Novel mutation may be linked to prostate cancer in African-American men
Credit: Alice R. Walker Researchers have identified a novel mutation that may be associated with prostate cancer in African American men, according to a new...
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Computer bots are more like humans than you might think, having fights lasting years
Researchers say 'benevolent bots', otherwise known as software robots, that are designed to improve articles on Wikipedia sometimes have online 'fights' over content that can...
Gene-edited pigs show signs of resistance to major viral disease
Credit: Norrie Russell, The Roslin Institute Scientists have produced pigs that may be protected from an infection that costs the swine industry billions each year....
NIST patents first DNA method to authenticate mouse cell lines
Credit: Jan Schmoranzer, Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie "A case of mistaken identity" may drive the plot of the latest spy film or crime novel, but...
New grant expands reach of St. Jude gene therapy program for ‘bubble boy’ disease
(MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Feb.23, 2017) The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has awarded a five-year, $11.9 million grant to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and...
New assay may lead to a cure for debilitating inflammatory joint disease
Credit: Photo courtesy of NYU Langone Medical Center Current treatments for rheumatoid arthritis relieve the inflammation that leads to joint destruction, but the immunologic defect...
The truth about catnip (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2017 -- Catnip is notorious for its euphoric effects on our feline companions. What is it about...
USC publishes results of a fasting mimicking diet that may reverse diabetes
Los Angeles, Calif., Feb. 23, 2017 - A landmark study published today in Cell finds that providing mice with a temporary, specifically formulated Fasting Mimicking...
New paper published in Phytobiomes may lead to novel methods of Rhizoctonia solani control
Credit: The American Phytopathological Society St. Paul, Minn. (February 2017)--Rhizoctonia species--and R. solani specifically--are a complex group of soil fungi with broad host range and...
Almost 4 decades later, mini eyeless catfish gets a name
Credit: Courtesy of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. After almost four decades, an elusive, eyeless catfish measuring less than an inch now...
Nematode resistance in soybeans beneficial even at low rates of infestation
Credit: USDA-ARS URBANA, Ill. - Each spring, tiny roundworms hatch and wriggle over to the nearest soybean root to feed. Before farmers are even aware...
NASA sees another quick Tropical Cyclone demise in South Pacific
Credit: Credits: NASA/NRL NASA's Aqua satellite captured an image of the end of Tropical Cyclone 8P as it was being sheared apart by strong vertical...
Study reveals PGK1 enzyme as therapeutic target for deadliest brain cancer
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Discovery of a dual role played by the enzyme phosphoglycerate kinase 1 (PGK1) may indicate a new therapeutic target for...
Researchers uncover a role for HSP90 in gene-environment interactions in humans
February 23, 2017 (Cambridge, MA) -- Proteins do most of the work inside the human body, supporting the structure, function, regulation, and repair of organs,...
Gene mutations cause leukemia, but which ones?
Kevin Watanabe-Smith, Ph.D., likens cell mutations to typos in text messages. "Mutations are part of life. They are mistakes in a gene like typos in...
