Biomedical scientist concerned about effects of oil spill on human health
University of Rhode Island Pharmacy Professor Bongsup Cho knows there are cancer-causing chemicals in diesel fumes and cigarette smoke.
Environment
Jun 24, 2010
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Researchers discover mechanism that limits scar formation
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered that an unexpected cellular response plays an important role in breaking down and inhibiting the formation of excess scar tissue in wound healing.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 10, 2010
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Novel Nanoparticles Prevent Radiation Damage During Cancer Therapy
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nanoparticles covered with the natural pigment melanin may protect bone marrow from the harmful effects of anticancer radiation therapy, according to scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva ...
Bio & Medicine
May 27, 2010
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Chromosome 'glue' surprises scientists
Proteins called cohesins ensure that newly copied chromosomes bind together, separate correctly during cell division, and are repaired efficiently after DNA damage. Scientists at the Carnegie Institution have found for the ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 6, 2010
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Rapid analysis of DNA damage now possible
(PhysOrg.com) -- Our DNA is under constant attack from many sources: Radiation, ultraviolet light, and contaminants in our food and in our environment can all wreak havoc on our genetic material, potentially leading to cancer ...
Biotechnology
May 3, 2010
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Ku70 shown to be critical regulator of DNA damage in Huntington's disease
Ku70, a component of the DNA repair complex, is shown to be a new critical player in the DNA damage-linked pathologies of Huntington's disease (HD), according to a study in the May 3 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology.
Cell & Microbiology
May 3, 2010
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Scientists discover new genetic sub-code
In a multidisciplinary approach, Professor Yves Barral, from the Biology Department at ETH Zurich and the computer scientists Dr. Gina Cannarozzi and Professor Gaston Gonnet, from the Computer Science Department of ETH Zurich ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 16, 2010
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Key protein aids in DNA repair
Scientists have shown in multiple contexts that DNA damage over our lifetimes is a key mechanism behind the development of cancer and other age-related diseases. Not everyone gets these diseases, because the body has multiple ...
Biochemistry
Apr 11, 2010
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Newly identified proteins critical to FA pathway DNA repair function
Identification of two new proteins in the Fanconi anemia DNA repair pathway may help explain genetic instability in people with Fanconi anemia and how otherwise healthy people are susceptible to cancer from environmentally ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 25, 2010
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Unpacking condensins' function in embryonic stem cells
Regulatory proteins common to all eukaryotic cells can have additional, unique functions in embryonic stem (ES) cells, according to a study in the February 22 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology. If cancer progenitor cells—which ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 22, 2010
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