Biology/Biochemistry News

100 Million Supercomputer Will Aid Breakthrough In Disease Discovery In Australia And Beyond

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:20:02 GMT

Australia's Victorian Premier John Brumby has announced a $100 million (AUD) initiative to build the world's largest life sciences supercomputer facility to assist in discovering cures and therapies for such life-threatening diseases such as cancer, brain disorders and 'flu pandemics.

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New Discoveries From Harvard And Baylor Get To The Heart Of Cardiovascular Disease

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:00:10 GMT

Even if you eat right and exercise regularly, chances are high that you'll still die of a heart attack or stroke.

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New Role For Factor Critical To Transcription Identified By Shilatifard Lab

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:00:10 GMT

The Stowers Institute's Shilatifard Lab has identified a new role for the elongation factor ELL in gene transcription by RNA polymerase II (Pol II) - the enzyme that synthesizes messenger RNA to carry genetic information from DNA to the protein-synthesizing machinery of the cell.

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Indiana University To Host National Biorepository For Gene Therapy

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:00:09 GMT

Indiana University School of Medicine will be home to the nation's sole National Gene Vector Biorepository and Coordinating Center (NGVB) for gene therapy research with a three-year, $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

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Understanding Of Human Diseases Enhanced By New Research On Mutation In Yeast

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:00:07 GMT

Yeast, a model organism heavily relied upon for studying basic biological processes as they relate to human health, mutates in a distinctly different pattern than other model organisms, a finding that brings researchers closer to understanding the role of evolutionary genetics in human diseases and cancer.

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MitoSciences Inc. Releases New Tests For Mitochondrial Biogenesis

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:00:06 GMT

MitoSciences has released two new products for measuring Mitochondrial Biogenesis, a crucial biological process that is receiving increased attention due to its link to increased life span and greater resistance to disease.

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Potential Key To Better Drugs To Fight Toxoplasmosis Parasite Uncovered By IU School Of Medicine Scientists

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:00:09 GMT

Discoveries by IU School of Medicine scientists have opened a promising door to new drugs for toxoplasmosis and other parasites that now can evade treatments by turning dormant in the body.

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Impact Of Insulin Receptor Signaling Upon Synapses And Dendrites Shown For The First Time In Living Creatures

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:00:07 GMT

A team of neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has demonstrated for the first time in living animals that insulin receptors in the brain can initiate signaling that regulates both the structure and function of neural circuits.

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Exposure To Low Doses Of Radiation To Cure Our Ills

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:00:05 GMT

For decades, we have been told that exposure to radiation is dangerous. In high doses it is certainly lethal and chronic exposure is linked to the development of cancer.

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Genome Sequence Of Small Marine Creature Sheds Light On Vertebrate Origins

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:00:05 GMT

Genome Research is publishing several papers related to analyses of the amphioxus (Branchiostoma floridae) genome sequence.

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