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GM food solutions at risk from lobbyists, research suggests

Powerful lobby groups opposed to genetically modified (GM) food are threatening public acceptance of the technology in Europe, research suggests.

Biology / Other

created Sep 24, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (6) | comments 39

Call for long-term view on 'dire' funding of biological research databases

A rethink is needed on the 'dire' situation of funding of databases across biology, researchers say.

Biology / Other

created Oct 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Research Highlights Role of Protein Pair in Obesity Regulation

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research by University of Cincinnati scientists implicates a new protein in obesity development and highlights a protein pair's "team effort" in regulating obesity and insulin resistance.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 12, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify a new gene involved in autophagy, the cellular recycling program

All cells are equipped with a recycling programme to collect and remove unnecessary cellular components. Autophagy sequesters and digests aged organelles, damaged proteins and other components, which, if not ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jan 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Unraveling how cells respond to low oxygen

Gary Chiang, Ph.D., and colleagues at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have elucidated how the stability of the REDD1 protein is regulated. The REDD1 protein is a critical inhibitor of the mTOR signaling pathway, ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Protecting cells from their neighbors

Almost all organisms evolve from a single cell, a fertilised egg. In the first hours after fertilisation, the fate of its future development is determined. It is dictated by the separation of cells that will become sperm ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0