Inflammation of the abdominal cavity in human fetuses resulting from a perforation of their intestine is likely to be caused by proteins contained in the fetal stool. This is the result of a study that establishes a new mouse model allowing research and drug development for a condition that is otherwise difficult to approach.
Read more …Mouse study: Proteins do the damage in fetal abdominal inflammation
Studying how single DNA molecules behave helps us to better understand genetic disorders and design better drugs. Until now however, examining DNA molecules one-by-one was a slow process. Biophysicists have developed a technique that speeds up screening of individual DNA molecules at least a thousand times. With this technology, they can measure millions of DNA molecules within a week instead of years to decades.
Read more …Revealing DNA behavior in record time