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Fundamental mechanism discovered that fine-tunes gene expression & is disrupted in cancer
Study reveals a novel mechanism that can be targeted for cancer therapy and is mediated by the Integrator transcriptional complexCredit:...
Therapeutics that can shut down harmful genes need a reliable delivery system
Credit: The University of Texas at Austin Viruses attack the body by sending their genetic code -- DNA and RNA...
New approach to growing cubic boron nitride: a pathway to next-gen semiconductors
Lehigh University materials researcher Siddha Pimputkar wins NSF CAREER award to develop novel method of growing bulk single-crystal nitrides--an advance...
UTHSC researchers awarded $4.5 million to launch new Tennessee Heart Health Network
Credit: UTHSC Memphis, Tenn. (May 17, 2021) - Researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have received a...
New tools needed to prevent plant disease pandemics
Plant disease surveillance, detection can preserve food securityCredit: NC State University Plant diseases don't stop at a nation's borders and...
Diamonds engage both optical microscopy and MRI for better imaging
Nitrogen vacancy centers in microdiamond tracers enable dual imaging to probe deeper in tissueCredit: Ashok Ajoy, UC Berkeley When doctors...
Slow research to understand fast change
Forty years of experiments, observation, modeling and theory may be just what's needed to see where the world is headedCredit:...
New technology makes tumor eliminate itself
Credit: Plückthun Lab A new technology developed by UZH researchers enables the body to produce therapeutic agents on demand at...
In enabling rural administration, bureaucracy does not enslave actors
How to support entrepreneurship in rural areas? The over-regulation and bureaucratic administration of the European Union's rural policy are seen...
Cypriot grapes perform well in heat and on taste
Credit: University of Adelaide Researchers at the University of Adelaide have found several grape varieties native to Cyprus, which tolerate...
Alcohol problems severely undertreated
Heavy drinkers see doctors regularly, but few receive treatment for disorderCredit: Washington University School of Medicine Some 16 million Americans...
Bird data from Ethiopia fills in baseline data gaps
Credit: Ça?an ?ekercio?lu/University of Utah One of the projected effects of a warming climate for species living on mountain slopes...
Archaeologists teach computers to sort ancient pottery
Credit: Chris Downum Archaeologists at Northern Arizona University are hoping a new technology they helped pioneer will change the way...
Family history, race and sex linked to higher rates of asthma in children
Henry Ford Health System-led study sheds new light on what groups of children are most susceptibleCredit: Henry Ford Health System...
Planting seeds and growing hope
Sandia Labs gives more than half million dollars to nonprofits this springCredit: Photo by Randy Montoya ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- National...
Insulin is necessary for repairing olfactory neurons
Findings point to possible treatment for smell lossCredit: Monell Chemical Senses Center, eNeuro PHILADELPHIA (May 17, 2021) - Researchers have...
Stanford study reveals new biomolecule
Credit: Ryan Flynn Stanford researchers have discovered a new kind of biomolecule that could play a significant role in the...
Greenhouse gas and aerosol emissions are lengthening and intensifying droughts
UCI study shows human-sourced boost to drying in Americas, Africa and AsiaCredit: Amir AghaKouchak / UCI Irvine, Calif., May 17,...
Discovery of flowering gene in cacao may lead to accelerated breeding strategies
Credit: Sarah Prewitt, Penn State For the first time, Penn State researchers have identified a gene that controls flowering in...
Mammals in the time of dinosaurs held each other back
Credit: Art by Corbin Rainbolt. A new study led by researchers from the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, University...
