Growth factor stimulates rapid extension of key motor neurons in brain
MGH study first to identify factors controlling growth of brain cells damaged in ALS

Uncovering the molecular basis of obesity
Why does the same diet make some of us gain more weight than others? The answer could be a molecule called Bsx

UC Santa Barbara scientists clarify molecular basis of interferon action
Scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara have made a significant discovery relating to viral infections in humans.

Children's Hospital researchers identify molecular 'switch' that could save very young lives
A team of researchers identified a molecular "switch" that, when blocked, may help reverse necrotizing enterocolitis

Assembling the jigsaw puzzle of drug addiction
Using an integrative meta-analysis approach, researchers have assembled the most comprehensive gene atlas underlying drug addiction and identified five molecular pathways common to four different addictive drugs

Food peptides activate bitter taste receptors
Researchers have used a novel molecular method to identify chemical compounds from common foods that activate human bitter taste receptors.

Structure of protein collagen seen at unprecedented level of detail
The structure and behavior of one of the most common proteins in our bodies has been resolved at a level of detail never before seen

Aminoglycoside
Aminoglycosides are a group of antibiotics that are effective against certain types of bacteria

Reductionism and complexity in molecular biology
Scientists now have the tools to unravel biological complexity and overcome the limitations of reductionism.

The evolution of molecular biology
Biology's various affairs with holism and reductionism, and their contribution to understanding life at the molecular level

In search of suitable reference genes for gene expression studies of human renal cell carcinoma by real-time PCR
A study demonstrating the suitability of the two housekeeping genes PPIA and TBP as endogenous reference genes when comparing malignant tissue samples with adjacent normal tissue samples from clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Consistency of the Neighbor-Net Algorithm
Neighbor-Net is a novel method for phylogenetic analysis that is currently being widely used in areas such as virology, bacteriology, and plant evolution.

Two non-homologous brain diseases-related genes, SERPINI1 and PDCD10, are tightly linked by an asymmetric bidirectional promoter in an evolutionarily conserved manner
In this study, the authors present evidence showing that while SERPINI1 is predominantly expressed in brain and down-regulated in brain tumors

Reduction of gene repair by selenomethionine with the use of single-stranded oligonucleotides
The repair of single base mutations in mammalian genes can be directed by single-stranded oligonucleotides in a process known as targeted gene repair.

Manipulation of cell cycle progression can counteract the apparent loss of correction frequency following oligonucleotide-directed gene repair
Thymidine may be used in a therapeutic fashion to enable the maintenance of high levels of treated cells bearing repaired genes

Molecule blocks gene, sheds light on liver cancer
New research shows how a particular small molecule blocks the activity of a cancer-suppressing gene, allowing liver-cancer cells to grow and spread.

Porphyrin electron-transfer reactions observed at the molecular level
Researchers at Temple University have observed and documented electron transfer reactions on an electrode surface at the single molecule level for the first time

A unique arrangement for egg cell division
Which genes are passed on from mother to child is decided very early on during the maturation of the egg cell in the ovary.

Chromatin remodeling complex connected to DNA damage control
When molecular disaster strikes, causing structural damage to DNA, players in two important pathways talk to each other to help contain the wreckage

Gene regulation, not just genes, is what sets humans apart
The striking differences between humans and chimps aren’t so much in the genes we have, which are 99 percent the same, but in the way those genes are used, according to new research