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Cancer gets moving on protein ‘wheels’
CORNELL (US) — Cancer cells must prepare to invade new tissues, and researchers have found a way to stop them from migrating.Researchers have identified two key proteins that are needed to get cells...
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Baby immune cells are born ready to fight
CORNELL (US) — Found in newborns, small populations of preprogrammed immune cells can fight specific pathogens that they have never encountered. The findings, say the researchers, have the potential to...
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How a tame virus turns deadly for cats
CORNELL (US) — Scientists have uncovered the mutation that transforms a harmless virus into what is the most lethal infectious disease in cats.The finding is expected to open the door to the...
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Genes from the father build the placenta
CORNELL (US) — Placentas support the fetus and mother, but new research with horses, mules, and donkeys confirms that the father provides the genetic blueprints for the organ. The study, published in...
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Locking herpes’ DNA may stop its spread
Researchers have found a way to put the herpes virus into lockdown and limit its reproductive powers. The technique, which can cut the herpes virus infective powers by a factor of up to 10,000,...
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How organs know the right way to grow
A temporary set of signals get an embryo’s internal organs growing in the right direction. Those signals are critical for avoid devastating birth defects, according to a new study in the journal...
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Breeding captive elephants depends on better semen
Captive breeding programs for Asian elephants need better methods for collecting semen, according to researchers. Crushed by habitat loss and poaching, Asian elephants are at risk, and their future...
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Sharks are more like us than you think
When scientists compared great white gene shark genes with those of humans and zebrafish, they found that the shark genes were surprisingly similar to humans’. The genetic code of the world’s oldest...
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Dolphins near Deepwater oil spill are still sick
Evidence continues to link the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill to an increase in the number of sick dolphins in a region of the Gulf of Mexico that received heavy and prolonged oil exposure....
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Newborns have strong, but forgetful, immune systems
Infants are prone to infections in part because their immune systems, which are quick to react, are also quick to forget. Immunizations protect people by “teaching” immune systems to remember...
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