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Revolutionizing cancer treatment through programmable bacteria
What if a single one-dollar dose could cure cancer?Credit: Texas A&M Engineering What if a single one-dollar dose could cure...
Hundreds of PPPL students and scientists present findings at annual APS-DPP conference in Denver
More than 120 staff and 80 students and interns from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory...
No IKAROS, no antibodies
A cell nucleus is a busy place. Cellular proteins twist and pull DNA, folding the genome into intricate 3D structures...
Fighting Osimertinib Resistance in Lung Cancer Treatment
Lung cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Among its types, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)...
The jigglings and wigglings of atoms reveal key aspects of COVID-19 virulence evolution
Auburn, AL – Richard Feynman famously stated, “Everything that living things do can be understood in terms of the jigglings...
Stem cell-based treatment controls blood sugar in people with Type 1 diabetes
An innovative stem cell-based treatment for Type 1 diabetes can meaningfully regulate blood glucose levels and reduce dependence on daily...
Phase II Clinical Study Results of the HERTHENA-Lung01 Study
Lung cancer is one of the most common types of cancer worldwide, and the treatment process for patients with non-small...
Quality of tidal mudflats changes in gas extraction area of Wadden Sea
As tidal flats subside due to gas extraction, their composition changes. This is shown in a paper that is published...
Natural products used in Ayurvedic treatments alleviate symptoms of depression in fruit flies
Chronic exposure to stress can lead to the development of depression-like disorders that manifest as a lack of motivation –...
Vampire bats make northward flight seeking stable climates
Vampire bats may soon take up residence in the United States and bring with them an ancient pathogen.Credit: Photo courtesy...
Deoxygenation levels similar to today’s played a major role in marine extinctions during major past climate change event
Scientists have made a surprising discovery that sheds new light on the role that oceanic deoxygenation (anoxia) played in one...
Study shows price discounts on healthful foods like vegetables and zero-calorie beverages lead to an increase in consumption of these foods
Dietary food intake has a major influence on health indicators, including Body Mass Index (BMI), blood pressure, serum cholesterol and...
SwRI-led PUNCH mission advances toward 2025 launch
SAN ANTONIO — November 27, 2023 —On November 17, 2023, the Polarimeter to UNify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission...
Fish IgM structure sheds light on antibody evolution, study finds
Antibodies—proteins that are produced by our immune system to protect us—are crucial for recognizing and getting rid of unwanted substances,...
Quick as a snail
Kyoto, Japan -- Snails often get a bad rap for being slow and inefficient and are sometimes used to express...
Professor Kazunori Kataoka recognized as a “Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher” for the eighth time in seven consecutive years
Clarivate, a global information service provider in the U.K., annually releases a list of highly cited researchers based on the...
Advances in characterization and evaluation of oil shale based on terahertz spectroscopy
The current understanding of the oil generation potential of oil shale and the dynamic process of organic matter pyrolysis is...
Molecular cooperation at the threshold of life
How organisms develop from inanimate matter is one of the biggest questions in science. Although many possible explanations have been...
SwRI’s Herron named Safety Professional of the Year
SAN ANTONIO — November 27, 2023 —Southwest Research Institute Lead Safety Engineer Matthew Herron, M.S., P.E., CSP, CPE, has been...
Durable, inexpensive electrocatalyst generates clean hydrogen and oxygen from water
Hydrogen is a highly combustible gas that can help the world achieve its clean energy goals if manufactured in an...
