Research Offers Promise for Cirrhosis Treatment

jane2007 submitted, created time 1 year 1 week (www.washingtonpost.com)

New findings about the inner workings of cells may be bringing scientists one step closer to reversing the scarring of the liver known as cirrhosis.

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New method for reading DNA sheds light on basis of cell identity

BIOBOSS submitted, created time 1 year 6 months (www.eurekalert.org)

By using a new kind of genomic technology, a new study unveils a special code -- not within DNA, but within the so-called "chromatin" proteins surrounding it -- that could unlock the mysterious developmental choices made by mammalian cells, allowing them to assume roles as diverse as liver cells and neurons.

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