But flow cytometers are big, bulky contraptions that cost tens of thousands of dollars, making them less than ideal for health care in the field or other…
An international team of researchers at the Universities of Göttingen, Bielefeld and Giessen, along with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the…
Removing a protein from cells located in the brain's reward center blocks the anxiety-reducing and rewarding effects of nicotine, according to a new animal…
The drugs, known as aromatase inhibitors, are commonly prescribed to shrink breast tumors fueled by the hormone estrogen and help prevent cancer recurrence….
Regulated nucleo-cytoplasmic transport of pathobiologically relevant proteins is critical for tumor development and viral diseases. Transport is mediated by…
Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) is one of the leading causes of perinatal morbidity and mortality. It complicates 3% of pregnancies and is…
Fetal congenital lower urinary tract obstructions affect between 1:250 to 1:1000 pregnancies and are often associated with high perinatal mortality and varying…
Selectins (cell adhesion molecules) exhibit functional importance in pathophysiological states of the immune and cardiovascular systems which makes them…
The Cre/lox system constitutes a method for the site-directed recombination of nucleic acids, in which the enzyme Cre-recombinase achieves recombination of DNA…
The SAPD-PCR (Specific amplified polymorphic DNA-PCR) is a species-independent detection method that allows the determination of the genetic relationship of…
Heparin Nitroxide Derivatives possess antioxidant and paramagnetic properties and perform the role of a scavenging agent . Therefore they are applicable to the…
The successful transfection or infection is a limiting factor in the development of a cell line, which is to be used for heterologous protein expression or for…
“We are following the long-term effects of fire in the Yellowstone area and encountering some lessons and surprises that challenge the way we think about fire…
Extremely hard, diamond-like carbon coatings are used to protect hard disks in computers and ensure that sliding bearings remain smooth. In the future they…
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have observed a new way that magnetic and electric properties — which have a long…
Due to freeze-thaw cycles in winter, water flow is disrupted when air bubbles form in the conductive xylem of the trees. Because of that, some of these tall…
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