Octopuses occasionally stroll around on two arms, UC Berkeley biologists report
In a stunning example of evolution at work, scientists have now found that changes in a single gene can produce major changes in the skeletal armor of fish living in the wild. "Our motivation is to try to understa...MSI releases 'moleculizer' - a new approach to simulation of intracellular biochemical networks
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A large, multisite trial designed to examine the safety and preliminary effectiveness of two candidate topical microbicides to prevent HIV infection has opened to volunteer enrollment. The trial, sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, represents a partnership among various research institutions in Africa and the U...VCU Researchers Identify Networks Of Genes Responding To Alcohol In The Brain
Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have identified several genetic changes in the brains of mice caused by ethanol, which may help researchers better understand how and why people become addicted to alcohol. In the March issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers reported significant differences in the gene expression patterns regulated by alcohol in two mouse strains know...Hirsute Or Hairless? Two Proteins May Spell The Difference
If you're a cat fancier, you're well aware that hair follicles are expendable. The product of a spontaneous mutation that caught a cat breeder's eye, le chat nu, would quickly succumb in the wild—its winter coat consists of little more than a ridge of fur down the midback and tail—and needs special care to thrive as a pet. Hairless animals in the lab, on the other hand, can be very instructive. U...Two-Color RNA Spike-in Kit from Agilent Technologies
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Treating cholesterol can also help in slowing the progression of Alzheimer’s’ disease. The study was published in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry // . The research team assessed the degree of brain function loss caused by Alzheimer’s disease in 342 patients attending a memory clinic. They then monitored the progress of the disease for almost three years. The average...Two drugs Mays Be Better Than One For Prostate Enlargement
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OSS, the Netherlands, June 27, 2007-Organon, the humanhealthcare business unit of Akzo Nobel, announced today that twoout of three Phase III clinical trials with corifollitropin alfa(Org 36286), a new long-acting fertility hormone, have reachedtheir randomization target. Corifollitropin alfa is a new recombinant fertility hormone. It isthe first of a new class of gonadotropi...