New gene delivery approach could allow long-term persistence in proliferating cells
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Sept. 22, 2017 — Researchers added a scaffold/matrix attachment region (S/MAR)...
Suicide molecules kill any cancer cell
Northwestern scientist and lead study author Marcus Peter – Credits: Northwestern University Super assassin in every cell is poised to...
In a nutshell: Walnuts activate brain region involved in appetite control
Credit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON – Packed with nutrients linked to better health, walnuts are also thought to...
Fasting plasma glucose and insulin are determinants of dietary weight loss success
San Diego, CA and Copenhagen, Denmark, June 11, 2017 – Researchers from the University of Copenhagen, together with colleagues from...
Study shines new light on how Salmonella ‘die’ at low temperatures
Credit: Jennifer McCann / Penn State The most economical way to kill bacteria that cause common food-borne illnesses — mostly...
Breast milk linked to significant early brain growth in preemies
Feeding premature babies mostly breast milk during the first month of life appears to spur more robust brain growth, compared...
An evolutionary breakpoint in cell division
Credit: Osaka University Japanese researchers from Osaka University have discovered that the interaction between two proteins, M18BP1/KNL2 and CENP-A, is...
Removal of invasive shrub could be an easy way to help reduce malaria…
Credit: Muller et al., Malaria Journal, 2017' Removing the flowers of an invasive shrub from mosquito-prone areas might be a...
New testing method developed for genetic mutation that causes pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonology and genetics experts from two Utah healthcare organizations have collaboratively developed a new diagnostic genomic testing method for a...
When it comes to the threat of extinction, size matters
Credit: Illustration: Oliver Day, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. — Animals in the Goldilocks zone — neither too big, nor...
Yawning — why is it so contagious and why should it matter?
Feeling tired? Even if we aren’t tired, why do we yawn if someone else does? Experts at the University of...
Algae production research gets boost at Los Alamos
Credit: Sapphire Energy INC LOS ALAMOS, N.M., July 12, 2017 — Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the...
Toxic cocktail: Okinawan pit viper genome reveals evolution of snake…
Credit: OIST/Steven Aird A bite from a pit viper, locally known as habu, can cause permanent disability and even death....
To save the earth, better nitrogen use on a hungrier planet must be addressed
PRINCETON, N.J.–The global population is expected to increase by two to three billion people by 2050, a projection raising serious...
Scientists release recommendations for building land in coastal Louisiana
Today, a team of leading scientists and community experts with decades of experience released key recommendations to maintain and build...
Scientists reveal new and improved genome sequence of Daphnia pulex
Credit: Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame For many, experience with Daphnia, commonly known as water fleas, ends in high school....
Newly discovered fossil sea urchin is the oldest of its kind
Researchers have uncovered a fossil sea urchin that pushes back a fork in its family tree by 10 million years,...
Theory of the evolution of sexes tested with algae
Credit: Image credit: Environmental Protection Agency The varied sex lives of a type of green algae have enabled a University...
‘Protective’ DNA strands are shorter in adults who had…
Credit: Hesed Padilla-Nash and Thomas Ried, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health New research indicates that people who had...
Acoustic buoy now detecting rare & endangered whales in New York Bight
Credit: CREDIT: A.H. Kopelman for CRESLI. New York (November 16, 2016) – An acoustic buoy recently deployed by the Woods...
