According to a new study by researchers at Duke’s Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, a combination of bevacizumab — commonly known as Avastin — and a…
Northwestern University biomedical engineer Phillip B. Messersmith already has developed a material that mimics the strength of the bonds; now he has produced…
Results of a new study may one day help scientists learn how to enhance a naturally occurring mechanism in the brain that promotes resilience to psychological…
The latest Taking Stock report from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) reveals that a continued decline in releases of toxic chemicals to the…
This fungus has two mating-types/sexes, and mating typically requires two individuals with opposite mating types. It had been a mystery why one mating type is…
The finding reveals that the human form of the gene arose much earlier than scientists had estimated previously. It also raises the possibility that…
Elephants in Kenya reacted with greater fear when they detected the scent of garments previously worn by Maasai warriors than by Kamba men, the researchers…
In the very young and old it can also cause hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) — a disease characterized by anemia and kidney failure. A new study by Jorge Girón…
A new method of constructing artificial plant chromosomes from small rings of naturally occurring plant DNA can be used to transport multiple genes at once…
It’s hard to think of scientists in laboratories working toward solutions for medical problems without mice or other laboratory animals, but animals’ roles in…
For example, if a conventional automated object identifier has labeled a person, a tennis racket, a tennis court and a lemon in a photo, the new…
“This new research shows that as young toddlers learn language, they are more likely to focus on objects rather than parts,” said George Hollich, an assistant…
There is a large demand for the development and integration of robot-systems within logistics with the aim being to make the processes of logistics more…
It also found that men who think about chocolate end up eating more of it than women who have the same thoughts.A paper entitled Resistance can be futile…
Today a study is being published in the journal Nature Chemical Biology in which Uppsala University researchers show, on the basis of animal models, that an…
Scientists and researchers from around the world gathered at ESRIN, ESA’s Earth Observation Centre in Frascati, Italy, last week to discuss the contribution of…