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Ubiquibodies mark proteins for destruction

March 27, 2014
News
A newly engineered type of antibody fragment which mark specific proteins inside a cell with a molecular kiss of death could pave the way for new drug therapies and research...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Merm1 cancer target

March 26, 2014
News
A newly-discovered enzyme is supressed in cancer and lung inflammation and could help in the development of new drugs to target the disease. Merm1 is essential for normal functioning of...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Oncology
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Understanding chromatography saves pharma big money

March 25, 2014
News
By fine tuning a critical process in drug manufacture, researchers at Rice University say they can widen a bottleneck and save the pharmaceutical industry time and money.The new technique can...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Epigenetic root to endometriosis

March 24, 2014
News
An epigenetic modification could be an integral component in endometriosis and its progression suggests a new theory from researchers in America. A team from Northwestern University focused on two previously...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Pathology, Proteomics & Genomics
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Antimicrobial pizza herb

March 21, 2014
News
A simple herb used on pizzas could play an important role in defeating the winter vomiting bug say American researchers.Carvacrol – the substance found in oregano oil which gives the...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Microbiology, Pathology
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Surplus neurons could cause neurodevelopmental disorders

March 19, 2014
News
Autism could be caused by cells called microglia failing to trim unnecessary connections between neurons.Researchers from EMBL and the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (ITT) found that by trimming surplus connections...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Neuroscience, Pathology
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Circadian clock sensitive to vibration

March 10, 2014
News
The internal circadian clock of the fruit fly can be influenced by more than just the cycle of night and day say researchers in London, who found vibration also has...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Zoology
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Prostate cancer drugs ‘not treating root cause’

March 5, 2014
News
New drugs aimed at treating prostate cancer may not be targeting the root cause of the disease say researchers who have discovered that methylation – thought to be a significant...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Oncology
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Cognitive powers unique to humans

March 3, 2014
News
An area of the brain responsible for strategic planning, decision making and multi-tasking is unique to humans say researchers from the University of Oxford.By comparing brain MRI scans of 25...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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Cas9’s secrets revealed

February 26, 2014
News
Bacterial enzyme Cas9 needs short DNA sequences to identify and degrade foreign DNA during viral infections American researchers have discovered.Cas9 (CRISPR-associated)  is guided by RNA, but needs short DNA sequences...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Immunology, Proteomics & Genomics
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