					19 November 2003 'Control Room' that regulates immune responses It may soon be possible for patients with autoimmune diseases to control their immune responses 19 November 2003 Embryonic pathway critical to growth of digestive tract tumours A common signal critical for normal embryo development in many species also contributes to cancers 19 November 2003 Stowers Institute researchers identify stem cell niche Researchers have discovered the location in mice where hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) reside 19 November 2003 Retroviral protein triggers proliferation of immune cells A protein in the retrovirus HTLV-1 can cause immune cells to proliferate thus spreading the virus 19 November 2003 Scientists test protein as early cancer detection agent Scientists have identified an agent that could lead to the early detection of many cancers 19 November 2003 New antibiotics stop pathogen gene expression A new class of antibacterial chemicals inhibits a cell's ability to express genetic material 19 November 2003 Biological trick reveals key step in melatonin's regulation A key step in the body's regulation of melatonin has been uncovered 19 November 2003 Molecular signalling system controlling aspects of embryonic development Researchers have identified a secreted signalling protein that regulates smooth muscle development 19 November 2003 Melanoma vaccine promising A multi-peptide vaccine to treat melanoma has given promising results in clinical trials 19 November 2003 Researchers home in on obesity gene Researchers have identified the role of a gene which may explain why some people overeat and become obese 19 November 2003 DNA breaks put on a show Following proteins in real time reveals how cells cope with potentially fatal double-stranded breaks in DNA 19 November 2003 Comparative genomics matures A well-conserved gene responsible for normal sexual maturation reveals how the onset of puberty is controlled 19 November 2003 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: An emerging problem in horses? Outbreaks of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses and humans cause concern in Canada 19 November 2003 New method for canine genome Progress on sequencing the canine genome may boost human and veterinary medicine 19 November 2003 Caterpillars cause swine abortion Recent experiments show Eastern tent caterpillars can cause abortions in pigs as well as horses 19 November 2003 Monitoring antimicrobial susceptibility of animal pathogens Antimicrobial susceptibility monitoring system starts producing results, but project's future uncertain 19 November 2003 Rabies threatens world's rarest dog A rabies outbreak has hit the world's rarest dog, the Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis) 19 November 2003 SARS sources widen The pool of animals harbouring the lethal SARS virus may be bigger than first realised 19 November 2003 Designer transplant drug shows promise in monkeys A designer drug stops organ transplants being rejected without side-effects 19 November 2003 Gene tweak halts mad cow disease Clumps of rogue proteins are not the cause of fatal conditions such as mad cow disease, but merely a symptom 19 November 2003 Prion infection: Head for the brain Mice with prion-rich dendritic cells close to nerve endings reveal a possible mechanism of prion neuroinvasion 19 November 2003 West Nile cases doubled in 2003 US outbreak The number of cases of West Nile Virus in 2003 season is likely to be double that of 2002 19 November 2003 US develops lethal new viruses A scientist funded by the US government has deliberately created an extremely deadly form of mousepox		19 November 2003 US says food from cloned animals is safe Meat and milk derived from animal clones is likely to be safe for human consumption 19 November 2003 Anti-platelet drug blocks bone metastases in mice The metastatic spread of a malignant tumour in mice has been dramatically slowed by disabling platelets 19 November 2003 UK halts TB trial Killing thousands of badgers a year to control TB in cattle seems to do more harm than good 19 November 2003 Small-molecule inhibitors of botulinum neurotoxin identified Scientists have identified several key molecules that block the activity of a toxin that causes botulism 19 November 2003 Making sense of gene therapy Plans to repair, rather than replace, defective genes have taken a tentative step closer to the clinic 19 November 2003 Single target's broad potential A novel treatment for flu targets a marker expressed on recently activated T cells 19 November 2003 Surgery risk from CJD prions 19 November 2003 Virus built from scratch in two weeks New method for synthetic viruses accelerates prospect of designer microbes 19 November 2003 Painless way to gauge deep muscle stiffness Magnetic resonance elastography is a new, painless way of measuring deep muscle fibres stiffness 19 November 2003 Loophole claimed in new European copyright laws Europe's new copyright laws may contain a legal loophole 19 November 2003 Soy supplements cut sexual behaviour in rats Soy supplements can decrease normal sexual behaviour by as much as 70 per cent 19 November 2003 Why lymph nodes swell Researchers think they have established why lymph nodes swell during an infection - mast cells may be the cause 19 November 2003 AIDS vaccine flunks second test A candidate vaccine against HIV has failed in a large scale study 19 November 2003 Whole genome knockout library High-throughput gene disruption of Pseudomonas aeruginosa suggests novel therapeutic targets 19 November 2003 Spain to create 3000 jobs National research plan promises €20 billion and scads of new posts for researchers 19 November 2003 Uncovering arthritis A novel molecular pathway implicated in the initiation and progression of arthritis 19 November 2003 Regulation of 'reprogenetics' urged Hastings Center report warns against free market in new reproductive technologies 19 November 2003 Making money in the UK Signs that British universities are doing better at generating cash from inventions 19 November 2003 Hematopoietic cells flex their muscles Single hematopoietic stems cells can generate skeletal muscle 19 November 2003 How many genomes are enough? Researchers declare the more sequenced genomes the better 18 November 2003 Facial tumours kill off Tasmanian devils A mysterious disease has wiped out 90 per cent of some populations of Tasmanian devils 18 November 2003 Antibody diversity singled out The Royal Society has rewarded Michael Neuberger for his work on antibody diversification 18 November 2003 West Nile rife in Mexico The spread of West Nile Virus in Central and South America may be more complicated than in North America


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