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Hacking microbes
Biology is the world’s greatest manufacturing platform, according to MIT spinout Ginkgo Bioworks. The synthetic-biology startup is re-engineering yeast to...
Using light to control genome editing
The genome-editing system known as CRISPR allows scientists to delete or replace any target gene in a living cell. MIT...
A mutual breakdown
Nature abounds with examples of mutualistic relationships. Think of bees pollinating flowers whose nectar nourishes the bees, or clownfish that...
New understanding of pulmonary hypertension leads to promising drug targets
A groundbreaking new study led by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC has identified a new group of...
Soluble corn fiber can help young women build bone, and older women preserve bone
Connie WeaverWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Supplementing with soluble corn fiber at two critical times in a woman’s life – adolescence...
Gene therapy via ultrasound could offer new therapeutic tool
Pictured is a fluorescently labeled endothelial cell monolayer, pseudocolorized in blue/green, and imaged using spectral confocal microscopy. One cell has...
Study shows acetaminophen can be tolerated by children with mild, persistent asthma
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A new study finds young children with mild, persistent asthma, can tolerate acetaminophen without the worsening of...
Bubble-wrapped sponge creates steam using sunlight
MIT graduate student George Ni holds a bubble-wrapped, sponge-like device that soaks up natural sunlight and heats water to boiling...
New study shows esophageal cancers driven by ‘marginal gain’ rather than speed
Dr Philip JonesWellcome Trust Sanger Institute scientists have shown that unexpectedly, oesophageal cancer cells do not divide faster than their...
Two key proteins preserve vital genetic information
Ken-ichi Noma, Ph.D.PHILADELPHIA–(August 22, 2016)– Cancer is often driven by various genetic mutations that are acquired through changes to a...
New drug target could prevent tolerance and addiction to opioids, study finds
Researchers have identified a brain mechanism that could be a drug target to help prevent tolerance and addiction to opioid...
Stroke-like brain damage is reduced in mice injected with omega-3s
New York, NY, August 22, 2016–Researchers from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) found that omega-3 fatty acids reduced brain damage...
Tel Aviv University research reveals how melanoma spreads to other organs in the body
In a landmark discovery, researchers at Tel Aviv University have unraveled the metastatic mechanism of melanoma, the most aggressive of...
How cell nuclei squeeze into tight spaces
This is a time-lapse microscopy photo of human breast cancer cells migrating into channels of different widths (20um, 10um and...
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