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Mean new microRNA data analysis method gives sharper results.
June 29, 2009... Our understanding of the importance of microRNAs in regulating gene expression is expanding, and with it our requirement for robust methods to measure their expression levels. Now a new method published in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Biology helps researchers to better...

Scripps research team creates simple chemical system that mimics DNA.
June 29, 2009... A team of Scripps Research scientists has created a new analog to DNA that assembles and disassembles itself without the need for enzymes. Because the new system comprises components that might reasonably be expected in a primordial world, the new chemical system could answer questions about...

Protein regulates movement of mitochondria in brain cells.
June 29, 2009... Scientists have identified a protein in the brain that plays a key role in the function of mitochondria - the part of the cell that supplies energy, supports cellular activity, and potentially wards off threats from disease. The discovery, which was reported in the Journal of Cell Biology,...

Antibiotics-resistant gulls worry scientists.
June 29, 2009... The resistance pattern for antibiotics in gulls is the same as in humans, and a new study by Uppsala University researchers shows that nearly half of Mediterranean gulls in southern France have some form of resistance to antibiotics. The study is being published in the journal PLoS One (see...

Crowded emergency departments pose greater risks for patients with heart attacks.
June 29, 2009... Patients with heart attacks and other forms of chest pain are three to five times more likely to experience serious complications after hospital admission when they are treated in a crowded emergency department (ED), according to a new study published in the journal Academic Emergency...