Permanently Marking Neurons That Fire
A new tool developed at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus lets scientists shine a light on an ...
Gold nanotubes launch a three-pronged attack on cancer cells
Scientists have shown that gold nanotubes have many applications in fighting cancer: internal nanoprobes for high-resolution imaging; drug delivery vehicles; ...
Auditory brainstem implant
A multi-institutional team of hearing and communication experts led by the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern ...
HPV vaccine highly effective against multiple cancer-causing strains
According to a multinational clinical trial involving nearly 20,000 young women, the human papilloma virus vaccine, Cervarix, not only has ...
Squid Can Recode Genetic Make-Up On-The-Fly
Researcher discovers that squid recode their genetic make-up on-the-fly to adjust to their surroundings The principle of adaptation — the ...
DNA May Allow Data-Storage for Eternity
Scrolls thousands of years old provide us with a glimpse into long-forgotten cultures and the knowledge of our ancestors. In ...
Scientists Take First X-ray Portraits of Living Bacteria
Researchers working at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have captured the first X-ray portraits of living bacteria. ...
Engineers put the ‘squeeze’ on human stem cells
After using optical tweezers to squeeze a tiny bead attached to the outside of a human stem cell, researchers now ...
Revolutionary new probe zooms in on cancer cells
Brain cancer patients may live longer thanks to a new cancer-detection method developed by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute ...
DNA ‘cage’ could improve nanopore technology
Despite having a diameter tens of thousands of times smaller than a human hair, nanopores could be the next big ...
Bioengineered insulin could offer better diabetes control
For patients with diabetes, insulin is critical to maintaining good health and normal blood-sugar levels. However, it’s not an ideal ...
Synthetic DNA gel points the way to printing artificial organs
A two-part water-based gel made of synthetic DNA could bring the Heriot-Watt inventors of a 3D bio printer closer to ...
When a broken heart becomes a real medical condition
On Valentine's Day, people who have been unlucky in love will be said to suffer from a "broken heart." Broken ...
Are lab-grown cells a faithful model for human disease?
Cell cultures used in biology and medical research may not act as a faithful mimic of real tissue, according to ...
Epigenetic Breakthrough: First Tool to Study Histone Code
University of North Carolina scientists have created a new research tool, based on the fruit fly, to help crack the ...
Bionic Leaf: Bacteria Convert Solar Energy Into Liquid Fuel
Harvesting sunlight is a trick plants mastered more than a billion years ago, using solar energy to feed themselves from ...
3-D printing with custom molecules
Imagine printing out molecules that can respond to their surroundings. A research project at the University of Washington merges custom ...
Molecular Gastronomy
Anyone who's ever been to France knows it's a country that celebrates its food and takes enormous pride in not ...
Forcing Wounds to Close
A collaborative study led by scientists from the Mechanobiology Institute (MBI) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has revealed ...
3-D Vaccine Against Cancer, Infectious Diseases
NIBIB-funded researchers have developed a novel 3D vaccine that could provide a more effective way to harness the immune system ...
