| April 2012 |
Key Messenger Allows Plants to Detect Whether They're in the Shade, Determining Growth Strategy  |
| April 15, 2012 • Salk Institute for Biological Studies |
| Many Nematode Worm Species Communicate Using the Same Types of Small-Molecule Pheromones |
| April 13, 2012 • California Institute of Technology |
| Broad Test for Activation of Protein Kinases May Lead to Drug Combinations That Block Drug-Resistant Cancers |
| April 13, 2012 • University of North Carolina Health Care |
| Researchers Find a Way to Detect Powerfully Virulent Strains of Salmonella That Cause Food Poisoning |
| April 12, 2012 • University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Transcription Factors Show More Complex Binding Behavior Than a Simple On-Off Switch |
| April 11, 2012 • University of North Carolina Health Care |
| Nanoparticle-Based Technique Could Quickly Detect Hidden Microbes, Like Those Associated With Bowel Disease |
| April 9, 2012 • University of Central Florida |
| Nanobubbles Help Deliver Chemotherapy to Drug-Resistant Cancer Cells |
| April 9, 2012 • Rice University |
| Changes in Monkeys' Social Status Affect Their Gene Expression |
| April 9, 2012 • Duke University |
| Cell Motility Study Helps Reveal How Migrating Cells Stay on Track |
| April 9, 2012 • Stowers Institute for Medical Research |
| The Common Stimulant Ritalin May Speed Recovery From Several Anesthetic Drugs |
| April 5, 2012 • Massachusetts General Hospital |
| New Way to Inhibit Enzyme Involved in Neurodegenerative Diseases |
| April 3, 2012 • University of Massachusetts at Amherst |
| Newly Found Protein Helps Cells Build Tissues |
| April 2, 2012 • Brown University |
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| March 2012 |
| Method Detects Sequence Differences in Individual DNA Molecules by Taking Nanoscopic Pictures |
| March 27, 2012 • New York University |
| New Method Produces Human Therapeutic Glycoproteins Simply and Quickly in E. coli |
| March 26, 2012 • Cornell University |
| Statistical Method Estimates to What Extent Widespread Heritable Components Contribute to the Risk of Four Common Diseases |
| March 25, 2012 • Brigham and Women's Hospital |
| Embryonic Stem Cells Shift Metabolism in Cancer-Like Way Upon Implanting in Uterus |
| March 23, 2012 • University of Washington |
| Cell Membrane Lipids Appear to be More Important Than Previously Thought in the Interactions of Proteins |
| March 22, 2012 • University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Roundworms Provide Tool for Studying How Cancers Override Cellular Growth Controls Based on Wearing Down Telomeres |
| March 21, 2012 • Salk Institute for Biological Studies |
| Atomic Structure of Molecule That Binds to Opioids in the Human Brain Opens the Door to Developing Better Drugs for Pain, Depression and Other Conditions |
| March 21, 2012 • The Scripps Research Institute |
| Findings Suggest Anesthesia Causes Unconsciousness by Altering Lipids and Their Ability to Send Signals Along Nerve Cell Membranes |
| March 20, 2012 • National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| Circadian Clocks Influence the Production of Most Metabolic Products Present in the Liver |
| March 19, 2012 • University of California, Irvine |
| Chemists Discover Stabler Version of Antibiotic Found Naturally in Milk and Widely Used in Food |
| March 19, 2012 • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Researchers Boost Potency, Reduce Side Effects of IL-2 Protein Used to Treat Cancer |
| March 18, 2012 • Stanford School of Medicine |
| Personalized "Omics" Profile Allows Scientist to Discover, Track His Diabetes Onset |
| March 15, 2012 • Stanford School of Medicine |
| New Technique Enables Researchers to Mine Drug Reports to Discover Side Effects and Interactions |
| March 14, 2012 • Stanford University School of Medicine |
| Genome-Wide Study Reveals How Key Immune Sensors Arrive at the Front Lines of Infection |
| March 14, 2012 • Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute |
| Technique Uses RNA Interference to Target Cancer Cells' Ability to Resist Radiation Treatment |
| March 13, 2012 • Emory University |
| New Computer Program Can Speed the Discovery of Genes Affected by Epigenetic Regulation Linked to Cancer |
| March 13, 2012 • Rice University |
| Telomeres Send Out an SOS Signal When Cells Take Too Long to Divide, Explaining How a Class of Chemotherapy Drugs Works |
| March 11, 2012 • Salk Institute for Biological Studies |
| Tool Called Pathwalking Rapidly Generates Draft Models for Protein Structures |
| March 6, 2012 • Baylor College of Medicine |
| Structure Shows How Protein Machinery Binds and Wraps DNA to Start Replication |
| March 6, 2012 • Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| Variations in the Parts of RNA Polymerases Appear to Affect the Regulation of Gene Expression |
| March 1, 2012 • Indiana University |
| Study Promises to Allow Researchers to Control Stem Cell Differentiation |
| March 1, 2012 • University of Georgia |
| Research Suggests That Bacteria Communicate By Touch to Cooperate |
| March 1, 2012 • University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Loop Structures Formed During DNA Transcription Help Regulate What Portions of Chromosomes Are Active |
| March 1, 2012 • University of California, Davis |
| Investigators Use Systems Biology to Predict How Bacteria That Cause Food Poisoning Hijack Human Cells' Directional Mechanism |
| March 1, 2012 • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
| Identification of Stem Cell Genes in Planarians Makes Them a More Attractive Model for Studying Stem Cell Biology |
| March 1, 2012 • Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research |
| How Flexibility and Chaperones Help Proteins Handle Stressful Situations |
| March 1, 2012 • University of Michigan |
| Freely Available Web-Based Program Predicts Whether Genetic Mutations Are Likely to Disrupt Splicing, Potentially Leading to Disease |
| March 1, 2012 • Brown University |
| Biology Major at LIU Brooklyn Overcomes Adversity to Earn Prestigious Honor |
| March 1, 2012 • Long Island University |
| Anesthetic Isoflurane Induces Alzheimer's-Like Changes in Mammalian Brains, Apparently By Damaging Mitochondria |
| March 1, 2012 • Massachusetts General Hospital |
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| February 2012 |
| As in Human Puberty, a Steroid Hormone Triggers Body Remodeling During Insect Metamorphosis |
| February 28, 2012 • Washington University in St. Louis |
| Some Bacteria Attack Using Spring-Loaded Poison Daggers |
| February 27, 2012 • California Institute of Technology |
| Long-Lasting, “Universal” Flu Vaccines Could Allow for Wide-Scale Flu Prevention |
| February 27, 2012 • Princeton University |
| Chemically Altered Osteoporosis Drug Kills Malaria Parasite in Mice |
| February 27, 2012 • University of Illinois |
| Researchers Identify Structure of Key Control Element Behind Protein Misfolding |
| February 24, 2012 • Berkeley Lab |
| Evolution in Growth Regulator Controls Differences in Size and Shape Between Species |
| February 23, 2012 • University of Rochester |
| A New Molecular Participant in a Signaling Pathway Important to Cancer and Development |
| February 23, 2012 • Vanderbilt University |
| Researchers Design Small Molecules to Target an RNA Defect and Treat a Common Form of Muscular Dystrophy |
| February 22, 2012 • Scripps Research Institute |
| Mobile DNA Elements Can Disrupt Gene Expression and Cause Biological Variation |
| February 22, 2012 • Ohio State University |
| Evolution of Protein Domain Is Linked to the Evolution of Closed Circulatory Systems in Vertebrates |
| February 21, 2012 • Scripps Research Institute |
| Newly Discovered Switch for Controlling the Development of Cell Polarity in Yeast Is Also Found in Mammalian Cells |
| February 19, 2012 • Stowers Institute for Medical Research |
| Class of Newly Discovered Proteins Detects Painful Touch |
| February 19, 2012 • Scripps Research Institute |
| Genetically Diverse Mouse Collection Mirrors Human Genetic Complexity |
| February 16, 2012 • University of North Carolina Health Care |
| Competing Noncoding RNAs Toggle Gene Expression in Brewer's Yeast |
| February 14, 2012 • Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research |
| Compound May Help in Fight Against Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs |
| February 13, 2012 • North Carolina State University |
| Researchers Discover That Ancient Chinese Herbal Remedy Regulates Autoimmunity and Inflammation |
| February 12, 2012 • Harvard Medical School |
| How Chromosomes Align Perfectly in a Dividing Cell During Mitosis |
| February 12, 2012 • Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research |
| Molecule That Can Tangle Itself Inside the DNA Double Helix Could Serve as a Model for Long-Lasting Drugs |
| February 10, 2012 • The University of Texas at Austin |
| Fruit Fly Study Sheds Light on Pheromones and Aging |
| February 9, 2012 • Baylor College of Medicine |
| Reference Manual of Fruit Fly Genome Lines is Publicly Available |
| February 8, 2012 • North Carolina State University |
| How DNA Finds its Match |
| February 8, 2012 • University of California, Davis |
| Collaboration Adds Timing Capability to Living Cell Sensors |
| February 7, 2012 • National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| Whole-Genome Sequencing of 2011 E. coli Outbreaks in Europe Provides New Insight |
| February 6, 2012 • Harvard School of Public Health |
| Hormone Used in Trials as a Drug Against Obesity and Diabetes Promotes Bone Loss |
| February 6, 2012 • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
| Plant Steroids Regulate the Number of Stomata in Leaves, Controlling Gas Exchange |
| February 5, 2012 • Carnegie Institution |
| New Method to Label Proteins in Living Cells Uses Much Smaller Fluorescent Label |
| February 5, 2012 • North Carolina State University |
| Study of Population Dynamics of Bacteria With Different Kinds of Plasmids Could Lead to Better Methods to Contain Infections |
| February 1, 2012 • Indiana University |
| How Small Molecules Alter a Cell Skeleton's Shape and Drive Cell Movement |
| February 1, 2012 • Johns Hopkins Medicine |
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| January 2012 |
| Stress Can Speed Up Evolution by Increasing the Rate of Chromosome Instability |
| January 30, 2012 • Stowers Institute for Medical Research |
| Unconventional Approaches to Probe Mysterious but Important Protein Help Reveal How it Moves |
| January 26, 2012 • Rice University |
| Structure of a Cytochrome P450 Enzyme May Help in Developing Drugs Against Cancer |
| January 24, 2012 • University of Kansas |
| How SNARE Proteins Bring Vesicles Together Inside Cells to Help Membranes Fuse |
| January 24, 2012 • Baylor College of Medicine |
| Emerging Scholars: A Thirst for Knowledge - Geanncarlo Lugo-Villarino |
| January 24, 2012 • Diverse Issues in Higher Education |
| Extracellular Matrix Outside Bacterial Cells Allows Biofilms to Swell and Spread |
| January 23, 2012 • Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences |
| Three New Members Appointed to NAGMS Council |
| January 20, 2012 • National Institute of General Medical Sciences |
| Genomic Research on High-Altitude Adaptations in Ethiopians Shows Convergent Evolution With Groups in Tibet and Andes |
| January 20, 2012 • University of Pennsylvania |
| Emerging Scholars: Second Chance at Life – Kristian Brown |
| January 20, 2012 • Diverse Issues in Higher Education |
| Tiny Amounts of Alcohol Dramatically Extend Hungry Worm’s Life |
| January 19, 2012 • University of California, Los Angeles |
| Physical Isolation of Chromosomes in Micronuclei Could Lead to Cancer-Causing Mutations |
| January 19, 2012 • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |
| Neutrophils, Key Immune Cells, Move in an Unexpected Way Against Invaders |
| January 19, 2012 • University of California, San Francisco |
| Manganese Could Neutralize Deadly Shiga Toxin From Bacteria |
| January 19, 2012 • Carnegie Mellon University |
| Technique Uses DNA Digestion to Identify Important Areas of Genome Regulation |
| January 18, 2012 • National Institute of General Medical Sciences |
| Synthesizing the Top Drug for Treating Systemic Fungal Infections Reveals That it Works More Simply Than Expected |
| January 17, 2012 • University of Illinois |
| Pandemic Flu Linked to La Nina Weather Patterns, Perhaps Through the Altered Migratory Patterns of Birds |
| January 17, 2012 • Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health |
| Newly Discovered Bacterial Growth Process Could Be the Target for New Forms of Antibiotic Therapy |
| January 17, 2012 • Indiana University |
| A Library of Small Molecules Regulates Social Behavior in Nematode Worms |
| January 12, 2012 • California Institute of Technology |
| Gene Tells Cells to Develop Multiple Cilia, Which Are Crucial to the Normal Development of Lungs and Brain |
| January 11, 2012 • Salk Institute for Biological Studies |
| A Detailed Look at the Portion of the Proteasome That Identifies and Degrades Tagged Proteins |
| January 11, 2012 • Berkeley Lab |
| Therapies to Revive the Immune System May Help Save Patients Who Would Otherwise Die From Sepsis |
| January 10, 2012 • Washington University in St. Louis |
| New Method Identifies a Group of Inherited Metabolic Disorders Affecting Lysosomal Enzymes |
| January 9, 2012 • University of Califormia, San Diego |
| Small Molecules Have Therapeutic Potential In Preventing Protein Misfolding and Toxic Aggregation |
| January 6, 2012 • Northwestern University |
| Technique Gets Around Unusual Nature of Malaria Parasite’s Genome to Open it to Study |
| January 5, 2012 • National Jewish Health |
| Study of Bacterial Immune System Reveals Powerful Technique That Could be Used to Silence Genes in Other Organisms |
| January 5, 2012 • University of Georgia |
| Researchers Reveal Detailed Structure of Protein That Binds to Specific DNA Sequences, Named Method of the Year |
| January 5, 2012 • Iowa State University |
| Flatworms Known for Their Regenerative Powers Do Not Use Centrosomes to Organize Chromosome Separation During Cell Division |
| January 5, 2012 • Stowers Institute / UCSF |
| National Institute of General Medical Sciences Reorganizes |
| January 4, 2012 • National Institute of General Medical Sciences |
| State of Art Screening Techniques Identify a Novel Compound That Inhibits Poxviruses From Replicating |
| January 3, 2012 • Boston University |
| Biologists Use Quorum Sensing Signals to Trigger the Dispersal of Biofilm |
| January 3, 2012 • Texas A&M University |
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| December 2011 |
| Molecular Chaperone Appears to Direct G Proteins to Cell Membranes |
| December 27, 2011 • University of Rochester Medical Center |
| Self-Destruct Timer Controls Survival of Messenger RNA |
| December 22, 2011 • Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
| RNA Riboswitches Detect Fluoride and Activate Bacterial Defenses, Contributing to Tooth Decay |
| December 22, 2011 • Yale University |
| Long Intervening Non-Coding RNAs Play Key Roles in Brain Development |
| December 22, 2011 • Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research |
| Why Dengue Infection Hits Harder the Second Time Around |
| December 21, 2011 • UC Berkeley |
| New Method Can Watch Proteins Fold in Real Time |
| December 21, 2011 • University of Pennsylvania |
| Landscape of Connections Shows How HIV and Human Proteins Interact |
| December 21, 2011 • University of California, San Francisco |
| Researchers Create Living "Neon Signs" Made of Millions of Glowing Bacteria |
| December 18, 2011 • University of California, San Diego |
| Genetic Difference Connects Childhood Cancer Drugs to Heart Problems Later in Life |
| December 16, 2011 • University at Buffalo |
| Newly Developed Resources Are Poised to Unlock Medicinal Benefits of Plants |
| December 15, 2011 • University of Kentucky |
| Foul-Smelling Hydrogen Sulfide Plays a Signaling Role in Cell Response to Protein Misfolding |
| December 13, 2011 • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory |
| Traumatic Injuries Set Off a Genomic Storm in Immune Cells, Altering Expression of Majority of Genes |
| December 7, 2011 • Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Pharmacogenomics Study Links Rare Inherited Variants to Drug Response |
| December 6, 2011 • Genome Research |
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| November 2011 |
| Established Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Differ from Newly Derived Ones |
| November 30, 2011 • University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences |
| Bacterial Attachment Mimics the Just-in-Time Industrial Delivery Model |
| November 29, 2011 • Indiana University |
| Technique Uses a Strategy of Accelerated Serendipity to Discover Chemical Interactions |
| November 28, 2011 • Princeton University |
| Researchers Identify a Potential Therapeutic Target for Aggressive and Common Form of Lymphoma |
| November 28, 2011 • New York University School of Medicine |
| Monarch Butterfly Genome Sequence Gives Insights Into Genetic Basis of Seasonal Migration |
| November 23, 2011 • University of Massachusetts Medical School |
| How DNA Damage Checkpoint Enzymes Are Involved in Stable Maintenance of Telomeres |
| November 23, 2011 • University of Illinois at Chicago |
| UD Students Present at Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students |
| November 22, 2011 • University of Delaware |
| Widely Used Cancer Drug Cisplatin Found to Bind Like Glue to RNA, a Clue to Reducing Side Effects |
| November 21, 2011 • University of Oregon |
| Researchers Identify Protein That Helps Transport Pain Relieving Molecule Into Neurons |
| November 21, 2011 • University of California, Irvine |
| Researchers Discover Molecular Sensor That Detects Hydrogen Peroxide Release at Wounds |
| November 21, 2011 • University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Protein Previously Shown to Slow Ovarian Cancer Speeds Tumor Formation in Kidney Cells |
| November 21, 2011 • University of Hawaii Cancer Center |
| Worms Reveal Secrets of Wound-Healing Response |
| November 17, 2011 • University of California, San Diego |
| Scientists Uncover Elusive Carbon Atom at Center of Nitrogenase Enzyme |
| November 17, 2011 • Cornell University |
| Discovery Provides Insight on How Extracellular Vesicles Form |
| November 17, 2011 • NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine |
| Uncoupling Protein Triggers Switch to Respiration and Differentiation of Stem Cells |
| November 15, 2011 • University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences |
| Researchers Uncover Key Process by Which Estrogen Activates Genes |
| November 14, 2011 • University of Southern California |
| New Method for Producing Precursors of Bone, Smooth Muscle and Nerve Cells |
| November 14, 2011 • University of Georgia |
| Study of Hereditary Parkinson's Finds That Mitochondria Can't be Cleared Out When Damaged |
| November 10, 2011 • Childrens Hospital Boston |
| Roundworms Use Similar Neural Circuits as Humans to Control Their Motions |
| November 10, 2011 • University of Michigan |
| New Insights on How Cells Specialize |
| November 10, 2011 • Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University |
| Open-Source Software for DNA Analysis Available as a "Cloud Computing" Resource |
| November 8, 2011 • Penn State |
| Chemists Take Major Step Toward Efficient Synthesis of Cancer Drug Taxol and Related Compounds |
| November 6, 2011 • The Scripps Research Intitute |
| Building Bridges to Success |
| November 6, 2011 • LompocRecord.com |
| Protein Acetylation Can Help Protein Strands Bind in Interactive Complexes |
| November 4, 2011 • St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital |
| Opening the Data Bank -- Scientists Try to Match New Protein Structures |
| November 4, 2011 • Rochester Institute of Technology |
| New Process Increases the Utility of PET in Creating Images of Chemical Processes in the Body |
| November 4, 2011 • Harvard University |
| Researchers Discover Pulsating Response to Stress in Bacteria |
| November 2, 2011 • California Institute of Technology |
| Faculty and Students Team Up to Change Face of Science |
| November 2, 2011 • UC Berkeley |
| Key Enzymes Spanning a Wide Range of Animal Species Allow Sperm to Develop and Move |
| November 1, 2011 • San Francisco State University |
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| October 2011 |
| Top-Down Method for Identifying Proteins Provides New Strategy For Defining Human Proteome |
| October 30, 2011 • Northwestern University |
| Researchers Describe Cell Cycle That Duplicates Chromosomes Without Cell Division |
| October 30, 2011 • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center |
| Mistakes in RNA Editing at Neuromuscular Junction May Cause Traits of Fragile X Syndrome |
| October 30, 2011 • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine |
| Unraveling the Finely Tuned Mechanism That Tells Cells When to Grow |
| October 27, 2011 • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
| Stem Cells in Intestines Reshape Organs in Response to Changes in the Body and Environment |
| October 27, 2011 • University of California, Berkeley |
| Researchers Develop Purer, Faster, Less Expensive Way to Produce the Drug Heparin |
| October 27, 2011 • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Inherited Factors Affect the Response to Chemotherapy Drugs to Differing Degrees |
| October 27, 2011 • UNC Cancer Center |
| Discovery of Stem Cells in Human Lung Could Abet Regeneration After Infection or Disease |
| October 27, 2011 • Harvard Medical School |
| UV Exposure Might Pose Less Risk for Skin Cancer in Morning Than Afternoon |
| October 24, 2011 • UNC Healthcare |
| To Discover Potential Drugs, Chemists Develop Way to Remodel Natural Products |
| October 24, 2011 • Boston University |
| Discovery Illuminates Elusive Proton Channel Gene in Dinoflagellate |
| October 24, 2011 • Rush University Medical Center |
| Complexities of DNA Repair Suggest How Cancer Cells Resist DNA-Damaging Treatments |
| October 23, 2011 • UC Davis |
| Coupling of Proteins Promotes Most Lethal and Common Form of Brain Cancer |
| October 21, 2011 • University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center |
| Zelda Turns on Genes Essential to Embryo Development in a Coordinated Way |
| October 20, 2011 • New York University |
| Common RNA Modification in Human Cells Is Linked to Obesity and Diabetes |
| October 18, 2011 • University of Chicago |
| Cell Biologist Chris A. Kaiser to Lead NIH’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences |
| October 18, 2011 • National Institute of General Medical Sciences |
| Biologists Devise New Way to Watch and Study How Cells Move |
| October 18, 2011 • Florida State University |