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Medicine 2013-10-24

Genetic mutation provides clues to battling childhood obesity

Genetic mutation provides clues to battling childhood obesity As the number of children battling obesity continues to grow, researchers are racing to identify causes and possible interventions. Now, a new paper publishing October 24 in the journal Cell identifies a possible ...
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Science 2013-10-24

Reservoir of hidden HIV larger than previously thought

Reservoir of hidden HIV larger than previously thought New findings put spotlight on need for new drugs to target HIV proviruses In the fight to cure human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), researchers have been dealt a blow. A new study by Howard Hughes Medical Institute ...
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Medicine 2013-10-24

Physicists decode decision circuit of cancer metastasis

Physicists decode decision circuit of cancer metastasis Rice U. research reveals 3-way genetic switch for cancer metastasis Cancer researchers from Rice University have deciphered the operating principles of a genetic switch that cancer cells use to decide when to metastasize and ...
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Environment 2013-10-24

Climate change and coevolution: We've done the math

Climate change and coevolution: We've done the math A rule of thumb to help calculate the likely effect of climate change where species interact When scientists attempt to understand how climate change might reshape our environment, they must grapple ...
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Science 2013-10-24

Bigger, better, faster

Bigger, better, faster 3D structure reveals protein's Swiss-army knife strategy The molecular machine that makes essential components of ribosomes – the cell's protein factories – is like a Swiss-army knife, researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory ...
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Science 2013-10-24

Better sex in return for good gifts

Better sex in return for good gifts A male spider that gives its selected female a nuptial gift is allowed to mate with her for a longer period of time and provide more sperm than a male that fails to come with a gift Culinary gifts The male's nuptial gift consists ...
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