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New Biodegradable Packages Keep Food Fresh
KTU researchers are creating biodegradable food packaging materials, which will keep food fresh for longer. This innovation would solve two problems at once: assist in cutting down packaging waste and in reducing the number of food-borne illnesses.
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Genetic Disruption Basis of Alzheimer's Disease
Jumping genes in mitochondrial genome could be responsible for neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's Disease.
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Synthetic Yeast 2.0
A global collaboration to design and build an entirely synthetic yeast organism has completed 5 chromosomes, meaning that 30% of S.cerevisiae's genetic material has now been swapped out for engineered replacements.
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City Food Lecture Addresses Key Question of Provenance
The need for a new approach to food production and an urgent need for people to reconnect with their food, were the key themes of The City Food Lecture 2017.
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Aboriginal Hair shows 50,000 Years Connection to Australia
DNA in hair samples collected from Aboriginal people across Australia in the early to mid-1900s has revealed that populations have been continuously present in the same regions for up to 50,000 years
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EFSA Reviews Control Measures of Bluetongue
Mass vaccination programmes lasting at least five years in combination with improved, continuous surveillance systems would be the only effective measures for eradicating bluetongue in Europe, EFSA has concluded.
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Role of Stem Cell Reprogramming Factor Uncovered
University of Tsukuba-led research reveals role for KLF4 protein in instructing cells to undergo metabolic changes while acquiring stem cell characteristics.
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Easier Disease Diagnosis with “Smart” Genetic Library
Scientists from Hiroshima University have developed a method to determine disease-causing mutations.
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Towards Noninvasive Detection of Lung Cancer
Researchers discovered that the activity of a number of genes are altered in the nasal cells of patients with lung cancer who have been smokers.
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New Light Shed on Autism
Latest study from the Autism Speaks MSSNG program identifies 18 new autism-linked genes, deepening understanding of autism’s broad spectrum.
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