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Life & Chemistry

Genome Editing Advances Genetic Therapy for Hemophilia in Animals

Using an innovative gene therapy technique called genome editing that hones in on the precise location of mutated DNA, scientists have treated the blood…

Power and Electrical Engineering

U of T Researchers Unveil Efficient Tandem Solar Cell

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…

Life & Chemistry

Targeting Dynamic RNA: New Insights into Drug Development

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…

Studies and Analyses

Pregnancy Safety in Multiple Sclerosis: Latest Study Insights

MS is a chronic, inflammatory neurologic disease and the most common cause of non-traumatic neurological disability in young adults in the Western world….

Life & Chemistry

New Discovery: Runx3 as a Breast Cancer Tumor Suppressor

“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…

Environmental Conservation

Massive Fires Remain Destructive After the Burn Has Gone

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…

Life & Chemistry

Compound May Provide Drug Therapy Approach for Huntington’s Disease

“Our studies have uncovered a new therapeutic target for Huntington’s disease treatment and possibly for other neurodegenerative diseases,” said Dr. Ilya…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers Discover Migration Patterns of Marine Predators

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…

Studies and Analyses

Modern Fish Communities Live Fast & Die Young

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…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers Discover Two Ground-Nesting Birds Eavesdrop on Chipmunk Chatter to Find Safe Neighborhoods

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…

Life & Chemistry

Melon's Role in Fruit Genetics

A team of researchers from the Agricultural Research Organization of Israel in collaboration from Evogene, Israel, report a method to obtain high quality…

Information Technology

Smartphone App Helps You Find Friends in a Crowd

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…

Physics & Astronomy

Making holograms look more real

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…

Life & Chemistry

Awaiting orders to retaliate

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…

Technology Offerings

New Acoustical Surgery Suction System Reduces Hemolysis Risk

Studies have shown that postoperative acute renal failures are caused by free hemoglobin due to mechanical damages of red blood cells (Hemolysis).

This…

Technology Offerings

LICE-ERASER – Head-lice remover by plasma comb

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…

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