Biology
Killer blows? Knockout study of pair of mouse MicroRNA provides cancer insight
Credit: Department of Systems BioMedicine, TMDU A team at Tokyo Medical and Dental University(TMDU) has revealed the molecule to cancer...
Using bacteria to create a water filter that kills bacteria
New technology can clean water twice as fast as commercially available ultrafiltration membranesCredit: Environmental Science & Technology More than one...
Smart microrobots that can adapt to their surroundings
Credit: EPFL One day we may be able to ingest tiny robots that deliver drugs directly to diseased tissue, thanks...
Enhanced NMR reveals chemical structures in a fraction of the time
Technique could yield insights into complex proteins involved in Alzheimer's and other diseases MIT researchers have developed a way to...
Potential biotech and health applications with new knowledge on bacteria and viruses
Credit: University of Otago University of Otago research to better understand how bacteria and their viruses interact and evolve will...
Placentas adapt when mothers have poor diets or low oxygen during pregnancy
Cambridge researchers have discovered the placenta regulates how much oxygen and nutrients it transports to babies during challenging pregnancies. Cambridge...
Bioengineering & Translational Medicine honors biotech pioneers Langer and Peppas
January 2019 issue of fully gold open-access journal showcases advances in drug delivery and biomaterials inspired by the honorees Hoboken,...
Scientists discover natural fitness watch in fishes that records their activity levels
Credit: Peter Grønkjær Animals need to eat enough food to provide energy to sustain their bodies, hunt, grow and reproduce....
FDA grant to help scientists increase generic drugs delivered vaginally or to the uterus
Of the 21 drugs designed for delivery directly to the female genital tract, only four have a cost-effective, generic equivalent...
Charité leads on three new EU-funded projects
More than €10 million in funding awarded to Charité Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have successfully convinced the EU...
How gut bacteria affect the treatment of Parkinson's disease
Credit: S. El Aidy, University of Groningen Patients with Parkinson's disease are treated with levodopa, which is converted into dopamine,...
Mangrove patches deserve greater recognition no matter the size
Scientists call on governments to move away from short-term politically driven plans destroying mangrove habitatsCredit: Jofel Coching, ZSL, CMRP Governments...
Researchers discover synaptic logic for connections between two brain hemispheres
Credit: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience have developed a new...
Mediterranean freshwater fish species susceptible to climate change
Climate change will strongly affect many European freshwater fish species. This is particularly the case for species in the Mediterranean...
Kazan University to provide gene technology medications for snow leopards
A project was started in cooperation with Kazan Zoo Head of Gene and Cell Technologies Lab Albert Rizvanov comments, "We...
Why do Hydra end up with just a single head?
The ability of Hydra to regenerate or maintain a single head results from a subtle balance between activating and inhibiting...
Unraveling of 58-year-old corn gene mystery may have plant-breeding implications
Credit: Surinder Chopra Research Group/Penn State In discovering a mutant gene that "turns on" another gene responsible for the red...
Bee surveys in newest US national park could aid pollinator studies elsewhere
Entomologists Meiners, Griswold and Messinger-Carril publish in 'PLOS One'Credit: Therese Lamperty LOGAN, UTAH, USA - Declines in native bee populations...
Orchards in natural habitats draw bee diversity, improve apple production
ITHACA, N.Y. - Apple orchards surrounded by agricultural lands are visited by a less diverse collection of bee species than...
Can a critic-turned-believer sway others? The case of genetically modified foods
What happens when a strong advocate for one side of a controversial issue in science publicly announces that he or...
