Synthetic biology goes to SPAAAAAAACE!
Experiment sends engineered plants to International Space StationCredit: Mathew Crawley/University of Utah College of Science If humanity is going to push the boundaries of space...
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ACA ruling risks future stability of care as we age, AGS
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society As it has since 2016, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) again expressed concern for the future stability of high-quality,...
Health checkups for alpine lakes
University of Alberta biologists show that zooplankton are excellent bioindicators for mountain lakes in North AmericaCredit: Charlie Loewen The best tool for assessing the health...
Scientists uncover how protein clumps damage cells in Parkinson's
Enzymes modify tau to create tau-alpha-synuclein clumps on mitochondriaCredit: Courtesy Scripps Research JUPITER, FL - Biologists studying Parkinson's disease have long hoped to solve the...
Urine drug testing may be important in early phases of addiction treatment
A new study performed by Boston Medical Center (BMC) and faculty at the Boston University School of Medicine shows that urine drug testing can be...
Leprosy declines in Morocco after implementation of preventive drug
Credit: Mary Gillham Archive Project, Flickr, CC BY 2.0, 2017 Since 2012, the number of cases of leprosy in Morocco has declined by more than...
Researchers make world's smallest tic-tac-toe game board with DNA
The technology could be used to develop more sophisticated nanomachines with reconfigurable partsCredit: Qian Lab/Caltech Move over Mona Lisa, here comes tic-tac-toe. It was just...
Cancer's metabolism subject of trailblazing study
ITHACA, N.Y. - No matter what form cancer takes in the body, it starts at the cellular level and grows via metabolism run amok. Understanding...
For gait transitions, stability often trumps energy savings
Test results from mammals and birds emphasize risk reductionCredit: Caleb Bryce from the Botswana Predator Conservation Trust A dog's gait, according to the American Kennel...
Queen's develops new eye tests that could help patients and reduce burden on NHS
First time at home eye test is trialled in UK Innovative tests involve new apple tests ("apps") that run on an iPodtouch Estimated huge financial...
AIDS — an approach for targeting HIV reservoirs
Credit: © Institut Pasteur / Nicolas Huot Current HIV treatments need to be taken for life by those infected as antiretroviral therapy is unable to...
The idiosyncratic mammalian diversification after extinction of the dinosaurs
Researchers state that many mammals lineages coexisted with the dinosaurs before the end-Cretaceous mass extinction. Although many species of mammals also disappeared in the extinction...
New pathways for implementing universal suicide risk screening in healthcare settings
Model could help hospitals better identify and aid youth at risk for suicide A new report, authored in part by researchers at the National Institute...
Building a stronger 'brain' for brain data research
Pitt computer engineer receives $1.2 million NSF award to make big brain data collaborations more secureCredit: Swanson School of Engineering PITTSBURGH (December 20, 2018) ......
Enzyme's unfrozen adventure: In crystallo protein thermodynamics
Researchers from Osaka University report using non-cryocooled crystals to determine conformational changes and thermodynamic properties in copper amine oxidase catalysisCredit: Osaka University Osaka - Enzymes--biocatalysts...
