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Pathology Atlas to be previewed at AACR17
A demo version of a new Pathology Atlas will be presented on April 2-5 at the annual meeting of American...
PolyU wins top prizes in Geneva’s Invention Expo
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has brought glory to Hong Kong by winning...
Nanoscopic golden springs change color of twisted light
Credit: Ventsislav Valev University of Bath scientists have used gold spring-shaped coils 5,000 times thinner than human hairs with powerful...
AACR study sheds light on dark side of tumor suppressor gene, p53
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center The gene p53 is the most commonly mutated gene in cancer - it is...
Mysterious cosmic explosion puzzles astronomers
Credit: Credits: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Pontifical Catholic University/F. Bauer et al. A mysterious flash of X-rays has been discovered by NASA's Chandra...
AACR: New model paves way for immune therapies against colorectal cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center About 95 percent of colorectal cancers are considered "microsatellite stable" and very few of...
Beyond genomics: Using proteomics to target tumors
Credit: Bo Jungmayer / Fred Hutch News Service Dr. Amanda Paulovich, whose lab has a leading role in the Beau...
Nanoparticle treatment could improve immunotherapy against cancer
Researchers at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a potential novel strategy for improving drugs...
Patients with lung cancers responsive to immunotherapy drug beat standard odds of survival
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine More than seven years after the start of one of the first clinical trials of the...
2017 AACR annual meeting presentations highlight the use of bio-rad’s droplet digital PCR technology for liquid biopsies in cancer research
Washington, D.C. -- April 3, 2017 -- New research demonstrating the pivotal role of Bio-Rad's Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR™) technology...
Telomere length predicts cancer risk
WASHINGTON, April 3, 2017 - The length of the telomere "caps" of DNA that protect the tips of chromosomes may...
Towards a mathematical theory of PID control
The well-known and nearly hundred years old "proportional-integral- derivative"(PID) controller is a linear feedback control method which adjusts the input...
New species of tree living crab found in Western Ghats
Credit: Authors A recent research paper in The Journal of Crustacean Biology reveals a new genus and new species of...
Can pure maple syrup help reduce chronic inflammation?
Credit: FPAQ SAN FRANCISCO, April 3, 2017 - The first-ever global symposium, solely dedicated to sharing the latest scientific discoveries...
Novogene adds 25 Illumina NovaSeq sequencers
Credit: © Novogene April 3, 2017, San Diego and Beijing -- Novogene Corporation, a leading provider of genomic services and...
Stanford researchers create deep learning algorithm that could boost drug development
Credit: L.A. Cicero Artificially intelligent algorithms can learn to identify amazingly subtle information, enabling them to distinguish between people in...
Android apps can conspire to mine information from your smartphone
Credit: Virginia Tech Mobile phones have increasingly become the repository for the details that drive our everyday lives. But Virginia...
A ‘bionic leaf’ could help feed the world
Credit: Nocera lab, Harvard University SAN FRANCISCO, April 3, 2017 -- In the second half of the 20th century, the...
How to clamp down on cyanide fishing
SAN FRANCISCO, April 3, 2017 -- Spraying cyanide near coral reefs teeming with tropical creatures can quickly and cheaply stun...
‘Sniffing’ urine to detect prostate cancer could prevent unnecessary biopsies
SAN FRANCISCO, April 3, 2017 -- On the list of dreaded medical tests, a prostate biopsy probably ranks fairly high....
