Mapping out cancer’s movements
Credit: Dan Graham and Blake Bluestein WASHINGTON, D.C., August 28, 2018 -- Cancer researchers struggle to identify tumor cells that are interspersed within nonmalignant tissues...
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A non-canonical strategy may improve cancer radiotherapy
Credit: Ralph Weichselbaum and Yang Xin Fu Although the success or failure of radiation therapy for cancer has long been associated with the intrinsic radio-resistance...
Study finds how NF-2 gene mutations make cells hyper-responsive to growth factor signaling
A team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center researchers has determined one way that mutations in a gene involved in a rare, hereditary cancer...
Metabolic engineering of E. coli for the secretory production of free haem
Credit: KAIST Researchers of KAIST have defined a novel strategy for the secretory production of free haem using engineered Escherichia coli (E. coli) strains. They...
Scientists alter membrane proteins to make them easier to study
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- About 30 percent of the proteins encoded by the human genome are membrane proteins -- proteins that span the cell membrane so...
All wired up: New molecular wires for single-molecule electronic devices
Credit: Journal of the American Chemical Society Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology designed a new type of molecular wire doped with organometallic ruthenium to...
How eggplants became Asian — genomes and elephants tell the story
Credit: Élise Sanceaume The evolutionary context of the eggplant was until recently very poorly known. Historical documents and genetic data have shown that the eggplant...
Remote islands harbour higher numbers of non-native species
Credit: © Pablo GarcÃa-DÃaz The effects of island remoteness from the mainland on the number of species found on islands differs strongly for non-native compared...
A novel nanoactuator system has been developed
Credit: Jussi Toppari Researchers at University of Jyväskylä (Finland) and University of Tampere (Finland) together with BioNavis Ltd (Finland) have developed a novel nanoactuator system,...
Invisible needles
Credit: © NUST MISIS An international research group of scientists from Politecnico di Torino (Italy) and NUST MISIS (Russia) has developed a model of a...
Novel gene mutation found in lymphatic disorder
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Pediatric researchers have identified a gene mutation that causes a serious lymphatic condition, and used that knowledge to restore normal...
Breakthrough sensor to help people with bipolar disorder monitor lithium levels
Patients living with bipolar disorder and depression will soon be able to use a unique wearable sensor to safely monitor their lithium drug levels. In...
Leaf molecules as markers for mycorrhizal associations
Credit: Ming Wang, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology The relationship between plants and so-called arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi is considered to be one of the...
Men and women are different: Why medical oncology needs to restate the obvious
LUGANO, 28 August 2018 - Gender-based approaches to studying and treating disease have remained largely unexplored in medical oncology, despite the field's growing interest in...
IIVS, BASF & Givaudan collaborate to validate a non-animal test for regulatory submissions
GAITHERSBURG, MD -August 28- The Institute for In Vitro Sciences (IIVS), with an established track record in the validation of alternatives to animal testing, is...
