UC objects to research restrictions

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Controversy surrounds the California state legislature's decision to give the UC's Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program $60.4 million in funding obtained from a cigarette tax. University officials believe that approval of the spending plan by the Dept of Finance will hinder academic freedom.

Analysis, Taxation, Finance, Cigarettes, University of California, Academic freedom

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Researchers broaden the attack on Parkinson's disease

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Two new research reports suggest strategies to improve neuronal transplants in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and to reduce the amount of fetal tissue needed for transplants. Two other projects are researching the use of growth factor injections to prevent neuron death.

Research, Neurons, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson disease, Fetal tissue transplantation

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A new twist to the cell cycle: researchers have found that the timed destruction of key proteins plays a critical role in regulating the cell cycle

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Researchers are focusing on the role of sudden protein destruction, or proteolysis, in the regulation of the cell cycle. They have discovered that a molecule named ubiquitin plays an important part in initiating proteolysis.

Physiological aspects, Cell cycle, Proteolysis, Ubiquitin

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