Expelled DNA that Traps Toxins May Backfire in ObeseThe body’s most powerful immune cells may have a radical way of catching their prey that could backfire on people who are overweight.
Developing Cancer DrugsResearchers find therapeutic potential in ‘undruggable’ target.
Memory-Boosting Chemical Is Identified in Brains of MiceUCSF cell biologists find molecule targets a key biological pathway.
Developmental Protein Plays Role in Spread of CancerA protein used by embryo cells during early development, and recently found in many different types of cancer, apparently serves as a switch regulating metastasis.
Scientists Coax Brain to Regenerate Cells Lost in Huntington’s DiseaseThe study appears in the journal Cell Stem Cell.
Major Funding for Dairy Cow ResearchResearchers have received a major funding award to develop a project that could ultimately lead to an early warning system for poor health and welfare in dairy cattle.
Rothamsted Research Plants Autumn-sown Wheat as Part of its GM Field TrialThe extension of the current trial will allow scientists to also study the effects of autumn aphid infestations on their experimental 'aphid repelling' wheat.
Plankton Genome Sheds Light into Making Fish OilsRothamsted Research scientists have sequenced the whole genome and started characterizing the genes of the ecologically important marine alga Ehux.
Bringing Out the Usual – and Unusual – Cancer Genomics SuspectsSeveral years ago, researchers sequencing lung cancer genomes encountered a number of red herrings.
Experimental Vaccine Shows Promise against TB MeningitisStudy in animals lays groundwork for new prevention strategies in brain TB.
