, a signature of the plague is the lack of an inflammatory ... > full story -
Potential Treatment For TB Solves Puzzle
July 3, 2008 — Scientists have uncovered a new target for the potential treatment of TB, finally resolving a long-running debate about how the bacterial cell wall is built. The research, published in Microbiology ... > full story -
Dividing Cells Find Their Middle By Following A Protein 'Contour Map'
July 3, 2008 — Self-organization keeps schools of fish, flocks of birds and colonies of termites in sync. It's also, according to new research, the way cells regulate the final stage of cell division. Scientists ... > full story -
'Smart' Materials Get Smarter With Ability To Better Control Shape And Size
July 3, 2008 — A dynamic way to alter the shape and size of microscopic three-dimensional structures built out of proteins has been developed by biological ... > full story -
New DNA Weapon Against Avian Flu Identified
July 2, 2008 — By delivering vaccine via DNA constructed to build antigens against flu, along with a minute electric pulse, researchers have immunized experimental animals against various strains of the virus. This ... > full story -
Life-extending Protein Can Also Have Damaging Effects On Brain Cells
July 2, 2008 — Proteins widely believed to protect against aging can actually cause oxidative damage in mammalian brain cells, according to a new report in Cell Metabolism. The findings suggest that the proteins ... > full story
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