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2014년 01월 29일
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In a new study, scientists managed to increase the lifespan of a genus of small flies by altering the symbiotic relationship between bacteria and the cells lining the intestine. The study explored age-related changes in the gut, and the findings support the long-standing theory that having the... 자세히보기
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2013년 11월 25일
Long thought to have been eliminated in mammals, antiviral RNA interference may exist in mammalian cells after all, suggest Maillard et al. They studied the embryonic stem cells from mice and found that the mice used RNA cells to defend themselves from infection, confirming the presence of... 자세히보기
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2013년 10월 17일
Rosen et al. show that 3,3’-diindolylmethane—produced in the stomach after consuming cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli—protects against ionizing radiation, the kind released in nuclear disasters and used in cancer treatment. Read more in PNAS.Fan et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of... 자세히보기
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2013년 10월 17일
Researchers Ramkumar et al. have uncovered evidence that the Smurf2 protein, which typically plays an “enforcer” role in cellular aging, could suppress tumor cells. Read more in Nature Communications. Ramkumar et al. Nature Communications, 2013; 4 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3598