Anonymous / AP This undated handout artist rendering provided by Lynette Cook, National Science Foundation, shows a new planet, right. Astronomers have found a planet that is in the Goldilocks zone _ just right for life. Not too hot, not too cold. Not too far from its sun, not too close. And it is near Earth _… Continue reading »
Scientists create liver cells from patients’ skin
August 27, 2010
by Jason Keis
LONDON — Scientists have created liver cells in a lab for the first time using reprogrammed cells from human skin, paving the way for the potential development of new treatments for liver diseases that kill thousands each year. Cambridge University scientists who reported their results in the Journal of Clinical Investigation on Wednesday, said they… Continue reading »
Protein that destroys HIV discovered
August 27, 2010
by Jason Keis
Loyola University researchers have identified the key components of a protein called TRIM5a that destroys HIV in rhesus monkeys. The finding could lead to new TRIM5a-based treatments that would knock out HIV in humans, said senior researcher Edward M. Campbell, PhD, of Loyola University Health System. Campbell and colleagues report their findings in an article… Continue reading »
