Expression of a single gene programs an immune system helper T cell that fuels rapid growth and diversification of antibodies in a cellular structure…
Novo-G gets the first part of its name from the Latin term for “make anew, change, alter,” and the second from “G” for “genesis.” A “reconfigurable” computer,…
University of Utah researchers and their colleagues have identified the gene that is mutated in a hereditary form of a rare neuroendocrine tumor called…
Their findings are published this month by the Journal of the American Chemical Society.Moore's Law, suggested by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore in 1965, said…
The study also is the first to indicate that at least a few bird species opt for noisy areas over quiet ones, perhaps because of their vocalization pitches, a…
The risk of developing deep vein thrombosis during a long flight is often overestimated. According to the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health…
The concentrations of these types of fossils and the composition of their shells can provide much information about the conditions of life thousands or even…
Thomas Marler recently published the results of his research that reveal some of the attributes of the long-lived leaves of Guam's Cycas micronesica plants….
Using high-speed cinematography, scientists at Cambridge University have discovered that individual algal cells can regulate the beating of their flagella in…
A series of tests, described in BioMed Central's open access journal Behavioral and Brain Functions, should caution researchers against making simple…
The evolution of multiple antibiotic resistances is a global and difficult problem to eradicate. Isabel Gordo, a group leader at the Instituto Gulbenkian de…
Research suggests that some of the drugs classified as angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, specifically those types of ACE inhibitors that affect…
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication in patients in intensive care. A new laboratory test called urine neutrophil gelatinase associated…
The onset of hormone-independent growth marks an advanced and currently incurable stage of prostate cancer. The study, published in the July 24, 2009, issue of…
A team from the Pyrenean Institute of Ecology (CSIC) has studied rainfall data from 1950 to 2006 and the climate projections for coming decades, showing that…
Cells generated from the pituitary tumor cells had the same genetic makeup and characteristics as the original tumors and were capable of generating new…
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