Wanda Group, UPMC to develop and co-manage network of international hospitals in China
Credit: UPMC Wanda Group, one of the largest conglomerates in China, and UPMC, a leading, U.S.-based academic medical center, today broke ground in Chengdu on...
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Lithuanian scientists’ research may contribute to a better diagnosis of cancer
The method discovered by Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania researchers together with colleagues from other countries opens up an opportunity to develop biological sensors that...
Mutated ferns shed light on ancient mass extinction
Most researchers believe that the mass extinction 201 million years ago was caused by release of CO2 by volcanism with global warming as a consequence;...
Transforming DNA repair errors into assets
CiRA scientists create a new bioinformatics tool, MHcut, to generate gene mutations with high precision to study diseasesCredit: Kyoto University/Woltjen lab A new bioinformatics tool,...
Attacking metastatic breast cancer with sound
Credit: Tohoku University Drugs can be safely delivered to cancerous lymph nodes via the lymphatic system and then released inside the nodes using sound waves....
DNA is like everything else: it’s not what you have, but how you use it
Flipons -- an instructive Genetic CodeCredit: Alan Herbert DNA sequences encode information in many different ways. Codons specify the amino acids involved in making a...
Giant neutrino telescope to open window to ultra-high-energy universe
Credit: ©Science China Press The long-sought, elusive ultra-high-energy neutrinos, ghost-like particles that travel cosmological-scale distances, are key to understanding the Universe at the highest energies....
Argonaute proteins help fine-tune gene expression
Credit: © 2019 Heno Hwang A nuclear protein bound to RNA molecules affects chromatin structure and gene expression. The finding adds to the understanding of...
Development of mass production equipment for thin magnetic ribbon, minimizing energy-loss
Energy-saving benefits expected in a wide variety of devices through substituting magnetic steel sheetsCredit: Tohoku Magnet Institute JST announces that enterprise-led development of production equipment...
The frostier the flower, the more potent the cannabis
Advanced microscopy reveals internal structures of cannabis biochemical factoriesCredit: Samuels Lab/UBC Cannabis flowers with the most mushroom-shaped hairs pack the biggest cannabinoid and fragrance punch,...
Biomarker for schizophrenia can be detected in human hair
Credit: RIKEN Working with model mice, post-mortem human brains, and people with schizophrenia, researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan have discovered...
Cutting-edge robot makes short work of gardening chores
Credit: Radim Tylecek / University of Edinburgh A gardening robot has been developed that can self-navigate and automatically prune roses and trim bushes. The green-fingered...
The Navy and Navajo Nation: Foundations for a research relationship
Credit: (U.S. Navy photo by Warren Duffie Jr.) ARLINGTON, Va.--The Department of the Navy's Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) program recently held its...
Lupus study illustrates the importance of diversity in genetic research
Credit: HudsonAlpha Scientists at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology have pinpointed epigenetic differences in the way lupus affects black women compared to other lupus patients,...
Satellite analysis reveals and asymmetric Typhoon Bualoi
Credit: NASA/NOAA/UWM-CIMSS, William Straka III NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite and NASA's Aqua satellite both passed over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and both used infrared light...
