Cancer Cells Can "Infect" Normal Neighbors
Genetic material shed by tumors can get dumped into healthy cells and transform them
Genetic material shed by tumors can get dumped into healthy cells and transform them
The FDA will continue to monitor safety from health records
An algal enzyme is found to speed up the rate at which plants make food
The retraction represents a setback for those trying to explain a puzzling cluster of sudden-onset narcolepsy reported in 2010 in Europe
Drug regulators are weighting the merits of disclosing preliminary results from experiments to justify a drug's federal approval and then monitor its safety
A biological clock choreographs the plants' daily pursuit of sunlight
It's premature to call the compound, alpha-ketoglutarate, an antiaging drug, but it has been found to extend the longevity of C. elegans by 50 percent
Subjects were taught to suppress their immune responses using physical conditioning
High doses of vitamin C have been found to reduce chemotherapy side effects in humans and to fight tumors in mice
Financial woes are threatening Advanced Cell Technology, running the only FDA-approved clinical trials of embryonic stem cell therapies
The fungi help prevent any one species from dominating an ecosystem
The benefits and risks of "gain-of-function" research into highly pathogenic microbes with pandemic potential must be evaluated, scientists say
"Breakthrough therapy" status is much sought after, but there is confusion about its definition and impact
Cells can be regenerated in their natural environment, without making a pit stop in a Petri dish
Warmer temperatures mean varieties such as Fuji apples are softer and sweeter than they were 40 years ago
Diabetic rats were found to control blood glucose better after undergoing the weight-loss surgery
Dense arrangements of nerves in and around tumors seems to make the cancer more aggressive in mice
Arithmetic division guides plants' use of energy at night
As the justices prepare to hear arguments in the Myriad Genetics case, observers are debating the impact of the outcome on personalized medicine and whole-genome sequencing
The new therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a swift-growing cancer that tends to kill more than 60 percent of those afflicted, involves extracting T cells and modifying them to home in on and destroy B cells in healthy and cancerous tissue...
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