NIST builds statistical foundation for next-generation forensic DNA profiling
Credit: K. Irvine/NIST DNA is often considered the most reliable form of forensic evidence, and this reputation is based on ...
Month: July 2018
Chemists of Lomonosov MSU learned to determine quickly the products of poisonous substance
Chemists of Moscow State University learned to determine quickly the products of poisonous substances decomposition The researchers of MSU Chemistry ...
A warmer Midwest could lead to a common bird being less common over the next century
Credit: Andrew Cox, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission COLUMBIA, Mo., (July 23, 2018) - A warmer future may lead ...
New study uncovers how lutemax 2020 protects the eyes against blue light damage
Morristown, N.J., June 29, 2018 - In a new study published in Nutrients titled "Lutein and Zeaxanthin Isomers Protect Against ...
‘Hijacked’ cell response to stress reveals promising drug targets for blood cancer
A signaling pathway that helps promote normal cell growth worsens a form of leukemia by taking control of another pathway ...
Deep learning cracks the code of messenger RNAs and protein-coding potential
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University have used deep learning to decipher which ribonucleic acids have the potential ...
Blindness gene discovered
Credit: © UNIGE Our genome is made up of 20,000 genes, all of which may cause disease. At present, 4,141 ...
Bigger eyes but reduced brain power in nocturnal fishes
Credit: Alex Dornburg Coral reefs buzz with activity around the clock. As the day-active fishes retreat at dusk, the night-active ...
A new ‘periodic table’ for nanomaterials
Credit: Illustration by Izumi Mindy Takamiya The approach was developed by Daniel Packwood of Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material ...
Birth study empowers pregnant women
Research led by QUT Associate Professor Yvette Miller, from the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, asked almost 6000 women ...
A new model to estimate lifetime risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Credit: ©Science China Press Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality and also contributes to huge ...
Children of mothers with type 1 diabetes have a higher body mass index
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Children of mothers with type 1 diabetes are at significantly ...
Material formed from crab shells and trees could replace flexible plastic packaging
Credit: Brice Zimmerman, Georgia Tech From liquid laundry detergent packaged in cardboard to compostable plastic cups, consumer products these days ...
New biotech graduate certificate program at USC bridges biology and business
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - July 23, 2018 - Getting new therapies to patients requires collaboration at the bench, the bedside, ...
Build an ark? biologists discuss conservation prioritization
Credit: Florent Mazel LOGAN, UTAH, USA -- Conservation biologists recognize a sobering reality. "We're losing species left, right and center," ...
Enabling technology in cell-based therapies: Scale-up, scale-out or program in-place
Credit: Coleman Murray, University of California, Los Angeles Technologies that are reducing costs and changing the ways in which researchers ...
Turmeric eye drops could treat glaucoma
A derivative of turmeric could be used in eye drops to treat the early stages of glaucoma, finds a new ...
A 3D model of a human heart ventricle
Credit: Luke MacQueen/Disease Biophysics Group/Harvard SEAS Harvard University researchers have bioengineered a three-dimensional model of a human left heart ventricle ...
Abnormal gene copying seen in tauopathy fruit fly models
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- It sounds like science fiction: Nefarious genes clone themselves and settle their rogue copies in distant ...
Scientists get first look at T cell responses in Ebola virus survivors
Scientists conducting the first comprehensive study of key immune system cells-collected from West African Ebola survivors-that kill Ebola infected cells ...
