Genetics & Molecular Biology

Is It OK To Eat Cloned Fruit?

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Article - Steve Savage - Apr 28 2013 - 11:45pm

Fat Cells Change Colour In Response To Temperature

Mammals have the ability to adapt to a range of the temperature. While physiological homeostasis has a lot to do with this, part of the reason why mammals can adapt to cold temperatures is the presence of energy-burning brown fat cells. Unlike the large fa ...

Article - Jennifer Wong - May 9 2013 - 3:46pm

Tooth Regeneration- What Alligator Stem Cells Can Teach Us

Unique cellular and molecular mechanisms behind tooth renewal in American alligators may help science learn how to stimulate tooth regeneration in people, according to a new study. We regenerate teeth now. We grow baby teeth and then we replace those with ...

Article - News Staff - May 14 2013 - 9:30am

Crosstalk Between Notch And Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signaling Pathways

A new study uses mouse genetics to demonstrate how a handful of workhorse signaling pathways interact to construct multiple structures that comprise the vertebrate body and how crosstalk between two of those pathways- those governed by proteins known as N ...

Article - News Staff - May 14 2013 - 7:30pm

Female Reproductive Ability May Be Related To Immune System

Because energy resources in the body must be optimized as much as possible, a new paper says, tasks inherently related to survival, like immune function, take priority. Any leftover energy is then dedicated to reproduction. ...

Article - News Staff - May 19 2013 - 10:22am

Organism: Genes:: Forest: Trees

Decades of focus on genes may have led the scientific community away from a balanced exploration of the organisms that those genes define- whether they be plants, animals or microorganisms- and more toward gene-focused directions: inward, toward the world ...

Article - News Staff - May 20 2013 - 3:23pm

Gorillas And The Future Of Crop Biotechnology

There are some really cool improvements coming along in several crops that have been developed using the tools of biotechnology- GMOs if you will. Some of these innovations have consumer health benefits. Some expand ways to encourage greater produce consu ...

Article - Steve Savage - May 23 2013 - 10:20am

One Hump Or Two? Decoding The Genome Of The Camel

Camels, valuable in desert regions throughout the world because of their ability to carry heavy loads over long distances without food or water, are divided into two species, the one-humped dromedary and the two-humped Bactrian camel. Despite the extremel ...

Article - News Staff - May 28 2013 - 10:28am

Should The World Keep Feeding Europe?

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Article - Steve Savage - May 31 2013 - 8:59am

The Natriuretic Polypeptide B Reason That Itching Happens

Mouse studies have determined that a small molecule called natriuretic polypeptide b (Nppb) released in the spinal cord triggers a process that is later experienced in the brain as the sensation of itch.  Nppb streams ahead and selectively plugs into a spe ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 2 2013 - 6:02am