UCLA-led study uses base editing to correct mutation that causes rare immune deficiency
A new UCLA-led study suggests that advanced genome editing technology could be used as a one-time treatment for the rare and deadly genetic disease CD3...
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Scientists use tardigrade proteins for human health breakthrough
University of Wyoming researchers’ study of how microscopic creatures called tardigrades survive extreme conditions has led to a major breakthrough that could eventually make life-saving...
‘Fishing’ for biomarkers
While a popular hobby for many, fishing is also a pastime full of uncertainty. Each time you have something on the line, you can never...
Oregon State researchers begin to unravel whale entanglement risk factors off Oregon Coast
NEWPORT, Ore. – New research by an Oregon State University-led team is beginning to unravel the times of year and locations where whales are at...
In hot water: Ocean warming impacts growth, metabolic rate and gene activity of newly hatched clownfish
Future ocean warming and marine heatwaves could impact the growth and development of clownfish during their earliest life stages, suggests a new study recently published...
Inbreeding contributes to decline of endangered killer whales
The small size and isolation of the endangered population of Southern Resident killer whales in the Pacific Northwest have led to high levels of inbreeding....
Coffee plantations limit birds’ diets
Cast your mind back to the spring of 2020, when grocery store shelves sat bare of essential items and ingredients. For birds who live in...
UC San Diego Health opens new clinic in Bankers Hill
UC San Diego Health is expanding care offered to patients with a new, multidisciplinary clinic in Bankers Hill that will provide specialized care for the...
First detection of neutrinos made at a particle collider
A team including physicists of the University of Bern has for the first time detected subatomic particles called neutrinos created by a particle collider, namely...
Emerging deforestation frontier in southwestern Amazon sees increase in burnings
A swathe of the Amazon Rainforest almost twice the size of Luxembourg was destroyed by fire between 2003 and 2019. The area is in the...
Monell Center team discovers molecular basis for alkaline taste
PHILADELPHIA (March 20, 2023) – The sense of taste is among the first to come into contact with food before we ingest it, but whether...
Muscle health depends on lipid synthesis
Muscle degeneration, the most prevalent cause of frailty in hereditary diseases and aging, could be caused by a deficiency in one key enzyme in a...
Scientists open door to manipulating ‘quantum light’
For the first time, scientists at the University of Sydney and the University of Basel in Switzerland have demonstrated the ability to manipulate and identify...
Link between chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease explained
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) have uncovered a link between cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease, revealing novel disease biomarkers and therapeutic...
Instrument adapted from astronomy observation helps capture singular quantum interference effects
By adapting technology used for gamma-ray astronomy, a group of experimental researchers has found that X-ray transitions previously thought to have been unpolarized according to...
