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Successful T cell engineering with gene scissors
CRISPR/Cas9-modified T cells could solve immunotherapy problemsCredit: K. Schober / Technichal University of Munich The idea of genetically modifying a...
New sensor could shake up earthquake response efforts
Berkeley Lab technology could reduce time needed to declare buildings affected by earthquakes safe and soundCredit: Diana Swantek/Berkeley Lab Last...
No new males: Climate change threat to Cape Verde turtles
Credit: Lucy Hawkes Rising temperatures could mean no male loggerhead turtles hatch at a key breeding ground by the end...
Early benefit assessment reveals weaknesses in the development of new drugs
Analysis of 216 AMNOG assessments in the BMJ; proposals for more targeted drug development The German Act on the Reform...
New developments with Chinese satellites over the past decade
Credit: National Satellite Meteorological Center of the China Meteorological Administration To date, 17 Chinese self-developed FengYun (FY) meteorological satellites have...
Wakanda forever! Scientists describe new species of ‘twilight zone’ fish from Africa
Named for Black Panther's mythical nation of Wakanda, a dazzling new 'Vibranium' Fairy Wrasse enchants with purple scales and a...
Between 16 and 18% of preadolescents have ideas of suicide
Depressive symptoms, anxiety and compulsive obsessive disorder are the main risk factors, according to a study by Universitat Rovira i...
Dresden physicists use nanostructures to free photons for highly efficient white OLEDs
Trapped light particlesCredit: (c) Sebastian Reineke et al., Nature Communications: CC BY 4.0 Since light-emitting diodes only produce monochrome light,...
Endometriosis: Immune cell discovery could provide relief for women with ‘hidden’ pain disorder
A key cause for the pelvic pain experienced by women with endometriosis has been uncovered, potentially opening new opportunities for...
Dr. Carlo C. DiClemente to Deliver 11th Annual Jack Mendelson Honorary Lecture at the NIH
What: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, announces that Carlo...
Experimental mini-accelerator achieves record energy
Coupled terahertz device significantly improves electron beam qualityCredit: DESY, Gesine Born Scientists at DESY have achieved a new world record...
The discovery of a more effective method to estimate polluting emissions from nitrogen fertilizers
Credit: Universidad de Córdoba Agriculture contributes to 70% of total emissions by humans of nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent polluting...
Engineers revolutionize molecular microscopy
Single molecules measure electrical potentials "All matter consists of positively charged atomic nuclei and negatively charged electrons," explains Professor Dr.-Ing....
Finger-prick blood test could safely reduce antibiotic use in patients with COPD
A simple finger-prick blood test could help prevent unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics for people with the lung condition chronic obstructive...
Molecular ‘clutch’ puts infection-fighting cells into gear
Two proteins that act as a 'clutch' in cells to put them in gear and drive our immune response have...
Mystery behind striped barley solved
Discovery of the gene controlling variegation in albostriansCredit: Josef Bergstein / IPK Gatersleben Plants with green leaves and stems are...
First step to induce self-repair in the central nervous system
Injured axons instruct Schwann cells to build specialized actin spheres to break down and remove axon fragments, thereby starting the...
NTU Singapore scientists develop probes to detect acute kidney failure early
Probes track changes in biological processes at molecular levelCredit: NTU Singapore Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have...
Team approach to cardiac care increases chance of surviving heart attack complications
When multidisciplinary health care teams were engaged in caring for patients suffering from refractory cardiogenic shock, a severe condition that...
How DNA outside cells can be targeted to prevent the spread of cancer
Cell-free DNA in blood is used for prenatal screening and tumor diagnosis/prognosis; scientists now provide evidence for its generation and...
