The Scientist : NewsBlogs: November 2008

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[Entry posted at 26th November 2008 05:00 PM GMT]

The signals that tell your skeleton to lay down new bone come from an unlikely source -- your gut, according to a study published today (Nov. 26) in Cell.

"This study revolutionizes how we think about the skeleton," ... Click to continue

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PhDs (People Having Dance-offs)

Posted by Jennifer Evans

[Entry posted at 21st November 2008 03:13 PM GMT]

They twirled and tangoed, somersaulted and flipped. Some interpreted their science through hula-hoops set ablaze, while others used the beats of ... Click to continue

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Ancient eyes head for the light

Posted by Jennifer Evans

[Entry posted at 19th November 2008 05:27 PM GMT]

Simple communication between a pair of neighboring cells allows tiny marine worms to move toward light using a sensory organ believed to be an ancient precursor of the eye, according to a study out this week in Nature.

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Texas med center to lay off 3,800

Posted by Jennifer Evans

[Entry posted at 13th November 2008 04:45 PM GMT]

A day after dedicating a new facility for pathogen research, the University of Texas-Galveston Medical Branch in Galveston announced yesterday (November 13) it will lay off roughly one-third ... Click to continue

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Blood vessel brakes boost tumors

Posted by Jennifer Evans

[Entry posted at 10th November 2008 02:00 PM GMT]

Putting the brakes on blood vessel growth, or angiogenesis, surrounding a tumor can boost rather than stymie tumor growth, according to two papers out this week in Nature -- complicating a ... Click to continue

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