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Nutritional Bounty Offered by Winemaker's Rubbish
Pomace – the mashed, leftover pulp from red grapes in the early process of making wine – is considered byproduct rubbish. But maybe not for long. Researchers have now demonstrate how viticultural trash could be a nutritive treasure.
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Children Born With Deadly Immune Condition Still Healthy 10 Years After Gene Therapy
The effects of a therapy developed to treat children born with a rare and deadly immune system disorder appear to be long-lasting as 90% of patients who received the treatment eight to 11 years ago are still disease-free.
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How Genes Influence Exercise Outcomes
A new study shows that genes play a significant role in how our bodies respond to exercise and identifies a number of specific genes that influence the outcomes of different kinds of physical activity.
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New Genes Related to Fibromuscular Dysplasia Identified
According to a study, three new genetic variants that regulate gene expression in the arteries are connected to fibromuscular dysplasia.
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How Has the Fukushima Nuclear Accident Impacted Wildlife Health?
Scientists have conducted research on the effects of life-long radiation exposures to wildlife that remained in the Fukushima exclusion zone, examining biomarkers of DNA damage and stress.
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BRCA2 Requires a Specific Enzyme To Repair DNA Damage
Women with certain mutations in BRCA2 have an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer. In a new study, researchers show that BRCA2 requires a specific enzyme in order to repair DNA damage.
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Investigating Why Small Cell Lung Cancer Is So Aggressive
The Human Tumor Atlas Network was created to develop high-resolution maps of many kinds of cancer so that doctors could have a more complete view of the textured terrain of tumors, including how they become more deadly. The first such atlas for small cell lung cancer is now ready for viewing.
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Unicellular Organism Is Missing Genes That Are Vital to Copying and Distributing Its DNA
Carpediemonas membranifera, a unicellular organism that lives on marine shorelines, has been found to miss genes that are vital to copying and distributing its DNA.
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Lifestyle May Explain Why Some Bacteria Go Rogue
For bacteria, like people, lifestyle matters. A new study found that the environmental lifestyle that bacteria possess reveal why some go rogue and turn deadly while others remain harmless to humans.
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Microbe Engineered To Make Chemical That Is Unknown in Nature
Scientists have engineered bacteria that can make a molecule that, until now, could only be synthesized in a laboratory.
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