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• Using microRNA Fit to a T (cell)
• Misfolded proteins are capable of forming tree-like aggregates
• A possible cause of the end-Permian mass extinction: Lemon juice?

Using microRNA Fit to a T (cell) Posted: 25 Nov 2013 03:04 PM PST Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have successfully targeted T lymphocytes – which play a central role in the body’s immune response – with another type of white blood cell engineered to synthesize and deliver bits of non-coding RNA or microRNA (miRNA). read more

Misfolded proteins are capable of forming tree-like aggregates Posted: 25 Nov 2013 02:39 PM PST A method by Rice University researchers to model the way proteins fold – and sometimes misfold – has revealed branching behavior that may have implications for Alzheimer’s and other aggregation diseases. Results from the research will appear online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. read more

A possible cause of the end-Permian mass extinction: Lemon juice? Posted: 25 Nov 2013 07:47 AM PST Rain as acidic as undiluted lemon juice may have played a part in killing off plants and organisms around the world during the most severe mass extinction in Earth’s history. About 252 million years ago, the end of the Permian period brought about a worldwide collapse known as the Great Dying, during which a vast majority of species went extinct. read more

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