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Researchers make world's smallest tic-tac-toe game board with DNA
The technology could be used to develop more sophisticated nanomachines with reconfigurable partsCredit: Qian Lab/Caltech Move over Mona Lisa, here...
Cancer's metabolism subject of trailblazing study
ITHACA, N.Y. - No matter what form cancer takes in the body, it starts at the cellular level and grows...
For gait transitions, stability often trumps energy savings
Test results from mammals and birds emphasize risk reductionCredit: Caleb Bryce from the Botswana Predator Conservation Trust A dog's gait,...
Queen's develops new eye tests that could help patients and reduce burden on NHS
First time at home eye test is trialled in UK Innovative tests involve new apple tests ("apps") that run on...
AIDS — an approach for targeting HIV reservoirs
Credit: © Institut Pasteur / Nicolas Huot Current HIV treatments need to be taken for life by those infected as...
The idiosyncratic mammalian diversification after extinction of the dinosaurs
Researchers state that many mammals lineages coexisted with the dinosaurs before the end-Cretaceous mass extinction. Although many species of mammals...
New pathways for implementing universal suicide risk screening in healthcare settings
Model could help hospitals better identify and aid youth at risk for suicide A new report, authored in part by...
Building a stronger 'brain' for brain data research
Pitt computer engineer receives $1.2 million NSF award to make big brain data collaborations more secureCredit: Swanson School of Engineering...
Enzyme's unfrozen adventure: In crystallo protein thermodynamics
Researchers from Osaka University report using non-cryocooled crystals to determine conformational changes and thermodynamic properties in copper amine oxidase catalysisCredit:...
New research shows how a fatty diet can lead to life-threatening liver disease
A study by scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC provides new insight on how dietary fat and...
Antennal sensors allow hawkmoths to make quick moves
All insects use vision to control their position in the air when they fly, but they also integrate information from...
Paper sensors remove the sting of diabetic testing
Credit: 2018 KAUST A technique that enables biologically active enzymes to survive the rigors of inkjet printing presents a promising...
Improved stem cell approach could aid fight against Parkinson's
Scientists have taken a key step towards improving an emerging class of treatments for Parkinson's disease. The advance could markedly...
Regenstrief Institute-MDClone partnership to accelerate data-driven medical research
Credit: Regenstrief Institute Health care generates vast amounts of data that have the potential to drive medical research and improve...
Major gaps remain in how traditional knowledge is used in salmon governance in Norway and Finland
Credit: Gleb Raygorodetsky A new article published today in the journal Arctic points to major challenges in the ways traditional...
Bacteria-based drug delivery system that outperforms conventional methods
Credit: Virginia Tech An interdisciplinary team of three Virginia Tech faculty members affiliated with the Macromolecules Innovation Institute has created...
A mountain of evidence on air pollution's harms to children
A new study led by researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) organizes the available scientific evidence...
Stem cell-derived neurons stop seizures and improve cognitive function
People with untreatable epilepsy may one day have a treatment: 'Convincing' their own cells to become the neurons they needCredit:...
Novel imaging technique brings diagnostic potential into operating room
Boppart's custom optical imaging system provides molecular features of breast cancer tissue in real-timeCredit: Biophotonics Imaging Laboratory, Beckman Institute for...
Lipid raft components offer potential cholesterol-lowering drug target
Approximately 1 in every 4 deaths in the United States is caused by heart disease, according to the Centers for...
