Most Americans accept genetic engineering of animals that benefits human health
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 16, 2018) - Americans' views of possible uses of genetic engineering in animals vary depending on the mechanism and intended purpose of...
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Researchers discover key mechanism of DNA replication
Credit: Osaka University Researchers from Osaka University in Japan have uncovered a key control mechanism of DNA replication with potential implications for better understanding how...
How do plants rest photosynthetic activity at night?
Credit: Toru Hisabori Photosynthesis, the process by which plants generate food, is a powerful piece of molecular machinery that needs sunlight to run. The proteins...
Discovery of a key protein involved in the development of autism
Credit: IRB Barcelona Most individuals with autism spectrum disorder cannot be distinguished by physical traits or by severe neurological symptoms. In fact, these cases can...
CELEST: New benchmarks in energy storage research
Credit: Laila Tkotz, KIT Electrochemical energy storage is a key technology of the 21st century. Now, the Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage Ulm & Karlsruhe...
There is not one kind of ‘good sperm’ — it depends on other qualities in the male
(Uppsala University) In a study published in Behavioral Ecology researchers from Uppsala University show that the same type of sperm is not always the best...
Smallest transistor worldwide switches current with a single atom in solid electrolyte
Credit: Group of Professor Thomas Schimmel/KIT At Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), physicist Professor Thomas Schimmel and his team have developed a single-atom transistor, the...
Smart fluorescent dyes
Controlling the excited electronic states in luminescent systems remains a challenge in the development of fluorescent and phosphorescent dyes. Now, scientists in Japan have developed...
For women undergoing IVF, is fresh or frozen embryo transfer best?
DURHAM, N.C. - The world's first baby born via in-vitro fertilization turned 40 years old this summer. Still, after four decades, IVF is a relatively...
Social position determines pregnant women’s exposure to air pollution
(Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)) A new study analyzes the urban exposome of 30,000 women in nine European cities.
Statins associated with improvement of rare lung disease
Credit: UCLA Health FINDINGS In the first study of its kind, researchers have found that cholesterol-lowering statins may improve the conditions of people with a...
Rheumatology leaders meet with HHS Secretary Azar to discuss step therapy concerns
ATLANTA - Yesterday, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) met with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar for a productive discussion...
New in the Hastings Center report, July-August 2018
On Avoiding Deep Dementia Norman L. Cantor To avoid prolonged dementia, the author has written an advanced directive to prohibit the provision of life-sustaining interventions,...
Scientists discover why some people with brain markers of Alzheimer’s have no dementia
GALVESTON, Texas - A new study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has uncovered why some people that have brain markers of...
Rheumatology leaders meet with HHS Secretary Azar to discuss dtep therapy concerns
ATLANTA - Yesterday, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) met with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar for a productive discussion...
