More than half of the global population is infected with cytomegalovirus (CMV), which remains in the body for life. Normally, these infections do not produce…
The early-stage research, led by scientists from Imperial College London and The Institute of Cancer Research, London, identified a genetic 'switch' in breast…
Fluorescence microscopy is a method for studying living tissue that relies on induced luminescence. After being exposed to laser radiation at a particular…
Acoustic signals play a vital role in animal life-history. Many animals use sound or vibrational cues to localize conspecifics such as mating partners or…
In a new report in Nature Communications, researchers in the laboratory of Thomas Tuschl describe their development of small molecules that inhibit one of the…
The genome of any organism contains the blueprints for thousands of proteins which control almost all the functions of life. Defective proteins lead to serious…
In the project Fraunhofer iCAIRTM, the Fraunhofer International Consortium for Anti-Infective Research, scientists of the Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology…
A decade ago researchers announced development of a cancer immunotherapy called CAR (for chimeric antigen receptor)-T, in which a patient is re-infused with…
The final trip of many old cars leads them to a junk yard where they are deconstructed into potentially salvageable parts. By looking at the entirety of car…
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam developed targeted nanoparticles that are taken up by certain immune cells of the…
Are viruses dead or alive? Well… both. Viruses can only reproduce inside living cells and exploit the cellular machinery of their host to their benefit….
As they do so, they influence each other, they influence the microscopic environment around them, and they are influenced by that reaction — all in the quiet…
Bacteria have fascinating properties. They adapt excellently to their respective environment, and they existed long before humans. Their toughness has led to…
Alcohols are common chemical compounds which, in addition to carbon and hydrogen, contain at least one OH group. They serve as starting materials for a whole…
Hunting scenes, ritual dances, and mysterious human-like figures with their hands reaching up into the sky: The rock drawings (also known as petroglyphs) in…
The production of artificial organs is a hot research topic. In the near future, artificial organs will compensate for the lack of organ donations and replace…
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