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Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. science / genetics news stories aggregated by FeedZilla.com Evolutionary toggling of the MAPT 17q21.31 inversion region. (source: Topix.net) October 14, 2009 at 10:44 am Abstract Using comparative sequencing approaches, we investigated the evolutionary history of the European-enriched 17q21.31 MAPT inversion polymorphism. (source: Topix.net) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com TAU Uses An Earlier Generation Antibiotic To Repair Genes And Slow Polyp Growth (source: Medical News Today) October 14, 2009 at 9:00 am A new Tel Aviv University drug, based on an older generation antibiotic, may provide doctors with an effective and innovative method of treating colon cancer in both its incipient and full-blown stages - and minimize the need for painful, uncomfortable col... (source: Medical News Today) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com No Such Thing As 'Junk RNA,' Say Pitt Researchers (source: Medical News Today) October 14, 2009 at 9:00 am Tiny strands of RNA previously dismissed as cellular junk are actually very stable molecules that may play significant roles in cellular processes, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh... (source: Medical News Today) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com Widely Sought Molecular Key To Understanding P53 Tumor Suppressor Gene Discovered By Singapore Scientists (source: Medical News Today) October 14, 2009 at 8:00 am Scientists at the Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) have determined how the master gene regulator p53 could switch a gene in a cell "on" or "off" by recognizing specific sequences of nucleotides in the gene's DNA. Their findings provide a missing piec... (source: Medical News Today) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com Berkeley Researchers Get First Look At Gene-Silencing Human RISC-Loading Complex (source: Medical News Today) October 14, 2009 at 8:00 am The molecular architecture of a protein complex that helps determine the fate of human cells has been imaged for the first time by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Known as a human RISC-... (source: Medical News Today) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com Parts Of The Genetic Programs That Determine Programmed Cell Death In Plants And Animals Are Actually Evolutionarily Related (source: Medical News Today) October 14, 2009 at 7:00 am Research has previously assumed that animals and plants developed different genetic programs for cell death. Now an international constellation of research teams, including one at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, has shown that parts of the... (source: Medical News Today) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com Discovery Reveals Gene Activity Networks That Let Tumors Thrive And Suggests New Modes Of Therapy (source: Medical News Today) October 14, 2009 at 5:00 am Researchers from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have uncovered a large, new cache of genes that act as built-in barriers against cancer. Known as tumor suppressors, the newly identified genes and the insight that they provide into devising new therap... (source: Medical News Today) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com Students Share Findings From The Frontiers Of Biomedical Research (source: Medical News Today) October 14, 2009 at 5:00 am Members of Qatar's research and medical community recently gathered at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar to learn more about research conducted by the college's pre-medical and medical students. The sixth annual Medical Student Research Forum not only... (source: Medical News Today) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com Genetic Analysis May Help Physicians Individualize Treatment Of Patients With Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (source: Medical News Today) October 14, 2009 at 4:00 am Analysis of a small number of marker genes may determine in a matter of hours if a patient with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) would respond to a targeted molecular drug regimen. This analysis could allow clinicians to determine if they have chosen... (source: Medical News Today) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com Discovery Of New Cancer Gene (source: Medical News Today) October 14, 2009 at 3:00 am A new cancer gene has been discovered by a research group at the Sahlgrenska Academy. The gene causes an insidious form of glandular cancer usually in the head and neck and in women also in the breast. The discovery could lead to quicker and better diagnos... (source: Medical News Today) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com UCR researchers develop genetic map for cowpea, accelerating development of new varieties (source: Topix.net) October 14, 2009 at 2:27 am Cowpea, a protein-rich legume crop, is immensely important in many parts of the world, particularly drought-prone regions of Africa and Asia, where it plays a central role in the diet and economy of hundreds of millions of people. (source: Topix.net) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com Self-sacrifice among strangers has more to do with nurture than nature (source: Topix.net) October 13, 2009 at 6:20 pm Socially learned behavior and belief are much better candidates than genetics to explain the self-sacrificing behavior we see among strangers in societies, from soldiers to blood donors to those who contribute to food banks. (source: Topix.net) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com Column: Research helps make strides against breast cancer (source: Topix.net) October 13, 2009 at 10:03 am Although October often is ushered in and out amid a virtual sea of pink ribbon-laden merchandise, remember it is a time for us to focus on how we can save lives and fight back against breast cancer. (source: Topix.net) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com   This email was sent to 4ndr1fm@gmail.com.  Manage Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.