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乙酰胆碱可提高肌肉收缩力
10-12-21 Researchers at Vanderbilt University have engineered a mouse that can run on a treadmill twice as long as a normal mouse by increasing its supply of acetylcholine（乙酰胆碱） , the neurotransmitter（神经传导素） essential for muscle contraction. The...
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研究人员发现肺癌基因标记
10-12-10 Cancer researchers have identified six gene markers present in early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that show promise in helping oncologists（肿瘤学家） better identify which tumors will relapse（复发） after curative（有疗效的） surgery,...
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某植物生物钟可同样作用于人体
10-12-02 A gene that controls part of the 'tick tock' in a plant's circadian（生理节奏的） clock has been identified by UC Davis researchers. And not only is the plant gene very similar to one in humans, but the human gene can work in plant cells -- and vice...
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研究人员发现可控制苯基丙氨酸的基因
10-11-23 Purdue University scientists have found the last undiscovered gene responsible for the production of the amino acid（氨基酸） phenylalanine, a discovery that could lead to processes to control the amino acid to boost plants' nutritional values and p...
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转移性黑素瘤基因疗法在鼠类实验中获得成功
10-11-19 A potent（有效的，强有力的） anti-tumor gene introduced into mice with metastatic（转移性的，变形的） melanoma（黑素瘤，胎记瘤） has resulted in permanent immune reconfiguration and produced a complete remission（缓解，豁免） of their cancer, accord...
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科学家发现调整人体日常生理节律的机制
10-11-12 For Immediate Release Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have identified for the first time a novel mechanism that regulates circadian rhythm（生理节律） , the master clock that controls the body's natural 24-hour p...
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硬骨鱼体内发现变色控制基因
10-11-01 Researchers led by Vanderbilt's Roger Cone, Ph.D., have discovered a new member of a gene family that has powerful influences on pigmentation（色素淀积） and the regulation of body weight. The gene is the third member of the agouti（刺鼠） family. T...
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BRCA2基因可影响乳腺癌致病率
10-10-29 An international study led by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has identified genetic variants in women with BRCA2 mutations（突变，变化） that may increase or decrease their risk of developing breast cancer. The study was publi...
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睡眠不足对人的影响因基因而异
10-10-26 Ever wonder why some people breeze along on four hours of sleep when others can barely function? It may be in our genes, according to new research and an accompanying editorial（社论） published in the October 26, 2010, print issue of Neurology, the...
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基因疗法可用于治疗严重忧郁
10-10-21 In a report published in the Oct. 20 issue of Science Translational Medicine, researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center say animal and human data suggest gene therapy to the brain may be able to treat patients with ma...
