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December 2004

• Inexpensive, Mass-Produced Genes at Core of Synthetic Biology Advances At UH
  December 22, 2004

• Needling Chromosomes Yields Insights into Cell Division
  December 22, 2004

• Discovery of First Demethylase Molecule, a Long-Sought Gene Regulator
  December 16, 2004

• NYU Chemists Create DNA Translation Machine
  December 16, 2004

• DNA Breaks and Genomic Instability: Broken Ends Stick Together
  December 13, 2004

• New Antibiotic Target Could Mean the End of Pneumonia
  December 9, 2004

• Research Consortium Led by Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute Develops New Tool for Biology
  December 7, 2004

• Less Fat Makes Better Process for Designing New Drugs
  December 7, 2004

• Cracking the Genomic Code: Gene Decoding Revealed at Atomic Level
  December 2, 2004

• USC-Led Team of Scientists Recreates DNA Mending Pathway in Test-Tube
  December 2, 2004

• UCSD Biologists Identify Gene In Corn Plants That May Have Paved Way For Development Of Maize
  December 1, 2004

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November 2004

• Improved Molecular Switch Could Serve As Sensor, Medical Tool
  November 29, 2004

• Psychological Stress and Disease : UCSF-led Study Suggests Connection
  November 29, 2004

• Visualizing the End of The Human Genome
  November 23, 2004

• Computer Simulation Shows How Fibrils--Proteins That Cluster in Diseases--Form
  November 22, 2004

• This Is Your Fly's Brain on Drugs
  November 22, 2004

• Study Identifies Molecular Complex Vital to Creation of miRNAS
  November 17, 2004

• Molecular Technique Shows Promise in Destroying Drug Resistance In Bacteria
  November 12, 2004

• Identifying the Path to Infection
  November 9, 2004

• Asymmetric Organs and MicroRNA-Directed DNA Modification
  November 8, 2004

• UC Santa Barbara Researchers Discover Living Nanoscale 'Necklace'
  November 8, 2004

• Crucial Evolutionary Link Points to Origins of Modern Cells
  November 4, 2004

• Cornell Researchers Take Step in Deciphering What Proteins Look Like Through Discovery of New Family Member Important In Making DNA
  November 3, 2004

• Mayo Clinic Successfully Uses Anticancer Drug to Fight Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  November 1, 2004

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October 2004

• Actin Muscles in on DNA Transcription
  October 29, 2004

• 'Broken' Gene Reveals Evolution of Salt Retention and Possible Ties to Hypertension
  October 28, 2004

• Molecular Mechanism Sheds Light on Neurodegenerative Diseases
  October 21, 2004

• New DNA Repair Enzyme Makes Mistakes to Save Lives of Cells
  October 21, 2004

• Discovery Might Improve Design, Effectiveness of Anti-Cancer Drugs
  October 18, 2004

• Scientists Explain How Morphogens Work
  October 15, 2004

• UF Scientists Have Bionanotechnology Recipe to Find Elusive Bacteria
  October 11, 2004

• Study Describes Basic Mechanism in Cell Growth Control Involving Damaged DNA
  October 8, 2004

• Yale Scientists Find Cooperative RNA Switches in Nature
  October 7, 2004

• Dying Cells Encourage Neighbors to Grow
  October 5, 2004

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September 2004

• Molecular Motor Implicated in Tissue Remodeling
  September 30, 2004

• DNA Lends Scientists a Hand, Revealing New Chemical Reactions
  September 29, 2004

• New Molecular Link Key to Cellular Proteins Involved in Cancer Progression, Other Diseases
  September 29, 2004

• New Research Shows Plants Can Shuffle and Paste Gene Pieces to Generate Genetic Diversity
  September 29, 2004

• New Sequence Involved in DNA Replication Timing May Aid In Cancer Detection
  September 24, 2004

• Researchers ID Chlorophyll-regulating Gene
  September 23, 2004

• Bullish Chemical Could Repel Yellow Fever Mosquitoes
  September 22, 2004

• Key Cell-Death Step Found
  September 21, 2004

• Genes Expose Secrets of Sex on the Side
  September 19, 2004

• Researchers Develop Fast Track Way to Discover How Cells Are Regulated
  September 17, 2004

• 22nd Amino Acid Synthesized and Added to Genetic Code of E.coli Bacteria
  September 17, 2004

• Images of 'Tail' Of Protein Needed for Cell Multiplication Suggest Anticancer Drug Targets
  September 13, 2004

• New Dye Directly Reveals Activated Proteins in Living Cells
  September 10, 2004

• Pharmacy Grant to Study Genetics and Drug Interaction
  September 10, 2004

• Cell's Gatekeeper for Ammonia Revealed in Unprecedented Detail
  September 9, 2004

• Bone Marrow Cells Routinely Help with Wound Healing
  September 3, 2004

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August 2004

• Molecular Motor Myosin VI Moves 'Hand Over Hand,' Researchers Say
  August 31, 2004

• Researchers Improve Detection of Diverse Anthrax Strains
  August 30, 2004

• MIT Team Explains Yin-Yang of Ginseng
  August 30, 2004

• Enzyme Reins in Runaway Inflammation; May Prove Potent Drug Target
  August 29, 2004

• Gold Quantum Dots Have Applications in Biological Labeling, Nanoscale Optic
  August 23, 2004

• Bright Idea Could Doom Cancer and Viruses, Say Purdue Scientists
  August 23, 2004

• Testing the Fitness of Biological Clocks
  August 23, 2004

• Basic Research Producing New Anthrax Therapies
  August 20, 2004

• Scientists Reinvent DNA As Template to Produce Organic Molecules
  August 19, 2004

• Heart 'Repair Kit'- Stem Cells Regenerate Injured Muscle
  August 18, 2004

• When Is a Mouse Like A Test Tube?
  August 18, 2004

• Enzyme Activation Appears Key in Helping Internal Clock Tell Night From Day
  August 18, 2004

• Prions Act as Stepping Stones in Evolution
  August 15, 2004

• Emory Researchers Map Structure of Anti-Cancer Molecule
  August 12, 2004

• Chemists at Caltech Devise New, Simpler Way to Make Carbohydrates
  August 12, 2004

• RNA Could Form Building Blocks for Nanomachines
  August 11, 2004

• Automated Science Speeds Solution of Human Genome Data
  August 6, 2004

• Bad News for Pathogenic Bacteria: Scientists Find Protein Essential For Bacterial Survival
  August 5, 2004

• New Technique Helps Scientists Reveal Interactions Between Genes and Drugs
  August 2, 2004

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July 2004

• Study Reveals Surprising 'Remodeling' Property of Gene Regulation Process
  July 29, 2004

• Researchers Reveal Argonaute2 As the Catalytic Engine of Mammalian RNA Interference
  July 29, 2004

• Brookhaven Lab Biophysicist F. William Studier Wins R&D 100 Award for A New Method that Simplifies Protein Production
  July 28, 2004

• Casanova or Caveman: Scientists Isolate Nerve Cells that Choreograph Male Fly's Courtship Behavior
  July 28, 2004

• Researchers Look into Components of RNA Silencing Machinery
  July 27, 2004

• One Taste of Growth Protein and Nerve Cells Want More
  July 23, 2004

• Yale Scientists Visualize Details of How Hepatitis C Unwinds RNA
  July 23, 2004

• Good Bacteria Trigger Proteins to Protect the Gut
  July 22, 2004

• Study by Tufts Biologist Provides Window into Progression of Some Degenerative Diseases
  July 22, 2004

• Pump Failure Implicated in a Form of Dystonia
  July 21, 2004

• Research Reveals Role of Gene in Infertility
  July 21, 2004

• Study Yields Insights into Precancerous Condition
  July 20, 2004

• Inflammation's Trigger Finger
  July 19, 2004

• Listeria Can Persist in Stores and Processing Plants
  July 15, 2004

• Argonne Scientists Determine Structure of Staph, Anthrax Enzyme
  July 14, 2004

• Cell Death Protein Has Surprising Role in Cell Migration
  July 13, 2004

• Study Identifies Genetics of Fat Metabolism, Red Wine Link
  July 7, 2004

• How DNA Repair Machinery is a 'Two-Way Street'
  July 1, 2004

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June 2004

• Bacterial Protein Recycling Factor Possible Key to New Class of Antibiotics
  June 30, 2004

• Bacteria Spill Their Guts to Aid Researchers in Quest for New Antibiotics
  June 30, 2004

• New Milestones on the Path to Conquering HIV Drug Resistance (AIDS)
  June 29, 2004

• New Computational Tools to Aid in Protein Research
  June 23, 2004

• To Understand Innate Immunity, Silence the Genome
  June 22, 2004

• Flies May Taste Bitter Better, First Map of Insect "Tongue" Reveals
  June 22, 2004

• Scientists Discover New Role for Tiny RNA in Plant Development
  June 21, 2004

• Study of Proteins Offers Insights into Organization Of Biological Networks
  June 9, 2004

• BU Chemists Debut Online Resource for Researchers Seeking to Build New Bioactive Compounds
  June 9, 2004

• Carnegie Mellon U Biologists Identify Critical Player in Yeast Ribosome Assembly
  June 7, 2004

• Proteins Transform DNA into "Molecular Velcro"
  June 3, 2004

• UC Riverside Researchers Discover New Way to Identify Cell Growth
  June 2, 2004

• Junk DNA Regulates Neighboring Gene
  June 2, 2004

• Yale Scientists Visualize Molecular Detail of RNA Splicing Complex
  June 2, 2004

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May 2004

• Mutant Biological Machine Makes Proteins but Can't Let Go
  May 27, 2004

• Researchers Identify New Target of Protein Involved in Cancerous Cell Growth
  May 27, 2004

• UW-Madison Scientists Find a Key to Cell Division
  May 27, 2004

• "Noisy" Genes Can Have Big Impact
  May 27, 2004

• Cells May Shoot Messenger to Halt Protein Production
  May 20, 2004

• Researchers Discover Protein that Dissolves Amyloid Fibers
  May 20, 2004

• Genetic Barrier to Self-Pollination Identified
  May 19, 2004

• Super-Effective "Jumping Gene" Created
  May 19, 2004

• Stem Cells More Vulnerable to Toxic Chemotherapy When Protective Molecule Is Disabled
  May 18, 2004

• Scientists Track Protein Linked to Movement Disorder
  May 17, 2004

• When 'Reaper' Gene Comes, Cell Death Follows
  May 17, 2004

• SRI International to Expand MetaCyc Metabolic Pathway Database Under New Grant from National Institutes of Health
  May 17, 2004

• Gene Maps of Simpler Life Forms Point the Way to Human Disease Gene
  May 13, 2004

• 'Cardiofunk' Mutation: Probable Source of Congenital Heart Defects
  May 11, 2004

• Researchers Open New Line of Attack on Tuberculosis
  May 9, 2004

• Findings Redefine Mechanism of Action Of RNA Helicase Enzymes
  May 5, 2004

• Genome-Scale Computational Model of Gene Regulation
  May 5, 2004

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April 2004

• Discovery Helps Explain How Cells Package DNA
  April 30, 2004

• Researchers Describe Long-Perplexing 'Magic Spot' on Bacteria; Also Find Possible Gene Targets for Diseases Like Cholera
  April 29, 2004

• Newly Discovered Gene Controls Levels of 'Bad' Cholesterol in Mice
  April 26, 2004

• Measurement Clarifies Role Between Protein Structure and Cell Adhesion
  April 26, 2004

• Researchers Show Cystic Fibrosis Defect in Mice Corrected with Turmeric Extract
  April 23, 2004

• Genome-Wide Screen Reveals New Tricks of Old Genes
  April 22, 2004

• Stretching DNA on a Tiny Scale, Researchers Probe the Basis for Its Compaction
  April 22, 2004

• Crowding Stem Cells' Personal Space Directs Their Future
  April 16, 2004

• Rewriting Textbooks on DNA Crossover
  April 16, 2004

• Crystallographers Take Note: a Synchrotron Light Source for Your Home Lab
  April 16, 2004

• Robots Score Big with Protein Crystallographers
  April 9, 2004

• Scientists Devise Method to Study Membrane Proteins, One Key To Drug Discovery
  April 7, 2004

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March 2004

• Carnegie Mellon U. Conducts First Comprehensive Proteomic Analysis of Developing Animal
  March 30, 2004

• SDSC Resources Help Scientists Identify Possible Source of HIV Drug Resistance
  March 25, 2004

• New RNA Libraries Can Selectively Inactivate Human Genes
  March 24, 2004

• UCSD Pharmacologists Collaborate On New Approach to Drug Design
  March 22, 2004

• Tiny Molecular Motors Shed Light on Cell Function, Say Stanford Researchers
  March 4, 2004

• Visualizing the Central Dogma
  March 4, 2004

• UVA Researchers Describe Method of Protecting Chromosomes During Cell Division
  March 4, 2004

• Discoveries Reveal that Gene Regulation Is Bipolar
  March 4, 2004

• Faulty DNA Replication Linked to Neurological Diseases
  March 4, 2004

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February 2004

• Notre Dame Study Offers Important New Insights Into Behavior of Organisms
  February 27, 2004

• New Genomics Tool Boosts Diabetes Research
  February 26, 2004

• Exploring Small RNA Function
  February 24, 2004

• Insights Gained From Molecular Modeling May Lead to Better Insecticides
  February 24, 2004

• Sophisticated Silencing Strategies
  February 24, 2004

• Evolution Caught in the Act
  February 19, 2004

• Approved Hepatitis Drug Blocks Anthrax Toxin
  February 16, 2004

• Structure Solved by Scripps Scientists Shows One Way that Body Controls Gene Expression
  February 13, 2004

• Structure Solved by Scripps Scientists Shows One Way that Body Controls Gene Expression
  February 13, 2004

• RNA Inner Workings Partly Unveiled in Stanford Study
  February 12, 2004

• Scientists at Scripps Research Institute Describe Structure of Receptor on Surface Of 1918 Flu Virus
  February 5, 2004

• New Mathematical Algorithms Might Help Diagnose Cancer
  February 4, 2004

• Pacifying Bacteria Prevents Lethal Post-Op Infections
  February 1, 2004

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January 2004

• Dazzling new light source opens at Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory
  January 30, 2004

• Death-Defying Approach Devised by Penn Scientists to Prevent Cell Apoptosis
  January 29, 2004

• Molecular Level Discovery Could Play Role in Development of New Antibiotics
  January 29, 2004

• 'Elves' Makes Protein Crystallography Easier
  January 27, 2004

• U. Chicago Study Overturns Conclusion of Historic Human Genome Data
  January 22, 2004

• Human Migration Tracked in Stanford Computer Simulation
  January 21, 2004

• Protein Data Bank Opens New Era with Broader Support -- Nearly 24,000 Molecules and Growing, Accessible Collection Advances Biology
  January 21, 2004

• New Advance to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Pneumonia and Malaria
  January 20, 2004

• OHSU-Led Research Examines Role of Copper, Iron in Diseases
  January 13, 2004

• Parasite's Enzyme Structure Helps Address a Public Health Issue
  January 5, 2004

• Researchers Find Key Gene in Production of Egg and Sperm
  January 2, 2004

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December 2003

• Anthrax Toxin Inhibitor Identified
  December 29, 2003

• Genetic Master Switch Sends Bacteria Toward 'Seafood Dinner'
  December 29, 2003

• Structure of a Nobel-Prize Winning Molecule: Aquaporin
  December 22, 2003

• 'Suicide Proteins' Contribute to Sperm Creation
  December 15, 2003

• Purdue Biologists Expose the Inner Workings of Viral Machine
  December 15, 2003

• Ability to Smell Food Regulated by Enzyme's Interaction with RNA Interference Pathway
  December 11, 2003

• A Little Stress May be Good for You
  December 10, 2003

• Scientists Solve Puzzle of How Kinesin Motor Molecules Walk- or Limp Across Cells
  December 5, 2003

• Changing One Gene Launches New Fly Species
  December 4, 2003

• Tamoxifen’s Effectiveness May be Compromised by Hot Flash Drug
  December 3, 2003

• Fox Chase Cancer Center Researcher Develops New Model for Studying Prions – Mad Cow Disease
  December 2, 2003

• Unraveling a Protein, Researchers Uncover Mechanics of Anti-Cancer Agent
  December 2, 2003

• Chromosomes Are 'Nibbled' Before They Fuse, Researchers Report
  December 2, 2003

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 November 2003

• New Findings Implicate Cell Size Controls in a Variety of Diseases
  November 26, 2003

• Nanotech Instruments Allow First Direct Observations of RNA 'Proofreading'
  November 25, 2003

• Protein-hungry Cells 'Go Fishing,' Report Purdue Biologists
  November 25, 2003

• Researchers Design and Build First Artificial Protein
  November 21, 2003

• A New Hypothesis on the Origin of 'Junk' DNA
  November 20, 2003

• The Beginning of the End Of Flagella
  November 20, 2003

• Smallpox in Europe Selected for Genetic Mutation that Confers Resistance to HIV Infection
  November 18, 2003

• New Program Interrogates Gene Pathways
  November 14, 2003

• Molecular First Steps to Adult Diabetes Found
  November 12, 2003

• Study Suggests New View of Gene Activation As a Dynamic Process
  November 10, 2003

• Herpes Research Uncovers Possible Clue to Alzheimer’s Disease
  November 7, 2003

• Scripps Scientists Link Ozone to Atherosclerosis
  November 6, 2003

• Sex a Necessary Evolutionary Commodity, New Study Shows
  November 6, 2003

• Activity Detailed for Sirtuins, Involved in Metabolism, Aging, Gene Expression
  November 4, 2003

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 October 2003

• Beyond Biology: Simple System Yields Custom-Designed Proteins
  October 30, 2003

• Researchers Create 'Supersized' Molecule of DNA
  October 30, 2003

• New Model of Alzheimer’s Enzyme May Help Refine Future Treatments
  October 27, 2003

• Biological Trick Reveals Key Step in Melatonin's Regulation
  October 26, 2003

• Adaptive Mutation Is Common in E. coli, Say IU Researchers
  October 23, 2003

• New Class of Antibiotics Stops Pathogens in Their Genetic Tracks
  October 23, 2003

• New Study Identifies Gene Signaling Puberty
  October 22, 2003

• Duke Researchers Discover Power Behind Molecular Motors
  October 16, 2003

• Mathematical Modeling Predicts Cellular Communication
  October 13, 2003

• Jefferson and Michigan Scientists Identify Gene Defect Behind Muscle-Wasting Disease
  October 10, 2003

• New Gene Necessary for Plant Growth and Development Discovered Using a Promising Experimental Technique
  October 10, 2003

• Genes that Regulate Hearing Link Humans and Fruit Flies in New Way
  October 9, 2003

• Purdue Biologists' Spotlight Solves Mysteries of Photosynthesis, Metabolism
  October 2, 2003

• When Heme Attacks: After Trauma, the Molecule that Makes Life Possible Rampages
  October 1, 2003

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 September 2003

• Non-human Molecule Is Absorbed by Eating Red Meat According to Study by UCSD Researchers
  September 29, 2003

• Researchers Identify Botox Receptor
  September 29, 2003

• New Findings in Yeast May Reveal Why Growing Older Is the Greatest Carcinogen In Humans
  September 25, 2003

• Scientists Switch Components in Cell Circuits: Possible New Technology, Therapy
  September 25, 2003

• Discovery May be First Plant Cell Surface Molecule that Halts Cell Proliferation
  September 19, 2003

• Controlling the Internal Clock in Darkness
  September 15, 2003

• NC State Geneticists Show Ripple Effects of Gene Mutations
  September 8, 2003

• Study at TSRI Links Dozens of Proteins to Several Rare Muscle and Nerve Degeneration Diseases
  September 4, 2003

• Scientists Uncover Early Warning System for Copper Toxicity
  September 4, 2003

• DNA Throttle Controls Molecular Machine
  September 4, 2003

• UNC Researchers Identify Protein Crucial to Gene Silencing
  September 2, 2003

• Molecule Identified that Contributes to Essential Cell Functioning Process
  September 2, 2003

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 August 2003

• Dartmouth Bioengineers Develop Humanized Yeast
  August 28, 2003

• Study Provides New Insights into Emerging Theory of Gene Regulation
  August 28, 2003

• Laboratory 'Theme Park' Re-Creates RNA World for Study
  August 26, 2003

• Computer Design Yields Better, More Efficient Therapeutic for Preventing Tissue Damage
  August 25, 2003

• Stanford Researcher Finds Method to Define Genetic 'Words'
  August 21, 2003

• 'Sophisticated Molecular Machine' Is Found to Govern Cell's Reading of Genetic Code in Cornell Collaborative Research
  August 21, 2003

• Tipping the Balance of Prion Infectivity
  August 21, 2003

• Scientists at TSRI Create New Strain of Yeast with 21-Amino Acid Genetic Code
  August 14, 2003

• Cross-species mating May be Evolutionarily Important and Lead to Rapid Change, Say IUB Researchers
  August 7, 2003

• Dual Discoveries in Genetic Processing Improve Accuracy of Genome Information, May Hasten Neurological Research
  August 7, 2003

• Main Regulator of Membrane Trafficking Not What Researchers Once Thought, Scientists Discover
  August 7, 2003

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 July 2003

• Designer Proteins
  July 31, 2003

• SARS Information for Antiviral Drug Design Released by Protein Data Bank
  July 30, 2003

• Gene Critical for Neurotransmitter Synthesis Also Affects Longevity
  July 30, 2003

• Social Mobility: Study Shows Bacteria Seek Each Other Out
  July 28, 2003

• Hold the Salt, Please: Lowering Salt Content in DNA Solutions May Help Improve Gene Therapy Success
  July 28, 2003

• Researchers Discover Magnesium Transport Protein Is Linked to Immune Cell Growth
  July 25, 2003

• Paradox of Genome Protection: Yao Lab Discovers How Curious Pond Microbe Tetrahymena Routinely Eliminates Parts of its Own DNA to Safeguard its Genetic Blueprint
  July 23, 2003

• Steroids Trigger a 'Domino Effect' on Genes at Different Points in Time, UB Studies Find
  July 18, 2003

• A New Twist on DNA
  July 17, 2003

• New Approach to Gene Knockouts Reveals the 'Master Planners' of The Skeleton
  July 17, 2003

• Researchers Locate Tumor-Suppressor Gene in Fruit Flies that Controls Cell Production, Death
  July 16, 2003

• New Sensor Developed at UCSB Can Detect DNA in One Step
  July 16, 2003

• Key to Understanding Protein-DNA Interactions? Simply 'Unzip' It, Say Cornell Biophysicists of Double Helix
  July 11, 2003

• Key Step Allowing Cell Migration
  July 10, 2003

• NIH Funds Powerful Magnet for Protein Studies
  July 9, 2003

• Plant Genes Imported From Unrelated Species More Often Than Previously Thought, IU Biologists Find
  July 7, 2003

• Salk Scientists Identify Pathway that Determines When Plants Flower
  July 1, 2003

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 June 2003

• Newly Mapped Enzyme Could Yield New Treatments for Female Sexual Dysfunction
  June 26, 2003

• Researchers View Protein's Structural Changes in Real Time
  June 19, 2003

• How Plants Get Made in the Shade
  June 19, 2003

• UGA Scientists Discover Gene that Maintains Genome Integrity by Limiting DNA Replication
  June 18, 2003

• DNA Unwinding Protein Runs on Two Motors
  June 18, 2003

• Silent DNA Architecture Helps Block Cancer Cell Growth
  June 12, 2003

• Natural Selection’s Fingerprint Identified on Fruit Fly Evolution
  June 12, 2003

• Brain Cells Seen Recycling Rapidly to Speed Communications
  June 10, 2003

• New Insight into Machinery of Neuromuscular Junction Assembly
  June 8, 2003

• Plants and People Share a Molecular Signaling System, Researchers Discover
  June 5, 2003

• Heart Drug Might Help Fight Chronic Fungal Infections
  June 5, 2003

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 May 2003

• Yeast Genomes Reveal New Sites of Gene Control
  May 29, 2003

• Why Have Sex? the Answer Is Not As Simple As We Thought
  May 29, 2003

• Drug Design Expert Sets His Group's Sights on SARS
  May 28, 2003

• Discovery that Deadly Listeriosis Often Occurs in Clusters Could Help In Finding Sources and Saving Lives, Cornell Scientist Says
  May 28, 2003

• Scientists Use DNA Fragments to Trace the Migration of Modern Humans
  May 27, 2003

• Cholera Protein Structure- a Target for Vaccines & Antibiotics Described by TSRI Scientists
  May 22, 2003

• Scientists Image Soft Tissues With New X-Ray Technique
  May 13, 2003

• Pathogenic Yeasts and Fungi: a Growing Health Concern
  May 13, 2003

• Tiny Protein Prevents Disease-Related Cell Death
  May 9, 2003

• Engineered Proteins Will Lead to 'Synthetic Biology'
  May 7, 2003

• Without Enzyme Catalyst, Slowest Known Biological Reaction Takes 1 Trillion Years
  May 2, 2003

• Purdue Biologists Crystallize Technique to Expand Protein Research
  May 2, 2003

• What Goes Wrong in Older Eggs?
  May 2, 2003

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 April 2003

• UC Riverside Scientists Contribute to Study that Unveils Genome Sequence of Bread Mold
  April 30, 2003

• Binding Studies Suggest Drug Development Strategy for Lupus
  April 30, 2003

• Mackinnon Lab's Newest Picture Tells Action Potential Story
  April 30, 2003

• TSRI Scientists Show that Rare Genetic Mutations Increase Susceptibility to Sepsis
  April 28, 2003

• Microgel Polymer Beads May Provide General Vehicle for Vaccines, Gene Therapy
  April 25, 2003

• Mouse Research Sheds New Light on Human Genetic Diseases
  April 25, 2003

• Study of Bacterial Enzyme Reveals One Key to Cancer Cell Survival
  April 24, 2003

• Novel Method Identifies 'Hidden' Genes
  April 17, 2003

• Gladstone Researchers Find Method to Study Hidden HIV Reservoirs
  April 14, 2003

• Alzheimer's Protein Jams Mitochondria of Affected Cells; Resulting 'Energy Crisis' Kills Neurons
  April 13, 2003

• Stanford Researchers Uncover Mystery Behind How Skull Plates Fuse
  April 9, 2003

• The Structure Behind the Switch
  April 6, 2003

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 March 2003

• Prions Offer Nanotech Building Tool
  March 28, 2003

• Laser Micro-Scalpel Yields Biological Insights Into Tissue Dynamics
  March 27, 2003

• Carnegie Mellon Scientists Create Unique DNA Probe With Great Potential
  March 20, 2003

• Promising New Tool Shows How Dividing Cells Finish What They Start
  March 13, 2003

• Newly Identified Molecules Contribute to Normal Silencing of Most Human Genes
  March 7, 2003

• Receptor Could be Target for Cancer Therapy
  March 5, 2003

• Novel Drug Fights Autoimmune Disorders
  March 3, 2003

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 February 2003

• Dartmouth Medical School Geneticists Discover New Role for Antisense RNA
  February 27, 2003

• Optical Trap Provides New Insights Into Motor Molecules - Nature's Ultimate Nanomachines
  February 25, 2003

• Teasing Apart the Molecules of Life
  February 24, 2003

• "Periodic Table" of Proteins Helps Make Sense of Structure
  February 18, 2003

• Mechanism Controls Movement of Cell Structures
  February 16, 2003

• U-Iowa Scientists Gain Insight on How Enzyme Uses Oxygen to Produce Useful Chemicals
  February 13, 2003

• Synthesized Molecule Holds Promise as Antitumor Agent
  February 6, 2003

• Discovery of Iron-Acquisition Pathway Suggests New Treatments for Drug-Resistant Staph. Infections
  February 6, 2003

• Insect Antibiotics - Resistance is Futile!
  February 5, 2003

• Purdue Researchers Connect Life's Blueprints With its Energy Source
  February 4, 2003

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 January 2003

• St. Jude Researchers Show That the Six3 Gene Is Vital in the Creation of the Brain's Complexity
  January 31, 2003

• Researchers Unwind Secrets of Biological Clocks
  January 30, 2003

• Topical Oxygen Helps Hard-to-Heal Wounds Heal Faster and Better
  January 28, 2003

• U. Chicago Study Overturns Conclusion of Historic Human Genome Data
  January 22, 2003

• New Advance to Combat Antibiotic-resistant Pneumonia and Malaria
  January 20, 2003

• New Advance to Combat Antibiotic-resistant Pneumonia and Malaria
  January 20, 2003

• Researchers Achieve Germline Transmission of "Gene Knockdown" in Mice
  January 19, 2003

• Researchers Discover How Embryo Attaches to the Uterus
  January 16, 2003

• Worm Sex Receptor Identified
  January 14, 2003

• OHSU-led Research Examines Role of Copper, Iron in Diseases
  January 13, 2003

• Designer Molecules Correct RNA Splicing Defects: New Strategy for Treating Many Diseases
  January 13, 2003

• MIT Sugars Research Affecting Bypass Patients, Drug Industry
  January 13, 2003

• Researchers Discover Novel function of Gene Often Associated With Cancer
  January 9, 2003

• Food for Thought: Cells Dine on Their Own Brains to Stay Fit and Trim
  January 8, 2003

• Sirtuin Protein Has a New Function; May Play Role in Lifespan Extension
  January 6, 2003

• Parasite's Enzyme Structure Helps Address a Public Health Issue
  January 5, 2003

• Parasite's Enzyme Structure Helps Address a Public Health Issue
  January 5, 2003

• Parasite's Enzyme Structure Helps Address a Public Health Issue
  January 5, 2003

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December 2002

• Mathematical Prediction of On-Off Switches in Cell Division Proven
  December 30, 2002

• Study of Possible Anticancer Drug Reveals New Mechanism of Gene Regulation
  December 19, 2002

• People from Distant Lands Have Strikingly Similar Genetic Traits, Study Reveals
  December 19, 2002

• Smart Polymers Provide Light-Activated Switch to Turn Enzymes on and Off
  December 16, 2002

• Got Milk? Scientists Discover Key Lactation Gene
  December 14, 2002

• It May Take a Mouse to Understand the Behavior of "Jumping Genes"
  December 3, 2002

• A Leukemia-Related Protein is a Master Editor of the "Histone Code"
  December 3, 2002

• Grape Seed Extract Help Speed up Wound Recovery, Study Suggests
  December 2, 2002

• Even Green Pond Scum Can Suffer From Jet Lag
  December 2, 2002

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November 2002

• Scientists Identify 'Master' Molecule That Controls Action of Many Genes
  November 18, 2002

• Using Computers, Scientists Successfully Predict Evolution of E. Coli Bacteria
  November 14, 2002

• Bacteria Can't Do Their Thing If They Don't Have Cling
  November 14, 2002

• Algorithm Predicts Interactions Between Proteins Whose Structures Are Unsolved
  November 13, 2002

• Sepsis Vaccine Proves Protective in Preliminary Studies at The Scripps Research Institute
  November 13, 2002

• UCSD Bioengineers Develop First Computer Model That Predicts Disease Variant Based On Genetic Defect
  November 11, 2002

• UW-Madison Researchers Identify Key to Cancer Cell Mobility
  November 7, 2002

• Stomach-Dwelling H. pylori Bacterium Reveals Its Age
  November 5, 2002

• Researchers Close in on Natural Solution to PCB Contamination
  November 4, 2002

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October 2002

• 'Ping-Pong' Mechanism Seen in Gene-Controlling Enzyme
  October 29, 2002

• Study Helps Explain Gene Silencing in the Developing Embryo
  October 29, 2002

• New Approach for Studying Traumatic Injury
  October 28, 2002

• Scientists Produce the Script for Life
  October 24, 2002

• Biomedical Scientist Testing Nanoparticles as Early Cancer Detection Agent
  October 23, 2002

• New Screening Method May Speed Hunt for Disease-Causing Genes
  October 20, 2002

• Finding a 'Holy Grail': Simulated and Experimental Protein Folding Compares Nicely
  October 20, 2002

• Researchers Find Mechanism Responsible for Neuronal Death in Prion Diseases 
  October 17, 2002

• New Compound Holds Promise for Lupus and Related Diseases
  October 16, 2002

• Ancient Defense Mechanism May Still be Protecting Us
  October 14, 2002

• DNA Unzipping Found to Take at Least Two Proteins, Not One Alone
  October 9, 2002

• Machinery of Major Anti-Cancer Drug Target Elucidated
  October 9, 2002

• Revealed: How a Master Protein Remodels Chromosomes to Orchestrate Gene Expression
  October 9, 2002

• RRF Recycles Form, Not Exact Function
  October 9, 2002

• Researchers Create New Strategy for Removing Arsenic From Soil
  October 6, 2002

• Scientists at Scripps Research Institute Develop New Technology to Map Spread of Malarial Drug Resistance
  October 3, 2002

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September 2002

• New Insight into Fragile X Syndrome: Scientists Identify Possible Link to RNAi
  September 30, 2002
   
• Findings Aid Understanding of Neurodegenerative Diseases
  September 29, 2002
   
• SMU and UNC Researchers Make an Advance in Our Understanding of Gene Regulation
  September 26, 2002
   
• Structure Reveals Details of Cell’s Cargo-Carriers
  September 18, 2002
   
• Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute Discover How a Plant Times its Flowering Cycle
  September 18, 2002
   
• Research May Take the "Anti" out of Antioxidants
  September 11, 2002
   
• Rice, Brookhaven Physicists Decode Initial Stage of Cell Fusion
  September 12, 2002

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August 2002

• Rad50 and the Maintenance of Genome Stability
  August 31, 2002
   
• Targeting Enzymes That Immortalize Cancer Cells: If They Can’t be Turned Off, Try to Round Them Up
  August 30, 2002
   
• Essential Cell Division 'Zipper' Anchors to So-Called Junk DNA
  August 28, 2002
   
• FDA Clears for Market New Diagnostic Test for Lupus
  August 28, 2002
   
• UT Southwestern Researchers Shed New Light on Regulation of Cell Behavior
  August 20, 2002
   
• New AIDS Drug Discoveries to Battle Drug-Resistant HIV Strains
  August 19, 2002
   
• UW Scientists Find Genetic Pathway to Potent Anticancer Agents
  August 15, 2002
   
• Finding Sheds New Light Into Mysterious Process of Cell Movement During Development
  August 14, 2002
   
• Pinpointing the Mutations That Cause Resistance to Gleevec
  August 13, 2002
   
• U.Va. Researchers Identify Switching Action by Protein 'Gate-Keepers' in Cell Nucleus
  August 8, 2002
   
• Jumping Genes Can Knock Out DNA; Alter Human Genome
  August 8, 2002
   
• New Predictive Marker Found for Prostate and Colon Cancer
  August 2, 2002

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 July 2002

• New Gene Discovered for Male Fertility in Plants
  July 31, 2002
   
• What Inspires Yeast Cells to Divide?
  July 31, 2002
   
• Immune System Component Found Common to Both Humans and Worms
  July 25, 2002
   
• New Technique Shows How Cells Interpret Genetic Information
  July 21, 2002
   
• Researchers Discover Molecular 'Switch' That Tells Body to Store or Burn Fat
  July 11, 2002
   
• Researcher is Using Nature's Command and Control Network to Develop Ways to Engineer Organisms
  July 10, 2002
   
• Drug Resistance May Prove More Pervasive in African HIV
  July 5, 2002
   
• Mother of All NMR Magnets to Bolster UW-Madison Lab
  July 8, 2002
   
• 40-Year Search is Over: UT Southwestern Researchers Identify Key Photoreceptor in Fungi
  July 4, 2002
   
• New Way Found to See Light Through Novel Protein Identified by Dartmouth Geneticists
  July 4, 2002

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June 2002

• Fluid Forces Within the Body Help Invasive Bacteria
  June 27, 2002
   
• U.VA. Scientists Find New Piece of Gene Expression Puzzle
  June 27, 2002
   
• Penn State College of Medicine Researchers Correct Scientific Theory About how Gene Switch Works
  June 24, 2002
   
• Researchers Identify Stem Cell 'Glue'
  June 6, 2002
   
• RING Finger Proteins Target Cellular Molecules for Disposal
  June 6, 2002
   
• Scientists Become Filmmakers to Decipher Immunity
  June 6, 2002

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May 2002

• Protein Complex Found to Regulate First Step in Human Blood Clotting
  May 31, 2002
   
• Cancer-Suppressing Protein is Part of Amoeba's Compass
  May 30, 2002
   
• Discovery Sheds Light on Mechanisms That Allow Cells to Steer Directly Toward Chemical Cues
  May 30, 2002
   
• Researchers Solve Killer Protein's 'Crime'
  May 20, 2002
   
• Genetic Discovery in Fruit Flies May Open New Avenues for Understanding Cancer Growth in Humans
  May16, 2002
   
• Three-D Images Shed Light on First Steps of RNA Synthesis
  May 16, 2002
   
• A Possible New Way to Block HIV Infection of Healthy Cells Discovered
  May 15, 2002
   
• Mathematical Model Provides New Tool to Assess Mail-Borne Spread of Anthrax
  May 13, 2002
   
• Scientists Discover Protein That Identifies Damage to DNA
  May 13, 2002
   
• Networking Slows Down Protein Evolution, Study Reveals
  May 6, 2002
   
• Natural Compound Used in India Reduces Cholesterol by Blocking Metabolism-Controlling Receptor
  May 2, 2002

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April 2002

• Manganese Blocks HIV Replication; Lab Finding Points to Potential New Class of HIV Treatments
  April 26, 2002
   
• Gene Plays Key Evolutionary Role in Food-Gathering Behaviors
  April 25, 2002
   
• Mathematical Analysis Could Aid Flu Vaccine Selection
  April 22, 2002
   
• New Tool Speeds Study of Mammalian Protein Function
  April 15, 2002
   
• Scientists Devise New 'Gene Silencing' Strategy: Genome, Biomedical Research Expected to Flourish
  April 14, 2002
   
• Men Regain Evolutionary Driver’s Seat
  April 10, 2002

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March 2002

• Unexpected Links Found Between Many RNA Viruses
  March 23, 2002
   
• Researchers Discover New Mechanism That Targets and Destroys Abnormal RNA
  March 22, 2002
   
• Darwin's Time Machine: Scientists Begin Predicting Evolution's Next Step
  March 19, 2002
   
• Virtual Cells Help Unravel Cell Motion
  March 18, 2002
   
• Tricking Diseases Into Synthesizing Their Own Worst Enemies
  March 15, 2002
   
• USC Researchers Define Role of Protein, Discover Cause of Chromosome Damage
  March 12, 2002
   
• Bacteria's Iron-Absorbing Mechanisms May Open Gates for New Types of Antibiotics
  March 6, 2002

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February 2002

• Botanist Identifies Disease Components of Bacteria
  February 28, 2002
   
• Researchers Identify Protein That Controls Animal Cell Fusion
  February 28, 2002
   
• Human and Fly Studies Tally Good and Bad Mutations, Stress Ongoing Role of Natural Selection
  February 27, 2002
   
• Stretching DNA-Protein Complex With Optical Tweezers Permits First Direct Observation of Fundamental Genetic Packaging Unit's Dynamic Structure
  February 26, 2002
   
• New Light on Molecular Switch That Turns Genes Off
  February 14, 2002
   
• Mating Molds Provide New Insights Into Speciation and Human Reproduction
  February 8, 2002
   
• "Flap" on Protein Suggests New Therapies for Autoimmune Disorders
  February 7, 2002
• High Tech Movies Reveal Information Transfer Within Cells
  February 7, 2002
   
• Discovery of Bacterial "Touch Sensor" Could Lead to Biofilm Treatments
  February 5, 2002
   
• Folding Upon Binding: Unique Protein Activation Mechanism Found by Scientists at TSRI
  February 4, 2002

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December 2001

• Method Quickly Surveys Yeast Genome by Gene Function, Not Sequence
  December 24, 2001
   
• Protein Discovery Tied to DNA Master Switch
  December 20, 2001
   
• UW Research Boosts Understanding of How Hydrogen Transfer Works
  December 20, 2001
   
• Promising New Target for Cancer Chemotherapy Identified by UCSD and Swedish Researchers
  December 17, 2001
   
• UMass Chemist Working on Sensors That Could Eventually Identify Bioterror Agents
  December 13, 2001
   
• Researchers Identify Gene Required for Marking DNA as Having Come From the Mother
  December 11, 2001
   
• Protein May Play Role in Sex Chromosome Inactivation
  December 7, 2001
   
• Defective Cell Transport Suggested in Alzheimer's Disease
  December 6, 2001
   
• Study of Key Enzyme Sheds New Light on Programmed Cell Death and May Lead to New Drugs for Reducing the Severity of Stroke
  December 6, 2001

November 2001

• New Application of Imaging Technique Can Change How Scientists Look at Proteins
  November 29, 2001
   
• Illuminating How Plants Adapt to Light
  November 29, 2001
   
• Scientists Determine the Structure of Human Monoamine Oxidase B (MAO B)
  November 25, 2001
   
• In Groundbreaking Research, Yale and Salk Institute Scientists Reveal the Structure of a Key Component That Makes Cells Move
  November 22, 2001
   
• New U. of Colorado Electron Microscopes Provide Cell Images Never Seen Before
  November 19, 2001
   
• Seat of Cellular Bus System for Protein Passengers Found by Dartmouth Medical School Researchers
  November 15, 2001
   
• Same Flower Chemicals Tell Some Insects "This Bud's for You," but Deter Others With Toxic Warning, Cornell Scientists Discover
  November 14, 2001
   
• Crucial Genetic Diversity Enzyme Long Sought by Biologists Discovered by Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute
  November 9, 2001
   
• Mutant Proteins May be Key to Defeat Chemical Warfare
  November 8, 2001
   
• Link to Our Ancient Past is Confirmed in Potassium Channel Research
  November 7, 2001
   
• Researchers Describe Atomic-Size 'Sorter' That Performs Vital Cellular Function
  November 1, 2001

October 2001

• Yale Researchers Develop First Microarray Chip for Complete Analysis of Proteins
  October 26, 2001
   
• New Small Gene Class Found by Dartmouth Geneticists may Exert Far Reaching Influence on Cell Behavior
  October 25, 2001
   
• Scientists Uncover the Exact Mode of Action of Five Antibiotic Drugs
  October 24, 2001
   
• UI Researchers and Colleagues Identify Genetic Changes in Bacterial Biofilms
  October 24, 2001
   
• Two Separate Controls Regulate Chromosome Copying in Yeast
  October 22, 2001
   
• Molecular Motor Packs DNA into Viruses at Greater than Champagne Pressures, Researchers Report
  October 18, 2001

September 2001

• Researchers Build Diagram of Cell Cycle Clock
  September 28, 2001
   
• Science Features Fox Chase Cancer Center Findings on Promotion of Organ Growth
  September 27, 2001
   
• Scientists Chart Iron Cycle in Ocean
  September 26, 2001
   
• Immune Cells SLAP Internal Signals Together
  September 21, 2001
   
• Fly Genetics Point to Potential Cancer-Causing Gene
  September 19, 2001
   
• How Bacteria Harden their "Armor"
  September 18, 2001
   
• Bizarre New Protein Blocks a Real-Life Terminator
  September 18, 2001
   
• The Mystery of Cell-Cell Communication in the Flower is Unlocked by Cornell Plant Biologists
  September 7, 2001
   
• Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute Discover a Previously Unknown Role for Antibodies
  September 6, 2001

August 2001

• Nature's Chemical Weapons Save Lives
  August 31, 2001
   
• Report: Proteins can be Engineered as Widely Adaptable 'Bioelectronic' Sensors
  August 30, 2001
   
• Molecular Structure could Advance Understanding of Human Disorders
  August 27, 2001
   
• UNC Scientists Develop New Way to Calculate Stability of Proteins
  August 24, 2001
   
• Supercomputer Paints Electric Landscape of Cellular Structures
  August 20, 2001
   
• Mechanism Believed Found that Regulates Movement within Cells
  August 17, 2001
   
• Structure Solved by Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute Marks Important Milestone in Effort to Develop HIV Vaccine
  August 10, 2001
   
• Repair Protein Cradles Broken DNA
  August 9, 2001
   
• Wistar Study Offers New Support for a 'Histone Code' Theory of Gene Regulation
  August 9, 2001
   
• Herb Used to Treat Migraine Headaches Could be Used to Develop New Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
  August 8, 2001

July 2001

• Color-Coded Quantum Dots for Fast DNA Testing
  July 16, 2001

June 2001

• Scientists Decipher "Fail-Safe" System that Limits Gene Copying in Cells
  June 27, 2001
   
• UCSD Researchers Decipher Molecular 'Code' Capable of Controlling Plant Water Loss During Droughts
  June 27, 2001
   
• UIC Chemists Synthesize Biologically-Important Carbohydrate Molecules
  June 26, 2001
   
• Plant/Pathogen Evolutionary Dynamic Defies Simple Arms Race Model
  June 21, 2001
   
• Researchers Identify Protein Important for Beginning Gene-Activation Process
  June 21, 2001
   
• Virus Found to Carry Antibiotic Against E. Coli
  June 21, 2001
   
• Study Suggests that Potential Alzheimer Drugs Might be Dangerous
  June 18, 2001
   
• UCSD Biologists Identify 548 Genes in the Fruit Fly Likely to Play a Role in Human Genetic Diseases
  June 15, 2001
   
• Hutchinson Center Researchers First to Induce State of Suspended Animation in Model Vertebrate Organism
  June 10, 2001
   
• Chemists Characterize Regulators of Zinc Intake and Export in Cells
  June 6, 2001
   
• Toxic Compound Opens Potentially Important Cell Gates
  June 5, 2001
   
• Writing in Nature, Scientists Identify Genes Key to Differentiating Top from Bottom in Plant Leaves
  June 6, 2001
   
• Copper is Crucial for Embryonic Development, Say U-M Scientists
  June 4, 2001

May 2001

• Researchers' Description of the Regulation of a New Family of Ion Channels May Open Doors for Therapies for a Variety of Conditions
  May 30, 2001
   
• Penn Researchers Find Proteins More Dynamic than Previously Known
  May 22, 2001
   
• Study Offers Insights into Evolutionary Origins of Life
  May 16, 2001
   
• 'Silent' DNA Speaks Up for the First Time
  May 15, 2001
   
• Ribosome Insight Could Help Combat Antibiotic Resistance
  May 4, 2001
   
• Research Project to Help Pharmaceutical Industry Examine Molecular Structure of Pills
  May 1, 2001
   
• Proteins are Vastly More Complicated than Previously Realized
  May 1, 2001

April 2001

• Mistaken Attachments Cause Cancer-Promoting Chromosome Distribution Errors
  April 30, 2001
   
• How Cells Know When to Stop Wound-Healing
  April 30, 2001
   
• Researchers Unfold Single RNA Molecules Using Mechanical Force
  April 27, 2001
   
• Key Mechanics of Cell Membrane Fusion Revealed
  April 23, 2001
   
• Molecule that Guides Nerve Cells also Directs Immune Cells
  April 18, 2001
   
• Scientists Unlock Molecular Mechanism that Controls Cell Growth
  April 8, 2001
   
• Virus Studies Reunite Two Families of Major Insect-Borne Viruses
  April 5, 2001
   
• Scientists Probing the Origins of Life Develop Method of Making Novel Proteins Using a 21st Amino Acid
  April 1, 2001

March 2001

• Genetically Engineered Skin Substitute is Designed to Promote Wound Healing
  March 31, 2001
   
• New Technology Expands 'Molecular Photography' Options
  March 30, 2001
   
• Scientists Identify a Cause of Drug Metabolism Variations in Humans
  March 29, 2001
   
• Enzyme Could Provide Continual Fat Burning
  March 29, 2001
   
• New Images Reveal the Workings of Cellular Protein Factories
  March 28, 2001
   
• Quick, Easy, Color-Coded Technique Will Speed Identification of Drugs for Diseases
  March 22, 2001
   
• With its Key Role in Plant Maturation, a Newfound Gene Could Yield a Novel Class of Genetically Modified Crops
  March 22, 2001
   
• Purdue Researchers Develop New Delivery System for Gene Therapy
  March 20, 2001
   
• Researchers Build on Discovery of Potent Potential Antibiotic
  March 15, 2001
   
• Faster Nanowires May Advance Nanotechnological Applications for Detecting Glucose, Hormones, or DNA
  March 14, 2001
   
• Hepatitis C Virus Clamps onto Protein Synthesis Machinery
  March 9, 2001
   
• Scientists Find Great-Granddaddy of Enzyme Family
  March 8, 2001
   
• Georgetown University Researchers Discover New Paradigm in Cellular Communication
  March 1, 2001

February 2001

• Osteoporosis Drugs Found to Combat Malaria, Other Diseases
  February 28, 2001
   
• Fox Chase Cancer Center Researcher Publishes New Findings on the Developmental Origin of Liver and Pancreas
  February 27, 2001
   
• Vitamin A Activates Gene to Guide Kidney Development
  February 22, 2001
   
• Study Pinpoints an Enzyme Key to Both Male and Female Sexual Dysfunction--Along With a Potential Treatment
  February 21, 2001
   
• Genes-to-Protein Connection May Have New Twist
  February 21, 2001
   
• Genetic Mutation Causes Cardiac Conduction Disease
  February 21, 2001
   
• Scientists Detail Parts of Biological 'Motor' Key to Cell Life
  February 19, 2001
   
• Genome Project Opens the Book on Human Evolution
  February 12, 2001
   
• Like Grapefruit, Sour Oranges Boost Drug Effectiveness, Scientists Find, and Also Why
  February 6, 2001
   
• UCSD Biologists Transform Leaves into Petals
  February 5, 2001

January 2001

• Dangerous Beauty: Fungal Flowers Offer Clues to Biofilm Formation on Medical Implants
  January 31, 2001
   
• Fruit Fly Studies May Boost Understanding of Cocaine Addiction
  January 26, 2001
   
• Genetic Mutation Identified that Results in Aggressive, Drug Resistant, Cancers
  January 17, 2001
   
• BioChemist Searches for Clues to HIV Binding: Finds Protein Structural Flexibility May Be Key
  January 16, 2001
   
• New Protein Thwarts HIV Attachment
  January 12, 2001
   
• Enzyme is Crucial for Production of Plant Growth Hormone
  January 12, 2001
   
• Atomic Structure Identified for Gene-Regulating Molecule: Broad Implications for Cancers, Autoimmunity, Developmental Disorders
  January 14, 2001

December 2000

• Debilitating Lupus Disease May Have Simple Cause, New UCSF Research Shows
  December 20, 2000
   
• DNA Arrays Decipher Genome's Master Switches
  December 20, 2000
   
• Cytoplasmic FRAP Must Enter and Exit Nucleus to Perform
  December 18, 2000
   
• Presence of Only Two Genes Makes the Difference Between an Ordinary and Headless Embryo
  December 14, 2000
   
• Study Reveals Structure of DNA Packaging Motor in Virus
  December 6, 2000
   
• Crystal Structure of Protein Interaction Could Lead to New Drugs Against Cancer
  December 5, 2000

November 2000

• Breast Cancer Susceptibility Gene
  November 30, 2000
   
• Auxin Takes Root
  November 30, 2000
   
• RNA Editing Process Plays Essential Role in Embryo Development
  November 30, 2000
   
• Scientists Find Gene that Fuels 'Sexual Arms Race'
  November 28, 2000
   
• Studies of Worms that Fail to Brake for Food Yield New Serotonin Receptor
  November 23, 2000
   
• Common Mode of Action Likely in Gene-Activation Molecules Linked to Cancers
  November 16, 2000
   
• Yale Scientists Give the Golgi Apparatus Its Own Identity, Paving the Way for More Targeted Cancer Research
  November 13, 2000
   
• UIC Chemists Synthesize Potent Anticancer Compound
  November 7, 2000
   
• The Silence of the Clones: New Link Between DNA Replication and 'Silent' Chromosome Architecture
  November 7, 2000
   
• Sensor Uses DNA to Detect Presence of Lead, a Dangerous Contaminant
  November 2, 2000
   
• New Genes Implicated in Neurodegenerative Diseases
  November 2, 2000
   
• Tiny RNA May Be Universal Regulator of Developmental Timing in Animals
  November 1, 2000

October 2000

• Tracking a Microscopic "Rocket" by Its Tail
  October 30, 2000
   
• UCSF Researchers Reveal a Fundamental Decision-Making Unit of Cells
  October 26, 2000
   
• Insect Defenses Point the Way to Defeating Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance
  October 22, 2000
   
• UCSF Team Reveals How the Most Selective of all Cell Gatekeepers Works--'Three-Faced' Channel Vital to Most Human Organs
  October 19, 2000
   
• Putting Muscle in the Nucleus
  October 12, 2000
   
• UI Researchers Develop Test Indicating Cystic Fibrosis Lungs are Infected with Bacterial Biofilms
  October 10, 2000

September 2000

• Yeast Prions Spur Generation of New Traits
  September 28, 2000
   
• Scientists Decipher the 'Zip Codes' that Direct Cells in the Bloodstream to Bodily Tissues Where They're Needed
  September 25, 2000
   
• Scientists Develop Chemical Switch for Natural Signaling Molecules, Opening New Approach to Biomedical Research and Drug Design
  September 24, 2000
   
• Discovery of Armored Viruses May Inspire New Designs for Nanotechnology
  September 21, 2000
   
• UT Southwestern Researchers Discover Protein that Promotes Cell Death
  September 11, 2000
   
• Potent Potential Antibiotic Found
  September 10, 2000
   
• MIT Tool Impacts Multi-Billion Dollar Drug
  September 11, 2000
   
• Protein Chips Offer Powerful Method for Probing Protein Function
  September 8, 2000
   
• Scientists Unravel Ancient Evolutionary History of Photosynthesis
  September 6, 2000
   
• Research Paves the Way for Faster, Better, Cheaper DNA Detection Method
  September 6, 2000

August 2000

• A Molecular Motor's Key Role in Cell Birth
  August 30, 2000
   
• Single Amino Acid Mutation Dramatically Alters Direction of a Molecular 'Motor'
  August 22, 2000
   
• Yale Researchers Solve Structure of the Ribosome: Groundbreaking Achievement 'Like Climbing Mount Everest'
  August 9, 2000
   
• New Diagnostic Test for Lupus to Bridge Detection Gap
  August 6, 2000
   
• New Protein a Key to Cell Shape and Movement
  August 6, 2000
   
• TSRI Scientists Clone Gene that Regulates Circadian Rhythms in Plants
  August 4, 2000
   
• Study on Chromosome Ends May Aid Cancer Research
  August 3, 2000

July 2000

• Role of Key Protein that May Stave Off Inherited Form of Alzheimer's Disease Discovered by UC Irvine Researchers
  July 31, 2000
   
• Three Areas on Chromosomes Contain Prostate Cancer Aggressive Genes
  July 27, 2000
   
• Technique Shows Ratcheting Motion of Ribosomes
  July 19, 2000
   
• Experiments Reveal New Details of the Architecture of Ion Channels
  July 7, 2000
   
• What Makes Cells Tick Detailed by Dartmouth Researchers
  July 5, 2000
   
• Molecular Structure Suggests How a Gene Can "Jump"
  July 6, 2000
   
• Self-Assembled Nano-Capsules Resemble Bacterial Cell Walls
  July 2, 2000
   
• Scientists Record Movement of Herpes Simplex Virus in Nerve Cell
  July 3, 2000
   
• Biological Clock Gene in Bees Found to Have Another Function
  July 2, 2000