Deep learning helps scientists keep track of cell’s inner parts
Credit: Oren Kraus Donnelly Centre researchers have developed a deep learning algorithm that can track proteins, to help reveal what makes cells healthy and what...
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New NMR technique offers ‘molecular window’ into living organisms
Credit: University of Toronto Scarborough A novel technique developed by University of Toronto Scarborough researchers can for the first time get a high-resolution profile of...
Smoking decreases MAIT cells, implicated in the pathology of autoimmune diseases
New research published in the May 2017 issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology provides another reason why smoking tobacco is harmful. In the report,...
Research into tumor cells begins at University of Warwick
Credit: University of Warwick Study will examine why some cells divide incorrectly and cause cancer Cause of genetic defects in cancer cells will be investigated...
Propagation research on rare trees expands species recovery potential
Credit: Thomas Marler Many rare tropical tree species are restricted to a small, endemic range with very few remaining reproductive individuals. These species suffer from...
Potential for Saudi Arabian coral reefs to shine
Credit: © 2017 Tane Sinclair-Taylor Marine surveys estimating fish population density and diversity are crucial to our understanding of how human activities impact coral reef...
The courting cephalopods of the East China Sea
Credit: Photo by Mr. Chun-Yen Lin, Institute of Molecular Medicine, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan William Shakespeare wrote with a quill, Helen Keller liked...
Ecology team finds leaf litter has slower decomposition rate in warm temperatures
Credit: Walter Dodds, Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- The time it takes for a leaf to decompose might be the key to understanding how...
WFU chemistry professor receives NSF CAREER Award for $500K
Credit: WFU / Ken Bennett Wake Forest chemistry professor Michael Gross has been named a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program...
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, May 2017
Credit: St. Jude Department of Developmental Neurobiology Neuroscience - Faster image processing Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists designed software for St. Jude Children's Research Ho..
Experts call for registry of egg donors
A commentary and accompanying editorial published in the May issue of Reproductive BioMedicine Onlinecalls for a registry of egg donors to monitor long-term health after...
Bacteria take a deadly risk to survive
Credit: KU Leuven - Toon Swings Bacteria need mutations -- changes in their DNA code -- to survive under difficult circumstances. When necessary, they can...
Under pressure: Understanding how portal hypertension occurs following liver injury
Investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have identified a critical regulatory mechanism for the production of nitric oxide (NO). Endothelial nitric oxide...
Is the blog to blame for Vladimir Putin’s 2011-12 elections defeat?
Credit: Florida Atlantic University In the 2011-12 elections, government leaders in Russia underestimated the power of the internet and it impacted the outcome of the...
X-ray microscope optics resolve 50-nm features while eliminating chromatic aberrations
Credit: Osaka University X-ray microscopes are commonly used in combination with full-field imaging techniques in spectromicroscopy applications, where they allow the chemical structures of material..
