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Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2010, 29:120
Predictive gene signatures allow us to evaluate risk in different breast tumours, and this novel algorithm has been designed to accurately identify shorter gene signatures that can be used to predict the prognosis of a person suffering with breast cancer.
Breast Cancer Research 2010, 12:R67
The natural herbal compound Penta-O-galloyl--D-glucose induced breast cancer cell apoptosis in cell lines and is orally active against triple negative xenograft growth in mice.
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BMC Biology 2010, 8:114
How many different clocks govern the rate of evolution? Alexei Drummond and Marc Suchard address this question with Bayesian modeling of local clocks that tick at different rates in different parts of the phylogenetic tree.
BMC Biology 2010, 8:110
Placental mammals are insensitive to the feminizing effects of oestrogen during development, but marsupials, like other vertebrate species, are susceptible. Commenting on a paper in BMC Biology, Mork and Capel discuss what is known of the mechanism of oestrogen sensitivity.
BMC Biology 2010, 8:113
Oestrogen can overcome the influence of the SRY testis-determining gene in marsupials. Renfree and colleagues report that it acts by preventing the crucial transcription factor Sox9 from shuttling into the nucleus.

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  • Appreciation for review (Ray Greek, 02Sep2010)
    We thank Dr Wolpert for taking his time and applying his considerable intellect to review our book Animal Models in Light of Evolution. We are honored that Dr Wolpert reviewed... read full comment
    Comment on: Wolpert L et al. Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine, 5:12
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    A video showing the output of the MatScan system used in this study has been linked to the JFAR YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/JFootAnkleRes#p/f/0/QuaEdhgLdKM The... read full comment
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