Gut Bugs Could Explain Obesity-Cancer Link
Why does obesity raise the risk of developing cancer? A new study suggests that the wrong mix of gut bacteria could be to blame. Researchers report that obese mice carry altered communities of intestinal bugs, which produce DNA-damaging acid that leave the mice more susceptible to liver cancer. The findings hint that bacteria help drive […] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - June 29, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
Mechanics of Throwing
The ability to throw an object with great speed and accuracy is a uniquely human adaptation, one that Harvard researchers say played a key role in our evolution. In a paper published June 26 in Nature, a research team led by Neil Roach, who recently received his Ph.D. from Harvard, and Daniel Lieberman, the Edwin […] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - June 29, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
Oral Cancer Caused by HPV Soars in Developed Countries
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Source: Biosingularity - June 28, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
Migraine study opens door to research into a cure
A major study into the causes of migraine could offer hope for sufferers, experts believe.Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute say they have identified five regions of DNA containing genes linked to the onset of migraine.Studying these could “open new doors” to understanding the causes, the Cambridgeshire-based team says.About 14% of adults are affected […] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - June 26, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
Geneticist Adam Rutherford: by ‘controlling living systems,’ synthetic biology will change the world
As first books go, Dr. Adam Rutherford probably couldn’t have chosen a vaster topic: an investigation into both the origins of life itself, and the incredible potential of its man-made future. In Creation: How Science is Reinventing Itself, Rutherford offers a historical account of biology’s biggest breakthroughs, before introducing readers to what he perceives as […] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - June 24, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
New implant helps boy hear for first time
The surprise on 3-year-old Grayson Clamp’s face in the video is priceless. His mouth opens wide as he points to the person in front of him speaking. It was the first time Grayson had heard sound. He was born without a cochlear nerve, which connects the brain stem to audio waves in the outside world. […] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - June 21, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
Genes Get in Your Eye
Using mouse eyes as a setting for directed evolution, scientists have created a new version of the gene therapy vector adeno-associated virus (AAV) that can deliver genes deep into the retina, according to a paper published online today (June 12) in Science Translational Medicine. Such a vector could improve therapeutic gene delivery to target cells […] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - June 20, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
Study Finds Sharp Drop in HPV Infections in Girls – NYTimes.com
The prevalence of dangerous strains of the human papillomavirus — the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States and a principal cause of cervical cancer — has dropped by half among teenage girls in the last decade, a striking measure of success for a vaccine that was introduced only in 2006, federal health […] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - June 19, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
