Iota Orionis: Pulsating beacon of a constellation
MONTREAL, March 8, 2017 - Astronomers from the BRITE (BRight Target Explorer) Constellation project and Ritter Observatory have discovered a repeating one-per-cent spike in the...
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Lung cancer may go undetected in kidney cancer patients
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - March 7, 2017 - Could lung cancer be hiding in kidney cancer patients? Researchers with the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive...
Principles of 3-D genome folding and gene expression studied across species
Credit: Razin lab It seems like a feat of magic. Human DNA, if stretched out into one, long spaghetti-like strand, would measure 2 meters (six...
Penn researchers push the limits of organic synthesis
A dendritic molecule is one that grows by branching in several directions from its center core. At each branching point, the molecule branches again into...
RIT professor becomes first US scientist to serve as visiting scholar for EACH program
Rochester Institute of Technology continues to broaden its reach across the globe, formalizing an agreement to become an associate partner with the Excellence in Analytical...
Detailed chemical structure of P22 virus resolved
Credit: C.Hryc and the Chiu Lab Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Purdue University have...
RIT helps advance space camera being tested on ISS
Imaging technology advanced by researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology and Florida Institute of Technology is being tested on the International Space Station and could...
UCLA scientists show how to amplify or stifle signals for immune responses
T cells, the managers of our immune systems, spend their days shaking hands with another type of cell that presents small pieces of protein from...
Researchers develop equation that helps to explain plant growth
Credit: Grace John/UCLA It is rare in biology that a single trait can answer questions spanning several fields of research. One such trait is plant...
Snake bit? UCI chemists figure out how to easily and cheaply halt venom’s spread
Credit: Steve Zylius / UCI Irvine, Calif., March 7, 2017 - Chemists at the University of California, Irvine have developed a way to neutralize deadly...
NASA sees powerful Tropical Cyclone Enawo make landfall in Madagascar
Credit: Credits: NOAA/NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Tropical Cyclone Enawo was battering the northeastern region of Madagascar when NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed overhead on...
UCI team identifies key mutation that suppresses the immune system in melanoma
Orange, Calif., March 7, 2017 -- University of California, Irvine researchers have identified a specific mutation that allows melanoma tumor cells to remain undetected by...
New protein discovered in aging and cancer
A protein has been found to have a previously unknown role in the ageing of cells, according to an early study by Queen Mary University...
Ovarian cancer researchers find biomarker linked to prognosis in aggressive disease type
Loading video... Credit: UHN (TORONTO, Canada - March 7, 2017) - Ovarian cancer researchers have identified a protein biomarker expressed on the surface of tumour...
Photos show promise as dietary assessment tool, but more training needed
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Research at Oregon State University suggests that photographs of your food are good for a lot more than just entertaining your friends...
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