New zinc finger model shows promise for gene therapy
Researchers at the University of Toronto and New York University have developed a novel technology that can engineer proteins to target any stretch of DNA...
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Hope for patients with a severe rare disease
Methylmalonic aciduria (MMA) is a metabolic disorder that affects approximately one in 90,000 newborns; both parents must carry a genetic predisposition to the disease. This...
Scientists observe “quasiparticles” in classical systems for the first time
Starting with the emergence of quantum mechanics, the world of physics has been divided between classical and quantum physics. Classical physics deals with the motions...
Aston University receives Wolfson Foundation grant to help develop first integrated lab-scale center to explore low carbon hydrogen production from biomass conversion
Aston University receives Wolfson Foundation grant to help develop first integrated lab-scale centre to explore low carbon hydrogen production from biomass conversion Credit: Aston University...
Scientists find that microRNA affects inflammation in lupus disease
A group of researchers from the Graduate School of Medicine at Nagoya University in Japan have discovered the impact of microRNA (miRNA) on inflammation in...
Waseda University researchers measure boron flux in high-energy cosmic rays with the CALorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET)
Cosmic rays (CR) constitute high-energy particles that mainly originate outside our solar system. These primary CR interact with interstellar matter to produce secondary CR. The...
New spray fights infections and antibiotic resistance
The World Health Organization (WHO) ranks antibiotic resistance as one of the top ten threats to global health. There is therefore a great need for...
Astral alchemy
Osaka, Japan – The Standard Model of particle physics tells us that most particles we observe are made up of combinations of just six types...
Conservation Research: Sustaining flamingo populations – size matters
Flocking flamingos in groups of 50 or more may be one key to encouraging successful reproduction, according to a study published this month in Zoo Biology. Researchers used...
Pioneering approach advances study of CTCF protein in transcription biology
(Memphis, Tenn.—January 25, 2023) CTCF is a critical protein known to play various roles in key biological processes such as transcription. Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research...
Study seeks to improve pediatric patient safety by addressing language barriers
If most Americans were asked to name the country’s leading causes of death each year, their answers would likely include things such as heart disease,...
Mount Sinai researchers awarded $12 million NIH grant to create a center to unravel novel causes of food allergy and atopic dermatitis
New York, NY (January 25, 2023) – Mount Sinai researchers have been awarded $12 million over five years by the National Institutes of Health to...
Chatterboxes: FSU researcher develops new model that shows how bacteria communicate
When bacteria interact, they give off cellular signals that can trigger a response in their neighbors, causing them to behave in different ways or produce...
Rice scientists’ discovery could lead to new Alzheimer’s therapies
HOUSTON – (Jan. 25, 2023) – Scientists from Rice University are using fluorescence lifetime to shed new light on a peptide associated with Alzheimer’s disease,...
‘Exotic hadrons’ research to advance knowledge of nuclear physics
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University researchers are part of a five-year, $11.24 million initiative from the U.S. Department of Energy to solve challenging and complex...
