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DNA repair proteins monitored at double-strand break

...eaks caused by chemotherapy or radiation. It could also suggest new strategies for enhancing repair of dou...M and NBS1 blocks this important process. The team also showed that both NBS1 and ATM are needed to ensure that the repair factor, XRCC4, arrives at the dou...

Survival of the rarest: Fruit flies shed light on the evolution of behavior

... This gene is of particular interest because it is also found in many organisms, including humans. The new...more than sitter larvae while feeding and they are also more likely to explore new food patches than sitters. The researchers explored the evolutionary mech...

UCLA AIDS Institute researchers find a peptide that encourages HIV infection

...bit the infection of CD4 cells with HIV. RC-111 is also cyclic and has the same amino acid sequence as ret... There are three structural varieties of peptides, also known as defensins ?alpha, beta and theta, Lehrer said. Humans have only alpha and beta; monkeys hav...

World's leading scientists announce creation of 'Encyclopedia of Life'

...Atlas of Living Australia. The Encyclopedia today also announced the initial membership of its Institutio...l advisory board of distinguished individuals will also help guide the Encyclopedia. The effort is spurred by a $10 million grant from the John D. and Ca...

LIAI scientists make important finding on cytomegalovirus transmission

...ased on controlled laboratory studies of mice, may also have implications for other chronic virus infectio...liminate this virus." Croft said the scientists also tested a second approach, which used a stimulator antibody in mice to boost the action of the OX40 p...

'Short-circuit' found in ocean circulation

...culation, which links all the other oceans, and is also relevant to uptake and release of carbon dioxide by the sea ?transport between the deep and surface waters in the Southern Ocean is particularly important for this process. Understanding oceanic circulation is important because it distributes hea...

Researchers publish first marsupial genome sequence

...one can cause melanoma, a type of skin cancer that also strikes humans exposed to too much of the sun's ul...entive treatments. The opossum genome sequence also provides researchers with a fresh perspective on the evolutionary origins of the human genome. It sh...

Study shows continued success for new HPV vaccine against virus responsible for cervical cancer

...ut 70 percent of all cases of cervical cancer. It also targets HPV types 6 and 11, which together cause about 90 percent of all cases of genital warts. Researchers at more than a dozen international medical centers evaluated the efficacy of quadrivalent vaccine targeting HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18 in mo...

Dealing deadly cancers a knockout punch

...actable sarcomas and melanomas. Recent studies also indicate that Reolysin works synergistically with ...II trials Oncolytics plans for 2007. The Company also has a collaborative agreement with the U.S. National Cancer Institute to conduct multiple clinical t...

Study offers clues to 'Broken Heart Syndrome'

...s hormones likely plays a role, he said, but it is also possible that a blood clot temporarily blocks a major artery of the heart, then dissolves before being detected during coronary angiography. The most common symptom of broken heart syndrome was chest pain, in 70 percent of patients, followed by sh...

Scientists develope a new model of artificial canine skin

... canine skin, even forming a basal membrane, which also maintains the characteristics of conventional skin....

Magnetic computer sensors may help study biomolecules

Magnetic switches like those in computers also might be used to manipulate individual strands of ...n valves not only can trap magnetic particles, but also can be used as the pivot point for rotating strands of particles when a rotating magnetic field is a...

Slowing the racing heart

...including drug interventions," said Solaro, who is also director of the center for cardiovascular research... processes, particularly in the brain, where it is also highly expressed," added Ke. ...

Confirmed -- deforestation plays critical climate change role

...as been suggested," Dr Canadell says. "However, it also demonstrates the need to avoid higher levels of global warming, which could slow the ability of forests to accumulate carbon." He says that while tropical deforestation will continue, slowing the amount of clearing will make significant impacts. ...

DOE JGI sets 'gold standard' for metagenomic data analysis

...use their predictive accuracy was very low. But it also validated some of our assumptions." Mavrommatis...erver and sustain the value of the system. This is also facilitated through a server called "Fames," available at the DOE JGI ( http://fames.jgi-psf.org/ ) ...

Researchers attach genes to minichromosomes in maize

...n proteins and antibodies. In addition, scientists also may be able to use them to develop plants better suited for biofuel production. “The technique used to create our engineered minichromosomes should be transferable to other plant species,?Birchler said. He said he hopes that he and other scient...

Parasites' impact goes beyond host to affect ecosystem

...roductive abilities, and even their mortality ?but also the hosts?entire ecosystem. In the article, "P...gulls are prevalent, the C. lingua trematode would also be prevalent. A laboratory experiment confirmed Wood’s and Byers?hypothesis: snails infected with...

DNA-damage test could aid drug development

...a lot earlier in the drug development process." It also could help to avoid issues with animal testing. "The European Union is trying to minimize animal testing," Shuga points out. "A ban on animal testing of cosmetic products goes into effect in 2009." Next steps in the research, which may be carried ...

100 percent of pregnant women have at least one kind of pesticide in their placenta

...air, soil and water. Nonetheless, human beings are also victims of these emissions, and involuntarily (wha...exercise and the avoidance of tobacco (which could also be a source of inadvertent exposure) are very important habits which help to control the presence of...

Asexual worm quickly adapts to soil contamination

...ynamics and structure of the population but it can also lead to genetic changes and adaptations. Doroszuk investigated the long-term effects of pollution on the bacteria-eating nematode Acrobeloides nanus. This asexually reproducing nematode is easy to culture and study. The research is innovative due to ...

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