News
A collection of the very latest news items relevant to the cell migration community, selected from the CMC, news@nature.com and journals from the Nature family.
March 2009
Consortium March Update
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Podosomes, ruffled border and osteoclast behaviour: Down to the bone.
CALI: How to inactivate proteins.Prostate cancer marker found in urine
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A simple urine test for sarcosine could be used to detect cancer.
Stem-cell transplant wipes out HIV
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A stem-cell transplant from a donor genetically resistant to HIV successfully cured a man of both HIV and leukaemia, but the treatment is too risky to help most who are infected with the virus.
New antibodies block a range of influenzas
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A group of antibodies has been identified that neutralize a wide range of influenza viruses, including the H5N1 avian influenza, the 1918 Spanish flu and some seasonal strains.
Virus-free pluripotency for human cells
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Specialized human cells can be transformed into a state similar to that seen in embryonic stem cells without using viruses.
