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- New clues to human deafness found in mice
- A shot of young stem cells made rapidly aging mice live much longer and healthier
- Hepatitis C virus hijacks liver microRNA
| New clues to human deafness found in mice Posted: 03 Jan 2012 03:52 PM PST Researchers have identified a gene that is required for proper development of the mouse inner ear. In humans, this gene, known as FGF20, is located in a portion of the genome that has been associated with inherited deafness in otherwise healthy families.  |
| A shot of young stem cells made rapidly aging mice live much longer and healthier Posted: 03 Jan 2012 10:51 AM PST Mice bred to age too quickly seemed to have sipped from the fountain of youth after scientists injected them with stem cell-like progenitor cells derived from the muscle of young, healthy animals. Instead of becoming infirm and dying early as untreated mice did, animals that got the stem/progenitor cells improved their health and lived two to three times longer than expected.  |
| Hepatitis C virus hijacks liver microRNA Posted: 02 Jan 2012 03:08 PM PST Scientists have now shown for the first time how a small RNA molecule that regulates gene expression in human liver cells has been hijacked by the hepatitis C virus to ensure its own survival -- helping medical scientists understand why a new antiviral drug appears to be effective against the virus.  |
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