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Registration is now open for 'Wiring the Brain: Making Connections',
the international conference BioMed Central are hosting, in association with Neuroscience Ireland, in Co. Wicklow, Ireland from 12th - 15th April 2011.
Register and submit your abstract today to ensure it is considered for selection as an oral presentation or poster. |
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No caesarean section without cause |
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New research in BMC Medicine suggests that caesarean sections should only be considered when there is clear medical benefit that outweighs both the increased risks and associated cost, especially in Africa. | |
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Trials launches series on 'Sharing clinical research data' |
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Trials seeks to provide leadership in communicating about clinical trials and this week the journal has launched an ongoing thematic series on 'Sharing clinical research data', edited by Associate Editor Andrew Vickers. The series, which is open to new contributions, includes a number of articles that provide practical guidance and recommendations on overcoming barriers to sharing clinical research data. | |
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BMC Pharmacology has published the meeting abstracts from the 16th Scientific Symposium of the Austrian Pharmacological Society (APHAR). |
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•A transcriptomic comparison of wild with domesticated cotton fiber cells shows transcriptional differences affecting almost a quarter of the genome during the development of the fiber, probably reflecting metabolic changes required to prolong fiber elongation.
•Briana Gross and Jared Strasburg briefly review recent insights into the genetic changes that underlie plant domestication, in the course of discussing the domestication of cotton in the light of a new transcriptomic paper from Jonathan Wendel and colleagues. |
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Von Willebrand Factor brings cells together
Stem Cell Research & Therapy 2010, 1:35
In response to stress, endothelial cells release von Willebrand Factor, which regulates endothelial cell adhesiveness for mesenchymal stem cells via activation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase.
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Synthetic biology versus evolution
Journal of Biological Engineering 2010, 4:12
Genetic circuits in synthetic microbes mutate over generations and although their stability can be improved by the sequence design, this carries the cost of reduced expression of the target gene. |
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Transverse section examination of Arabidopsis anthers using GUS staining displays MYB101 expression.
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