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Sensor sensation
Credit: Micro/Bio/Nanofluidics Unit, OIST Microfluidic platforms have revolutionized medical diagnostics in recent years. Instead of sending blood or urine samples...
TSRI scientists show how drug binds with ‘hidden pocket’ on flu virus
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA - December 21, 2016 - A new study led by scientists at...
Astrophotography as a gateway to science
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) -- Non-science students enrolled in astrophotography classes created by scientists at the University of...
Direct-to-brain chemo better than systemic drugs when immunotherapy is to follow
Credit: Credit: Reprinted with permission from AAAS. Image ©2016 JHU Neurosurgery-Ian Suk. In experiments on mice with a form of...
Some glioblastoma patients benefit from ‘ineffective’ treatment, Stanford researchers say
A subgroup of patients with a devastating brain tumor called glioblastoma multiforme benefited from treatment with a class of chemotherapy...
Temperature drives biodiversity
Credit: (Photo: Anna Kühnel) The diversity of plants and animals in Earth's arctic regions is moderate. Tropical latitudes in contrast...
Artificial intelligence to generate new cancer drugs on demand
Credit: Insilico Medicine Summary: Clinical trial failure rates for small molecules in oncology exceed 94% for molecules previously tested in...
Firefly gift-giving: Composition of nuptial gifts revealed, shedding light on postmating sexual selection
Credit: Kevin Jiang/Tufts University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE (December 22, 2016) - Female fireflies have long known that the best romances are with...
Nanoscale ‘conversations’ create complex, multi-layered structures
Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY -- Building nanomaterials with features spanning just billionths of a meter requires extraordinary precision....
Know thy enemy: Kill MRSA with tailored chemistry
UConn medicinal chemists have developed experimental antibiotics that kill MRSA, a common and often deadly bacteria that causes skin, lung,...
Could Rudolph and friends help to slow down our warming climate?
Reindeer may be best known for pulling Santa's sleigh, but a new study suggests they may have a part to...
Cancer cells’ transition can drive tumor growth, UF Health researchers find
Credit: Mindy C. Miller/UF Health GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- As cancerous tumors fester in the body, they need an ever-increasing blood...
National Family Forests Education Award goes to UT Extension’s David Mercker
Credit: Photo courtesy UTIA. A multi-partner program coordinated by UT Extension forestry specialist David Mercker has been awarded the 2016...
UT Extension’s Shirley Hastings celebrated as legend
Credit: Photo courtesy UTIA. Shirley Hastings, director of UT Extension Strategic Planning and former associate dean of Family and Consumer...
Crop Science Society celebrates two UTIA turf specialists
Credit: Photo courtesy CSSA. Among the awards presented by the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) at its November 6-9...
Study shows discrimination interacts with genetics and impacts health
It's no secret that discrimination is stressful for those who experience it, but turns out the issue is more than...
Stressed snakes strike first
Loading video... Credit: Tracy Langkilde, Penn State Whether a wild cottonmouth snake will attempt to strike in an encounter depends...
Live cell imaging using a smartphone
Credit: Linda Koffmar A recent study from Uppsala University shows how smartphones can be used to make movies of living...
Platform for rapid innovation
Cambridge, Mass. - December 21, 2016 - When Regina Dugan, Facebook's Vice President of Engineering and head of Building 8,...
New approach captures the energy of slow motion
Credit: Qing Wang, Penn State A new concept in energy harvesting could capture energy currently wasted due to its characteristic...
