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Archive by Date: April 2010
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comparative genomics: April 2010
- Transcending ethnic differences
The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo
A genome-wide analysis of the gene variants associated with blood and enzyme traits reveals similarities and differences between the Japanese and Europeans
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genetics and evolution: April 2010
- Extremophiles: Cold complexity
The University of Hong Kong
An impressive variety of microbes can survive in the polar deserts of Antarctica
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protein structure and function: April 2010
- Making the cut
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
The malarial enzyme plasmepsin V mediates the entry of malarial proteins into host red blood cells
- Tying up loose ends
Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
A component of the telomerase complex folds DNA into a conformation that directly facilitates that enzyme’s chromosome-protecting activity
