Public Release: 20-Feb-2015 Researchers find a new role for Cas9 in bacterial immune systems Bacteria may not have brains, but they do have memories, at least when it comes to viruses that attack them. Many bacteria have a molecular immune… Read More ›
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UAlberta researchers wind up a 40-year-old debate on betaretrovirus infection in humans
Exploring a viral connection to primary biliary cirrhosis University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (Edmonton) In a new study published in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, researchers at the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry have shown… Read More ›
Gene may help reduce GM contamination
Public Release: 19-Feb-2015 Genetically modified crops have long drawn fire from opponents worried about potential contamination of conventional crops and other plants. Now a plant gene discovered by University of Guelph scientists might help farmers reduce the risk of GM… Read More ›
Mutant bacteria that keep on growing
Public Release: 18-Feb-2015 American Society for Microbiology WASHINGTON, DC – February 17, 2015 – The typical Escherichia coli, the laboratory rat of microbiology, is a tiny 1-2 thousandths of a millimeter long. Now, by blocking cell division, two researchers at… Read More ›
Scientists unveil map of human epigenomes in effort to fight disease
Public Release: 18-Feb-2015 Virtually every cell in the body carries an identical genome. But how is it possible that each of the body’s 200 different types of specialized cells – in the heart, brain, bone, skin and elsewhere – develops… Read More ›
An Italian cemetery may provide clues on cholera’s evolution
Public Release: 15-Feb-2015 Burial grounds ‘a thousand-year history’ into human health A team of archaeologists and other researchers hope that an ancient graveyard in Italy can yield clues about the deadly bacterium that causes cholera. The researchers are excavating the… Read More ›
A new variant of the rabbit hemorrhagic disease endangers the Iberian lynx
Public Release: 11-Feb-2015 FECYT – Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology A study led by the Hunting Resources Research Institute demonstrates the effects that a new variant of the hemorrhagic disease virus RHDV has on wild rabbits on the Iberian… Read More ›
CU researchers find link in how cells start process necessary for life
Public Release: 11-Feb-2015 AURORA, Colo. (Feb. 11, 2015) – Researchers have found an RNA structure-based signal that spans billions of years of evolutionary divergence between different types of cells, according to a study led by researchers at the University of… Read More ›
LSU Health New Orleans identifies toxic Ebola protein fragment
Public Release: 21-Jan-2015 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, LA – William Gallaher, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, has discovered a fragment of an Ebola virus protein… Read More ›
Biological safety lock for genetically modified organisms
Public Release: 21-Jan-2015 Harvard Medical School The creation of genetically modified and entirely synthetic organisms continues to generate excitement as well as worry. Such organisms are already churning out insulin and other drug ingredients, helping produce biofuels, teaching scientists about… Read More ›
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