news
News from the Protein Structure Initiative, Nature News and other NPG publications.
October 2010
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Big science feels the pinch in EuropeFinancial hard times in member states are fuelling calls for budget savings across the board.
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The skin disease that cures itselfDiseased cells have harnessed a cancer-causing mechanism to banish a mutant gene.
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Sugar synthesis speeds upAutomated synthesizers can make complex carbohydrates on demand.
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Key Alzheimer's findings questionedConflicting results cloud link to prion protein.
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Breast cancer protein is finally purifiedIsolation of BRCA2 could help understanding of cancer risk and aid drug screening.
