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Novel method promises to reduce production costs for potent form of vitamin K

In an innovative study that promises to reduce production costs for the most potent form of vitamin K -- Menaquinone-7, Penn State researchers have developed a novel method to enhance the fermentation process that creates the supplement by agitated liquid fermentation in a biofilm reactor.

3 Oct 2018

USDA scientist tries to naturally enhance minerals of wheat flours

Is biofortification the best thing since sliced bread? Well, biofortified wheat could certainly make it easier to help some humans get proper nutrition.

3 Oct 2018

Study sheds light on transport of enzyme involved in stem cell differentiation to DNA

Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona, Spain, have identified the mechanism by which an important enzyme involved in the differentiation of stem cells is brought to the DNA.

3 Oct 2018

Study highlights need for population-specific precision medicine programs in Latin America

Drug safety and effectiveness vary greatly among populations worldwide. Genetics is one of the factors that contribute to variability in drug response.

3 Oct 2018

Researchers for the first time differentiate human inner ear cells in laboratory

Researchers from the University of Bern and Bern University Hospital have managed for the first time to differentiate human inner ear cells in a laboratory from somatic progenitors and to investigate their origin.

3 Oct 2018

New tool can help researchers split and reassemble proteins

Researchers have developed a computational tool that makes it possible to split proteins and then restore them to functionality.

2 Oct 2018

Newly discovered protein shown to cause amyloid-beta plaques in Alzheimer's

Scientists have discovered that a potassium channel called KCNB1 can trigger the formation of amyloid-beta plaques seen in Alzheimer's disease.

2 Oct 2018

Immune protein 'flutters' like a butterfly in search of viruses, finds study

Researchers at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School have identified an important step in the process that allows our bodies to fight viruses.

2 Oct 2018

Study: Phyloplankton's ability to generate resting stages plays key role in genetic differences

The genetic differences in phyloplankton living in close geographic proximity can be great, something which long has surprised researchers. Now new research shows that the ability of phyloplankton to generate resting stages can be an important part of the explanation.

1 Oct 2018

New, more efficient method for generating brain stem cells in the lab

In two newly published papers, a scientific team at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine reports on the discovery and implementation of a new, more efficient method for generating an important brain stem cell in the laboratory.

1 Oct 2018

TEAD1 protein appears to be important regulator of tumor migration in glioblastoma

A specific protein called TEAD1 is an important regulator of tumor migration in glioblastoma, the most common brain tumor in adults, and deactivating this protein may stop tumor cells from migrating away from the main tumor mass, according to research conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published October 1 in the journal Nature Communications.

1 Oct 2018

'Kidney-gene' plays role in the central nervous system and controls movement

The WT1 gene fulfills a central role in the development of a healthy, proper functioning kidney. Mutations in WT1 lead to impairments in kidney development and cause Wilms tumors, a pediatric kidney cancer.

1 Oct 2018

Researchers deplete key protein for DNA replication using protein degradation system

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University and the FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology in Italy have succeeded in depleting AND-1, a key protein for DNA replication, by using a recently developed conditional protein degradation system.

29 Sep 2018

Scientists investigate effect of flu-causing virus on three lung-derived cell lines

Perhaps inspired by the annual 3 to 5 million cases of severe influenza worldwide, the Guinness World Record organization is advertising for individuals or organizations to attempt a record for the most people getting a flu awareness lesson at once.

29 Sep 2018

Researchers create photoswitchable fluorescent proteins with optical properties

Researchers developed fluorescent proteins that can be controlled by orange and green light. These proteins will help to study processes in living cells. The work was supported by Russian Science Foundation grant, and the results were published in Nature Methods.

28 Sep 2018

Engineering organoids from stem cells to model retina diseases

Gray Camp joined the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel as Group Leader in Single Cell Genomics. His group will combine single-cell genomic tools and retina and cerebral "organoids" to explore the development of the human visual system.

28 Sep 2018

Researchers start to understand how to make lab-grown heart cells mature

Scientists at Boston Children’s Hospital have made important steps towards overcoming the hurdles that stand in the way of getting heart muscle to regenerate following engraftment with lab-made heart muscle cells (cardiomyocytes).

28 Sep 2018

Research reveals how critical oocyte quality control process works

Females are born with a finite number of eggs that are steadily depleted throughout their lifetime. This reserve of eggs is selected from a much larger pool of millions of precursor cells, or oocytes, that form during fetal life.

28 Sep 2018

Researchers find a novel way to tease out key factor involved in heart muscle maturation

Scientists around the world have been trying to replace damaged heart tissue using lab-made heart-muscle cells (cardiomyocytes), either injecting them into the heart or applying patches laced with the cells. But results to date have been underwhelming.

28 Sep 2018

BHCGC consortium to play key role in NIH's large-scale effort to advance precision medicine

The Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center today announced participation in the National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program, a large-scale effort to advance precision medicine.

27 Sep 2018

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Novel method promises to reduce production costs for potent form of vitamin K

USDA scientist tries to naturally enhance minerals of wheat flours

Study sheds light on transport of enzyme involved in stem cell differentiation to DNA

Study highlights need for population-specific precision medicine programs in Latin America

Researchers for the first time differentiate human inner ear cells in laboratory

New tool can help researchers split and reassemble proteins

Newly discovered protein shown to cause amyloid-beta plaques in Alzheimer's

Immune protein 'flutters' like a butterfly in search of viruses, finds study

Study: Phyloplankton's ability to generate resting stages plays key role in genetic differences

New, more efficient method for generating brain stem cells in the lab

TEAD1 protein appears to be important regulator of tumor migration in glioblastoma

'Kidney-gene' plays role in the central nervous system and controls movement

Researchers deplete key protein for DNA replication using protein degradation system

Scientists investigate effect of flu-causing virus on three lung-derived cell lines

Researchers create photoswitchable fluorescent proteins with optical properties

Engineering organoids from stem cells to model retina diseases

Researchers start to understand how to make lab-grown heart cells mature

Research reveals how critical oocyte quality control process works

Researchers find a novel way to tease out key factor involved in heart muscle maturation

BHCGC consortium to play key role in NIH's large-scale effort to advance precision medicine

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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