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NanoCAGE reveals transcriptional landscape of the mouse main olfactory epithelium

The problem in biology of how to identify the promoters of olfactory receptor genes (>1000 genes) has remained unsolved due to the difficulty of purifying sufficient material from the olfactory epithelium. ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

HeliScopeCAGE: A new gene expression analysis technique on a single molecule sequencer

A new gene expression technique adapted for single molecule sequencing has enabled researchers at the RIKEN Omics Science Center (OSC) to accurately and quantitatively measure gene expression levels using ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study links vitamin D deficiency to cardiovascular disease and death

While mothers have known that feeding their kids milk builds strong bones, a new study by researchers at the Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City suggests that Vitamin D contributes to a strong ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 3

Cash register receipts a new BPA concern

If you read environmental news on a regular basis then you know that consumers are in an uproar about the revelation that SIGG water bottles contain bisphenol-A (BPA), despite the company's previous BPA-free advertisements. ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 1

Women with breast cancer have low vitamin D levels

Women with breast cancer should be given high doses of vitamin D because a majority of them are likely to have low levels of vitamin D, which could contribute to decreased bone mass and greater risk of fractures, according ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Prostate specific antigen testing may be unnecessary for some older men

Certain men age 75 to 80 are unlikely to benefit from routine prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing, according to a Johns Hopkins study published in the April 2009 issue of The Journal of Urology.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 20, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0