Plants may use newly discovered molecular language to communicate
The discovery throws open the door to a new arena of science that explores how plants communicate with each other on a molecular level When...
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Do gut bacteria rule our minds?
It sounds like science fiction, but it seems that bacteria within us — which outnumber our own cells about 100-fold — may very well be...
Using Light to Diagnose Parkinson’s
Xue Han investigates Parkinson’s disease with an unusual tool: light. Han is a pioneer in the young field of optogenetics, in which scientists reengineer nerve...
Preventing Immune Cells From Turning Against Body
When faced with pathogens, the immune system summons a swarm of cells made up of soldiers and peacekeepers. The peacekeeping cells tell the soldier cells...
Will Genomics Soon Explain the Human Brain Gain?
How close is genomics to showing us how the human brain evolved? Recently three geneticists at the forefront of human evolutionary genomics joined a discussion...
Gut Flora Influences HIV Immune Response
Normal microorganisms in the intestines appear to play a pivotal role in how the HIV virus foils a successful attack from the body’s immune system,...
New material could enhance fast and accurate DNA sequencing
Gene-based personalized medicine has many possibilities for diagnosis and targeted therapy, but one big bottleneck: the expensive and time-consuming DNA-sequencing process. Illinois researchers found that...
Ebola Protein Blocks Early Step in Body’s Counterattack on Virus
One of the human body’s first responses to a viral infection is to make and release signaling proteins called interferons, which amplify the immune system...
New device allows brain to bypass spinal cord, move paralyzed limbs
For the first time ever, a paralyzed man can move his fingers and hand with his own thoughts thanks to an innovative partnership between The...
3-D microscope method to look inside brains
A University of Utah team discovered a method for turning a small, $40 needle into a 3-D microscope capable of taking images up to 70...
Coming soon: Genetically edited fruit?
Recent advances that allow the precise editing of genomes now raise the possibility that fruit and other crops might be genetically improved without the need...
Keeping viruses at bay
Researchers at the University of Bonn Hospital discover how our organism definitively detects RNA viruses Our immunosensory system detects virus such as influenza via specific...
Electronic nose could aid in rescue missions
During her postgraduate stay at the Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM), Blanca Lorena Villarreal developed a device that allows multiple robotic platforms to follow the path...
Hijacking the brain’s blood supply
Dangerous brain tumors hijack the brain’s existing blood supply throughout their progression, by growing only within narrow potential spaces between and along the brain’s thousands...
Blood cells are a new and unexpected source of neurons
Researchers have strived for years to determine how neurons are produced and integrated into the brain throughout adult life. In an intriguing twist, scientists reporting...
