But that could change, thanks to a new molecule found by Stanford University School of Medicine researchers that kills kidney cancer cells. Ideally, the…

In a paper entitled Boosting Haplotype Inference with Local Search, just published in Constraints: An International Journal, Professor Joao Marques-Silva, at…

By knowing the genes and proteins that control a cell’s progress toward the differentiated form, researchers may be able to accelerate the process – a…

These two illnesses also share genetic variants that might be involved in the predisposition to both disorders. A new study scheduled for publication in the…

You may read the scientific abstract for any already-published paper (not papers “in press”) by clicking on the link provided at the end of each Highlight. You…

After just 555 days in orbit, the mission has now observed more than 50 000 stars and is adding significantly to our knowledge of the fundamental workings of…

These molecules are very powerful inhibitors of a specific protein kinase, CK2, an enzyme that is overactive in a number of cancers. The enzyme’s instrumental…

Using a newly developed method, Utrecht University researchers have mapped the structure and composition of the hepatitis B virus. The researchers were able to…

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis; it commonly affects weight-bearing joints such as the knees and hips, along with the hands, wrists, feet…

Research scientists found changes in the structure of the genes in patients with schizophrenia when they studied what are known as copy number variants.Genetic…

“What we suspected turned out to be true,” Nasreen confirmed. “The extracts from the microbes in the water proved to be potential sources of antibiotics or…

In an article in the scientific magazine “Nature – Geosciences”, the geoscientists Achim Brauer, Peter Dulski and Jörg Negendank, (emeritus Professor) from the…

But the results of the PlantPro research project show that there are many more plants which are suitable for the production of protein compounds as food…

The new map design follows a series of historical and ongoing arguments about ownership, and the race for resources, in the frozen lands and seas of the…

With average temperatures of minus 260 degrees Fahrenheit, an almost nonexistent atmosphere and a complex web of cracks in a layer of ice encompassing the…

In a study published online in Genome Research (www.genome.org), researchers have identified a novel mutation in a gene associated with CRD in dogs, raising…

In particular, experienced elephant matriarchs seem to give their family groups an edge in the struggle for survival in periods of famine and drought,…

In the study, researchers report that the dual functions of transfer RNA (reading the genetic blueprint for a protein, and adding a specific amino acid to the…

When bumblebees return to the nest from a successful foraging mission, they produce a pheromone which encourages their nest mates to also go out and find food….

Tons of soot are released into the air annually as forest fires rage from California to the Amazon to Siberia and Indonesia.Climate scientists have generally…