Life Sciences and Chemistry
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Stem cell therapy makes cloudy corneas clear
The findings suggest that cell-based therapies might be an effective way to treat human corneal blindness and vision impairment due to the scarring that occurs…
Endangered Philippine orchids to find ‘home’ in the wild again
The Philippines is home to more than 800 species of orchids, many of which are being collected and traded worldwide. However, unabated collection of this…
PolyU makes great strides in developing cancer drugs
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has achieved further breakthrough in developing cancer drugs through making use of advanced biotechnology. This…
Scientists discover pentagonal ice
Researchers, in collaboration with University College London and the Fritz-Haber Institut in Berlin, created the first moments of water condensing on matter –…
Rhythmic genomics — the yeast metronome and the walk of life
Ribosomal RNA sequence changes have been ticking away like clockwork for over 3 billion years, maybe even pre-dating the origin of the DNA world itself….
Tiny Super-Plant Can Clean Up Hog Farms and Be Used For Ethanol Production
Their research shows that growing duckweed on hog wastewater can produce five to six times more starch per acre than corn, according to researcher Dr. Jay…