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Spotlight on The Human Genome
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Brain implants have long-lasting effect on depression
Technique can alleviate symptoms for six years.
- Alison Abbott
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Options for off-the-shelf blood vessels expand
Preliminary research could open the door to ready-to-use bioengineered veins.
- Tiffany O’Callaghan
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Deepwater Horizon dispersants lingered in the deep
Chemicals' toxicity to deep-water ecosystems remains an open question.
- Amanda Mascarelli
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Theoretical walker struts its energy-efficient stuff
Bizarre gait could aid design of prosthetic limbs.
- Eugenie Samuel Reich
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Spotlight on Biotech/Pharma
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Robo protein guide for cell transplants
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Transgenic chickens curb bird flu transmission
Genetic modification quells virus, but questions linger about use in developing countries.
- Virginia Hughes
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Peruvian biologist's defamation conviction overturned
Case over question of genetic modification in Peru's maize still entangled in judicial system.
- Lucas Laursen
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Pliable particles open door to drug delivery
Hydrogel mimics of red blood cells can sneak through tight spots.
- Tiffany O'Callaghan
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US report sets ground rules for artificial life
Synthetic biology needs oversight not over-regulation, commission finds.
- Meredith Wadman
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DNA sequencing for the masses
The launch of a new technology marks a move towards small-scale sequencing in every lab.
- Alla Katsnelson
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Real-time analysis
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Food: A taste of things to come?
Researchers are sure that they can put lab-grown meat on the menu — if they can just get cultured muscle cells to bulk up.
- Nicola Jones
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Gene therapy: Small RNAs aid cell transplants
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Agriculture: Greenhouses in the sky
Emma Marris is intrigued by an optimistic vision of high–rise farms.
- Emma Marris
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Agriculture: Sterile moths fight resistance
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Suppression of inflammation by a synthetic histone mimic
Post-translationally modified histones are recognized by effector proteins which contain specific binding modules; for example, the bromodomain-containing BET proteins bind acetylated lysine residues during gene activation. Here a synthetic small molecule is described that interferes with the binding of certain BET family members to acetylated histones. The compound inhibits activation of pro-inflammatory genes in macrophages and has activity in a mouse model of inflammatory disease.
- Edwige Nicodeme
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Sterile moths wipe out cotton pest
Arizona farms are all but 'pinkie'-free for the first time in nearly a century.
- Heidi Ledford
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Cellular 'alchemy' transforms skin into blood
Direct conversion of cell types could offer safer, simpler treatments than stem cells.
- Ewen Callaway
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Genomics: DNA's master craftsmen
Behind the walls of the J. Craig Venter Institute, Ham Smith and Clyde Hutchison quietly worked to bring a synthetic cell to life.
- Roberta Kwok
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US government wants limits on gene patents
Unexpected challenge to controversial patents on naturally occurring DNA sequences.
- Heidi Ledford
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Synthetic biology: Bacterial cyborg transmits electrons
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1000 Genomes Project reveals human variation
An international effort to map variability in the genome hits its first landmark.
- Alla Katsnelson
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Power to the people
A former US science adviser says people can often achieve more than governments.
- Nicola Jones
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Biotechnology: Pictures predict embryos' fate
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Garage biotech: Life hackers
Amateur hobbyists are creating home-brew molecular-biology labs, but can they ferment a revolution?
- Heidi Ledford
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Uganda prepares to plant transgenic bananas
Sweet pepper gene confers resistance to bacterial wilt.
- Linda Nordling
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Cancer biology: Sequencing guides cancer treatment
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Biomimetics: Material monitors mugginess
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Cancer biology: Ovarian cancer culprits
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Tissue engineering: Vision restored
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Heart redevelopment
Scientists report the conversion of one type of differentiated cell, the fibroblast, into another — the cardiomyocyte. This approach may find use in regenerative strategies for the repair of damaged hearts.
- Richard P. Harvey
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Biotechnology: Crossing the barrier
Researchers have rallied round a promising molecule for rescuing dying nerves. But getting it into the brain remains a daunting challenge, finds Brian Vastag.
- Brian Vastag
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Nanobiotechnology: More light on algae
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GM crop escapes into the American wild
Transgenic canola found growing freely in North Dakota.
- Natasha Gilbert
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Biotechnology: Fuel from microbes
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How to feed a hungry world
Producing enough food for the world's population in 2050 will be easy. But doing it at an acceptable cost to the planet will depend on research into everything from high-tech seeds to low-tech farming practices.
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Regulation must be revolutionized
Unjustified and impractical legal requirements are stopping genetically engineered crops from saving millions from starvation and malnutrition, says Ingo Potrykus.
- Ingo Potrykus
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An eye to treating blindness
Work on stem cells is one of the hottest research areas in biology. But are such studies of any therapeutic value? Fortunately, yes, as is evident from successes in treating blindness.
- Elena Ezhkova
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Food: The growing problem
World hunger remains a major problem, but not for the reasons many suspect. Nature analyses the trends and the challenges of feeding 9 billion by 2050.
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Food: An underground revolution
Plant breeders are turning their attention to roots to increase yields without causing environmental damage. Virginia Gewin unearths some promising subterranean strategies.
- Virginia Gewin
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Food: Inside the hothouses of industry
Feeding the world is going to require the scientific and financial muscle of agricultural biotechnology companies. Natasha Gilbert asks whether they're up to the task.
- Natasha Gilbert
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DNA factory builds up steam
First reliable components for synthetic biology could be available by the end of the year.
- Alla Katsnelson
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