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STOCKHOLM - French and German scientists credited with the discovery of the viruses behind AIDS and cervical cancer won Monday the Nobel Medicine Prize, the first of the prestigious awards to be announced this year.
( University of Toronto ) Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered that the EBNA1 protein of Epstein-Barr virus disrupts structures in the nucleus of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells, thereby interfering with cellular processes that normally prevent cancer development.
Craig Fertig is shown in this 1999 photo. He died Saturday of kidney failure at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach.
Craig Fertig, whose name was synonymous with USC football over five decades as a quarterback, assistant coach and broadcaster, died Saturday of kidney failure at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach. He was 66.
Scientists are learning valuable lessons about long-term space exploration by spending time in the Antarctic.
The isolation and confinement of polar research bases during the long, dark months of winter offer lessons for long-term spaceflight
Researchers have shown that the EBNA1 protein of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) disrupts structures in the nucleus of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cells, thereby interfering with cellular processes that normally prevent cancer development. The study, published in PLoS Pathogens, describes a novel mechanism by which viral proteins contribute to carcinogenesis.
Researchers at the University of Toronto have shown that the EBNA1 protein of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) disrupts structures in the nucleus of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cells, thereby interfering with cellular processes that normally prevent cancer development.
In the depths of the Antarctic winter, expeditioners at Australia's research bases might as well be on the moon. Or on their way to Mars.
A protein in the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) interferes with cellular processes that would normally prevent the preservation of damaged DNA, thereby promoting cancer development, according to an article released on October 2, 2008 in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens. EBV is a common herpesvirus in humans.
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