2008
- Science’s Breakthrough of the Year: Reprogramming Cells
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December 19, 2008
By inserting genes that turn back a cell's developmental clock, researchers are gaining insights into disease and the biology of how a cell decides its fate.
- Cells’ Protein-Folding ‘ER’ May Play a Role in Type 2 Diabetes
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November 24, 2008
“It used to be that for a long time, we thought that type 2 diabetes was just your insulin not working – insulin resistance,” says Feroz Papa, MD, PhD.
- Biomedical Engineers’ Detective Work Reveals Antibiotic Mechanism
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November 14, 2008
A series of genetic clues led a team of BU biomedical engineers to uncover exactly how certain antibiotics kill bacteria.
- Nature study demonstrates that bacterial clotting depends on clustering
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November 3, 2008
Bacteria shown to cause blood clots.
- Random Event Triggers Cellular Switch
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October 20, 2008
A stochastic single-molecule event is enough to switch a bacterial cell from one phenotype to another.
- New prenatal test for Down syndrome less risky than amniocentesis, Stanford/Packard scientists say
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October 8, 2008
Pregnant women worried about their babies’ genetic health face a tough decision: get prenatal gene testing and risk miscarriage, or skip the tests and miss the chance to learn of genetic defects before birth.
- Important new step toward producing stem cells for human treatment
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September 25, 2008
Harvard researchers produce iPS cells without use of retroviruses.
- New Protein Structure Could Spur Research on Metabolism, Cell Death
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September 4, 2008
Researchers have determined the structure of a human membrane protein involved in metabolism and the self-destruction of cells.
- Infections linked to premature births more common than thought, Stanford study finds
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August 25, 2008
Previously unrecognized and unidentified infections of amniotic fluid may be a significant cause of premature birth, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
- Amplifying Small Molecules
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August 14, 2008
Supramolecular complex generates target compounds in PCR-like cascade reaction.
- Daley and colleagues create 20 disease-specific stem cell lines
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August 7, 2008
Lines to be part of new HSCI iPS collection available to researchers.
- Scientists discover the travel patterns of seasonal flu
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April 16, 2008
Scientists discover the travel patterns of seasonal flu – findings may lead to improved flu vaccines.
- Scientists Identify New Leads for Treating Parasitic Worm Disease
March 16, 2008
Compounds May Provide Much-Needed New Weapons In Worldwide Battle Against Schistosomiasis.
- Bird brains suggest how vocal learning evolved
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March 11, 2008
Though they perch far apart on the avian family tree, birds with the ability to learn songs use similar brain structures to sing their tunes.
- Regulator of microRNAs is key to cell reprogramming and carcinogenesis
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February 21, 2008
MicroRNAs are a recently discovered class of RNAs that encode no proteins but instead regulate gene activity.
- DNA is blueprint, contractor and construction worker for new structures
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January 31, 2008
DNA is the blueprint of all life, giving instruction and function to organisms ranging from simple one-celled bacteria to complex human beings.
- Team IDs weakness in anthrax bacteria
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January 22, 2008
MIT and New York University researchers have identified a weakness in the defenses of the anthrax bacterium that could be exploited to produce new antibiotics.
- Study: Brain connections strengthen during waking hours, weaken during sleep
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January 20, 2008
Most people know it from experience: After so many hours of being awake, your brain feels unable to absorb any more—and several hours of sleep will refresh it.
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