News tagged with molecular basis
Genes underlying the key domestication process in sorghum and other cereals
A study by a team of university and government scientists led by a Kansas State University researcher, indicates that genes responsible for seed shattering -- the process by which grasses disseminate their seeds -- were under ...
May 14, 2012 |
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Navigating the neurochemical space by computer-aided molecular design
Pharmaceutical scientists from VU University Amsterdam and colleagues from the University of Vienna and Medical University of Vienna have gained new insights into the molecular basis of the GABAA receptors, ...
Apr 06, 2012 |
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New study makes key finding in stem cell self-renewal
A University of Minnesota-led research team has proposed a mechanism for the control of whether embryonic stem cells continue to proliferate and stay stem cells, or differentiate into adult cells like brain, liver or skin.
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Research examines virus infection's differing effects on plants, insects
(PhysOrg.com) -- Tomato spotted wilt virus can be deadly for many important plants, but have little effect on the plants' small insect hosts. Research by a Kansas State University plant pathologist and two students is examining ...
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Scientists identify molecular basis for DNA breakage
Scientists from the Hebrew University have identified the molecular basis for DNA breakage, a hallmark of cancer cells. The findings of this research have just been published in the journal Molecular Cell.
Jul 19, 2011 |
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The smell of danger: Rodent olfaction and the chemistry of instinct
The mechanics of instinctive behavior are mysterious. Even something as simple as the question of how a mouse can use its powerful sense of smell to detect and evade predators, including species it has never met before, has ...
Jun 28, 2011 |
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How molecules get to the right place at the right time
Active transport processes in cells ensure that proteins with specialized local functions reach their intracellular destinations. Impaired transport causes cellular dysfunction or even cell death. Scientists from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet ...
Apr 20, 2011 |
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Scientists devise targeted therapy strategy for rare form of childhood cancer
BOSTON--By "distracting" cancer proteins from their usual activity, scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital have caused cells in a rare, lethal form of cancer to begin behaving like normal ...
Mar 29, 2011 |
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Researchers looking at a rare disease make breakthrough that could benefit everyone
By working with Canadians of French ancestry who suffer a rare genetic disease, researchers have discovered how three genes contribute to abnormal growth, making a breakthrough that will improve our understanding of many ...
Mar 01, 2011 |
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Experiment reaches biology milestone with hard X-ray laser
Unraveling the molecular basis of life is an age-old quest of humanity. A breakthrough towards this goal was reported in a pair of studies published Feb. 3 in the scientific journal Nature, detailing a new ...
Feb 02, 2011 |
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How plants counteract against the shade of larger neighbors
Plants that "lose the battle" during competitiveness for light because they are shaded by larger neighbours, counteract. They adapt by rapid shoot elongation and stretch their leaves towards the sun. The molecular basis of ...
Dec 17, 2010 |
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In Brief: A week to forget your fears?
Studies with mice have demonstrated that fearful or traumatic memories can be extinguished -- often temporarily, but sometimes permanently.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 29, 2010 |
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Researchers discover new way diseases develop
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified a previously unknown mechanism by which cells direct gene expression, the process by which information from a gene is used to direct the physical and behavioral ...
Jul 08, 2010 |
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Sequencing a single genome yields cause of inherited bone disorder
Combining new, whole-genome sequencing technology with classic genetic approaches to understanding inherited diseases, Duke University Medical Center geneticists and colleagues at Johns Hopkins have discovered two gene mutations ...
Jun 17, 2010 |
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Supramolecular architecture explains the incredible strength of fibrin blood clots
A new study unlocks the previously unknown structural features that underlie the incredible elastic resilience of fibrin, the main protein in blood clots. The research, published by Cell Press in Biophysical Journal on May ...
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May 18, 2010 |
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