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Researchers from the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a key step required for cell division in a study that could help improve therapies to treat cancer. Their work describing the mechanism of the contractile ring ...Alcohol Abuse Must be solved with Action
Scotland's epidemic of alcohol abuse can only be tackled by more action and less talk according to opposition parties, yesterday as the health minister// voiced support for higher taxes on drinks. Leading doctors have launched a new group called Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP...Cholesterol mystery solved through research mice
Researchers at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine developed a breed of research mice to decipher the complexities of cholesterol//. It studies how "good" cholesterol is used by the body to protect against heart attacks and strokes. According to John S. Parks, Ph.D., from Wake For...Cholesterol Mystery Solved By Nobel Laureates
A 72 year old mystery about cholesterol synthesis which has been bugging scientists for so long has finally been cracked by Nobel laureates. // The Shoenheimer effect has long been unexplained, but not now. The first evidence for end-product feedback regulation of a biosynthetic pathway was de...Protein Structure of Pathogens Associated With CF and TB Solved
The structure of a novel protein in the bacterium that is the most persistent pathogen in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients has been solved . Hauptman-Woodward Institute scientists Dr. Andrew Gulick, Eric Drake and Dr. Manish Shah, in collaboration with researchers at the University at Buffalo and...Structure of Iron Regulatory Protein-RNA Complex Solved
The surprising structure and properties of a protein responsible for regulating the transport, storage and use of iron -- as it binds its target RNA// -- are described by researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Iron is an essential nutrient, and defects in uptake and metabolis...Mystery of the dead crocodiles solved
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COLUMBIA, Mo. At noon, it was black as night. It was May 19, 1780 and some people in New England thought judgment day was at hand. Accounts of that day, which became known as 'New England's Dark Day,' include mentions of midday meals by candlelight, night birds coming out to sing, flowers folding...Mystery of infamous 'New England Dark Day' solved by 3 rings
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The dance of the chromosomes during cell division, first described in the late 1800s and familiar to all high-school students from movies shown in biology classes, has long fascinated biologists. However, the molecular nature of a key component of cell division, the "chromosome-spindle" connection...Genetically engineered bacteria compute the route
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