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Peptide Method Enhances Gene Expression Monitoring in Host Cells

The present invention relates to a method for monitoring the expression level of a gene in a host by modulating the activity of a regulatory bio molecule. The…

Materials Sciences

New DuPont™ Zytel® HTN Grades Combat Corrosion of Electrical Wire, Contacts

The new resins are formulated to avoid ingredients that can cause corrosion of fine copper magnet wire or sensitive electrical contacts in parts serving in…

Studies and Analyses

Chickens Now Picking Up Human Bacteria: A New Discovery

Researchers from The Roslin Institute of the University of Edinburgh have shown that a strain of bacteria has jumped from humans to chickens.It is believed to…

Studies and Analyses

How Music Training Enhances Brain Function and Intelligence

There is growing evidence that musicians have structurally and functionally different brains compared with non-musicians. In particular, the areas of the brain…

Studies and Analyses

Empowering Elderly Patients: Breaking Hierarchical Barriers

Hierarchical structures, time pressure and traditions in the health care sector make these patients and their relatives passive when facing the doctor and his…

Life & Chemistry

Statins Show Promise in Cancer Treatment Beyond Cholesterol

Statins lower cholesterol by blocking certain enzymes involved in our metabolism. However, they have also been shown to affect other important lipids in the…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Discover Gene that 'Cancer-Proofs' Rodent's Cells

Despite a 30-year lifespan that gives ample time for cells to grow cancerous, a small rodent species called a naked mole rat has never been found with tumors…

Physics & Astronomy

Mushrooms and Water-Repellents: The Science of Jumping Droplets

According to Duke University engineers, the answer is “jumping” water droplets. As it turns out, the same phenomenon that occurs when it's time for certain…

Studies and Analyses

Blue Light-Filtering IOLs Boost Macular Pigment for Vision Health

Results of an important new study show that implantation of blue light-filtering intraocular lens (IOLs) at the time of cataract surgery increases a…

Studies and Analyses

Weather Patterns Predict Dengue Fever Outbreaks Effectively

Dengue fever is a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is one of the most significant insect-borne…

Life & Chemistry

Second Breeding Season Found in Migratory Songbirds

It was known that these species, which migrate at night when there are fewer predators and the stars can guide their journey, breed during their stay in…

Health & Medicine

UAB Creates National Network to Advance Personalized Medicine in Rheumatoid Arthritis

A two-year, $3.3 million Grand Opportunity (GO) grant from the National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) and funds from the…

Science Education

Waterloo Global Science Initiative Announced

The global gathering will see international researchers, business leaders and public policy decision-makers help identify actions in the science and technology…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Solving Hydrogen Storage Limit to Power Green Cars

Now a team of chemical engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has developed a computational model that shows that carbon nanotubes may offer a…

Earth Sciences

Tsunami Waves Reasonably Likely to Strike Israel

Dr. Goodman, an expert geo-archaeologist, exposed geological evidence of this by chance. Her original intentions in Caesarea were to assist in research at the…

Life & Chemistry

Probiotic Is Effective Treatment for Colitis in Mice

Colitis is a disease in which the inner tissue of the colon, the mucosa, becomes inflamed and damaged and can result in painful sores. Ulcerative colitis and…

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