The unknotted strand of life
No one had checked before, but RNA, the nucleic acid involved in many cell functions including protein synthesis, appears to be the only "strand of...
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Parallelizing Common Algorithms
Researchers revamp a common “data structure” so that it will work with multicore chips. Every undergraduate computer-science major takes a course on data structures, which...
First results from Ebola vaccine trial
The first results from a trial of a candidate Ebola vaccine at Oxford University suggest the vaccine has an acceptable safety profile at the doses...
Mini synthetic organism instead of test animals
In medical research, animal-based experiments have thus far been a necessary evil. Fraunhofer researchers have developed a highly promising alternative, however: They are developing a...
Brain-to-brain communication
You may remember neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis — he built the brain-controlled exoskeleton that allowed a paralyzed man to kick the first ball of the 2014...
Researchers design tailored tissue adhesives
Glue can be modified for optimal performance in different types of diseased tissue. After undergoing surgery to remove diseased sections of the colon, up to...
DNA clock helps to get measure of people’s lifespans
Scientists have identified a biological clock that provides vital clues about how long a person is likely to live. Researchers studied chemical changes to DNA...
Decoding sugar addiction
Together, obesity and Type 2 diabetes rank among our nation’s greatest health problem, and they largely result from what many call an “addiction” to sugar....
3D printing makes heart surgery safer for children
Three-dimensional printing technology can make surgery safer for children with congenital heart disease and reduce the duration as well as the number of invasive procedures...
What do PhD students do all day?
During the past two years I have come to realise that the PhD experience varies wildly across the humanities and sciences. As a biochemistry student...
Infants create new knowledge while sleeping
There is no rest for a baby's brain - not even in sleep. While infants sleep they are reprocessing what they have learned. Working with...
Team finds hydrogen production in extreme bacterium
A researcher at Missouri University of Science and Technology has discovered a bacterium that can produce hydrogen, an element that one day could lessen the...
Cell mechanism discovered that may cause pancreatic cancer
Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah have found that defects in how cells are squeezed out of overcrowded tissue to...
Scientists find Ebola virus is mutating
Researchers working at Institut Pasteur in France have found that the Ebola virus is mutating "a lot" causing concern in the African countries where the...
Latent HIV may lurk in ‘quiet’ immune cells
Drugs for HIV have become adept at suppressing infection, but they still can’t eliminate it. That’s because the medication in these pills doesn’t touch the...
