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- Health & Medicine
Aspirin has selective benefit in colorectal cancer
Patients with a common gene mutation survive longer, which might enable doctors to predict who would get results from the drug.
- Genetics
Cloning-like method targets mitochondrial diseases
Providing healthy ‘power plants’ in donor egg cells appears feasible in humans, a new study finds.
- Life
Fasting hormone helps mice live longer
A protein can trick the body into entering starvation mode.
- Genetics
Genetic mutations may explain a brain cancer’s tenacity
DNA damage may transform adult cells in glioblastoma, making the malignancy harder to kill.
- Life
Breast cancer gets genetic profile
Insights from new data may help improve treatment for some types of disease.
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- Life
E. coli caught in the act of evolving
Researchers track thousands of bacterial generations to document the development of a trait nearly 25 years in the making.
- Life
New swine flu virus could infect people
Strains found in Korean pigs contain gene mutations that make them potentially transmissible to humans.
- Life
Select cells appear to spawn tumors
Separate studies support the theory that stem cells cause cancers to emerge and recur.
- Life
Polar bears’ ancient roots pushed way back
Full genetic blueprints suggest the animals split from brown bears millions of years ago.
- Health & Medicine
Sperm analyzed, one by one
A close look at the sex cell’s DNA reveals basic molecular processes.
- Health & Medicine
Proliferation protein goes rogue in lung cancer
Rac1b might promote malignancy, could be a target for treatment.
