Briefs
DNA dynamic not stiff
Many people have assumed that DNA is as stiff as the model built by Nobel Laureates Dr. Francis Crick and Dr. James Watson. However, real DNA is loosely wound and dynamic with high energy, said Baylor College of Medicine and University of Houston researchers.
BCM, UK collaboration solves rare lung disease mystery
A rare lung disorder that affects infants will be easier to diagnose because a consortium of researchers from Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Houston have discovered one of the culprit genes.
Ovarian function, fertility depend on two enzymes
New understanding of how two enzymes work provide new insight into female infertility and could point the way to new contraceptives, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers.
Motor neurons differentiate to tune of two signals
The differentiation process that results in motor neurons requires two signals – one within the cell and one without, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers.
Gray hair, albinism, melanoma stem from molecular structure
Understanding the spectrum of hair and skin color may rest with the molecular structure of hemocyanin and related compounds, according to German biophysicists and researchers at Baylor College of Medicine.
Golden Rice could reduce vitamin A deficiency
A specially designed rice could help alleviate vitamin A deficiency in the Third World.
A matter of health
Translating findings from the laboratory to the patient to the world requires the collaboration of biomedical scientists.
