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New triggerable, tough hydrogels could make drug-releasing systems safer
Boston, Mass. -- Drug-releasing devices that reside in the stomach for extended periods of time make it easier for patients...
‘Safe Genes’ award to Mass. General team aims to improve gene-editing technologies
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)-based research team is one of seven nationwide receiving contracts under the DARPA Safe Genes program,...
Thousands of genes exchanged within microbial communities living on cheese
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have found that microbial species living on cheese have transferred thousands of...
Coral gardening is benefiting Caribbean reefs, study finds
Credit: Stephanie Schopmeyer, UM Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science MIAMI--A new study found that Caribbean staghorn corals (Acropora...
Timing matters: How to use tillage more effectively for weed management
Credit: Matthew R. Ryan With herbicide resistance on the rise, there is a renewed emphasis on soil tillage as a...
Gene therapy: Microdystrophin restores muscle strength in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Researchers from Genethon, the AFM-Telethon laboratory, Inserm (UMR 1089, Nantes) and the University of London (Royal Holloway) demonstrated the efficacy...
How gene silencing works in plants
Credit: University of Seville The group of Doctor Myriam Calonje Macaya from the Institute of Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis (IBVF),...
We have a quorum
Credit: Henry Shum PITTSBURGH (July 25, 2017) ... From the smallest cell to humans, most organisms can sense their local...
Catch of the day: A net full of trees
Credit: Earlham Institute SPECTRE, a new open-source software package, simplifies the complex business of creating phylogenetic networks and trees. It...
Elevated cholesterol’s link with canine cancer includes a better prognosis
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Usually thought of as a health detriment, elevated cholesterol may play a role in longer survival times...
Knee joint signals bones to grow
Scientists from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, US, have revealed a communication system between the knee joint and developing...
Lutein may counter cognitive aging, study finds
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Spinach and kale are favorites of those looking to stay physically...
New virus discovered in migratory bird in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Credit: Isaac Simão Neto Researchers at the University of São Paulo's Biomedical Science Institute (ICB-USP) in Brazil have discovered a...
Researchers offer new and novel paradigm for advancing research on beneficial microbes
St. Paul, Minn. (July 2017)--While beneficial microbes are becoming a more common tool in agriculture, their effectiveness in the field...
Symbiosis: Butter for my honey
Textbooks tell us that, in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses, the host plant supplies its fungal symbionts solely with sugars, in return...
Bad bugs beware-bacterial membrane simulations earn researcher Bessel Award
Credit: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Bacteria has a formidable enemy in Wonpil Im. As researchers race against bacteria's growing resistance...
No gene is an island
Credit: Magdalena Steinrück Genes do not exist in isolation. Like beads on a string, they sit next to each other...
Dodder: A parasite involved in the plant alarm system
Credit: Jingxiong Zhang, Chinese Academy of Sciences Plants of the genus Cuscuta have colorful folk names, such as wizard's net,...
Anti-cancer chemotherapeutic agent inhibits glioblastoma growth and radiation resistance
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Glioblastoma is a primary brain tumor with dismal survival rates, even after treatment with surgery,...
Reaching black men in barbershops could lead to early detection of colorectal cancer
Credit: NYU Langone Health Aging black men are at much greater risk of dying prematurely of colorectal cancer than any...
