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Scientists pinpoint a new line of defence used by cancer cells
Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered a new line of defence used by cancer cells to evade cell death, according...
Cell division induces tissue ordering
Nature's ingenious systems: A layer of cells called endothelial cells lines the interior of blood vessels. When blood flows through...
Computers that teach by example
New system enables pattern-recognition systems to convey what they learn to humans. Julie Shah (left) and Been Kim Photo Credit:...
This gel can make you stop bleeding instantly
Forget stitches — there's a better way to close wounds. In this talk, TED Fellow Joe Landolina talks about his...
Dopamine helps with math rules as well as mood
The chemical messenger dopamine – otherwise known as the happiness hormone – is important not only for motivation and motor...
Robot Control Theory Improves Prosthetic Legs
A University of Texas at Dallas professor applied robot control theory to enable powered prosthetics to dynamically respond to the...
3-D printed heart could reduce heart surgeries in children
New 3D printed heart technology could reduce the number of heart surgeries in children with congenital heart disease, according to...
The smart mouse with the half-human brain
What would Stuart Little make of it? Mice have been created whose brains are half human. As a result, the...
Neural 3-D compass discovered in mammalian brain
Pilots are trained to guard against vertigo: a sudden loss of the sense of vertical direction that renders them unable...
Human eye can see ‘invisible’ infrared light
Any science textbook will tell you we can’t see infrared light. Like X-rays and radio waves, infrared light waves are...
Scientists detect brain network that gives humans superior reasoning skills
When it comes to getting out of a tricky situation, we humans have an evolutionary edge over other primates. Take,...
Meet the Two Scientists Who Implanted a False Memory Into a Mouse
Can we edit the content of our memories? It’s a sci-fi-tinged question that Steve Ramirez and Xu Liu are asking...
Revolutionizing genome engineering
Genome engineering with the RNA-guided CRISPR-Cas9 system in animals and plants is changing biology. It is easier to use and...
Researchers use 3-D printing to guide human face transplants
Researchers are using computed tomography (CT) and 3-D printing technology to recreate life-size models of patients' heads to assist in...
HIV drug blocks bone metastases in prostate cancer
Although prostate cancer can be successfully treated in many men, when the disease metastasizes to the bone, it is eventually...
Duality in the human genome
Humans don’t like being alone, and their genes are no different. Together we are stronger, and the two versions of...
Spinal cord has successfully been grown in a lab
Researchers from the University of Dresden have used embryonic stem cells to grow an intact spinal cord in a petri...
‘Chatty’ Cells Help Build the Brain
Development of the cerebral cortex is influenced by genetic cues and communication between neurons and progenitors. Fluorescence microscopy image of...
Nervous system may play bigger role in infections than previously known
The nervous system may play a bigger role in infections and autoimmune diseases than previously known. If researchers can learn...
Scientists discover treatment breakthrough for advanced bladder cancer
Scientists from Queen Mary University of London have made a breakthrough in developing a new therapy for advanced bladder cancer...
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