Princeton scientists discover an interaction that helps cancers spread to bone
Credit: Image courtesy of Mark Esposito and Yibin Kang A Princeton-led team of researchers have discovered a factor that promotes the spread of cancers to...
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DOE announces $95 million for small business research and development grants
86 grants will support scientific innovation U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry today announced that the Department of Energy will award 86 grants totaling $95 million...
Decoding cancer’s molecular signature
New algorithm identifies patients harboring tumor-causing defect found in multiple cancers and treatable with common drug Medications known as PARP inhibitors have emerged as a...
Genome sequencing lab awarded international quality stamp
The University of Edinburgh's DNA sequencing facility has received an internationally-recognised accreditation to mark the quality of its genome analysis services. The facility, called Edinburgh...
Engineering ‘hairpins’ increases CRISPR accuracy
Added piece of RNA could improve the precision of CRISPR 50-foldCredit: Les Todd DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a method...
Army scientists lead the way to produce tools for engineering biomolecules
Credit: Courtesy of Autumn Kulaga, CCDC Army Research Laboratory Army scientists have discovered how to build novel synthetic biomolecule complexes that they believe are a...
How does dark play impact the effectiveness of serious video games?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 15, 2019--A new study has shown that allowing "dark play" in a serious video game...
Rumford Prize for Georg Nagel
Credit: Picture: American Academy of Arts and Sciences The field of optogenetics was named "Breakthrough of the Decade" by the journal Science in 2010. Simply...
China, India economic development key to achieving MDG for safe drinking water
Tokyo - The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) attempted from 2000 to 2015 produced mixed and debatable results. But there was at least one...
Russian scientists alter 3D genome using ‘small molecules’
Credit: Omar Kantidze Researchers have discovered that the spatial organization of the genome can be altered using small molecule compounds which are considered as promising...
Scanning for cancer treatment
Researchers combine CRISPR gene-editing technology with drug discovery to understand why treatment works (or doesn't)Credit: The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) 11,000 people are...
New compound allows bacterial communication to be controlled by light
Credit: Dusan Kolarski, University of Groningen Scientists from the University of Groningen have succeeded in incorporating a light-controlled switch into a molecule used by bacteria...
Novel approach promises ready access to hard-to-study proteins
Credit: Artwork designed for this paper by graduate student Stanford Mitchell MADISON, Wis. -- DNA and the genome, we know, provide the blueprint for life....
Asteroids help scientists to measure the diameters of faraway stars
New technique doubles resolution of angular size measurementsCredit: DESY, Lucid Berlin Using the unique capabilities of telescopes specialised on cosmic gamma rays, scientists have measured...
Moffitt researchers identify mechanism of resistance to BRAF inhibitors in melanoma
A conserved stress response mechanism leads to BRAF inhibitor resistance through AP-1 activation TAMPA, Fla. - Melanoma is one of the most aggressive types of...
