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Life & Chemistry

UGA Research Uncovers Key Gene in T-Cell Production

New research, just published by researchers from the University of Georgia, provides the first evidence that a key gene may be crucial to maintaining the…

Life & Chemistry

MIT Engineers Create Tiny Backpacks for Cell Innovations

MIT engineers have outfitted cells with tiny “backpacks” that could allow them to deliver chemotherapy agents, diagnose tumors or become building blocks for…

Environmental Conservation

Harnessing Rocks to Capture CO2: A New Innovation in Climate Solutions

Scientists say that a type of rock found at or near the surface in the Mideast nation of Oman and other areas around the world could be harnessed to soak up…

Life & Chemistry

Protein 'tubules' free avian flu virus from immune recognition

Two domains or portions of the protein NS1 combine to form tiny tubules where double-stranded RNA is hidden from the immune system, said Dr. B. V. Venkataram…

Studies and Analyses

Pine Bark Extract: A Natural Solution to Reduce Jetlag

A new study published in the journal of Minerva Cardioangiologica reveals Pycnogenol, pine bark extract from the French maritime pine tree, reduces jetlag in…

Studies and Analyses

New Study Reveals Key Genetic Differences Between Humans and Chimps

Researchers have carried out the largest study of differences between human and chimpanzee genomes, identifying regions that have been duplicated or lost…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Electron Pairs Unlock High-Temperature Superconductivity

Like astronomers tweaking images to gain a more detailed glimpse of distant stars, physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic Predictors Linked to Esophageal Cancer Risk

“We observed a significantly increased risk of esophageal cancer with increasing numbers of risk genotypes,” said Yuanqing Ye, Ph.D., an instructor in the…

Earth Sciences

Exploring New Insights from Multi-Stroke Lightning Discharges

By using this system, a cloud-to-ground lightning flash containing 19 strokes was observed and several new characteristics of lightning have been revealed. The…

Earth Sciences

Natural Gas Anomalies: Insights from Seismic Response Research

This research further shows the increased porosity facilitates natural gas concentrations in top of the mid-crust to form some large gas reservoirs, which can…

Health & Medicine

New Therapeutic Target for Rheumatoid Arthritis Discovered

The study, published online ahead of print, will appear Nov. 15 in the journal Immunity. Specifically, the study reveals that two molecular pathways, the Notch…

Life & Chemistry

Penn Scientists Uncover Fat-Cell Genetics Regulation Insights

A research team led by Mitchell Lazar, MD, PhD, Director of the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism at the University of Pennsylvania School of…

Life & Chemistry

Junk DNA Uncovered: The Key to Human Gene Regulation

In a paper published in Genome Research on Nov. 4, scientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) report that what was previously believed to be “junk”…

Information Technology

Enhancing Participatory Democracy: New Methodology Unveiled

Over 240 Spanish municipalities had a go at participatory budgeting in 2004, and it is estimated that by 2010 citizens will be helping to decide how to…

Information Technology

Co-Operation and Synergy Shape Future of European Software Research

The event from 21 to 23 October brought together the ITEA 2 EUREKA Cluster for software-intensive systems and services and ARTEMISIA the Association for R&D…

Environmental Conservation

Designing Low-Allergy Green Spaces: Expert Insights

That is the opinion of Paloma Cariñanos González, researcher of the Department of Botany of the University of Granada, who takes part in the Master Degree in…

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