Biological Sciences
Using only a computer, an Internet connection, and publicly accessible online resources, a team of Whitehead Institute researchers has been able to identify nearly 50 individuals who had submitted personal genetic material as participants in genomic studies.
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Chromosome-capping telomeres are a potential target for anti-cancer drugs.
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Doctoral student publishes results with consortium in journal Science.
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In an advance toward stain-proof, spill-proof clothing, protective garments and other products that shrug off virtually every liquid — from blood and ketchup to concentrated acids — scientists are reporting development of new “superomniphobic” surfaces.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it has approved Flublok, the first trivalent influenza vaccine made using an insect virus (baculovirus) expression system and recombinant DNA technology. Flublok is approved for the prevention of seasonal influenza in people 18 through 49 years of age.
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University of Florida researchers have discovered for the first time that some Earth bacteria can live under the same low pressure conditions found on Mars.
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Researchers have demonstrated a new technology that combines a laser and electric fields to create tiny centrifuge-like whirlpools to separate particles and microbes by size, a potential lab-on-a-chip system for medicine and research.
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The rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has initiated a quest for alternatives to conventional antibiotics. One potential alternative is PlyC, a potent enzyme that kills the bacteria that causes strep throat and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome.
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Research supports effectiveness of tree bark as novel sampling medium for contamination.
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A simple, precise and inexpensive method for cutting DNA to insert genes into human cells could transform genetic medicine, making routine what now are expensive, complicated and rare procedures for replacing defective genes in order to fix genetic disease or even cure AIDS.
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Today, in a second settlement arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, Transocean Deepwater Inc., the operator of the drilling platform, agreed to pay $1.4 billion in civil and criminal penalties to the federal government.
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The human genome is like a roadmap for the body, but our understanding of the road signs that point some people toward a long life and others to an early death is still limited.
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