Press monitoring
Newborn brain cells show the way
12.7.2009 | Press monitoring
Although the fact that we generate new brain cells throughout life is no longer disputed, their purpose has been the topic of much debate. Now, an international collaboration of researchers made a big leap forward in understanding what all these newborn neurons might actually do. Their study, published in the July 10, 2009, issue of the journal...
Database On Tiny Plant Will Help Scientists Create Better Crops, Biofuels and Medicines
11.7.2009 | Press monitoring
A tiny plant with a long name (Arabidopsis thaliana) helps researchers from over 120 countries learn how to design new crops to help meet increasing demands for food, biofuels, industrial materials, and new medicines. The genes, proteins, and other traits of this fast-growing, tiny mustard plant reside in a vast database dubbed the Arabidopsis...
Genetically Engineered Mice Yield Clues to ‘Knocking Out’ Cancer
10.7.2009 | Press monitoring
Deleting two genes in mice responsible for repairing DNA strands damaged by oxidation leads to several types of tumors, providing additional evidence that such stress contributes to the development of cancer.
Dangerous Liaisons: Bacterial 'Sex' Causes Antibiotic Resistance
9.7.2009 | Press monitoring
Some disease-causing bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics because they have peculiar sex lives, say researchers publishing new results in the journal Science. The new study helps scientists understand how bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics, which is a major challenge for those treating infectious diseases, say the authors from...
Scientists Find Heart Stem Cells
8.7.2009 | Press monitoring
Scientists have identified a cardiac stem cell that gives rise to all of the major cell types in the human heart. The find opens the way to using patients' own cells to heal their damaged hearts.
DNA Variations Linked To Brain Tumors
7.7.2009 | Press monitoring
Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) have found a connection between DNA alterations on human chromosome 9 and aggressive brain cancer known as glioblastoma. The findings are reported in the current online issue of Nature Genetics.
Virus-resistant grapevines
5.7.2009 | Press monitoring
Viruses can cost winegrowers an entire harvest. If they infest the grapevines, even pesticides are often no use. What’s more, these chemicals are harmful to the environment. Researchers are growing plants that produce antibodies against the viruses and are thus immune.
Biological warfare in bacteria offers hope for new antibiotics
4.7.2009 | Press monitoring
Scientists are to study a group of proteins that are highly effective at killing bacteria and which could hold the key to developing new types of antibiotics.
Scientists develop a new HIV microbicide - and a way to mass produce it in plants
3.7.2009 | Press monitoring
New research in the FASEB Journal describes a one-two punch in the battle against HIV.
Purple Sweet Potato Means Increased Amount Of Anti-cancer Components
2.7.2009 | Press monitoring
A Kansas State University researcher is studying the potential health benefits of a specially bred purple sweet potato because its dominant purple color results in an increased amount of anti-cancer components.
