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Microbe Mat the size of Greece Discovered in Pacific
When you think of the ocean, you probably think of Whales, Fish, Coral, and other typical “marine” animals. What you likely don’t think about are the things smaller than you can see. It turns
Read More »Simon says turn this gene off. Now, Simon says, “turn this gene on”!
One of the most fundamental tenets of cell biology is turning genes on and off. Gene expression regulation is primary to all cell processes; in order to perform their “jobs” in the body, cells
Read More »Virus creates Hydrogen and Oxygen from Water
In a miraculous feat of biological and physical engineering, scientists from MIT have created a virus that can break apart water to form atomic hydrogen and oxygen. At the moment, the most effective
Read More »Beta-Cells Wanted! Looking For … Alpha-Cells.
The devastating diseases of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are caused by perturbations in glucose metabolism homeostasis. Given the recent “diabetes epidemic” caused by increasing changes in Western lifestyle, the need for diabetes
Read More »Large-scale DNA Methylation Analysis
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have performed an in-depth analysis of DNA methylation in 17 species. The role of DNA methylation has been debated for years, but it is know to be
Read More »Got Life?
“Death, a metabolic affliction causing total shutdown of all life functions, has long been considered humanity’s number one health concern. Responsible for 100 percent of all recorded fatalities worldwide, the condition has no cure.”
Read More »Drosophila melanogaster to change names
According to Nature, the genus Drosophila may lose its name. The London based International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature voted to reject a petition to keep the Drosophila family together which has been gaining interest
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