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Cell symposia on CRISPR: From biology to technology
Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, whose lab was involved in a recent, successful effort...
Climate may quickly drive forest-eating beetles north, says study
Credit: Kevin Krajick/Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Over the next few decades, global warming-related rises in winter temperatures could significantly extend the...
Combination of conventional and new drugs enhances tumor cell death
Cancer is one of the major causes of death worldwide affecting 8.2 million of people per year, and in the...
It’s not a rat’s race for human stem cells grafted to repair spinal cord injuries
More than one-and-a-half years after implantation, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the San Diego...
GW researcher awarded $2 million to study natural immune response to HIV
WASHINGTON (Aug. 28, 2017) -- A research team at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences...
Algae fortifies coral reefs in past and present
Credit: Anna Weiss The Great Barrier Reef, and most other large reefs around the world, owe their bulk in large...
NUS study: Deforestation in Cambodia linked to higher risk of ill health in young children
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have found that the loss of dense forest in Cambodia was associated...
Study paves the way for cancer treatments that might prevent relapses after radiotherapy
Credit: Sonia Jancar / University of São Paulo Whenever an organism is damaged, the cells surrounding the wound receive signals...
Delivers medicine to cancer cells while protecting healthy cells
Credit: NTNU Cancer treatments, including chemotherapy, have helped many of those who have been diagnosed with the disease to go...
€3.7 million project for the next generation of brain tumor researchers
(University of Plymouth) A pan-European initiative led by the University of Plymouth designed to train the next generation of brain...
Dancing can reverse the signs of aging in the brain
As we grow older we suffer a decline in mental and physical fitness, which can be made worse by conditions...
Microbes compete for nutrients, affect metabolism, development in mice
Credit: Bryce Richter/UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- "Gut bacteria get to use a lot of our food before we do," says...
New wrapping material enables high quality bioimaging
(Hokkaido University) A nanosheet made of organic polymers has been developed to prevent the drying and deforming of biological samples,...
CWRU awarded funding to understand how plant particle stimulates anti-tumor response
Nicole Steinmetz, PhD, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, member of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Center for...
Next-generation drug testing on chips
Credit: Kyoto University iCeMS Researchers at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) in Japan have designed a small...
NSF awards CCNY-led team inaugural convergence research grant
Credit: Ana Carnaval City College of New York biodiversity expert Ana Carnaval co-heads an interdisciplinary team of scientists that won...
Flame retardants and likelihood of pregnancy in women undergoing fertility treatments
Key Takeaways: A common type of flame retardant was associated with reduced likelihood of clinical pregnancy and live birth following...
A Galápagos seabird’s population expected to shrink with ocean warming
(Wake Forest University) Within the next century, rising ocean temperatures around the Galápagos Islands are expected to make the water...
Magic enzymes
Little fungi pack a punch: "Magic mushrooms" of the Psilocybe species produce psychoactive compounds that alter perception when ingested. Recently,...
Guelph study shows endangered sharks, rays further threatened by global food markets
A majority of shark fins and manta ray gills sold around the globe for traditional medicines come from endangered species,...
