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Colon cancer shuts down receptor that could shut it down

Though a high-fiber diet has long been considered good for you and beneficial in staving off colon cancer, Medical College of Georgia researchers have discovered a reason why: roughage activates a receptor ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Chemists create two-armed nanorobotic device to maneuver world's tiniest particles

Chemists at New York University and China's Nanjing University have developed a two-armed nanorobotic device that can manipulate molecules within a device built from DNA. The device is described in the latest issue of the ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Feb 15, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Progress Toward Artificial Tissue?

(PhysOrg.com) -- For modern implants and the growth of artificial tissue and organs, it is important to generate materials with characteristics that closely emulate nature.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created May 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

UCSD Engineer Provides Insights to Decades-Old DNA Squabble

(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of nanoengineers, biologists and physicists have used innovative approaches to deduce the internal structure of chromatin, a key player in DNA regulation, to reconcile a longstanding ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jul 31, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Study identifies new gene associated with ALS

A collaborative research effort spanning nearly a decade between researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and King’s College London (KCL) has identified a novel gene for inherited amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Dynamic changes in DNA linked to human diabetes

A study in the September issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, may give new meaning to the adage, "You are what you eat."

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0