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SARS Virus Entry Into Cells Involves Lipid Rafts
Lipid rafts have a key role when host cells are invaded by the SARS virus.
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Leukaemia Relapses Linked To DNA Repair Problems
Scientists have shown a link between acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), an aggressive cancer of the blood, and mutant genes in the DNA mismatch repair pathway.
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DNA Braces For Change
Dynamic DNA nanostructures can change their shape in response to specific molecular signals.
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Going Beyond p53's Role In Cancer
The tumour suppressor p53 has physiological roles beyond cancer.
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Natural Selection Shapes Modern Human Populations
Natural selection has influenced the morphological and disease-related diversity of modern human populations.
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Amyloid Inhibitors Are Aggregates Too
A new understanding of the way protein inhibitors work may have major implications in the development of drugs for Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.
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TBK1 Is Doubly Important
Research demonstrates how DNA vaccines may induce adaptive immune responses.
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The Plaque To Dementia
Recent questions as to the role of amyloid plaques in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease are addressed.
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Circadian Rhythms
The release of blood stem cells into the bloodstream is regulated by circadian rhythms.
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Controlling A Double-Edged Sword
Two papers offer valuable insight into how the key protein, known as SIRT1, is regulated.
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DNA Blueprint For Crystallization
Two papers describe the programming of encodable interactions between nanoscale building blocks achieved by exploiting the recognition capabilities of DNA base pairing to direct assembly.
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Sugar Rush To Protect The Heart
Research uncovers an emergency strategy that the heart muscle uses to protect itself under such circumstances - enlisting molecules that help to keep it supplied with vital energy.
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New Cells' Effect On Learning
The deletion of a protein required for the proliferation of adult neural stem cells in mice appears to affect spatial learning and memory.
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Depression Relinquishes Secrets To Imaging
Functional imaging distinguishes between geriatric patients who respond to antidepressant drug therapy and those who do not.
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