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HIV’s surprising structure

November 5, 2014
The building blocks of the immature human immunodeficiency virus are arranged in a surprising way say researchers who have pinpointed the location of each block within the virus structure.Cryo-electron microscopy...

Stretch-sensitive protein causes foetal membrane rupture

November 3, 2014
Premature rupture of the foetal membrane is the result of stretch-sensitive protein suggests research from two of London’s leading universities. A team from University College London and Queen Mary University...

Huddle! Cells secret communication clusters

October 30, 2014
Cells cluster together to communicate within restricted groups, just like a sports team huddle discusses secret tactics, say scientists from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). Using developing zebrafish, scientists...

Step closer to stem cell treatment for diabetes

October 29, 2014
Using embryonic stem cells as a starting point, Harvard researchers have produced human insulin-producing beta cells in massive quantities. These cells – equivalent to normally functioning beta cells in almost...

Genetic mutation prevents weight gain on high-sugar diet

October 28, 2014
A team of researchers from the University of Southern California have found a way to suppress the obesity that accompanies a high-sugar diet by regulation of a particular gene.The team,...

Jumping spiders’ visual system revealed

October 27, 2014
Scientists have solved one of the toughest problems in spider biology – how the arachnids’ visual system works. An interdisciplinary team from Cornell University have for the first time made...

Precursor to life created in virtual lab

October 24, 2014
A virtual molecular laboratory has created a possible precursor to life say Danish scientists, which could have important implications for creating artificial living systems. Protocells are the simplest, most primitive...

CD8 T cells in in for the long haul

October 23, 2014
Like soldiers trained for a specific mission, CD8 T cells become tuned to fighting an exact pathogen but rather than bail out once the job is done, they stay in...

Liquid DNA behind virus attacks

October 22, 2014
New studies show viruses convert their DNA into liquid form to be injected into host cells, findings which could lead to new therapies that avoid resistance. In a previous study...

Floppy proteins linked to ALS

October 21, 2014
A loss of protein stability has been linked to muscle-destroying disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) by American researchers. Mutations in a gene coding for protein superoxide dismutase SOD is linked...

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