Tumor cells fight back to beat immune system

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New research suggests that cancer cells defend against immune-system attack by initiating a suicide response in T-cells. Melanoma cells were found to contain Fas ligand, which when bound to the Fas molecule carried by T-cells, initiates cell death, as it does in cells in immune-protected body regions.

Research, Cell death, Ligands (Biochemistry), Cancer cells

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Europe opens institute to deal with gene data deluge

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The European Biology Laboratory will open the European Bioinformation Institute near Cambridge, UK, in Aug 1995. The institute will administer databases on nucleic-acid sequences and protein amino-acid sequences and provide access to other genome research databases.

Information services, Genetic research, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute

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Students still face barriers across Europe

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Professional qualifications remain a national issue in the European Union because each member state insists in the authority to control it educational systems. Students exchanges and studies comparing national systems are among the efforts towards Europeanization.

Europe, Social policy, Education policy, European Union, Higher education, Higher education and state, Educational evaluation, Educational assessment, Student exchange programs

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