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Chemical genetics enables an approach to life phenomena and developments in drug discovery
10-October-2008

Chemical biology is a study that uses chemistry to explore life phenomena. This article reports on what is happening at the forefront of chemical genetics and chemical genomics, which are currently hot topics for both basic and applied research.

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Contact: Saeko Okada Institution: RIKEN
 
How to halt immune cell activation
10-October-2008

Researchers in Japan have identified part of the mechanism responsible for preventing prolonged—and potentially dangerous—activation of immune cells called T lymphocytes .

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Contact: Saeko Okada Institution: RIKEN
 
Pinpointing susceptibility to knee arthritis
10-October-2008

Molecular geneticists in Japan and China have identified a previously unknown gene associated with susceptibility to osteoarthritis, a common disease affecting knee and hip joints through abnormal wearing of the cushioning cartilage.

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Contact: Saeko Okada Institution: RIKEN
 
Malaria double whammy
8-October-2008

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Pluripotent cells from human testis, Stabilizing the roof of the world, Insight into an early star-forming galaxy, Protein linked to antibody production, Opening the door to thermo-spintronics and The key to sound distortion

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Contact: Ruth Institution: Nature Publishing Group
 
Wedged between plates
5-October-2008

A fragment of the Pacific tectonic plate beneath Tokyo may be the source of recurring large earthquakes. Other newsworthy papers include Crick hypothesis vindicated, Silicon solar cells bent on success, The genetic origins of cleft lip, Linking schizophrenia to neuronal changes, Magnetization switching using only spin and more.

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Contact: Ruth Institution: Nature Publishing Group
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