More than ten thousand scientists across Europe will profit from new investments in the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) approved today. Over the next seven years, unique new experimental facilities for research with X-rays will come into operation. This decision, taken by the ESRF Council, representing the 19 countries financing the ESRF, confirms Europe’s vision to expand its global leadership in photon science.
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Increasing the production of naturally occurring proteins that contain selenium in human blood cells slows down multiplication of the AIDS virus, according to biochemists. “We have found that increasing the expression of proteins that contain selenium negatively affects the replication of HIV,” said K. Sandeep Prabhu, Penn State assistant professor of immunology and molecular toxicology. “Our results suggest a reduction in viral replication by at least 10-fold.
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Hereditary information flows from parents to offspring not just through DNA but also through the millions of proteins and other molecules that cling to it. These modifications of DNA, known as “epigenetic marks,” act both as a switch and a dial - they can determine which genes should be turned on or off, and how much message an “on” gene should produce.
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The Portland Business Journal office will be closed on Thanksgiving and Friday.

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Cell Therapeutics Inc. said it’s signed a deal with Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc. to form a 50-50 joint venture to commercialize and develop the cancer drug Zevalin. (CTIC) (SPPI)

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Bryan Cave LLP has opened its newest international office in Paris.

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Bryan Cave LLP has opened its latest international office, in Paris.

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Nurses at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence have submitted a petition to decertify from Nurses United Local 5126. But nurses who oppose the effort say support for decertification is as shallow as a bedpan.

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Hurricane season may be behind us starting Sunday, but the insurance lobby is still raising red flags about Florida’s ability to cover damages.

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Jim Dawson now will wear two hats at Truman Medical Centers.

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