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Gene mutation turns girls into boys
6.11.2006 | Press monitoring
A genetic switch that produces testes has been found.
Mayo Discovers Protein as Potential Tactic to Prevent Tumors
5.11.2006 | Press monitoring
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that a protein that initiates a "quality control check" during cell division also directs cell death for those cells damaged during duplication. This knowledge represents a potential "bulls eye" for targeting anti-tumor drugs. The findings appear in the current issue of Science.
Killing Resistant Germs
4.11.2006 | Press monitoring
Although a number of new antibiotics have been discovered in recent decades, our armory against infection is continually being depleted, as our microscopically small enemies are crafty warriors that develop resistance to current antibiotics.
Key Gene Controlling Kidney Development Found
3.11.2006 | Press monitoring
A gene called Six2 plays a critical role in the development of the kidney by keeping a population of "parent" stem cells constantly available to produce the differentiated cells that give rise to specialized parts of the organ, according to investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Differentiation is the process by which a progenitor...
Olive Oil's Newfound Benefits
2.11.2006 | Press monitoring
Olive oil is a cornerstone of Mediterranean diets, which are renowned for being good for the heart. Many nutritionists have attributed that benefit to the oil's high proportion of monounsaturated fatty acids. However, a European study suggests that olive oil's fatty acid makeup is only part of the story.
Northwestern researchers develop bistable nanoswitch
1.11.2006 | Press monitoring
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Carbon nanotubes (CNT) have been under intense study by scientists all over the world for more than a decade and are being thought of as ideal building blocks for nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS). A type of one-dimensional structure with high-aspect ratio, carbon nanotubes have emerged as a promising material because of their...
Bakterie a květiny v boji proti malárii
31.10.2006 | Press monitoring
V boji proti malárii, nejsmrtelnější nemoci v Africe, nabývají stále většího významu biologické zbraně.
Nanoparticle Assembly Enters The Fast Lane: Method Borrows Instructions From Molecular Code Of Life
31.10.2006 | Press monitoring
The speed of nanoparticle assembly can be accelerated with the assistance of the molecule that carries life's genetic instructions, DNA, a team of researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory recently found.
Engineering food at level of molecules
31.10.2006 | Press monitoring
What if the candy maker Mars could come up with an additive to the coating of its M&M’s and Skittles that would keep them fresher longer and inhibit melting? Or if scientists at Unilever could shrink the fat particles (and thereby the calories) in premium ice cream without sacrificing its taste and feel?
Structure of enzyme offers treatment clues for diabetes, Alzheimer's
30.10.2006 | Press monitoring
Researchers from the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have deciphered the three-dimensional structure of insulin-degrading enzyme, a promising target for new drugs because it breaks down not only insulin but also the amyloid-beta protein, which has been linked to the cognitive decline of Alzheimer's disease.
