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Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals detailed composition of two major types of brain tumor
Detailed analysis of two brain tumor subtypes has revealed that they may originate from the same type of neural progenitor...
Aging: Cell coordination breakdown
Credit: Spencer Phillips, The European Bioinformatics Institute Researchers from the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), University of Cambridge, the Wellcome Trust...
Public funding essential for advances in biomedical research
BOSTON, March 30, 2017 -- In the budget President Trump recently submitted to Congress, he asked for a reduction in...
NASA examines the rainfall left behind from ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie
Credit: Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce Tropical Cyclone Debbie generated a lot of rainfall before and after it made landfall in...
New clinical trial for early-stage eye melanoma offers study of targeted therapy
Credit: Photo courtesy: Roger Barone/Wills Eye Hospital March 30, 2017, Philadelphia, Pa - A first-of-its-kind, potentially groundbreaking new option for...
Proteins that can take the heat
Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Ancient proteins may offer clues on how to engineer proteins that can withstand the high temperatures...
Sculpting optical microstructures with slight changes in chemistry
Credit: (Credit Wim L. Noorduin/ C. Nadir Kaplan/ Harvard University) In 2013, materials scientists at the Harvard John A. Paulson...
Rotating molecules create a brighter future
Scientists have discovered a group of materials which could pave the way for a new generation of high-efficiency lighting, solving...
Wispy remains of supernova explosion hide possible ‘survivor’
Credit: NASA, ESA and H.-Y. Chu (Academia Sinica, Taipei) Of all the varieties of exploding stars, the ones called Type...
Researchers reveal atomic-level activity of green catalyst used in PVC production
An international group of scientists has unlocked the secret of a gold-based catalyst that is responsible for a new, environmentally...
UAB creates triple-threat cancer-fighting polymer capsules for guided drug delivery
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Chemists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have designed triple-threat cancer-fighting polymer capsules that...
Different databases, differing statistics on racial disparities in immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy
March 30, 2017 - Three major national databases include varying estimates of racial gaps in the use of immediate breast...
This timid little fish escapes predators by injecting them with opioid-laced venom
Credit: Richard Smith/OceanRealmImages Fang blennies are small fish with big teeth. Specifically, they have two large canine teeth that jut...
Even short-duration heat waves could lead to failure of coffee crops
CORVALLIS - "Hot coffee" is not a good thing for java enthusiasts when it refers to plants beset by the...
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