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News | Archive (10 February 2008)
Whose voice is that?
— 18:01 GMT | BiologyHow does the brain recognise voices? Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics now take us closer to an answer by discovering a 'voice' area in the brain of a non-human primate, as they describe in a publication in the journal Nature Neuroscience…
Study reveals why certain ovarian cancers develop resistance to platinum-based chemotherapy
— 18:01 GMT | HealthA team of researchers led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre has identified a new mechanism that explains why some recurrent ovarian tumours become resistant to treatment with commonly used platinum-based chemotherapy drugs such as cisplatin and carboplatin…
How red blood cells nuke their nuclei
— 18:01 GMT | BiologyUnlike the rest of the cells in your body, your red blood cells lack nuclei. That quirk dates back to the time when mammals began to evolve. Other vertebrates such as fish, reptiles, and birds, have red cells that contain nuclei that are inactive. Losing the nucleus enables the red blood cell to contain more oxygen-carrying haemoglobin, thus enabling more oxygen to be transported in the blood and boosting our metabolism…
NIAID scientists identify new cellular receptor for HIV
— 18:01 GMT | HealthA cellular protein that helps guide immune cells to the gut has been newly identified as a target of HIV when the virus begins its assault on the body's immune system, according to researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)…
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