A unique study from Lund University in Sweden has discovered for the first time that there is a genetic sexual
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Abnormal gene copying seen in tauopathy fruit fly models
It sounds like science fiction: Nefarious genes clone themselves and settle their rogue copies in distant outposts of the galaxy
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Scientists discover biomarker for flu susceptibility
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found a way to predict whether someone exposed to the flu
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New method can quickly and accurately detect infections: New method is quicker and more accurate than existing tests
A new study by Waldemar Gorski, professor and chair of the UTSA Department of Chemistry, and Stanton McHardy, associate professor
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Ten thousand bursting genes: Genes marked with colorful barcodes give precise, instantaneous snapshots of single cells
A breakthrough new technique enables scientists to image 10,421 genes at once within individual cells. The work was done in
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Avoiding catastrophe: Yeast study reveals clues to maintaining genome size: Yeast cells reveal clues to agressive childhood kidney cancer
As cells divide, they must accurately split their DNA between the two daughter cells or risk having an uneven number
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Simpler model gets to the point with proteins: Scientists introduce technique to study dynamic processes with greater accuracy
Computational models have come a long way in their ability to simulate the most basic biological processes, such as how
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How immune cells kill bacteria with acid: Crucial protein for acidification of macrophage phagosome discovered
The first line of immune defense against invading pathogens like bacteria are macrophages, immune cells that engulf every foreign object
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Exercise beats genetics in determining amount of body fat
With obesity now a global epidemic, there is increased focus on risk factors that contribute to weight gain, especially in
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New health benefits discovered in berry pigment
Naturally occurring pigments in berries, also known as anthocyanins, increase the function of the sirtuin 6 enzyme in cancer cells,
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