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News: [Entry posted at 29th October 2009 05:01 PM GMT] A structurally-distinct immune protein prevents the release of HIV and other viruses from infected cells by literally tying them to the cell membrane, according to a study published online today (October 29) in Cell. This antiviral leash -- known as ... Click to continue
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News: [Entry posted at 26th October 2009 08:17 PM GMT] Researchers have shed light on an unusual resistance to cancer displayed by the naked mole rat, a burrowing, long-lived desert-dwelling rodent. In these animals, a cell growth switch absent in more cancer-prone organisms turns off cell division ... Click to continue
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News: [Entry posted at 26th October 2009 02:08 PM GMT] After a three-year trial, Hwang Woo-Suk, the South Korean stem cell researcher accused of criminal fraud and embezzlement in May, 2006, was convicted today (October 26) of embezzling 830 million won ($705,000) in research funds -- money he had won ... Click to continue
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News: [Entry posted at 22nd October 2009 07:00 PM GMT] Researchers may have finally solved the mystery of the fungal pathogen that has been devastating amphibian populations worldwide. The fungus, known as Batrachonchytrium dendrobatisdis (Bd), appears to alter the permeability of amphibian skin, which ... Click to continue
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News: [Entry posted at 20th October 2009 03:20 PM GMT] With the full results of the Thai HIV vaccine trial released this morning (October 20) at a conference in Paris, the HIV/AIDS research community can breathe a sigh of relief: The vaccine candidate does appear to offer a real, albeit modest, level of ... Click to continue
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News: [Entry posted at 18th October 2009 06:00 PM GMT] Tiny physical pokes and prods may be enough to spur stem cell movement and differentiation, according to a new study published online in Nature Materials today (October 18). These findings suggest mechanical forces in the early embryo's ... Click to continue
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News: [Entry posted at 11th October 2009 06:00 PM GMT] Stem cell researchers must take more care in identifying true pluripotency in reprogrammed human cells, according to a study published online today (October 11) in Nature Biotechnology. The paper outlines strict molecular criteria for recognizing ... Click to continue
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News: [Entry posted at 7th October 2009 06:00 PM GMT] Scientists have generated the most comprehensive map of the structural variation that exists among normal, healthy humans, according to a study published online today in Nature. Understanding normal variation between individuals is critical to ... Click to continue
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News: [Entry posted at 1st October 2009 07:00 PM GMT] A bacterium that infects insects may provide a biological method for stunting the spread of a range of devastating human diseases. The bacteria may protect their hosts against disease-causing pathogens by hiking up the insects' immune response, ... Click to continue
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