Genetics & Molecular Biology

“In vitro propagation of stone pine (Pinus pinea L). Molecular and physiological bases”

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Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Jan 19 2010 - 10:19pm

Genetic (in)stability in Hypericum perforatum L.: physiological and induced sources of genetic variation

Genetic (in)stability in Hypericum perforatum L.: physiological and induced sources of genetic variation Eva CELLAROVA, Matus SKYBA, Jan KOSUTH PAVOL JOZEF SAFARIK UNIVERSITY IN KOSICE, FACULTY OF SCIENCE, INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY, MANESOVA 23, 041 ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Jan 19 2010 - 10:33pm

Chaperonins Prompt Proper Protein Folding, And Scientists May Know How

Biologists know that Chaperonins ensure proteins are folded properly to carry out their assigned roles in cells, and according to a new letter published in Nature, they may also know how these molecular chaperones function. In the new study of archaea (sin ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 20 2010 - 2:15pm

Free Reads on Synthetic and Systems Biology

Nature has put up some free pieces on syntehtic and systems biology on their Synthetic Systems Biology Web Focus. Unfortunately they haven't made it all free, but you can go read this one: Five hard truths for Synthetic Biology. The conclusion? Compl ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Jan 20 2010 - 5:04pm

Production of recombinant proteins in plants for pharmaceutical use

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Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Jan 21 2010 - 2:18am

You Can't Replace Scientific Thinking With Computers

I've lamented multiple times the negative influence on scientific culture of some trends in the use of computational tools to analyze large datasets, particularly in biology. Over at Nobel Intent, John Timmer brings up another issue related to comput ...

Article - Michael White - Jan 27 2010 - 7:24pm

Sea Slugs Generating Green Energy

Photosynthesizing sea slugs take 'you are what you eat' to an extreme: by eating photosynthesizing algae, these "solar-powered" sea slugs are able to live off photosynthesis for months. How does this work? Is this just a straightforward ...

Article - Michael White - Jan 27 2010 - 12:59pm

Systems Biology Has Become Meaningless

Since when has systems biology been a synonym for genomics? This is from a Perspective piece in the Oct. 2 issue of Science: The relative value of discovery aimed at hypothesis generation versus hypothesis testing has been debated. High-profile journals pu ...

Article - Michael White - Jan 27 2010 - 11:57am

Fighting Crohn's Disease With Vitamin D

A new study in Biological Chemistry suggests that Vitamin D, readily available in supplements or cod liver oil, may counter the effects of Crohn's disease. Researchers from McGill University and the Université de Montréal found that Vitamin D acts dir ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 27 2010 - 1:47pm

Significant Science "Discoveries" In The Coming Decade

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Article - Mark Berman - Jan 27 2010 - 9:25pm