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Mitochondrial metabolic regulator SIRT4 guards against DNA damage
(Medical Xpress)—Healthy cells don't just happen. As they grow and divide, they need checks and balances to ensure they function properly while adapting to changing conditions around them.
Cancer
Apr 05, 2013 |
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Time-lapse imaging of embryos reveals complications that undermine cloning efficiency
In 1996, the technique known as somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) transformed the idea of cloning from science fiction into reality. SCNT entails removing the nucleus from an adult somatic cell of the animal ...
Medical research
Jun 01, 2012 |
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Warwick scientists uncover how 'checkpoint' proteins bind chromosomes
The development of more effective cancer drugs could be a step nearer thanks to the discovery, by scientists at Warwick Medical School, of how an inbuilt 'security check' operates to guarantee cells divide with the correct ...
Cancer
Apr 20, 2012 |
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Namaste, travelers! SFO opens airport yoga room
(AP) -- Stressed out by flying?
Health
Feb 03, 2012 |
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Smaller sibling protein calls the shots in cell division
Scientists have found at least one instance when the smaller sibling gets to call the shots and cancer patients may one day benefit.
Medical research
Jan 03, 2012 |
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Scientists discover how daughter cells receive the same number of chromosomes
Scientists at Warwick Medical School have uncovered the molecular process of how cells are by-passing the body's inbuilt 'health checkpoint' with cells that carry unequal numbers of chromosomes that have a higher risk of ...
Genetics
Nov 01, 2011 |
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