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Need for speed makes genome editing efficient, if not better
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Rice University researchers have developed a computational model to quantify the mechanism by which CRISPR-Cas9 proteins...
Navigational view of the brain thanks to powerful X-rays
Credit: Georgia Tech / Eva Dyer If brain imaging could be compared to Google Earth, neuroscientists would already have a...
Flexible ‘skin’ can help robots, prosthetics perform everyday tasks by sensing shear force
Credit: UCLA Engineering If a robot is sent to disable a roadside bomb -- or delicately handle an egg while...
Matchmaking with consequences
Credit: Graphic: team Gallant Most human tumours have one thing in common: They harbour drastically increased amounts of the so-called...
Many women do not follow contraception guidelines after weight-loss surgery, Pitt study finds
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 17, 2017 - Many women do not follow the guidelines to prevent pregnancy for an 18-month period following...
USDA invests in research on next generation of agricultural technology
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 17, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today...
On-and-off fasting helps fight obesity
Up to sixteen weeks of intermittent fasting without otherwise having to count calories helps fight obesity and other metabolic disorders....
Live fast die young: Updating signal detection theory
Signal Detection Theory is a popular and well-established idea that has influenced behavioral science for around 50 years. Essentially, the...
Nanofiber sutures promote production of infection-thwarting peptide
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Loading nanofiber sutures with vitamin D induces the production of an infection-fighting peptide, new research shows. The...
MIPT scientists revisit optical constants of ultrathin gold films
Credit: MIPT Researchers at MIPT have conducted highly precise measurements of the optical constants of ultrathin gold films with thicknesses...
Assessment shows metagenomics software has much room for improvement
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A recent critical assessment of software tools represents a key step toward taming the "Wild West" nature...
Chapman University receives $3.7 million federal research grant to study Alzheimer’s
ORANGE, Calif. - Chapman University has earned the largest federal research grant in the university's history. The National Institutes of...
Microbes leave ‘fingerprints’ on Martian rocks
Credit: Copyright: Tetyana Milojevic At the Department of Biophysical Chemistry at the University of Vienna, Tetyana Milojevic and her team...
A new way to harness wasted methane
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Methane gas, a vast natural resource, is often disposed of through burning, but new research by scientists...
Insurance plays significant role in breast cancer disparities
Differences in insurance account for a substantial proportion of the excess risk of death from breast cancer faced by black...
Wake Forest Baptist receive $9 Million grant to study aggressive brain cancer
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Oct. 16, 2017 -- Glioblastoma is the most aggressive cancer that originates in the brain. Current therapies...
Biology of childhood brain tumor subtypes offers clues to precision treatments
Researchers investigating pediatric low-grade gliomas (PLGG), the most common type of brain tumor in children, have discovered key biological differences...
V. Craig Jordan, Ph.D., elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center V. Craig Jordan, Ph.D., professor of Breast Medical Oncology, has been elected to the National...
Bolstering fat cells offers potential new leukemia treatment
Credit: Image courtesy McMaster University Hamilton, Ont. (Oct. 16, 2017) - Killing cancer cells indirectly by powering up fat cells...
Study cites race and socioeconomic factors as influential in NSCLC patient survival rates
Yokohama, Japan - October 16, 2017 - New research found race and specific socioeconomic factors to have a significant influence...
