NewsBlog: Autoimmune debate resolved? Posted by Edyta Zielinska [Entry posted at 8th May 2008 05:04 PM GMT] New findings help resolve a long-standing debate in immunology over what type of cells are behind the progression of type-1 diabetes: attacker or protector cells. Scientists found that autoimmune destruction is likely due to a defect in levels of a cytokine within insulin-producing islets that reduce the numbers of protector cells. The research was published in today's online issue of... Click to continue Comment on this blog NewsBlog: First women to win $500,000 prize Posted by Edyta Zielinska [Entry posted at 2nd May 2008 09:01 PM GMT] The discoverer of telomerase, Elizabeth Blackburn, and Joan Steitz, known for identifying small ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs) and elucidating their role in DNA transcription, were awarded the $500,000 Albany Medical Center Prize today (May 2). They are the first women to receive the prize, which has been awarded since the year 2000. Blackburn, at the University of California, San Francisco, was recognized for her work on telomeres with the 2006 ... Click to continue Comment on this blog

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