Using an innovative gene therapy technique called genome editing that hones in on the precise location of mutated DNA, scientists have treated the blood…
The U of T researchers, led by Professor Ted Sargent, report the first efficient tandem solar cell based on colloidal quantum dots (CQD). “The U of T device is…
Once thought to be a passive carrier of genetic information, RNA now is understood to perform a number of other vital roles in the cell, and its malfunction…
MS is a chronic, inflammatory neurologic disease and the most common cause of non-traumatic neurological disability in young adults in the Western world….
“People suggested that Runx3 might be a tumor suppressor in breast cancer because they found that it is down-regulated in a lot of breast cancer cell lines and…
They also are contributing to global warming, scientists say, by upsetting the carbon balance while they are burning and for years to come.Trees breathe in…
“Our studies have uncovered a new therapeutic target for Huntington’s disease treatment and possibly for other neurodegenerative diseases,” said Dr. Ilya…
The study summarized the results from a ten year tagging program called the Tagging of Pacific Predators (TOPP). The TOPP program deployed 4,306 tags on 23…
Fish communities in the 21st Century live fast and die young. That’s the main finding of a recent study by researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society…
However, two researchers at Texas Tech University have found that some birds eavesdrop on their enemies, using this information to find safer spots to build…
A team of researchers from the Agricultural Research Organization of Israel in collaboration from Evogene, Israel, report a method to obtain high quality…
Engineers are trying to find out, with software that helps people locate their friends in a crowd – and make new friends who share similar interests.The…
Although human vision is capable of perceiving objects in three dimensions (3D), we spend much of our day looking at two-dimensional screens. The latest…
When immune system B cells are alerted to the presence of a threat within the body, they form structures called germinal centers, which serve as ad hoc…
Studies have shown that postoperative acute renal failures are caused by free hemoglobin due to mechanical damages of red blood cells (Hemolysis).
This…
The LICE-ERASER kills the head-lice and their nits reliably. For the use, the LICE-ERASER has to be moved through the hair like a hair-brush. The LICE-ERASER…