When designing new cancer drugs, biologists often target specific gene mutations found only in cancer cells, or in a subset of cancer cells. A team of MIT biologists is now taking a slightly different approach, targeting ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 8, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that sheep are more intelligent than previously believed.
Plants & Animals
Feb 21, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers has identified unexpected and powerful cell-regulating functions in a protease known as ADAM 13, a discovery that holds promise for understanding ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 15, 2011
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Scientists are reporting discovery of a potential biochemical basis for the apparent cancer-fighting ability of broccoli and its veggie cousins. They found for the first time that certain substances in the vegetables appear ...
Biochemistry
Jan 26, 2011
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Simon Fraser University molecular biologists have discovered a gene whose job is to ensure that chromosomes are correctly distributed during the formation of eggs and sperm in mammals, including humans.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 22, 2010
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A team of researchers from Warwick have isolated a gene responsible for regulating the expression of CONSTANS, an important inducer of flowering, in Arabidopsis.
Plants & Animals
Jun 29, 2010
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Reversing a protein deficiency through gene therapy can correct motor function, restore nerve signals and improve survival in mice that serve as a model for the lethal childhood disorder spinal muscular atrophy, new research ...
Biotechnology
Feb 28, 2010
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Scientists have identified a gene family that plays a key role in one of the earliest stages of development in which an embryo distinguishes its left side from the right and determines how organs should be positioned within ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 25, 2010
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In the late 1990s the Finnish Yorkshire pig population was threatened by a genetic defect which spread at an alarming rate and led to infertility. The defective KPL2 gene in porcine chromosome 16 caused pig spermatozoa to ...
Feb 9, 2009
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