New structural studies reveal workings of a molecular pump that ejects cancer drugs
Credit: Ella Maru Studio Sometimes cells resist medication by spitting it back out. Cancer cells, in particular, have a reputation ...
Month: February 2017
New York schools help Cornell monitor local waterways for invasive species
Invasive aquatic species like round goby, Asian carp, and sea lamprey are a growing problem in New York State. Their ...
Nano-sized hydrogen storage system increases efficiency
Lawrence Livermore scientists have collaborated with an interdisciplinary team of researchers including colleagues from Sandia National Laboratories to develop an ...
New antiviral drug cuts cytomegalovirus infection and improves survival in patients
Orlando- In a significant advance in improving the safety of donor stem cell transplants, a major clinical trial led by ...
Princeton-Intel collaboration breaks new ground in studies of the brain
Early this year, about 30 neuroscientists and computer programmers got together to improve their ability to read the human mind. ...
Study catalogs the complex flavors of American-made goat cheese
OLATHE, KANSAS -- Nutty? Salty? Soapy? Goaty? Those are some of the descriptions Kansas State University and K-State Olathe researchers ...
A novel DNA vaccine design improves chances of inducing anti-tumor immunity
Credit: The Wistar Institute PHILADELPHIA -- (Feb. 24, 2017) -- Scientists at The Wistar Institute and Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. have ...
New nano approach could cut dose of leading HIV treatment in half
Successful results of a University of Liverpool-led trial that utilised nanotechnology to improve drug therapies for HIV patients has been ...
The dawn of a new era for Supernova 1987a
This time-lapse video sequence of Hubble Space Telescope images reveals dramatic changes in a ring of material around the exploded ...
NASA’s Webb Telescope team prepares for earsplitting acoustic test
Credit: Credits: NASA Inside NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland the James Webb Space Telescope team completed the ...
Bristol and BT collaborate on massive MIMO trials for 5G wireless
Loading video... Credit: BT The quest for highly efficient 5G wireless connectivity has been given a boost thanks to a ...
How proteins reshape cell membranes
Credit: Image: Arthur Alves de Melo, MDC Small "bubbles" frequently form on membranes of cells and are taken up into ...
Cosmic blast from the past
Credit: NASA, ESA, and R. Kirshner (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation) and P. Challis (Harvard-Smithsonian ...
New polymer additive could revolutionize plastics recycling
When Geoffrey Coates, a professor of chemistry and chemical biology at Cornell University, gives a talk about plastics and recycling, ...
Electrons use DNA like a wire for signaling DNA replication
Credit: Caltech In the early 1990s, Jacqueline Barton, the John G. Kirkwood and Arthur A. Noyes Professor of Chemistry at ...
Study offers guidance on how to protect olive trees from being ravaged by deadly pathogen
Credit: Dr Steven White, CEH. Expert ecologists at the UK-based Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) have devised a scientific ...
Hammerhead shark migration gives new hope for conservation
Credit: Eugene Kitsios for Bimini Biological Research Station A target of both the recreational fishing and shark-fin trade, the global ...
Colorado School of Mines and Virginia Tech to create minerals industry consortium
Credit: Colorado School of Mines Minerals and metals are at the foundation of modern technology-based societies. Each year, the average ...
High levels of chemicals found in indoor cats
Credit: Photo: Jana Weiss A study from Stockholm University have now established what was previously suspected, that the high levels ...
New algorithm identifies gene transfers between different bacterial species
Credit: Photo: Pekka Marttinen Gene transfers are particularly common in the antibiotic-resistance genes of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria. When mammals breed, ...
