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MILWAUKEE, WI --- On Nov. 21, 2016, the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) released Therapeutic Gene Editing: an ASGCT White Paper, intended...

The fixed combination of trifluridine/tipiracil (trade name: Lonsurf) has been approved since April 2016 for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. The drugs are an...

Pembrolizumab (trade name: Keytruda) was initially introduced for the treatment of melanoma. Since July 2016, the monoclonal antibody has also been available for the treatment...

Credit: Matthew Hall/Provided Interactions between an animal cell and its environment, a fibrous network called the extracellular matrix, play a critical role in cell function,...

Credit: Thomas Marler Plants communicate with animals using a blend of signals that influence animal behavior. The balance of plant attractants and deterrents partly determine...

Researchers from Caltech and UCLA have developed a new approach to removing cellular damage that accumulates with age. The technique can potentially help slow or...

Credit: UK Ocean Acidification programme North Atlantic coral populations - key to supporting a variety of sea life - are under threat from climate change,...

Ultrashort bursts of electrons have several important applications in scientific imaging, but producing them has typically required a costly, power-hungry apparatus about the size of...

Credit: Rethinking Ecology and Pensoft Needless to say, it is through sharing new ideas and hypotheses that critical issues such as climate change and biodiversity...

As concerns for the health of current and former players in the National Football League have been mounting, a new report explores the importance of...

Chances are good that youngsters growing up around family members who gamble will also start doing so to release the strains of daily living. This...

Credit: Simon Haward Liquids are an important part of our everyday lives. Fluids such as water are Newtonian, and their viscous behavior is well understood....

Credit: Johannes Messinger, Umeå University With the help of experimental studies on molecular level, researchers are acquiring increased knowledge on how plants form oxygen from...

Credit: Source: FUW, Grzegorz Krzyzewski A Polish-British team of physicists has constructed and tested a compact, efficient converter capable of modifying the quantum properties of...

Credit: CSIC A wide range of microorganisms, including fungi and phytopathogenic bacteria, are capable of emitting volatile compounds which boost plant growth and flowering, and...