Pac-Man-like CRISPR enzymes have potential for disease diagnostics
University of California, Berkeley, researchers have described 10 new CRISPR enzymes that, once activated, behave like Pac-Man to chew up...
Unveiling the bottlenecks to discovering the root causes of rare genetic diseases
OTTAWA, ON - May 4, 2017 - A worldwide consensus co-authored by more than 40 scientists sets out ways to...
New fabric coating protects your clothes, and the environment
Credit: Credit: Genggeng Qi, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - When you spill pasta sauce on your favorite shirt but there...
Oxford student creates first synthetic retina for the visually impaired
Credit: Oxford University A synthetic, soft tissue retina developed by an Oxford University student could offer fresh hope to visually...
A global movement championing science
Hoboken, NJ -- May 4, 2017 -- Evidence-based science is at the heart of discoveries that transform our world. From...
Large data set brings precision to breast cancer diagnosis and care
Credit: Study authors Although the odds of developing breast cancer are nearly identical for black and white women, black women...
Why our sense of smell is underestimated
We might be forgiven for thinking that a dog's sense of smell is more sensitive than our own.1 After all,...
Water, water, nowhere
Credit: A. Bagusetty/University of Pittsburgh; Rick Henkel PITTSBURGH (May 4, 2017) ... Hydrogen powered fuel cell cars, developed by almost...
3-D printers open new design space for wireless devices
Credit: Abel Yangbo Xie, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Researchers at Duke University have 3-D printed potent electromagnetic metamaterials, using...
New global summary of research on wind farms and wildlife
Credit: Pelagic Publishing Exeter UK, 4 May 2017: Wind power is an essential technology in the fight for a sustainable...
A lot of galaxies need guarding in this NASA Hubble view
Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Lotz and the HFF Team (STScI) Much like the eclectic group of space rebels in...
Ute Hellmich receives 2017 Fulbright-Cottrell Award
Credit: photo/©: David Ausserhofer, Fulbright Commission Professor Ute Hellmich of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has received a Fulbright-Cottrell Award,...
The final frontier of the Frontier Fields
Credit: NASA, ESA/Hubble, HST Frontier Fields The NASA/ESA Hubble Telescope has peered across six billion light years of space to...
New $21 million gift puts Basser Center for BRCA at the forefront of advancements for patients at risk of inherited cancers
Credit: Maurizio Bacci PHILADELPHIA - A new $21 million gift to the Basser Center for BRCA at the Abramson Cancer...
Stand up to cancer releases nurses training modules for new immuno-oncology therapies
Credit: Stand Up To Cancer Boston, May 4, 2017: Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) today announced the release of a...
With more light, chemistry speeds up
Credit: IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski Light initiates many chemical reactions. Experiments at the Laser Centre of the Institute of Physical...
Stink bugs: Free guide for agricultural integrated pest management
Credit: Photo credits: Cassandra Kurtz and Christopher Philips, modified by Daniela Pezzini Annapolis, MD; April 28, 2017 -- Farmers in...
Edible insects could play key role in cutting harmful emissions
Eating insects instead of beef could help tackle climate change by reducing harmful emissions linked to livestock production, research suggests....
Best paper award for IST Austria Cryptographers and their collaborators
Credit: Nigel Smart Postdoc Joël Alwen and Professor Krzysztof Pietrzak -- together with their US collaborators -- have been awarded...
Cage-constrained growth of engineered cartilage reduces swelling and improves function
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 4, 2017--Researchers have shown that a novel cage constraint can...
