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Molecular Machinery Related To Stem Cell Fate Uncovered
29.6.2009 | Press monitoring
The Stowers Institute's Xie Lab has revealed how the BAM protein affects germline stem cell differentiation and how it is involved in regulating the quality of stem cells through intercellular competition. The work was recently published by PNAS Early Edition.
Melon research sweetened with DNA sequence
28.6.2009 | Press monitoring
People smell them, thump them and eyeball their shape. But ultimately, it's sweetness and a sense of healthy eating that lands a melon in a shopper's cart. Plant breeders now have a better chance to pinpoint such traits for new varieties, because the melon genome with hundreds of DNA markers has been mapped by scientists with Texas AgriLife...
Stem Cells Created From Pigs' Connective Tissue Cells
27.6.2009 | Press monitoring
For years, proponents have touted the benefits of embryonic stem cell research, but the potential therapies still face hurdles. Side effects such as tumor development, a lack of an effective and long-term animal model to test new therapies, and genetic incompatibility between the host and donor cells are some of the problems faced by...
Nanoparticles could someday lead to end of chemotherapy
26.6.2009 | Press monitoring
Nanoparticles specially engineered by University of Central Florida Assistant Professor J. Manuel Perez and his colleagues could someday target and destroy tumors, sparing patients from toxic, whole-body chemotherapies.
Bioenergy Crops May Be Beneficial for Soil and Water
25.6.2009 | Press monitoring
Agricultural and forest lands occupy nearly 1.4 billion acres of the contiguous United States. These lands are the foundation of our agricultural and forestry supplies. Our forests provide habitat and corridors that support wildlife populations, filter and regulate surface and groundwater flows, and sequester carbon. These services improve...
Předvídavé mikroorganismy
24.6.2009 | Press monitoring
Evoluce naučila bakterie i kvasinky, jak se připravit na očekávané změny ve svém životním prostředí. Mohou se bakterie s předstihem připravit na nadcházející změny? Tým izraelských vědců vedený Jicchakem Pilpelem z university v Tel Avivu došel k závěru, že to není neřešitelný problém ani pro obyčejnou střevní bakterii Escherichia coli. Ta se v...
Research team creates simple chemical system that mimics DNA
24.6.2009 | Press monitoring
A team of Scripps Research scientists has created a new analog to DNA that assembles and disassembles itself without the need for enzymes. Because the new system comprises components that might reasonably be expected in a primordial world, the new chemical system could answer questions about how life could emerge.
World First: Chinese Scientists Create Pluripotent Stem Cells From Pigs
23.6.2009 | Press monitoring
Scientists have managed to induce cells from pigs to transform into pluripotent stem cells – cells that, like embryonic stem cells, are capable of developing into any type of cell in the body. It is the first time in the world that this has been achieved using somatic cells (cells that are not sperm or egg cells) from any animal with hooves (known...
Biofuel Could Lighten Jet Fuel's Carbon Footprint Over 80 Percent
22.6.2009 | Press monitoring
The seeds of a lowly weed could cut jet fuel's cradle-to-grave carbon emissions by 84 percent.
New Accurate Diagnostic Test for Swine H1N1 Influenza Using RT-PCR Technology
20.6.2009 | Press monitoring
A new, easy-to-perform method for detecting both seasonal influenza A virus and the emerging H1N1 swine-derived influenza A virus in human clinical samples offers a fast, sensitive, and cost-effective diagnostic test that runs on standard laboratory equipment.
