Bacterial protein structure could aid development of new antibiotics
Credit: Alvin Kuk, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Bacterial cells have an added layer of protection, called the cell wall, that animal cells don't. Assembling...
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A new cellular frontier
What if you could find another way to fight cancer by approaching it from an engineering perspective, acting on the cellular process by which tissues...
Manipulating signals in bacteria could reduce illnesses
Credit: UIC The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy has received a five-year, $1.25 million federal grant to continue its research into how...
Researchers use stem cells to regenerate the external layer of a human heart
Credit: Lance Lian, Penn State A process using human stem cells can generate the cells that cover the external surface of a human heart --...
Recreating conditions inside stars with compact lasers
Credit: R. Hollinger and A. Beardall FORT COLLINS, COLORADO - The energy density contained in the center of a star is higher than we can...
New genes identified that regulate the spread of cancers
Research led by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute has discovered a new biological target for drugs to reduce the spread of tumours in cancer patients....
NIST physicists ‘squeeze’ light to cool microscopic drum below quantum limit
Credit: Teufel/NIST Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have cooled a mechanical object to a temperature lower than previously thought possible,...
New laser based on unusual physics phenomenon could improve telecommunications, computing
Credit: Kanté group, UC San Diego Researchers at the University of California San Diego have demonstrated the world's first laser based on an unconventional wave...
Paleontologists classify mysterious ancient cone-shaped sea creatures
Credit: Artist: Danielle Dufault. © Royal Ontario Museum TORONTO, ON (Canada) - One branch on the tree of life is a bit more crowded today....
Grasslands hold potential for increased food production
About 40% of natural grasslands worldwide have potential to support increased livestock grazing, according to a new study published in the journal Global Change Biology....
Chemistry on the edge
Credit: Roy Kaltschmidt/Berkeley Lab Defects and jagged surfaces at the edges of nanosized platinum and gold particles are key hot spots for chemical reactivity, a...
First look inside nanoscale catalysts shows ‘defects’ are useful
Credit: (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Using one of the world's brightest light sources to peer inside some of the world's smallest particles, scientists have confirmed...
UTSW joins national drive to increase HPV vaccination against cancer
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS, January 11, 2017 ? More than a decade after the HPV vaccine was deemed both safe and effective by the FDA...
NASA sees Pineapple Express deliver heavy rains, flooding to Calif.
Credit: Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce California which has long been suffering through a strong, multi-year drought, is finally beginning to see some much needed relief...
Catching CRISPR in action
Credit: Jin Liu and Zhicheng Zuo, UNT One of the most talked about biological breakthroughs in the past decade was the discovery of the genome...
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