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Family Affair
By Megan Scudellari
In discovering their shared ancestry, a distantly related animal geneticist and plant pathologist find a common thread in their work on immune receptors.
Where Cancer and Inflammation Intersect
By Giorgio Trinchieri
Recent clinical trials have reignited the interest in simple anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin for controlling the inflammation associated with cancer….
An Aspirin for your Cancer?
By Giorgio Trinchieri
Can tumors—which can originate from, and often resemble, chronically inflamed tissue—be curtailed using familiar anti-inflammatory agents, without their side effects?
Top 7 From F1000
By The Scientist staff
A snapshot of the highest-ranked articles from a 30-day period on Faculty of 1000
Epigenetics—A Primer
By Stefan Kubicek
There are many ways that epigenetic effects regulate the activation or repression of genes. Here are a few molecular tricks cells use to read off the right genetic program.
Epigenetics—A Primer
By Stefan Kubicek
Epigenetic events regulate the activities of genes without changing the DNA sequence. Different genes are expressed depending on the methyl-marks…
Opening a Can of Worms
By Bob Grant
A father’s determination to help his son resulted in an experimental treatment for autism that uses roundworms to modulate inflammatory immune responses. Can the worms be used to treat other diseases?
