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Four-stranded ‘Quadruple Helix’ DNA Structure Proven to Exist in Human Cells
January 21, 2013 12:55 pm | News | Comments
In 1953, Cambridge researchers Watson and Crick published a paper describing the interweaving ‘double helix’ DNA structure – the chemical code for all life. Now, in the year of that scientific landmark’s 60th Anniversary, Cambridge researchers have published a paper proving that four-stranded ‘quadruple helix’ DNA structures – known as G-quadruplexes – also exist within the human genome.
WHO: Slight Cancer Risk After Japan Nuke Accident
February 28, 2013 3:20 pm | by MARIA CHENG - AP Medical Writer - Associated Press | News | Comments
Two years after Japan’s nuclear plant disaster, an international team of experts said that...
WHO: Slight Cancer Risk After Japan Nuke Accident
February 28, 2013 3:20 pm | by MARIA CHENG - AP Medical Writer - Associated Press | News | Comments
Two years after Japan’s nuclear plant disaster, an international team of experts said that...
Wind in the Willows Boosts Biofuel Production
January 21, 2013 12:58 pm | News | Comments
Willow trees cultivated for green energy can yield up to five times more biofuel if they grow...
Implants Make Light Work of Fixing Broken Bones
February 8, 2013 10:14 am | News | CommentsArtificial bone, created using stem cells and a new lightweight plastic, could soon be used to heal shattered limbs. The use of bone stem cells combined with a degradable rigid material that inserts into broken bones and encourages real bone to re-grow has been developed at the Universities of Edinburgh and Southampton.
Can You Predict How a Disease Will Spread in a Population?
February 5, 2013 10:37 am | News | CommentsHow, when and where a pathogen is transmitted between two individuals in a population is crucial in understanding and predicting how a disease will spread. New research has laid the foundation for a new generation of zoonotic disease spreading models, which could allow for more targeted prevention strategies.
Immune System Molecule with Hidden Talents
January 22, 2013 11:56 am | News | CommentsDendritic cells perform a vital role for the immune system: They engulf pathogens, break them down into their component parts, and then display the pieces on their surface. In order to do their job, they are dependent upon the support from a class of immune system molecules, which have never before been associated with dendritic cells: antibodies.
BD and PEPFAR Collaborate
August 4, 2010 10:54 am | by Edited for tone and content by Lily Barback | Articles | CommentsBD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) and the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) set in motion a joint, multi-year initiative to improve blood collection practices in African clinics and hospitals.
