Evolutionarily novel genes work in tumors
Scientists studied the tumor specifically expressed, evolutionarily novel (TSEEN) genesCredit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University A team of scientists from Peter the Great St.Petersburg...
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New heat model may help electronic devices last longer
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A University of Illinois-based team of engineers has found that the model currently used to predict...
Personalized medicine for atrial fibrillation
Cardiac electric activity can be used to predict individual progression of atrial fibrillationCredit: CNIC Patients with atrial fibrillation, the most frequent cardiac arrhythmia, are closer...
Southern white rhinos are threatened by incest and habitat fragmentation
Targeted measures can help to avert this dangerCredit: Robynne Prinsloo The fragmentation of natural habitats by fences and human settlements is threatening the survival of...
New platform to help SMEs get started with cyber-physical systems
Small and medium-sized enterprises need better opportunities to exploit the benefits of computer-based models for cyber-physical systems; this is the objective of a new, large-scale,...
Physics through fiction — string theory and divine intervention
Credit: Springer Nature In his book, Mark Alpert reimagines Saint Joan of Arc as a teenage math whiz from New York City. Devastated by the...
University of Tartu researchers are developing translation programme with Mozilla Firefox
Credit: geralt (pixabay.com) Reading about the project from English media, you will learn that it involves a machine translation programme (The Bergamot Project; see browser.mt)...
It’s always a good hair day for Leptothrix cholodnii
Researchers led by a team at the University of Tsukuba find that hair-like structures on the surface of aquatic bacterium Leptothrix cholodnii aren't simply for...
Get ready for a new periodic table
Researchers at Hebrew University combine quantum dot 'atoms' and create new 'molecules'Credit: Meirav Oded and Somnath Koley. Are you ready for the future? Back in...
The rare genetic disorder identified in only 3 people worldwide
Condition causes severe neuro degeneration in infantsCredit: University of South Australia A team of South Australian researchers has cracked a rare gene variant for a...
Fish consumption and mercury exposure in pregnant women in coastal Florida
Study evaluates fish consumption, sources, risk, knowledge and mercury concentrations in vulnerable populationCredit: Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Mercury contamination of the marine environment is...
Super-resolution photoacoustic microscopy finds clogged blood vessels
Credit: Chulhong Kim (POSTECH) 200 years ago, a doctor from France used a stethoscope for the first time and countless efforts to observe human body...
Free tool simplifies cancer research
Credit: Ulf Sirborn Every cell contains a vast number of proteins, each of which has a specific function, for example as a receptor for another...
New CRISPR-based system targets amplified antibiotic-resistant genes
'Pro-active' genetics technology demonstrates 100-fold improved efficiency in targeting antibiotic-resistant bacteriaCredit: Bier Lab, UC San Diego Taking advantage of powerful advances in CRISPR gene editing,...
Uranium chemistry and geological disposal of radioactive waste
New insights using the diamond lightCredit: Diamond Light Source A new paper to be published on 16 December provides a significant new insight into our...
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