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Researchers uses cellular bubbles to deliver Parkinson’s meds directly to brain
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have used exosomes -- tiny bubbles of protein and fat...
Proteomics identifies DNA repair toolbox
During each cell division, more than 3.3 billion base pairs of genomic DNA have to be duplicated and segregated accurately...
Researchers create lens to turn smartphone into microscope
Researchers at the University of Houston have created an optical lens that can be placed on an inexpensive smartphone to...
Revolutionary method of making RNAs
A biochemist from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is a co-author on a paper in...
Discovered the sixth DNA base?
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the main component of our genetic material. It is formed by combining four parts: A, C,...
Study shows where damaged DNA goes for repair
A Tufts University study sheds new light on the process by which DNA repair occurs within the cell. In research...
DNA repair map of the entire human genome
When the common chemotherapy drugs cisplatin or oxaliplatin hit cancer cells, they damage DNA so that the cells can't replicate....
Viruses: You’ve heard the bad — here’s the good
"The word, virus, connotes morbidity and mortality, but that bad reputation is not universally deserved," said Marilyn Roossinck, PhD, Professor...
Scientists discover key driver of human aging
A study tying the aging process to the deterioration of tightly packaged bundles of cellular DNA could lead to methods...
Transforming all donated blood into a universal type
Every day, thousands of people need donated blood. But only blood without A- or B-type antigens, such as type O,...
Recruiting the entire immune system to attack cancer
The human immune system is poised to spring into action at the first sign of a foreign invader, but it...
How to identify drugs that work best for each patient
Implantable device could allow doctors to test cancer drugs in patients before prescribing chemotherapy. More than 100 drugs have been...
Switching On One-Shot Learning in the Brain
Most of the time, we learn only gradually, incrementally building connections between actions or events and outcomes. But there are...
Breakthrough in 3-D printing of replacement body parts
QUT biofabrication team has made a major breakthrough by 3D printing mechanically reinforced, tissue engineered constructs for the regeneration of...
Scientists observe deadly dance between nerves, cancer cells
In certain types of cancer, nerves and cancer cells enter an often lethal and intricate waltz where cancer cells and...
A digital field guide to cancer cells
Using advanced technology and an approach that merges engineering and medicine, a Yale University-led team has compiled some of the...
What can brain-controlled prosthetics tell us about the brain?
The ceremonial opening kick of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Sao Paolo, Brazil, which was performed—with the help of...
Photovoltaic retinal implant could restore functional sight
A team led by Stanford University researchers has developed a wireless retinal implant that they say could restore vision five...
Chromosome-folding theory shows promise
Human chromosomes are much bigger and more complex than proteins, but like proteins, they appear to fold and unfold in...
A CRISPR antiviral tool
Emory scientists have adapted an antiviral enzyme from bacteria called Cas9 into an instrument for inhibiting hepatitis C virus in...
