Researchers discover ‘chromosome scanner’ that protects against cancer
DNA In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have identified one of the main mechanisms behind the ...
Tag: Biology
Uncovering the origins of cultivated strawberries
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Until now, little has been known about the evolutionary origins of the ...
An easier way to engineer plants
MIT-led team uses nanoparticles to deliver genes into plant chloroplastsCredit: The researchers CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT researchers have developed a ...
Salisbury Award launched by National Foundation for Cancer Research
New program widens NFCR's translational research scope, honors family's contributions ROCKVILLE, MD - The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) ...
UVA discovers secret to making immune cells better cancer killers
Finding could also let doctors predict how patients will respond to treatmentCredit: Dan Addison | University Communications Scientists at the ...
Scientists lay foundation for single-cell level understanding of DNA replication
In all living organisms, proliferating cells go through the fundamental process of DNA replication. Through this process, they faithfully duplicate ...
Breakthrough shines light on disease-fighting protein
Credit: Grigore Pintilie / Stanford University X-ray and electron microscopy techniques help unfold the story of protein chaperones. A combination ...
Researchers identify possible role of Foxp1 protein in control of autoimmune diseases
Scientists at the Higher School of Economics, the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IBCh RAS), ...
With nanotubes, genetic engineering in plants is easy-peasy
DNA riding on a nanotube easily slips into plant cells, allowing non-GMO modificationsCredit: UC Berkeley graphic by Ella Marushchenko Inserting ...
Bacteria walk (a bit) like we do
Credit: Laura Persat Do bacteria control their "walks" like we do? It might sound strange, but it's a fundamental question. ...
Breakthrough ‘lab-on-a-chip’ detects cancer faster, cheaper and less invasively
Credit: KU News Service / University of Kansas LAWRENCE -- A new ultrasensitive diagnostic device invented by researchers at the ...
World’s first skin atlas to see the light of day
Credit: University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences The skin constitutes the barrier between the body and the ...
Non-native pest-controlling wasp identified in Canada prior to formal approval
Credit: Warren Wong, Simon Fraser University Thought to be Canada's most promising potential defense against the brown marmorated stink bug ...
International team of scientists detect cause of rare pediatric brain disorder
A team of American and Canadian scientists lead mutation discoveryCredit: McGill University Health Centre MONTREAL, February 25 2019--An international effort ...
Finnish researchers discover a new form of hereditary osteoporosis
Credit: Outi Mäkitie Lab A research group headed by Professor Outi Mäkitie, University of Helsinki, Finland, identified in families with ...
Lack of diversity in cell lines prevents minorities from accessing ‘precision medicine’
Looking at a sample of 'ethnically diverse' cell lines, a City of Hope researcher found that most were of European ...
New marine protected area established in the Batangas Province of the Philippines
Community-driven MPA a major conservation victory for the 'center of the center' of marine biodiversityCredit: © Joseph Ascalon / SEA ...
Early life stress alters helping behavior of meerkat offspring
Credit: Copyright: Dominc Cram ANN ARBOR--Parents make sacrifices to allow their children to have better lives than they did, but ...
How a certain bacterium communicates and makes us sick
BINGHAMTON, NY -- Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have uncovered the unique way in which a ...
Antarctic flies protect fragile eggs with ‘antifreeze’
Temperature-resistant gel helps the eggs of wingless flies survive the extreme conditions of the southern continent.Credit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative ...
