Sleeping beauty plays a significant role in identifying cancer genes
...leeping Beauty turned them on or off -- in effect, uncovering the fingerprint of each tumor's cancer genes. David Largaespada, Ph.D., associate professor and leader of the Genetic Mechanisms of Cancer Program, led the University of Minnesota Cancer Center research team. Their work focused on cancer gene discov...Going To Extremes To Improve Human Health
...e of disease conditions such as diabetes, involves uncovering the neural and vascular interactions in the skin during environmental heat stress. In the effort to understand why young women are more susceptible to fainting than men, he also studies how estrogen and progesterone influence blood pressure regulatio...Researchers find first evidence of venom system in extinct mammal
...ng on something, you can still learn a lot just by uncovering one little piece of information," Fox added. "And we're fortunate that we are able to work where we do; central Alberta is one of the richest areas of the world to uncover the types of fossils that we're interested in." ...Protein Discovery Could Unlock The Secret To Better TB Treatment
...on drugs like antibiotics. Scientists believe that uncovering the molecular structure of this protein will lead the way to designing drugs which enable treatment of dormant and multidrug resistant TB. In England and Wales around 400 people die each year from the disease. The top challenge for TB control in the...Protein discovery could unlock the secret to better TB treatment
...on drugs like antibiotics. Scientists believe that uncovering the molecular structure of this protein will lead the way to designing drugs which enable treatment of dormant and multidrug resistant TB. In England and Wales around 400 people die each year from the disease. The top challenge for TB control in the...