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Japan opposed a proposed ban on the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna The internet has emerged as one of the biggest threats to endangered species, according to conservationists who are meeting in Doha,

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Gene-Targeted Cancer Fix Could Be a Breakthrough - 119 Minutes ago

For first time in humans, scientists used RNA to stop production of protein driving malignancy HealthDay Reporter SUNDAY, March 21 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time in humans, scientists have successfully

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Caltech-led team provides proof in humans of RNA interference using targeted nanoparticles - 52 Minutes ago

Researchers unveil scientific results from siRNA Phase I clinical trial in cancer patients IMAGE:This targeted nanoparticle used in the study and shown in this schematic is made of a unique polymer and

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Scientists identify common gene linked to lung cancer in non-smokers - 103 Minutes ago

People who contract lung cancer and who have never smoked appear to have a genetic variation in common that predisposes them to the disease. Research into the genetic changes in lung cancer, published

U.S. scientists identify growth factor that promotes stem cell growth, regeneration - 4 Hours ago

(Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have identified a new growth factor that stimulates the expansion and regeneration of hematopoietic (blood-forming) stem cells in culture

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Male pipefish abort embryos of ugly mothers - Premium content - 3 Hours ago

This article is part of Nature's premium content. News Males show sexual selection before and after copulation. Janet Fang In pipefish, pregnant males give birth to more young from attractive mates, new

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More support for RNAi in clinic - 4 Hours ago

Nanoparticles studded with short RNA molecules can silence target genes in melanoma patients, demonstrating the clinical feasibility of these techniques for the first time, according to research published

Human cells exhibit foraging behavior like amoebae and bacteria - 4 Hours ago

When cells move about in the body, they follow a complex pattern similar to that which amoebae and bacteria use when searching for food, a team of Vanderbilt researchers have found. The discovery has

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Curtain Raiser of the Ninth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access - 6 Hours ago

IISD Reporting Services (IISD RS), Biodiversity, , 22-28 March 2010, Santiago de Cali, Colombia

Map Your Genomes For $48,000 - 14 Hours ago

If you're concerned about a particular medical condition or merely have a sincere interest in your genetic make-up then for $48,00, Illumina will map your genomes. Read the rest of the story at:

Novel method helps researchers perform targeted sequencing in maize genome - 16 Hours ago

MADISON, Wis. -- Researchers from Iowa State University, University of Minnesota, University of Florida and Roche NimbleGen have published a novel method to perform targeted sequencing in the highly complex

Recovering from a traumatic brain injury - 17 Hours ago

ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- March is Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness month. More than a million people sustain injuries each year in the U.S. Today at Bayfront Medical Center, a group of survivors met to celebrate

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Scientists exploring cup plant as potential new biomass and carbon storing crop - 19 Hours ago

Washington, March 20 (ANI): A new research by scientists at South Dakota State University (SDSU) is exploring a native perennial called cup plant as a potential new biomass crop that could also store

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Researchers to test renewable energy system at local treatment plant - 21 Hours ago

RENO Ã¢â?¬â? A successful University of Nevada, Reno renewable energy research project is moving from the lab to the real world in a demonstration-scale system to turn wastewater sludge into electricity.

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New technique reduces tobacco smoke damage to lungs in mice - 21 Hours ago

Researchers in Australia have demonstrated that blocking a certain protein can reduce or prevent cigarette smoke-induced lung inflammation in mice. Inflammation underlies the disease process of chronic

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Behaviour of single protein observed in unprecedented detail by Stanford chemists - 3/21/2010

For the first time, researchers have been able to confine and study an individual protein, one that plays a key role in photosynthesis, without having to pin it down so tightly as to alter its fundamental

Antifreeze proteins can stop ice melting, Queen's professors find - 3/21/2010

The same antifreeze proteins that keep organisms from freezing in cold environments can also prevent ice from melting at warmer temperatures, according to a new Queen's University study. The study presents

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Report: Actions to protect fish in California Bay-Delta 'scientifically justified' - 3/21/2010

Most of the actions proposed by two federal agencies to reduce water diversions in the California Bay-Delta in order to protect endangered and threatened fish species are 'scientifically justified,' but

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Light activated 'warhead' turns modest molecules into super protein killers - 3/21/2010

Using a novel light activation technique, scientists have been able to turn molecules with only a modest ability to fight specific proteins into virtual protein destroyers. The new technique, which uses

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