Biology
Scientists replace piece of gene mutated in Duchenne muscular dystrophy in effort to make healthy
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Dec. 19, 2016) – Scientists are using "gene scissors" to cut off the code of...
New study reveals air pollution can alter effectiveness of antibiotics
Credit: University of Leicester Air pollution can change the way bacteria behave and can change their potential to cause disease...
Why studying sugars matters in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: GlycoNet (February 9, 2018 – EDMONTON) Two GlycoNet Investigators are using technology to better understand how sugars in the...
Leading nutrition experts speak up about malnutrition
Philadelphia, PA, April 27, 2016 – As we better understand the role food plays in our overall health and wellbeing,...
New hope for critically endangered Myanmar snub-nosed monkey
Credit: (c) Shaohua Dong The species was discovered in Myanmar in 2010 by Ngwe Lwin, a local scientist working for...
Efficient technique discovered for isolating embryonic stem cells in cows
Credit: Pablo Ross / UC Davis For more than 35 years, scientists have tried to isolate embryonic stem cells in...
Mutation speeds up sperm of zebra finches
Credit: MPI f. Ornithology In zebra finches, sperm velocity and morphology and hence reproductive success strongly depend on a specific...
Deciphering potent DNA toxin’s secrets
Credit: Elwood Mullins, Vanderbilt University One of the most potent toxins known acts by welding the two strands of the...
Causative gene for sensorineural hearing loss identified
Credit: Kobe University A causative gene for a highly common type of hearing loss (sensorineural hearing loss, or SNHL) has...
CWRU researcher scaling up knotty polymer research
Turning the art of a trefoil knot into polymer science is no easy process, but researchers at Case Western Reserve...
Efficient technique discovered for isolating embryonic stem cells in cows
Credit: Pablo Ross / UC Davis For more than 35 years, scientists have tried to isolate embryonic stem cells in...
Not without my microbiome
Credit: MPI for Plant Breeding Research Some plants can meet their nitrogen requirements by obtaining it from the atmosphere. To...
Sleep biology discovery could lead to new insomnia treatments that…
Credit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA UCLA scientists report the first evidence that a gene outside the brain controls the ability to rebound...
$4.5 million grant funds new disease-resistant strawberries
Credit: Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis The Public Strawberry Breeding Program at the University of California, Davis, and colleagues in California and...
By causing cells to cannibalize themselves, researchers prevent lung injury in mice
By triggering a process called autophagy — in which cells literally engulf their own insides — researchers from Drexel University...
Immunosuppressive medication effectively treats ocular graft-versus-host-disease
BOSTON – Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School have conducted a clinical trial comparing the safety and efficacy...
Tiny robots step closer to treating hard-to-reach parts of the body
Credit: Yan et al Science Robotics 2017 Tiny remotely operated robots could be designed to diagnose and treat illness in...
Key factor identified in gene silencing
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A fertilized human egg develops into multiple tissues, organs and about 200 distinct cell types....
The making of Antarctica
Credit: Galen Halverson One of the big mysteries in the scientific world is how the ice sheets of Antarctica formed...
WSU researcher develops safer gene therapy
Credit: Washington State University Spokane SPOKANE, Wash. – A Washington State University researcher has developed a way to reduce the...
