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Numerous researchers around the globe have begun to use the gene editing tool CRISPR to understand human biology. One of them is Associate Professor Richard...

Credit: Andrew Forbes/University of Iowa HOUSTON - (Jan. 24, 2017) - Gall wasps may feel confident as they infest oak trees for shelter and sustenance,...

A combination of two chemotherapy drugs - gemcitabine and capecitabine - should be the new standard of care for pancreatic cancer patients who have had...

A University of Liverpool (UK) led clinical trial has been successful in prolonging survival for pancreatic cancer patients by at least five years as a...

Credit: The American Phytopathological Society An important new research paper, titled "Response of Sediment Bacterial Communities to Sudden Vegetation Dieback in a Coastal Wetland," examines...

Credit: M.J. Genge et al., Geology Boulder, Colo., USA - More than 100 billion micrometeorites (MMs) fall to Earth each year. Until now, scientists believed...

Credit: UAB News BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Tackling the concussion crisis in football is at the forefront of sports safety research and development. Through a new...

Credit: University of Central Florida An international agricultural company has licensed a formula for fighting crop disease that a University of Central Florida scientist spent...

Credit: Journal of Consumer Research LAWRENCE -- If you're seeking investments through online marketing or crowd-funding websites, be sure to smile in your profile photo...

Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Jan. 24, 2017 -- Certain edible and medicinal mushrooms contain bioactive compounds that may enhance nerve...

Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Scientists who study a molecule known to play a role in certain types of cancers and neurodegenerative disorders have...

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center An accurate prognosis for a patient with incurable cancer can help a family make important end-of-life decisions. However, previous...

Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - January 24, 2017 - Scientists have found a way to inhibit the growth of glioblastoma, a type of...

DALLAS - January 24, 2017 - Researchers at from the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center have found that the BRCA1 gene is required for...

Credit: UTA The University of Texas at Arlington is becoming a major cancer research institute, receiving more than $6 million dollars in new grants in...