Screening the dark genome for disease
Credit: Duke University Researchers have developed a method to swiftly screen the non-coding DNA of the human genome for links to diseases that are driven...
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Stem cell innovation regrows rotator cuffs
Every time you throw a ball, swing a golf club, reach for a jar on a shelf, or cradle a baby, you can thank your...
Skin cancer finding provides hope for patients with rare type of melanoma
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- April 3, 2017 -- A team of researchers report a significant genetic association linked to an aggressive form of melanoma in a...
Surprise discovery of Europe’s first cave fish
Credit: Jasminca Behrmann-Godel Researchers reporting in Current Biology on April 3 have discovered the first European cave fish. A hobby cave diver first sighted the...
Mutant lifestyles
Credit: Birgit Luef, Norwegian University of Science and Technology It's the stuff of science fiction, though there's nothing fiction about it: Researchers have discovered a...
Deploying an ancient defense to kill cancer
Credit: Bo Jungmayer / Fred Hutch News Service A recent small trial in 15 cancer patients with advanced soft-tissue sarcomas aimed to find out whether...
Google’s AI tool for video searching can be easily deceived
Credit: University of Washington University of Washington researchers have shown that Google's new tool that uses machine learning to automatically analyze and label video content...
Spray-on memory could enable bendable digital storage
Credit: Matthew Catenacci DURHAM, N.C. -- USB flash drives are already common accessories in offices and college campuses. But thanks to the rise in printable...
Two Penn physicians awarded SU2C Immuno-Oncology Innovative Research Grants
PHILADELPHIA - Two doctors in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have been awarded Immuno-Oncology Innovative Research Grants (IRG) by Stand...
Stand Up to Cancer innovation grant funds MD Anderson microbiome study
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center An Innovative Research Grant from Stand Up to Cancer will help a University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center physician...
Research measures potentially damaging free radicals in cigarette smoke
Smoking cigarettes can lead to illness and death. Free radicals, which are atoms or groups of atoms with unpaired electrons, in inhaled smoke are thought...
New technology could end costly crude oil pipeline blockages
Credit: Yao et al., 2015, Department of Petroleum Engineering, University of Houston Getting crude oil from the wellhead to its downstream destination can be literally...
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 2017
Credit: Zhijia Du, Oak Ridge National Laboratory/Dept. of Energy COMPUTING - Quantum deep In a first for deep learning, an Oak Ridge National Laboratory-led team...
UTA assistant professor awarded APS’s Mitsuyoshi Tanaka Dissertation Award
Credit: UTA The American Physical Society has awarded Benjamin Jones, assistant professor of Physics at The University of Texas at Arlington, the Mitsuyoshi Tanaka Dissertation...
Domesticated rice goes rogue
Credit: Ken Olsen A new study in the April 3 issue of Nature Genetics describes an ancestry.com-type adventure that reveals the deep history of a...
