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How Tiny Cell Proteins Generate Force To 'Walk'
Researchers have shown how a
cell motor protein exerts
the force to move, enabling
functions such as cell
division. ... > full story
Agriculture: Gray Mold's Killer Gene Discovered
Gray mold is a
gardener’s nightmare.
The fungus, also known by
its scientific name Botrytis
cinerea, is a scourge to
more than 200 agricultural
... > full story
Mammals Can Be Stimulated To Regrow Damaged Inner Retina Nerve Cells
For the first time the
mammalian retina has now
shown the capacity to
regenerate new neurons after
damage. This research in
... > full story
New Strategy For Broad Spectrum Anti-viral Drugs Developed
Bavituximab, a newly
developed anti-viral drug
shows promise as a new
strategy to fight viral
diseases, including
potential bioterrorism
... > full story
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What’s Good For The Mouse Is Good For The Monkey: Skin Cells Reprogrammed Into Stem Cells
December 4, 2008 — Scientists have successfully created the first induced pluripotent stem cell lines from adult monkey skin cells. The research, published in the journal Cell Stem Cell, demonstrates that the method of ... > full story -
Researchers On Quest To Cure Disfiguring Parasitic Disease
December 4, 2008 — Researchers are hot on the trail of a totally new approach to treating Leishmania and related diseases like African sleeping sickness and Chagas' ... > full story -
Gene Mutation May Cause Immature Lungs In Newborns
December 3, 2008 — Scientists have identified a gene critical to lung maturation in newborns and the production of surfactant, which lines lung tissues and prevents the lungs from collapsing. Scientists deleted the ... > full story -
Vaccine Against Multiple Sclerosis? Mouse Experiment Yields Promising Results
December 3, 2008 — Researchers in Germany have succeeded in vaccinating mice with specially treated, autologous immune cells and preventing them from developing encephalitis, which is similar to multiple sclerosis in ... > full story -
Epigenetics: Plants Display 'Molecular Amnesia'
December 3, 2008 — Plant researchers have announced a major breakthrough in a developmental process called epigenetics. They have demonstrated for the first time the reversal of what is called epigenetic silencing in ... > full story -
Keeping Chromosomes From Cuddling Up
December 3, 2008 — If chromosomes snuggle up too closely at the wrong times, the results can be a genetic disaster. Now researchers have found the molecular machines in fruit flies that yank chromosomes apart when ... > full story -
Novel Bioreactor Enhances Interleukin-12 Production In Genetically-modified Tobacco Plants
December 3, 2008 — Scientists have found a way to produce significant quantities of murine interleukin-12, a naturally occurring protein essential for the proper functioning of the human immune system, from the hairy ... > full story -
Interferon Needed For Cells To 'Remember' How To Defeat A Virus
December 3, 2008 — Scientists have determined that the immune-system protein interferon plays a key role in "teaching" the immune system how to fight off repeated infections of the same ... > full story -
New RNA Processing Mechanism And New Class Of Small RNAs
December 2, 2008 — Scientists report their discoveries of a previously unknown mechanism in the nucleus that processes non-coding RNA molecules to generate what might be a new class of small ... > full story -
Discovery Of Virus In Lemur Could Shed Light On AIDS
December 2, 2008 — The genome of a squirrel-sized, saucer-eyed lemur from Madagascar may help scientists understand how HIV-like viruses co-evolved with primates, according to new ... > full story
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