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New genomics tool CITE-Seq enables large-scale multidimensional analysis of single cells
NEW YORK, NY (July 31, 2017) - A new technique developed by scientists at the New York Genome Center (NYGC)...
Exercise in early life has long-lasting benefits
The researchers, from the Liggins Institute at the University of Auckland, found that bone retains a "memory" of exercise's effects...
Understanding how fishers fish on coral reefs can inform fishery management strategies
Credit: Figure provided by lead author Tyler Pavlowich A Dartmouth study of spearfishing on a Caribbean coral reef illustrates how...
Cell senescence is regulated by innate DNA sensing
Cells in the body or in cultures eventually stop replicating. This phenomenon is called "senescence" and is triggered by shortening...
New and novel technologies successfully demonstrated in soilborne disease study
St. Paul, Minn. (August 2017)--Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS), a prominent soilborne disease of soybean, can be devastating. Yield losses from...
What does trophy hunting contribute to wild lion conservation?
Trophy hunting of lions, the killing of selected individual animals for sport, is highly controversial, and there is much debate...
Statistical analysis to explain mechanism in state of general anesthesia
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (July 31, 2017) - Although the mechanisms by which anesthetic drugs induce the state of general anesthesia have...
How mice babies ensure mother’s protection
Credit: Image: Luis Hernandez-Miranda, MDC The calls of new-born mice draw the attention of their mother. A group of neuronal...
An evolutionary breakpoint in cell division
Credit: Osaka University Japanese researchers from Osaka University have discovered that the interaction between two proteins, M18BP1/KNL2 and CENP-A, is...
P-values, hypotheses and inference … new appraoches to reproducibility at JSM 2017
BALTIMORE, Md. (July 30, 2017) - Amid the increased quantification of scientific research and a proliferation of large, complex data...
Nature provides a key to repelling liquids
Credit: Reproduced with permission from ref 1.© 2017 American Chemical Society Inspired by nature, an inexpensive green technique that enables...
FSU researchers listen to birdsong, unlock mysteries of brain
Credit: (Photo: FSU Photography Services) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The term "birdbrain" has been part of our lexicon for about a...
Cancer cells put the brakes on immune system
The degenerated cells cause an inflammatory reaction and influence other blood cells with it so much, that the immune system...
Understanding the impact of childhood cancer rates across sub-Saharan Africa
Collated Childhood cancer statistics in sub Saharan Africa have been published for the first time as a monograph in the...
2 methods to de-identify large patient datasets greatly reduced risk of re-identification
Bottom Line: Two de-identification methods, k-anonymization and adding a "fuzzy factor," significantly reduced the risk of re-identification of patients in...
World Hepatitis Day sets the stage for the elimination of viral hepatitis
Today, World Hepatitis Day, marks the first time that the global health community has come together to officially begin moving...
Green tea ingredient may ameliorate memory impairment, brain insulin resistance, and obesity
A study published online in The FASEB Journal, involving mice, suggests that EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate), the most abundant catechin and biologically...
NASA finds moon of Saturn has chemical that could form ‘membranes’
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center NASA scientists have definitively detected the chemical acrylonitrile in the atmosphere of Saturn's moon...
Dementia: New substance improves brain function
Credit: Kurt Bauer / Technical University of Munich The protein amyloid beta is believed to be the major cause of...
Engineering on a blue streak
Credit: Abhishek Shete/ University of Delaware A pair of engineers at the University of Delaware has developed a process to...
