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Credit: Ola Joensen In physics, it is essential to be able to show a theoretical assumption in actual, physical experiments. For more than a hundred...

How to have a blast like a black hole

Scientists at Osaka University use extremely intense laser pulses to create magnetized-plasma conditions comparable to those surrounding a black hole, study that may help explain...

Inheritance in plants can now be controlled specifically

For the first time, KIT researchers use CRISPR/Cas molecular scissors to recombine genes on a chromosome -- Nature Communications publishes resultsCredit: (Figure: Michelle Rönspies/KIT) A...

Researchers show how mutations in DNA packaging machines cause cancer

Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - Sept. 7, 2020 - Like wrenches made of Legos, SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes tighten or loosen DNA in...

Dropping it in the mail: Best practices detailed for mail-in colon cancer screenings

Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - Sept. 8, 2020 - A program that asks patients to mail in stool samples to screen for colon...

International study gets at the root of what makes deer migrate

Credit: Courtesy of Bruno Lourtet of CEFS, University of Toulouse From the Rocky Mountains to the Alps, the question of whether a deer population migrates...

New research in JNCCN sheds light on multi-organ adverse events from immunotherapy

Researchers find 27% of immune check point inhibitor recipients experienced irAEs, with 5% developing multi-organ irAEs either simultaneously or sequentially. JNCCN impact factor jumps to...

Method to derive blood vessel cells from skin cells suggests ways to slow aging

Salk study is the first to reveal ways cells from the human circulatory system change with age and age-related diseasesCredit: Bersini, Schulte et al. CC...

MIT press first reads series continues with ‘Viruses, pandemics, and immunity’

From MIT's Arup K. Chakraborty and immunologist Andrey ShawCredit: The MIT PRESS, 2020. Throughout history, humans have contended with pandemics. History is replete with references...

Innovative, minimally invasive treatment can help maintain prostate cancer patients’ quality of life

New study suggests that high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation is effective against prostate cancer with decreased side effects and improved recovery timeCredit: Ricardo Carrasco III, Keck...

Glasgow Coma Scale: A simple tool to use when verbal component scores are missing

Children use both brain hemispheres to understand language, unlike adults

Credit: Elissa Newport WASHINGTON -- Infants and young children have brains with a superpower, of sorts, say Georgetown University Medical Center neuroscientists. Whereas adults process...

Acorn woodpeckers wage days-long battles over vacant territories, radio tag data show

Credit: Neil Losin When acorn woodpeckers inhabiting high-quality territories die, nearby birds begin a battle royal to win the vacant spot. Researchers used radio tags...

African wild dogs have vestigial first digit and muscular adaptations for life on the run

Anatomists identify a vestigial first digit in the forelimb of the African wild dog and document anatomical adaptations to its unique lifestyle of long-distance running...

Viruses play critical role in evolution and survival of the species