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Diseases and sex: The cocktail maintaining immune gene variation

The great variation of a specific form of immune genes makes organ transplants so complicated. On the other hand, we need such a great variability in order to resist infectious diseases. This is why it also ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New test spots early signs of mucopolysaccharidoses -- inherited metabolic disorders

A team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Zacharon Pharmaceuticals, have developed a simple, reliable test for identifying biomarkers for mucopolysaccharidoses ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jan 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Facebook moves to help organ donations

Facebook on Tuesday unveiled an initiative to use the vast social network to help connect organ donors with people who need life-saving transplants.

Technology / Internet

created May 01, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Easily 're-programmable cells' could be key in creation of new life forms

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Nottingham are leading an ambitious research project to develop an in vivo biological cell-equivalent of a computer operating system.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Yelp prices IPO at $15 a share as questions loom

(AP) -- Yelp is set to make its stock market debut Friday after pricing its initial public offering above its targeted range, a sign of strong investor demand for a slice of the 8-year-old online reviews site ...

Technology / Business

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Apple posts video of Jobs memorial on Apple.com

(AP) -- Apple is allowing the general public to get a look at a heartfelt and star-studded memorial service it held for employees to celebrate the life of Steve Jobs at its Cupertino headquarters last week.

Technology / Other

created Oct 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Plasma in bags

Using plasmas, sealed plastic bags can be modified at atmospheric pressure so that human cells can adhere to and reproduce on their walls. Cell culture bags of this kind are an important aid for research and ...

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cure of ADPKD by selection for spontaneous genetic repair events in Pkd1-mutated iPS cells

A research group including Kyoto University researchers demonstrates that mouse iPS cells, in which genetic correction occurs spontaneously through mitotic recombination, is selectable from the population of genetically mutated ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0