A hormone instrumental in the aging process is under genetic control, introducing a new pathway…
Month: February 2016
New mathematical model explains variability in mutation rates across the human genome
Researchers developed a mathematical model to estimate the rates of mutation as a function of…
Gene therapy: T cells target mutations to fight solid tumors
An international research team has successfully modified immune cells to recognize and specifically target tumor…
Exposure to air pollution increases risk of obesity
Laboratory rats who breathed Beijing’s highly polluted air gained weight and experienced cardio-respiratory and metabolic…
Popular stem cell techniques deemed safe; unlikely to pass on cancer-causing mutations
A new study shows that the act of creating pluripotent stem cells for clinical use…
Immunity gene fusions uncovered in plants
Researchers have surveyed immune genes across flowering plants to uncover the molecular ‘traps’ that plants…
New plant species discovered on Yakushima
A new species of plant has been discovered on the subtropical Japanese island of Yakushima…
Technology set to personalize tendon, tissue injury rehab
A revolution in the treatment and rehabilitation of muscle/tendon injuries is on its way with…
Scientists discover secret to promising new cancer drug
A mystery about how a promising new class of anti-cancer drugs, called nutlins, work has…
3-D protein map offers new malaria vaccine hope
The first three-dimensional ‘map’ of a critical protein that malaria parasites use to invade human…