As strange as it may seem, a process called “cellular suicide” is actually crucial for the survival of the entire body. A protein called c-FLIPR plays a key…
A research team from the University of Basel in Switzerland has reported that nasal reconstruction using engineered cartilage is possible. They used a method…
In their study, published in the April 11, 2014 online issue of Nature Communications, the scientists isolated hundreds of new variants of autism genes from…
Due to its well-studied genome and small size, the humble fruit fly has been used as a model to study hundreds of human health issues ranging from…
Better antiviral drugs could help the millions of people annually infected by flu, which kills up to 500,000 people each year.
The research, published today in Current Biology, the shows that Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand all score high on responsibility for preserving…
The cancer protein KRas is a factor in the development of several types of cancer. Mutated KRas, for example, can be found in a large number of all tumour…
In order to process acoustic information with high temporal fidelity, nerve cells may flexibly adapt their mode of operation according to the situation. At low…
The building blocks that are meant to connect have complementary DNA sequences on their surfaces, ensuring only the correct pieces bind together as they jostle…
Some of these cells are so incredibly sensitive that even Prof. Gary Lewin and Dr. Kate Poole, who have been studying the “mechanoreception” of the touch…
New research from scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School shows that fruit flies are secretly harboring the biochemistry needed to glow in…
Embryonic development in animals – except mice and rats – remains largely unexplored. For a research project at the University of Zurich, the embryos of 134…
This is being demonstrated in a recent publication by biologists and physicists from Marburg that appears in a special issue of the journal “Plant…
Comprehensive genomic analysis of low-grade brain tumors sorts them into three categories, one of which has the molecular hallmarks and shortened survival of…
Experts from science and industry are working on new methods of microscopy and advancing microscopy technology to improve our ability to study and understand…
According to EU guidelines, the new compound R1234yf should in future be used as the refrigerant in air-conditioning systems for automobiles.
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