Immune cell defenders protect us from bacteria invasion
An international team of researchers including University of Melbourne staff has identified the exact biochemical key that awakes the body’s immune cells and sends them...
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DNA fix for school timetables
Scientists in Russia plan to use DNA - our genetic material - to help them solve one of the perennial "back to school" problems faced...
Bioengineer Studying How the Brain Controls Movement
University of California, San Diego research team led by bioengineer Gert Cauwenberghs is working to understand how the brain circuitry controls how we move. The...
New insight into links among nitrogen, herbivores and plant biodiversity
Iowa – A highly collaborative approach to gathering data spearheaded by Iowa State University faculty and students has revealed new insight into plant biodiversity and...
Bioengineering major loves the challenges posed by stem cells and symphonies
Under the microscope, they look like art: a red dapple with green crescents, deep blue and purple spots, angular green dabs. But these are actually...
Erasing a genetic mutation
Researchers reverses a liver disorder in mice by correcting a mutated gene.Using a new gene-editing system based on bacterial proteins, MIT researchers have cured mice...
Switching Brain Cells with Less Light
Networked nerve cells are the control center of organisms. In a nematode, 300 nerve cells are sufficient to initiate complex behavior. To understand the properties...
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