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Life Sciences Blog
http://lsblog.org
Life Sciences Blog is a web journal trying to record the advances in the rapidly evolving field of biosciences. Major breakthroughs as well as âhereticâ issues in the fields of basic and applied research, nanotechnology, drug discovery, clinical trails, gene therapy and many, many more will be noted and commented.
Recent Posts
Researchers Discover Antibody Receptor Identity, Propose Renaming Immune-System Gene
Story Summary: The discovery is such a crucial part of immunology that UAB researchers, in conjunction with Japanese researchers, are asking that the gene linked to this antibody receptor be renamed to better describe its role in early immune respons...
Fears over own goal HIV vaccine revived
Story Summary: The new research is at odds with other studies that cleared the vaccine of responsibility. The finding reopens the question of whether its a good idea to base vaccines on the cold-related viruses called adenoviruses. STEP stopThe contr...
Research Revolution Underway at West Campus
Story Summary: The core facilities will help support the entire University, but will also be linked closely to five new institutes planned for West Campus. All are scientists whose love of research led them to learn the diverse and powerful new techn...
Iowa State University researcher discovers key to vital DNA, protein interaction
Story Summary: Adam Bogdanove, associate professor in plant pathology, was researching the molecular basis of bacterial diseases of rice when he and Matthew Moscou, a student in the bioinformatics and computation biology graduate program, discovered ...
Experimental vaccine cures pre-cancer vulvar growths
Story Summary: Experimental vaccine cures pre-cancer vulvar growthsBy Gene EmeryBOSTON (Reuters) – An experimental vaccine cured nearly half of women with pre-cancerous growths on their genitals, producing major improvement in nearly four out o...
Faculty Senate approves resolution to slow research overhaul
Story Summary: 3, 2009A proposed reorganization of the Graduate School will be slowed down until university administrators have responded to an upcoming review of the plan, under a resolution overwhelmingly approved Monday by the University of Wiscon...
