New gene editing approach for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency shows promise in UMMS study
WORCESTER -- A new study by scientists at UMass Medical School shows that using a technique called "nuclease-free" gene editing to correct cells with the...
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Maternal diet may program child for disease risk, but better nutrition later can change that
URBANA, Ill. - Research has shown that a mother's diet during pregnancy, particularly one that is high-fat, may program her baby for future risk of...
New tyrannosaur fossil is most complete found in southwestern US
Credit: Mark Johnston/NHMU A remarkable new fossilized skeleton of a tyrannosaur discovered in the Bureau of Land Management's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) in southern...
Researchers find evidence of DNA damage in veterans with Gulf War illness
Credit: Mitch Mirkin Researchers say they have found the "first direct biological evidence" of damage in veterans with Gulf War illness to DNA within cellular...
Research yields test to predict bitter pit disorder in Honeycrisp apples
Credit: Penn State Extension A test to determine whether bitter pit -- a disorder that blindsides apple growers by showing up weeks or months after...
Gut bacteria may hold clues to Parkinson’s disease
Credit: UMass Lowell LOWELL, Mass. - The saying "Listen to your gut" is taking on new meaning in the hunt for clues about Parkinson's disease....
Field trips of the future?
Virtual reality has nothing on nature. Just ask the UC Santa Barbara students who one recent day trekked to a forest before dawn to listen...
Sequencing of stevia plant genome revealed for first time by Purecircle Stevia Institute
For the first time, scientists have completed the sequencing of the stevia plant genome. Lead scientists from PureCircle Stevia Institute and KeyGene have unveiled this...
NIFA biotechnology grants put science at center of food safety policy
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 19, 2017 - The science of agriculture grows more complex every year. Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of...
Launch of the ‘Alliance of Severo Ochoa Centres and Maria de Maeztu Units of Excellence’
Credit: SEIDI The 25 centres and 16 research units accredited with the "Severo Ochoa" and "MarÃa de Maeztu" excellence distinctions formally established this afternoon the...
Suicide molecules kill any cancer cell
Super assassin in every cell is poised to take out cancer cells Cancer cells treated with certain human RNA molecules never become resistant to them...
International patients increasingly seek in vitro fertilization treatment in US
A new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that the use of assisted reproductive...
‘The father of the 2 degrees limit’: Schellnhuber receives Blue Planet Prize
The world's most prestigious award for pioneers in environmental science was given to Hans Joachim Schellnhuber this week in Tokyo. He is Director of the...
ERC, Ca’ Foscari wins two grants
Ca' Foscari University of Venice won two ERC Starting Grants as a host institution specifically chosen by the researchers for the first time, with a...
Cleaning up? Not without helpers
Credit: Source: Fakler Lab Calcium-ATPases convey calcium ions (Ca2+) from the cytoplasm to the extracellular space via active transport (using ATP as an energy source),...
