Unforeseen impacts of the fair trade movement
Fair trade certified coffee is the kind of phrase that sounds good on a Whole Foods shelf, the type of marketing that merges first world...
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‘Tree-on-a-chip’ passively pumps water for days
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Trees and other plants, from towering redwoods to diminutive daisies, are nature's hydraulic pumps. They are constantly pulling water up from their...
Stem cells seem speedier in space
Credit: BioServe Inc., University of Colorado Growing significant numbers of human stem cells in a short time could lead to new treatments for stroke and...
New catalysts mimic human vision
Credit: ICIQ Photoreceptors in vertebrates typically consist of two different, colourless parts: an organic pigment and a protein. When both pieces combine, they create a...
Scientists find possible Achilles heel of treatment-resistant cancers
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Scientists identify two signaling proteins in cancer cells that make them resistant to chemotherapy, and show that blocking the proteins...
How plants can tell friend from foe
Credit: 2017 Kyungmin Baeg, Hiro-oki Iwakawa, and Yukihide Tomari. The plant's immune system can recognize whether a piece of RNA is an invader or not...
Data published in Nature Methods demonstrate breakthrough ability to accurately detect somatic single nucleotide variations in single cells
SingulOmics Corporation, a recently established genomic research and service company, announced today the publication of data validating the company's core mission of producing a new,...
Disrupting prostate cancer ‘homing signal’ could hold promise for new treatments
Loading video... Credit: Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, King's College London. New King's College London research sheds light on the cellular mechanisms which enable cancer cells...
Novel genes identified that help suppress prostate and other cancers
New genes which help prevent prostate, skin and breast cancer development in mice have been discovered by researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and...
Single-cell analysis reveals subtypes of colorectal tumors
Combining single-cell genomics and computational techniques, a research team including Paul Robson, Ph.D., director of single-cell biology at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), has defined cell-type...
Gene editing technique helps find cancer’s weak spots
Credit: UC San Diego Health Genetic mutations that cause cancer also weaken cancer cells, creating an opportunity for researchers to develop drugs that will selectively...
Researchers discover key to drug resistance in common breast cancer treatment
Credit: James McEntee JUPITER, FL - March 20, 2017 - Three-quarters of all breast cancer tumors are driven by the hormone estrogen. These tumors are...
‘Flying saucer’ quantum dots hold secret to brighter, better lasers
Credit: Dr. Alex Voznyy/U of T Engineering Fresh insights into living cells, brighter video projectors and more accurate medical tests are just three of the...
Study points a way to better implantable medical devices
Credit: Photo-illustration by Felice Frankel CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Medical devices implanted in the body for drug delivery, sensing, or tissue regeneration usually come under fire...
New feedback system could allow greater control over fusion plasma
(DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory) A physicist has created a new system that will let scientists control the energy and rotation of plasma in real time...