While studying the sense of touch, scientists have pinpointed specific neurons that appear to regulate…
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Genetic causes of a male infertility disorder revealed
Severe spermatogenic failure is a genetic condition that causes low sperm count and infertility. Researchers…
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Anesthesia drugs really do put us to sleep
When patients are put under anesthesia, they are often told they will be “put to…
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Efficient, protein-based method for creating iPS cells developed
Researchers have devised an efficient and safer way to make induced pluripotent stem cells, or…
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Animal model of typhoid fever could lead to better vaccines
The first mouse model of the common bacterial disease typhoid fever is reported in a…
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Genetic tradeoff: Harmful genes are widespread in yeast but hold hidden benefits
The genes responsible for inherited diseases are clearly bad for us, so why hasn’t evolution,…
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Structure discovered for promising tuberculosis drug target
Researchers have figured out the three-dimensional shape of the protein responsible for creating unique bonds…
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Scientists create first mouse model of typhoid fever
Researchers have created the first true mouse model of typhoid infection. The development promises to…
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Antibiotics that only partly block protein machinery allow germs to poison themselves
Powerful antibiotics that scientists and physicians thought stop the growth of harmful bacteria by completely…
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Study reveals rate at which key genetic deletions contribute to male infertility
A large-scale analysis of Y chromosomes from more than 20,000 men finds that two spontaneously…