(Phys.org) —Adventitious changes in cellular DNA can endanger the whole organism, as they may lead to life-threatening illnesses like cancer. Researchers at LMU now report how byproducts of respiration cause mispairing ...
Biochemistry
May 22, 2013
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Apoptosis is a programmed death mechanism that eliminates unwanted or injured cells from the body. Defects in apoptotic regulation can lead to serious physiological problems such as tissue damage or uncontrolled cancerous ...
Biochemistry
May 8, 2013
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Researchers in Freiburg identify a protein responsible for the correct arrangement of the chromosome centromeres in the nucleus.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 4, 2013
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In a laboratory study pairing food chemistry and cancer biology, scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center tested the potentially harmful effect of foods and flavorings on the DNA of cells. They found that liquid ...
Biochemistry
Mar 27, 2013
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When Gulf of Mexico algae don't get enough nutrients, they focus their remaining energy on becoming more and more poisonous to ensure their survival, according to a new study by scientists from North Carolina State University ...
Environment
Mar 12, 2013
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A University of Central Florida chemist has come up with a unique way to kill certain cancer cells – give them acid reflux.
Biochemistry
Mar 7, 2013
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In experiments mimicking a natural environment, Duke University researchers have demonstrated that the silver nanoparticles used in many consumer products can have an adverse effect on plants and microorganisms.
Bio & Medicine
Feb 27, 2013
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For scientists to improve cancer treatments with targeted therapeutic drugs, they need to be able to see proteins prevalent in the cancer cells. This has been an impossible, until now. Thanks to a new microscopy technique, ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 26, 2013
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Researchers from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia have developed a technique that improves and cuts the cost of a technique called electroporation, which involves opening pores in cell membranes using an electric field ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 7, 2013
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In this week's issue of Science Signaling (22 January, 2013), Danen and colleagues of the Division of Toxicology of LACDR report novel insights into the question how stem cells decide to commit suicide when their DNA is damaged.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 23, 2013
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