Lost in translation
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The faulty genes involved in the devastating effect of a genetic condition that destroys the brain's white matter help control the translation of RNA into protein, a vital aspect of human biology. Biologists are realizing that documenting how this control can break down should help to understand more about common diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's and might one day provide new ways to treat them.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2005
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Parasite infiltrates fruitfly research
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The laboratory test organism, fruitfly (Drosophila melanogaster) are found to be infected with a parasite, Wolbachia bacterium that affects the flies' biology. The findings suggest that the bacterium could be silently affecting the outcome of a large number of studies carried out by using the fruitfly.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2005
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The secret life of sperm
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The new view of sperms as carriers of molecules crucial for early embryo development has thought-provoking implications for reproductive medicine. Comparing the RNA profiles of fertile and infertile men might reveal causes of unexplained infertility.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2005
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