Machine-learning algorithm predicts how cells repair broken DNA
The human genome has its own proofreaders and editors, and their handiwork is not as haphazard as once thought. When DNA's double helix is broken...
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NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Alcide reach hurricane strength
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA's Terra satellite provided a visible image of a more organized Tropical Cyclone Alcide...
Jefferson Lab receives DOE Award for energy efficient upgrade
On Oct. 23, a team from the Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility was honored at the 2018 Federal Energy and Water Management...
Will tarloxotinib finally break the HER2 barrier in lung cancer?
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center The HER2 gene is a well-known driver of breast cancer, where changes in this gene are found in about...
Tumour immune cells could aid cancer therapies, study shows
A pioneering technique designed to spot differences between immune cells in tumours could speed the development of cancer treatments, research suggests. Scientists say the approach...
Immune cells could hold key to therapies for spinal cord injuries
Fresh insights into how zebrafish repair their damaged nerve connections could aid the development of therapies for people with spinal cord injuries. Scientists have found...
Microbiome implicated in sea star wasting disease
Credit: Melanie Lloyd The culprit might be many microbes. Since 2013, a gruesome and mysterious disease has killed millions of sea stars along the West...
Study shows how vultures evesdrop to gather vital flight information
Credit: Hannah Williams A new study has revealed how vultures use their very own social networks to work out the best way to take advantage...
Award for project on the positive influence of maternal intestinal microbes
Credit: Courtesy of Stephanie Ganal-Vonarburg The winner of the Johanna Duermueller-Bol DBMR Research Award 2018 is Dr. Stephanie Ganal-Vonarburg. As a Senior Scientist, she conducts...
Ultrasound releases drug to alter activity in targeted brain areas in rats
Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have developed a noninvasive way of delivering drugs to within a few millimeters of a desired point in the...
Graphene takes a step towards renewable fuel
(Linköping University) Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, are working to develop a method to convert water and carbon dioxide to the renewable energy of the...
Autonomous vehicles could shape the future of urban tourism
In the first study of its kind, published in the Annals of Tourism Research, academics from the University of Surrey and the University of Oxford...
Disrupting communication in infectious bacteria
Credit: AG Böttcher The World Health Organization (WHO) considers Pseudomonas aeruginosa a germ requiring urgent action to prevent and control its spread. The bacteria can...
Need to mail mosquitoes? Pack them up nice and snug
Credit: Geoffrey M. Attardo, Ph.D., University of California, Davis/Journal of Insect Science Annapolis, MD; November 7, 2018--In the global effort to prevent diseases transmitted by...
Financial giants can have a pivotal role for climate stability
Financial institutions, such as banks and pension funds, have a key role to play in efforts to avoid dangerous climate change. And it is not...
