The researchers identified proteins that the starfish emit when aggregating to reproduce, and could be used to create synthetic chemicals to help capture and eradicate the pest.
Protein patterns in patient-derived xenografts sometimes pointed to different alterations than those predicted from somatic mutation and expression data.
A team led by Stanford's Mike Snyder is collaborating with investigators from the International Genetics & Translational Research in Transplantation Network (iGeneTrain) consortium.
A proteomic analysis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma tumor and stromal samples led to a stromal protein that appears to coincide with tumor aggressiveness.
Yale Environment 360 writes that synthetic and conservation biologists aren't always on the same wavelength, but they are trying to reach an understanding.
