Life Sciences and Chemistry
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Effective prostate cancer treatment discovery
For more than 60 years the main way to treat men with prostate cancer has involved removing the hormones that fuel growth of the cancer cells. Although…
Gene-based stem cell therapy specifically removes cell receptor that attracts HIV
Using a humanized mouse model, the researchers transplanted a small RNA molecule known as short hairpin RNA (shRNA), which induced RNA interference into human…
More than 1: Long-reigning microbe controlling ocean nitrogen shares the throne
Marine scientists long believed that a microbe called Trichodesmium, a member of a group called the cyanobacteria, reigned over the ocean's nitrogen budget.New…
Emerging tick-borne disease
Stories of environmental damage and their consequences always seem to take place far away and in another country, usually a tropical one with lush rainforests…
Can a single layer of cells control a leaf's size?
Ever looked carefully at the leaves on a plant and noticed their various sizes and shapes? Why are they different? What controls the size and shape of each…
The mathematics behind a good night's sleep
Despite decades of research, answers to these basic questions about one of our most essential bodily functions remain exceptionally difficult to answer. In…