Overcoming hurdles in CRISPR gene editing to improve treatment
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - More and more scientists are using the powerful new gene-editing tool known as CRISPR/Cas9, a technology isolated from bacteria,...
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A new way to discover structures of membrane proteins
University of Toronto scientists have discovered a better way to extract proteins from the membranes that encase them, making it easier to study how cells...
NREL research pinpoints promise of polycrystalline perovskites
A team of scientists from the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) determined that surface recombination limits the performance of polycrystalline perovskite solar cell..
Physicians fail to recommend genetic testing to many high-risk breast cancer patients
Physicians often fail to recommend genetic testing for breast cancer patients at high risk for mutations associated with ovarian and other cancers, according to a...
New study is an advance toward preventing a ‘post-antibiotic era’
Credit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA A landmark report by the World Health Organization in 2014 observed that antibiotic resistance -- long thought to be a health threat...
NASA sees Tropical Storm Carlos west of La Reunion Island
Credit: Credits: NASA Goddard Rapid Response Team NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Cyclone Carlos as its center moved just to the west of La...
How hydras know where to regrow lost body parts
Credit: Livshits and Shani-Zerbibet al. Few animals can match the humble hydra's resilience. The small, tentacled freshwater animals can be literally shredded into pieces and...
Study offers new insights into receptor that regulates Staphylococcal virulence
A recent study published in Cell Chemical Biology has revealed new insights into a molecular pathway that leads to Staphylococcus aureus virulence. Using a tool...
Northern lakes respond differently to nitrogen deposition
Credit: Marcus Klaus Nitrogen deposition caused by human activities can lead to an increased phytoplankton production in boreal lakes. The response of boreal lakes to...
Tiny organisms with a massive impact
Credit: Matthias Sieber / ETH Zurich / ACE Diatoms are a very common group of algae found not only in freshwater streams, rivers and lakes,...
Persistent tropical foraging in the highlands of terminal Pleistocene/Holocene New Guinea
The development of agriculture is frequently seen as one of the major economic, social, and demographic thresholds in human history. From the perspective of the...
New research on why plant tissues have a sense of direction
Credit: The John Innes Centre Scientists at the John Innes Centre, Norwich have published new evidence that plant tissues can have a preferred direction of...
Studies point way to precision therapies for common class of genetic disorders
Credit: (Photo courtesy of Stanislav Shvartsman, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering) Two Princeton University studies are opening important new windows into understanding an untreata..
BU College of Engineering receives NEXTCAR grant to develop smart car technology
The Boston University College of Engineering announced it is a co-investigator for a $3.36 million grant received by Oak Ridge National Laboratory from the U.S....
New method improves accuracy of imaging systems
Credit: Courtesy of Prof. Norbert Scherer Feb. 3, 2017 -- New research provides scientists looking at single molecules or into deep space a more accurate...
