- 02-03-2008 - Top Science News Stories from Firstscience.com

Species explorers ask: What's on Your planet?
2 Mar 2008
TEMPE, Ariz. – Taxonomy, the science responsible for species exploration and classification, has been largely ignored in recent decades – a disregard that a new International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State...

Adult stem cell changes underlie rare genetic disease associated with accelerated aging
2 Mar 2008
Adult stem cells may provide an explanation for the cause of a Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS), a rare disease that causes premature aging in children, according to researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the...

Nanomedicine system engineered to enhance therapeutic effects of injectable drugs
2 Mar 2008
Mauro Ferrari, PhD. Click here for more information. HOUSTON - (March 2, 2008) - In an article featured on the cover of the March issue of “Nature Nanotechnology,” Mauro Ferrari, Ph.D., of The University...

Short RNA strand helps exposed skin cells protect body from bacteria, dehydration and even cancer
2 Mar 2008
In the outer layer of the skin, microRNA-203 helps build a tough protective barrier by repressing the activity of a molecule called p63 (red). When microRNA-203 can't stem p63's activity,... Click here for more...