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The Beat Goes On With AKAP18
A protein, known as AKAP18, could help the heart to beat faster in response to adrenaline or noradrenaline.
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Heart Of The Matter
Researchers have developed a strategy to successfully manipulate stem cells into becoming heart muscle cells.
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The Long And The Short Of Fatty Liver
Study reports that not all types of fat are equally harmful.
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Micro-Managing HIV Replication
Cellular microRNAs could help HIV persist by shutting off viral replication and contributing to latency.
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HIV Stuns Immune Cells
A known suppression factor in the immune system increases in HIV-infected individuals on critical immune cells.
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Fountain Of Youth
Researchers have identified the cells that provide an essential survival factor to newly created immune cells.
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The Gene-Mapper's Best Friend
Genetic variants associated with dominant or recessive disease-related traits in dogs can be mapped efficiently and with high confidence.
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NO End To Protein Modification
A new biological signalling molecule is described.
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Mitochondrial Downfall In Parkinson's Disease
The mutation of two genes associated with the development of Parkinson's disease cooperate to regulate mitochondrial function when cells are stressed.
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Effective Gene Silencing
New research shows that small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) can be effective and safe tools for silencing genes in vivo.
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MicroRNAs And Metastasis
A particular microRNA, microRNA-10b (miR-10b), has been found in abundance in breast cancer cells that have the ability to spread to other organs.
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Identifying Self Renewing Cells
Large numbers of adult stem cells can be efficiently obtained from testis, thanks to a newly identified molecule on the cell surface that will allow researchers to tell them apart from non-self-renewing cell types.
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