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Chemists use electrochemistry to amp up drug manufacturing
Credit: Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Give your medicine a jolt. By using - electrochemistry - a technique that combines...
How the brain recognizes familiar faces
Credit: Laboratory of Neural Systems at The Rockefeller University There's nothing quite like the rush of recognition that comes from...
DNA sequencing tools lack robust protections against cybersecurity risks
Credit: Dennis Wise/University of Washington Rapid improvement in DNA sequencing has sparked a proliferation of medical and genetic tests that...
NIH to host workshop on advances, future needs in human microbiome research
What: Microbes inhabit just about every part of the human body outnumbering human cells by ten to one. The ten-year,...
Researchers use CRISPR to manipulate social behavior in ants
Credit: Daniel Kronauer The Rockefeller University The gene-editing technology called CRISPR has revolutionized the way that the function of genes...
Material-independent nanocoating antimicrobial spray extends the shelf life of produce
Credit: KAIST The edible coating on produce has drawn a great deal of attention in the food and agricultural industry....
Rotavirus vaccines continue to reduce diarrhea hospitalizations, medical costs in US kids
Following the introduction of routine childhood vaccination against rotavirus, a common cause of diarrheal illness, more than 380,000 children avoided...
The only way is up: Trees help reptiles thrive
James Cook University researchers in Queensland say if graziers leave trees in place on their land all types of reptiles...
Mutant ants provide insights into social interaction
Credit: NYU School of Medicine Ants genetically engineered to lack their "sense of smell" became unable to communicate, forage or...
New malaria analysis method reveals disease severity in minutes
Credit: Kerryn Matthews, University of British Columbia Left untreated, malaria can progress from being mild to severe -- and potentially...
Consistent backswing crucial in helping sportspeople produce optimum results
Golfers wanting to shoot below par or tennis players looking to smash their way past opponents should focus on their...
MPFI’s Ryohei Yasuda awarded 2017 Nakaakira Tsukahara Memorial Prize
Credit: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Ryohei Yasuda, Ph.D., Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience's (MPFI) Scientific Director, was...
Circular RNA linked to brain function
Credit: Credit: The circular RNA biology Training Network (circRTrain), MDC. While hundreds of circular RNAs (circRNAs) are abundant in mammalian...
For bacteria that cheat, food is at the forefront
CORVALLIS, Ore. - If you've got plenty of burgers and beers on hand and your own stomach is full, an...
Gene-editing-induced changes in ant social communication
Credit: Image credit: Brigitte Baella PHILADELPHIA - Ants have proven themselves to be the newest (and brightest) animal model on...
Nemours, UD technology pushes cancer research forward
Credit: Cindy Brodoway Wilmington, DE - The field of cancer research is moving rapidly toward three-dimensional (3D) laboratory cultures because...
Marine noise pollution stresses and confuses fish
Researchers at Newcastle University (UK) found that European sea bass experienced higher stress levels when exposed to the types of...
Lung cancer clinical trial elig criteria & requirements increased in number and complexity
DENVER -Eligibility criteria continue to increase in number and complexity for lung cancer clinical trials. Cancer clinical trials have complex...
How dietary fiber helps the intestines maintain health
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- UC Davis Health researchers have discovered how by-products of the digestion of dietary fiber by gut microbes...
Sanford Burnham Prebys and Mayo Clinic collaborators awarded multi-year NIH grant
Credit: SBP Orlando, FL, Aug. 10, 2017 - A team of researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP)...
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