VUMC and TGen receive $6.1 million in grants to study deadly lung disease
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, along with Vanderbilt...
Old for new, using ancient genetic variation to supercharge wheat
Credit: Earlham Institute Wheat is responsible for half of global calories consumed either directly or as animal feed and we...
Interest in RNA editing heats up
The gene-editing technology known as CRISPR has attracted much excitement and investor interest with its potential to someday treat diseases...
Hubrecht Organoid Technology and CrownBio announce a strategic partnership
Utrecht, March 26, 2019 - Hubrecht Organoid Technology (HUB) and JSR Corporation the parent company, of Crown Bioscience, entered into...
NYU’s LeCun wins Turing Award for breakthroughs in artificial intelligence
Shares 'Nobel Prize of computing' with colleagues at the University of Montreal and the University of Toronto Yann LeCun, a...
New Max Planck-Bristol Centre for Minimal Biology launched today
Centre will pioneer research in artificial cells, minimal genomes and protein design Building stripped-down versions of life using protocells, genome...
Step it up: Does running cadence matter? Not as much as previously thought
ANN ARBOR--Contrary to long-standing popular belief, running at a prescribed, one-size-fits-all "optimal" cadence doesn't play as big a role in...
Global partners meet to develop sustainable cooling solutions that won’t over-heat the planet
Experts from the University of Birmingham are working with the World Bank Group and the UK Department of Business Energy...
Let’s not make big waves
A team of researchers generates ultra-short spin waves in an astoundingly simple materialCredit: HZDR / Juniks Due to its potential...
Stand up to Cancer funded research to be presented March 30-April 3 at AACR Annual Meeting
Research focused on immunotherapy; tumor organoids, precision therapies and cancer interception; pancreatic, breast, ovarian, lung, brain, colorectal, and pediatric cancers--Credit:...
Fluorine: Toxic and aggressive, but widely used
Investigations with neutrons settle scientific dispute about the structure of solid fluorineCredit: Markus Hoelzel / TUM In toothpaste, Teflon, LEDs...
Researchers optimize aptamer with enhanced myelin-binding properties for MS treatment
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 27, 2019--A new study has demonstrated the enhanced ability of...
3D printer threads electronic fibers onto fabrics
Credit: Yingying Zhang The potential for wearable electronics goes far beyond smart watches, but our current options for battery packs...
Cannabis during pregnancy bumps psychosis risk in offspring
With marijuana use rising among pregnant women, study raises new concernsCredit: Courtesy of Jeremy Fine. Pregnant women who use cannabis...
Drug shortages: Limited warnings, followed by rationing and hoarding
Hospital pharmacy managers call for more efficient allocation systemsCredit: The University of Chicago Medicine Despite ongoing efforts to develop efficient,...
Glowing tumors show scientists where cancer drugs are working
The glow could someday help us use cancer drugs more efficientlyCredit: Sridhar Nimmagadda Experimenting with mice, Johns Hopkins researchers report...
Fullerenes bridge conductive gap in organic photovoltaics
Efficient cathode interlayers made of ionene polymers refined with pendant fullerenes Organic photovoltaics have achieved remarkably high efficiencies, but finding...
Two new Emmy Noether Independent Junior Research Groups at Charité
Credit: Photo: Klose/Charité How can we further improve deep brain stimulation and its use in the treatment of neurological disorders?...
Laser physics: Downsizing the particle accelerator
The plasma wakefield acceleration (PWFA) technique is regarded as a highly promising route to the next generation of particle accelerators....
New medication gives mice bigger muscles
Researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark, have studied a new group of medicinal products which increase the muscle- and bone mass...
