News tagged with immune regulation

Study of MicroRNA Helps Scientists Unlock Secrets of Immune Cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- With the rapid and continuous advances in biotechnology, scientists are better able to see inside the nucleus of a cell to unlock the secrets of its genetic material. However, what happens outside of the ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Scientists break barrier to creating potential therapeutic molecules

Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have created a novel technique that for the first time will allow the efficient production of a molecular structure that is common to a vast array of natural molecules. This ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 24, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Found: A gene that may play a role in type 1 diabetes

Scientists at Stanford University have identified a gene that may play a role in the development of type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body's insulin-producing cells. Insulin, a ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0