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Jumping gene helps explain immune system's abilities

...process have beendifficult to study. Hermes should help reveal some secrets of thisprocess, the researchers say."The immune system takes an approach to protein building similar tothat of diners creating a meal at a cafeteria, but how the immunesystem's 'a la carte' process happens is still murky," says Cr...

UCSD Discovery Shows How Embryonic Stem Cells Perform 'Quality Control' Inspections

...process have beendifficult to study. Hermes should help reveal some secrets of thisprocess, the researchers say."The immune system takes an approach to protein building similar tothat of diners creating a meal at a cafeteria, but how the immunesystem's 'a la carte' process happens is still murky," says Cr...

Scientists document complex genomic events leading to the birth of new genes

... of eight family members, the RGP gene cluster may help to explain what sets apart humans and other primates from the rest of the animal kingdom. Human chromosome 2 has always intrigued primate biologists; it formed from the fusion of two mid-sized ape chromosomes and is the only cytogenetic distinction...

New therapy for HIV/AIDS eliminates needles and excessive toxicity

...process have beendifficult to study. Hermes should help reveal some secrets of thisprocess, the researchers say."The immune system takes an approach to protein building similar tothat of diners creating a meal at a cafeteria, but how the immunesystem's 'a la carte' process happens is still murky," says Cr...

Nano-Probes Allow an Inside Look at Cell Nuclei

...ical reactions inside nuclei, such as how proteins help repair DNA after irradiation. They have already visualized the dots' journey from the area surrounding the nucleus to inside the nucleus, a feat that opens the door for real-time observations of nuclear trafficking mechanisms. They also hope to targe...

Gene sequencing explains bioremediation 'bug'

...process have beendifficult to study. Hermes should help reveal some secrets of thisprocess, the researchers say."The immune system takes an approach to protein building similar tothat of diners creating a meal at a cafeteria, but how the immunesystem's 'a la carte' process happens is still murky," says Cr...

Circles Of DNA Might Help Predict Success Of Stem Cell Transplantation

...certain type of immune cell DNA in the blood could help physicians predict whether a bone marrow stem cell...ublished in the journal Blood. This finding could help physicians predict whether children receiving such a transplant will experience either failure or si...

The Shapes Of Life: NIGMS Project Yields More Than 1,000 Protein Structures

...ic stamp collection,?explained Norvell. “They will help researchers better understand the function of proteins, predict the shape of unknown proteins, quickly identify targets for drug development, and compare protein structures from normal and diseased tissues.?In general, a broad range of biomedical res...

New insight into people who 'see' colors in letters and numbers

...ere seeing the colors, that color perception would help them distinguish shapes such as triangles or squar...chers found that the synesthetic colors really did help the synesthetes distinguish the shapes or graphemes, compared to normal control subjects who were te...

Plants defy Mendel's inheritance laws, may prompt textbook changes

...earchers used molecular markers - bits of DNA that help identify and locate genes in organisms - to determ...ow this form of inheritance happens and how it can help improve plants or animals through gene therapy, Pruitt said the discovery has opened an important ne...

Scientists identify new model Of NK cell development

...derstanding the immune system more fully so we can help patients," says Caligiuri. A major arm of the bod...tack. The more we know about them, the more we can help them do their work. In cancer, as in other diseases, the sooner you intervene, the better." ...

Study of genomic DNA leads to new advances in cancer diagnostics

...and diagnostic biopsy samples. Will these methods help clinicians in diagnosing cancer? Because the investigators utilized several practical methods in their study, potential exists for future diagnostic applications. The cell smear assay, which is similar to methods commonly used in diagnostics laborato...

NJIT Presidential Award winner takes stem cell research another step

...tem cells to induce bone repair. Her research will help diabetics whose impaired bones will not properly h...ng signals, in the form of biomaterials, that will help adult stem cells turn into cells that, if injected into a diseased area of the human body, could reg...

The Bacteria's guide to survival

...rs argue, it would be in a bacterium's interest to help keep its host alive. And bacteria appear to do this with the help of their pili. ### Citation: Howie HL, Glogauer M, So M (2005) The Neisseria gonorrhoeae type IV p...

RNA project to create language for scientists worldwide

...lecular information into useful knowledge that can help us to understand how different cells grow and deve...formation scientists and structural biologists. To help sort out the difficult conceptual issues, the consortium will organize frequent face-to-face meeting...

TEL2 gene cooperates with MYC gene to provoke B-cell lymphomas

...alive and become cancerous." The study's findings help explain the interlocking roles of MYC, TEL2, and p53 in the development of B lymphoma. It was already known that many human B-cell lymphomas over-express the MYC gene, either because the tumor cells acquire additional copies of this gene or because t...

Examination of internal 'wiring' of yeast, worm, and fly reveals conserved circuits

...er. "Ultimately, this type of wiring analysis will help us more fully explain how the diversity of life de... Ideker said protein interaction information could help modify that approach to drug discovery. "Maybe the target protein has a good and necessary role in 1...

X-Ray Beams And Fruit Fly 'Flight Simulator' Aid Scientists' View Of Muscle Power

...tore energy during each beat that is later used to help flap the wings or expand the heart after contraction. We found that flying insects store much of the elastic energy in the protein filaments themselves, which minimizes the power costs,?Maughan said. A previous publication by Maughan and Tom Irving ...

Unexpressed But Indispensable -- The DNA Sequences That Control Development

...lyzing the sequence and location of these CNEs may help point the way to other non-coding elements that remain undiscovered. It is also likely that mutations in these critical sequences cause human diseases. Studying how such mutations drive development astray may lead to better understanding not only of ...

Scientists solve structure of key protein in innate immune response

... also may also lead to the development of drugs to help treat septic shock, an often fatal systemic bacterial infection that is triggered by LPS. "Pharmaceutical companies have tried to develop anti-septic shock agents for a long time without clear success," explains Dr. Lee. "Since LPS is an important i...

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