Mutant cells team up to make an even deadlier blood cancer
Credit: Krainer lab/CSHL, 2019 Sometimes the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have discovered that two...
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Research to focus on small molecule that can help fight breast cancer
UC Riverside and City of Hope awarded Department of Defense grants for the collaborative projectCredit: Perry lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A biochemist at...
Inventing the world’s strongest silver
Team creates metal that breaks decades-old theoretical limit, promising new class of super-strong and conducting materialsCredit: Joshua Brown A team of scientists has made the...
Besides hot water, coral bleaching also about location, location, location
Study in Nature Climate Change analyzed many factors that led to widespread coral bleaching in Indo-Pacific during 2016 El NiñoCredit: Emily Darling/WCS. As conservationists grapple...
Seagrass meadows harbor wildlife for centuries, highlighting need for conservation
Credit: Conor MacDonnell Seagrass meadows put down deep roots, persisting in the same spot for hundreds and possibly thousands of years, a new study shows....
Researchers repurpose failed cancer drug into printable semiconductor
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Many potential pharmaceuticals end up failing during clinical trials, but thanks to new research from the...
Hovering closer to the secrets of hummingbird flight
Credit: Todd Goodrich, University of Montana The extraordinary ability of hummingbirds to perform complex escape maneuvers will be explored for its potential to enhance the...
Brain disease or mental illness? New book explores historical rift between neurology and psychiatry
UMass Amherst mathematician, acclaimed Harvard neurologist co-author second bookCredit: Brian David Burrell University of Massachusetts Amherst mathematician and science writer Brian David Burrell and Harvard...
Researcher develops method to change fundamental architecture of polymers
Credit: Bruce Palmer/FSU Photography Services TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A Florida State University research team has developed methods to manipulate polymers in a way that changes...
Nerve-stimulating leg prosthesis improves movement and functionality in amputees
Credit: Federica Barberi A research team has created a leg prosthesis for lower leg amputees that incorporates advanced neural stimulation, allowing it to recreate sensations...
NASA finds Mitag’s areas of heavy rainfall over Korean Peninsula
Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical Storm Mitag was dropping heavy rainfall along coastal areas of South Korea and lighter rainfall over the entire country. The Global Precipitation...
OSU researcher using miniature cars to help advance autonomous vehicle safety
Credit: Hannah O'Leary, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - An autonomous systems expert at Oregon State University is helping to lead an effort to build...
The violent history of the big galaxy next door
Credit: Dougal Mackey, ANU Astronomers have pieced together the cannibalistic past of our neighbouring large galaxy Andromeda, which has now set its sights on the...
Researchers identify molecular process that could accelerate recovery from nerve injuries
Credit: Broad Stem Cell Research Center Twenty million Americans suffer from peripheral nerve injuries, which can be caused by traumas such as combat wounds and...
Tracking the HI virus
Researchers make visible, how AIDS pathogens multiply in the bodyCredit: (Image: Jan-Peter Kasper/FSU) (Jena, Germany) In order to treat diseases better, we must understand how...
