Silencing cancer cell communication may reduce the growth of tumors
In several types of cancer, elevated expression of the chemokine receptor CCR4 in tumors is associated with poor patient outcomes. Communication through CCR4 may be...
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Origami of the cell
Credit: Sonia Fernandez In the ancient Japanese art of origami, paper must be folded precisely and following a specific order to create the desired result...
NIST partners ‘cutting the cord’ (and wires) from factory communication networks
Credit: Fran Webber/NIST Providing wireless communications in a factory, plant or other industrial environment these days means more than just helping employees talk with each...
Plant regulatory proteins ‘tagged’ with sugar
Credit: Courtesy of Shouling Xu and Zhiyong Wang. Stanford, CA -- New work from Carnegie's Shouling Xu and Zhiyong Wang reveals that the process of...
Hormone may offer new contraceptive that protects ovaries from chemotherapy
A naturally occurring hormone that plays an important role in fetal development may be the basis for a new type of reversible contraceptive that can...
Using fruit flies to study cancer: FSU scientists investigate childhood tumors
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A team of Florida State University researchers has discovered that a common household pest can tell us a lot about an aggressive...
Scientists uncover possible therapeutic targets for rare autism spectrum disorder
Researchers have uncovered 30 genes that could, one day, serve as therapeutic targets to reverse Rett syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that affects only girls...
NASA’s fermi discovers the most extreme blazars yet
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Scott Wiessinger, producer NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has identified the farthest gamma-ray blazars, a type of galaxy whose intense...
NASA’s fermi sees gamma rays from ‘hidden’ solar flares
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Scott Wiessinger, producer An international science team says NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has observed high-energy light from solar e..
A better way to farm algae
Scientists have long known of the potential of microalgae to aid in the production of biofuels and other valuable chemicals. However, the difficulty and significant...
Kansas State University is the ‘Silicon Valley for biodefense,’ according to Blue Ribbon Study Panel
MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- What Silicon Valley is to technology, Kansas State University is to biodefense. When former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle and the bipartisan...
NIH awards $21 million to research consortium to study epilepsy in patients with traumatic brain injuries
January 30, 2017-- An international consortium of academic research institutions have been awarded a $21 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to...
Role of terrestrial biosphere in counteracting climate change may have been underestimated
New research suggests that the capacity of the terrestrial biosphere to absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) may have been underestimated in past calculations due to certain...
UT student wins competition at Beltwide Cotton Conference
Credit: Ginger Rowsey JACKSON, Tenn. - Shawn Butler, a doctoral candidate in the University of Tennessee's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, won first...
Storing solar power increases energy consumption and emissions, study finds
Homes with solar panels do not require on-site storage to reap the biggest economic and environmental benefits of solar energy, according to research from the...
