Human artificial chromosomes bypass centromere roadblocks
Human artificial chromosomes (HACs) could be useful tools for both understanding how mammalian chromosomes function and creating synthetic biological systems, but for the last 20...
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Association of BRCA2 mutations with risk of childhood lymphoma
Bottom Line: This research letter reports on the association of BRCA2 gene mutations and potential risk for pediatric or adolescent lymphoma. The study used whole-genome...
Genetic screen identifies genes that protect cells from Zika virus
Genes found to safeguard against infection as well as resuscitate infected cells, Tel Aviv University researchers say The Zika virus has affected over 60 million...
Detox pathway extends lifespan of the worm C. elegans
A mutant worm with a change in one mitochondrial gene produces more reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can be harmful to cells by causing oxidative...
To become, or not to become… a neuron
Scientists find a factor that makes neural stem cells 'deaf' Researchers led by Pierre Vanderhaeghen and Jérôme Bonnefont (VIB-KU Leuven and ULB) have unraveled a...
Researchers discover the science behind giving up
Study published in Cell reveals activity of nociceptin neuronsCredit: Max Hunter What happens when we give up? Inside the brain, a group of cells known...
Lobster organs and reflexes damaged by marine seismic surveys
Credit: Rob McCauley A new study of the impact on marine life of seismic air guns, used in geological surveys of the seafloor, has found...
Study finds new insights on overdose rates, county segregation, and socioeconomics
New research from George Mason University finds that factors such as county poverty levels, social environment, employment rates, and racial or ethnic segregation affect overdose...
Virginia Tech researchers lead breakthrough in quantum computing
Credit: Virginia Tech The large, error-correcting quantum computers envisioned today could be decades away, yet experts are vigorously trying to come up with ways to...
Elephant extinction will raise carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere
As ecosystem engineers, forest elephants' dining habits are climate-friendlyCredit: Stephen Blake, Ph.D. ST. LOUIS - One of the last remaining megaherbivores, forest elephants shape their...
National Academy of Medicine and FDA announce the 2019 Tobacco Regulatory Science Fellows
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) along with the US Food and Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) have named the 2019-2020 class of...
Expanding the limits of personalized medicine with high-performance computing
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory What should personalized, precision treatment of cancer look like in the future? We know that people are different, their tumors are...
High-performance flow batteries offer path to grid-level renewable energy storage
A low-cost, high-performance battery chemistry developed by University of Colorado Boulder researchers could one day lead to scalable grid-level storage for wind and solar energy...
Diet of traditional Native foods revealed in hair samples
Credit: Photo courtesy of the UA Museum of the North University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers have linked specific chemical signatures found in human hair with...
Neurobiology — sushi for synapses
Synapses between nerve cells in the brain undergo constant remodeling, which is the basis of learning. An Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich team has now traced...