Tiny filters help detect cancerous blood cells
A computer model is used to guide the design of tiny pillars in a microfluidic device used to detect malignant ...
A new pathway to ‘reprogram’ killer cells
Credit: Institute of Pathology, University of Bern The so-called natural killer (NK) cells are cells of the innate immune system ...
A remote control for everything small
Atoms, molecules or even living cells can be manipulated with light beams; at TU Wien a method was developed to ...
Milestone reached in new leukemia drug
Credit: Vakoc lab/CSHL, 2019 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory scientists, with chemists and cancer biologists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), have ...
Birds of a feather flock together, but how do they decide where to go?
Researchers propose a new method of studying coordinated behavior in biological systems, which they use to study pigeon flightsCredit: Angie ...
Laying out directions for future of reliable blood clotting molecule models
Emerging methods for simulating the net-forming molecule behind clots, von Willebrand Factor, point to several promising avenues for future thrombus ...
Scientists find evidence of missing neutron star
Astronomers uncover the relic at the heart of Supernova 1987A that has been hidden for over 30 yearsCredit: Cardiff University ...
RNA regulation is crucial for embryonic stem cell differentiation
Credit: Will Garland/AU Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are distinguished by their dual ability to self-renew and their potential to differentiate, ...
The first high-speed straight motion of magnetic skyrmion at room temperature demonstrated
Credit: Takaaki Dohi and Shunsuke Fukami Researchers at Tohoku University have, for the first time, successfully demonstrated a formation and ...
CUHK Faculty of Engineering develops browser-based analysis framework observer
Detecting malicious click interception and mitigating web security threatCredit: The Chinese University of Hong Kong To investigate the problem of ...
Researchers develop a database to aid in identifying key genes for bacterial infections
BacFITBase helps identify therapeutic targets for the production of new antibioticsCredit: UAB Infectious diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms capable ...
Scientists use catalysts to destroy cancerous cells from within
Credit: UGR Divulga Using "Trojan horses" to combat cancer from within the tumour cells themselves without damaging healthy tissues is ...
New analytical screening tools for the detection of cardiovascular disease
Presented in a study by Mariana Nogueira and Mathieu De Craene, within the framework of the CardioFunxion project, led by ...
Rare gas find solves puzzle of Southern Africa’s soaring landscape
Credit: Stuart Gilfillan The discovery of gases released from deep beneath the Earth's crust could help to explain Southern Africa's ...
Complex organ models grown in the lab
Credit: Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology In 2006, Japanese researchers came up with a new way of creating pluripotent ...
25 years of learning to combat cervical cancer
Credit: (A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (2018). Volume 68, Issue: 6, Pages: 394-424. doi: 10.3322/caac.21492) According to the World Health ...
Clean carbon nanotubes with superb properties
Scientists at Aalto University, Finland, and Nagoya University, Japan, have found a new way to make ultra-clean carbon nanotube transistors ...
Deep-sea bacteria copy their neighbors’ diet
A new group of symbiotic bacteria living with deep-sea mussels surprises with the way they fix carbon.Credit: Max Planck Institute ...
Simultaneous measurement of biophysical properties and position of single cells in a microdevice
Credit: SUTD Tracking the lateral position of single cells and particles plays an important role in evaluating the efficiency of ...
Cellular calpain proteases can cleave the enteroviral polyprotein
Research highlights the potential of calpain inhibitor as an antiviral against enterovirusesCredit: The University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Despite their prevalence, ...
