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Genetic packing: Successful stem cell differentiation requires DNA compaction, study finds

(Phys.org) -- New research findings show that embryonic stem cells unable to fully compact the DNA inside them cannot complete their primary task: differentiation into specific cell types that give rise to ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows developing organisms can identify and fix abnormalities in head and face

Developmental biologists at Tufts University have identified a "self-correcting" mechanism by which developing organisms recognize and repair head and facial abnormalities. This is the first time that such ...

Biology / Other

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Turing was right: Two proteins fit decades-old prediction

Today, Alan Turing is best known as the father of modern computer science, but in 1952 he sketched out a biological model in which two chemicals — an activator and an inhibitor — could interact to ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (12) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

First fruitful, then futile: Ammonites or the boon and bane of many offspring

Ammonites changed their reproductive strategy from initially few and large offspring to numerous and small hatchlings. Thanks to their many offspring, they survived three mass extinctions, a research team ...

Biology / Evolution

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Exciting new field of bioorthogonal chemistry owes a debt to curiosity-driven research from previous eras

“Bioorthogonal chemistry is literally chemistry for life,” said Carolyn Bertozzi, an internationally acclaimed leader and founder of this emerging and highly promising field of science that could ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Maternal gene causes more piglets to be born

A sow gives birth to more piglets if the DIO3 gene from its mother is expressed instead of the same gene inherited from its father. This is shown during research conducted by the Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre in Wageningen ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Molecular ticket determines RNA's destination and speed inside egg cell

Like any law-abiding train passenger, a molecule called oskar RNA carries a stamped ticket detailing its destination and form of transport, scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

820 German farms hit by 'Schmallenberg' virus: institute

More than 800 German farms have been hit by a new livestock disease that causes deformities in animals at birth, agriculture authorities said Friday.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

New study reveals basic molecular 'wiring' of stem cells

Despite the promise associated with the therapeutic use of human stem cells, a complete understanding of the mechanisms that control the fundamental question of whether a stem cell becomes a specific cell type within the ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Alan Turing's 1950s tiger stripe theory proved

Researchers from King's College London have provided the first experimental evidence confirming a great British mathematician's theory of how biological patterns such as tiger stripes or leopard spots are ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Feb 19, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (64) | comments 23 | with audio podcast


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