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Scientists block RNA silencing protein in liver to prevent obesity and diabetes in mice: New treatment for a major health problem?

September 10, 2018 Biotechnology, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, chronic illness, Diabetes, Liver Disease, mice, Molecular Biology, obesity

Obesity and its related ailments like type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease pose a major global health burden, but

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Experimental drug takes aim at cancers associated with Epstein-Barr virus

August 22, 2018 Biotechnology, Brain Tumor, cancer, Genetics, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma, mice, Virology

Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) doesn’t directly cause cancer, but infection with this common herpes virus brings an increased risk of some

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Researchers target protein that protects bacteria’s DNA ‘recipes’

August 22, 2018 Bacteria, Biochemistry Research, Biotechnology, Forensics, genes, Human Biology, Microbiology, Personalized Medicine

Bacteria cause many serious illnesses, from food poisoning to pneumonia. The challenge for scientists is that disease-causing bacteria are extraordinarily

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This matrix delivers healing stem cells to injured elderly muscles: Muscular dystrophy patients could someday also benefit from this hydrogel successfully tested in mice

August 17, 2018 Batteries, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Immune System, Medical Technology, skin cancer, Stem Cells

A car accident leaves an aging patient with severe muscle injuries that won’t heal. Treatment with muscle stem cells from

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Models give synthetic biologists a head start: Scientists build math tools to predict genetic circuits’ performance

August 14, 2018 Biotechnology, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Developmental Biology, Gene Therapy, genes, Genetics, Human Biology, Personalized Medicine

Synthetic biologists have the tools to build complex, computer-like DNA circuits that sense or trigger activities in cells, and thanks

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Hidden signals in RNAs regulate protein synthesis: Study finds previously unknown strategy cells use to make protein

July 16, 2018 Alternative Medicine, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, genes, Genetics, HIV and AIDS, Human Biology, Molecular Biology

Scientists have long known that RNA encodes instructions to make proteins. The building blocks that comprise RNA — A, U,

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Chemicals associated with oxidative stress may be essential to development: Study shows we may want to think twice before attacking ROS

July 13, 2018 Biology, Biotechnology, Developmental Biology, Diseases and Conditions, Genetics, Healthy Aging, Medical Topics, Parkinson's Research

Some level of molecules linked to oxidative stress may be essential to health and development, according to new animal studies.

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How to start a nanomotor: Research team reconstructs motor-cargo complex for ciliary transport

July 5, 2018 Biology, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Human Biology, Medical Topics, Molecular Biology, Nervous System, Pregnancy and Childbirth

Most people have never heard of them, and yet every living being needs them to survive: fine protrusions of cells