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1 hr ago | Science

Why Naked Mole Rats Don't Get Cancer

Although they are quite ugly and confined to a life underground, naked mole rats have at least one attribute that other animals, even humans, might aspire to: They don't get cancer.

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Related Topix: Charleston, SC, University of South Carolina, Medical University of South Carolina, Biology, Science, University of Rochester

5 hrs ago | Science

Japan to Relax Ban on Chimeric Embryo Experiments

A scientist pioneering research toward generating human organs in pigs has cleared one hurdle in gaining approval to continue his research in Japan.

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Related Topix: Stem Cell Research, Science / Technology, Biology, Science, Medicine, Diabetes, Health

9 hrs ago | CiteULike

Unsupervised Clustering of Subcellular Protein Expression Patterns in ...

Protein subcellular localization has been systematically characterized in budding yeast using fluorescently tagged proteins.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science

13 hrs ago | CiteULike

Mechanistic links between nonsense-mediated mRNA decay and pre-mRNA splicing in mammalian cells

To insert individual citation into a bibliography in a word-processor, select your preferred citation style below and drag-and-drop it into the document.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science

18 hrs ago | Circulation

Functional Characterization of a Novel Mutation in NKX2-5 Associated...

From the Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Division , Molecular Cardiology , and Structural and Computational Biology Divisions , Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia; Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia ; Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Brigham ... (more)

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Related Topix: Stem Cell Research, Science / Technology, Biology, Science, Genetics, Medicine, Australia, World News, Heart Disease, Health

Tue Jun 18, 2013

PhysOrg Weblog

Balancing act: Mitochondrial protein coordinates a little-known...

Calories in, calories out. Any dieter is familiar with the two sides of the equation for weight loss, usually reduced to eating less and exercising more.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science, Medicine, Diabetes, Health

PhysOrg Weblog

Study suggests new approach to fight lung cancer

Recent research has shown that cancer cells have a much different - and more complex - metabolism than normal cells.

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Related Topix: University of Texas at Dallas, Biology, Science

Science Daily

Chemical nanoengineering: Designing drugs controlled by light

The "Design, synthesis and structure of peptides and proteins" lab headed by Dr. Giralt, also senior professor at the University of Barcelona and holder of the 2011 Spanish National Research Prize, has synthesized two peptides , which, on irradiation with light, change shape, thereby allowing or preventing an specific protein-protein interaction.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Nanotechnology, Chemistry, Science, Biology

The Atlantic

Enbrel and the Autoimmune Era

How a banner biotech drug made in Chinese hamster ovary cells is changing disease even as it treats it.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Enbrel, Etanercept (generic), Rheumatoid Arthritis, Arthritis, Health, Chemistry, Science, Biology, Genetics

MediLexicon

Process Of Metastasis Explained By 'Chase And Run' Cell Movement Mechanism

A mechanism that cells use to group together and move around the body - called 'chase and run' - has been described for the first time by scientists at UCL.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Medicine, Health, Biology, Science

Medical News Today

Cell Biologists Identify A Memory-Boosting Chemical In Mice

Memory improved in mice injected with a small, drug-like molecule discovered by UCSF San Francisco researchers studying how cells respond to biological stress .

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Related Topix: Biology, Science, Biochemistry, Medicine

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Nature Neuroscience

Post-doc position

The laboratory is in the process of evaluating hematopoietic stem cells as well as differentiating embryonic stem cells using a systems-based approaches involving next-generation sequencing technologies such as -seq and ChiP-seq to unravel transcription and regulatory mechanisms governing stem cell proliferation, differentiation, migration and ... (more)

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Related Topix: Biology, Science

Vancouver Sun

Scientists: We believe we have discovered why cancer spreads

Many key sectors of the Canadian economy have job openings, but no people to fill them.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Medicine, Health, Biology, Science

Circulation

Serum Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 and Cell Surface...

From the Atherosclerosis Research Unit, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Departments of Medicine , Pharmacology , and Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology , Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; and Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, Biology, Science, University of South Carolina

Freshnews

Life Technologies Expands Range of Stem Cell Reprogramming Solutions

Life Technologies Corporation today announced the launch of Epi5 Episomal iPSC Reprogramming Vectors , the world's first product to be fully commercialized based on technology that won its developers a Nobel Prize in 2012 for the ability to easily reprogram adult human cells into an early embryonic state.

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Related Topix: Telecom, Security, Lifeline Systems, Stem Cell Research, Science / Technology, Biology, Science, Genetics, Medicine

Sun Jun 16, 2013

EurekAlert!

'Chase and run' cell movement mechanism explains process of metastasis

A mechanism that cells use to group together and move around the body - called 'chase and run' - has been described for the first time by scientists at UCL.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Biology, Science

MediLexicon

Molecular Motors May Become Jammed, Playing A Role In The Development Of ALS

Slowdowns in the transport and delivery of nutrients, proteins and signaling molecules within nerve cells may contribute to the development of the neurodegenerative disorder ALS, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Als, Health, Nutrition, University of Illinois Chicago, Genetics, Biology, Science

Fri Jun 14, 2013

CiteULike

Real-time imaging of cotranscriptional splicing reveals a kinetic...

The Journal of Cell Biology , Vol. 193, No. 5. , pp. 819-829, doi:10.1083/jcb.201009012 Splicing is a key process that expands the coding capacity of genomes.

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Rehab Management

Implications of Genetic Mutation May Contribute to ALS Development

The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine states that delays in the transport and delivery of nutrients, proteins, and signaling molecules within nerve cells may bolster the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Als, Health, Genetics, University of Illinois Chicago, Biology, Science

Nature Neuroscience

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Neurobiology

A funded postdoctoral position in Neurobiology is available for a highly motivated candidate in the laboratory of Dr Cavalli at Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine to participate in -funded research projects on the molecular mechanisms controlling axon regeneration.

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Related Topix: Washington University in Saint Louis, Biology, Science