Genes & Cells

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::	Genes & Cells

Top Stories | February 12

Cancer drug may have Alzheimer's benefits
Medication helps the brain clear a plaque-forming protein associated with dementia.
Science/AAAS
How a stomach bug may ward off asthma
An ulcer- and cancer-causing bacterium may protect against the airway disease by influencing key players in inflammation.
Taste of fructose revs up metabolism
The pancreas pumps more insulin in response to the sugar, potentially throwing the body’s energy-storage machinery out of whack.
On the Scene: Vying for the title of World's Fastest Cell
Scientists film 58 kinds of mobile cells to study movement — and to have a little fun.
Plants swap chloroplasts via grafts
The energy-converting cellular organs can pass through connections, carrying genetic material with them.

:: More in Genes & Cells

The energy-converting cellular organs can pass through connections, carrying genetic material with them.

Tests see no evidence to confirm a bold 2010 claim that some microbes can incorporate the normally toxic element into their cellular machinery.

A naturally occurring strain of fruit fly can thrive without slumber, but succumbs more quickly to starvation.

A controversial study finds genetic signatures that may be able to identify people with the best chance of living to 100 or beyond.

A common treatment stimulates the growth of cells that give rise to ovarian cancer, but researchers may have a fix.

:: Science News
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Octopuses adapt to water temperature with tweaks to how genes are copied, not DNA itself.

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Comment Mind the gap: Genetic knowledge and medical power
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