Genetic code of WWI soldier's cholera mapped
The bacterium was isolated from a British soldier during World War One (WWI) and stored for over 100 years before being revived and sequenced The...
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Studies give new insights on immunotherapy in elderly patients with advanced NSCLC
ELCC 2019 (European Lung Cancer Congress), April 10-13, Geneva, SwitzerlandCredit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Geneva, Switzerland, 10 April 2019 - Two studies to...
Next-generation gene drive arrives
CRISPR-based 'allelic drive' allows genetic editing with selective precision and broad implicationsCredit: Bier Lab, UC San Diego New CRISPR-based gene drives and broader active genetics...
Massachusetts parental consent law leads to delays for minors seeking abortions
Study finds abortions delayed on average 6.1 days when judicial bypass hearing is needed Massachusetts is among 37 states in the U.S. that currently mandate...
Ovarian cancer patients undertested for mutations that could guide clinical care
Fewer than a quarter of breast cancer patients and a third of ovarian cancer patients diagnosed between 2013 and 2014 in two states underwent genetic...
New model accurately predicts harmful space weather
Predicting 'killer' electrons in the Earth's outer radiation belt protects spacecraftCredit: NASA's Conceptual Image Lab/Walt Feimer LOS ALAMOS, N.M., April 9, 2019-- A new, first-of-its-kind...
Tweeting their own horn: Author self-promotion on Twitter increases research dissemination
Studies shared by the authors on Twitter optimize knowledge translation Researchers from the University of Toronto presented a new study at CHEST Congress 2019 Thailand...
Researchers tracking mercury pollution in forests
Team aims to find out how toxic substance cycles through the environmentCredit: Photo credit: Shiwei Sun for UMass Lowell LOWELL, Mass. - A UMass Lowell...
Wipes labeled as ‘flushable’ wreak havoc on household plumbing and municipal sewers
Thinking twice about what you flush away may help you save money, and the environment. Today, Ryerson University released a new report on the first...
Number of nonsmokers with COPD on the rise
Exposure to biomass fuel is large contributor of COPD in rural patients The global burden of COPD is high, and prevalence of nonsmokers with COPD...
Researchers working to prevent sexual harassment in scientific field settings
Their goal is to create a policy and culture of collegiality and respect across field teamsCredit: Bill Cotton/Colorado State University Scientists involved in a field...
Media registration for ACC Latin America Conference 2019 is open!
Media registration for the American College of Cardiology's Latin America Conference 2019 is open! The ACC Latin America Conference 2019 will take place July 25...
Industrial 3D printing goes skateboarding
Credit: Nathan Shaiyen/Michigan Tech Kayak paddles, snowshoes, skateboards. Outdoor sporting goods used to be a tough market for 3D printing to break into, but fused...
Measurement of semiconductor material quality is now 100,000 times more sensitive
The enhanced power of the new measuring technique to characterize materials at scales much smaller than any current technologies will accelerate the discovery and investigation...
Cancer-killing combination therapies unveiled with new drug-screening tool
Method IDs which targeted therapies, inadequate on their own, can be paired up to kill non-responsive cancers UC San Francisco scientists have designed a large-scale...