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- New information for flu fight: Researchers study RNA interference to determine host genes used by influenza for virus replication
- Grape seed extract kills head and neck cancer cells, leaves healthy cells unharmed
- Making poisonous plants and seeds safe and palatable: Canola now, cannabis next?
- Research on vitamins could lead to the design of novel drugs to combat malaria
- Heart of silk: Scientists use silk from the tasar silkworm as a scaffold for heart tissue
| Posted: 27 Jan 2012 01:27 PM PST Influenza virus can rapidly evolve from one form to another, complicating the effectiveness of vaccines and anti-viral drugs used to treat it. By first understanding the complex host cell pathways that the flu uses for replication, researchers are finding new strategies for therapies and vaccines, according to a new study.  |
| Grape seed extract kills head and neck cancer cells, leaves healthy cells unharmed Posted: 27 Jan 2012 11:09 AM PST In both cell lines and mouse models, grape seed extract kills head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells, while leaving healthy cells unharmed, new research shows.  |
| Making poisonous plants and seeds safe and palatable: Canola now, cannabis next? Posted: 27 Jan 2012 11:00 AM PST Every night millions of people go to bed hungry. New genetic technology can help us feed the world by making inedible seeds edible and tasty.  |
| Research on vitamins could lead to the design of novel drugs to combat malaria Posted: 27 Jan 2012 10:59 AM PST New research could lead to the design of more effective drugs to combat malaria. The research will enable scientists to learn more about the nature of the enzymes required for vitamin biosynthesis by the malaria causing pathogen Plasmodium. Vitamins are essential nutrients required in small amounts, the lack of which leads to deficiencies. Many pathogenic microorganisms produce vitamins, and these biosynthetic pathways may provide suitable targets for development of new drugs.  |
| Heart of silk: Scientists use silk from the tasar silkworm as a scaffold for heart tissue Posted: 27 Jan 2012 10:59 AM PST Damaged human heart muscle cannot be regenerated. Scar tissue grows in place of the damaged muscle cells. Scientists are seeking to restore complete cardiac function with the help of artificial cardiac tissue. They have succeeded in loading cardiac muscle cells onto a three-dimensional scaffold, created using the silk produced by a tropical silkworm.  |
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