Researchers have filled an important gap in the study of tunicate evolution by genetically sequencing…
Month: July 2011
Health providers should emphasize breast cancer screening, research finds
Researchers believe medical practitioners can help reduce the number of breast cancer deaths among low-income…
First cookiecutter shark attack on a live human
A new study provides details on the first cookiecutter shark attack on a live human,…
E. coli can survive in streambed sediments for months
Scientists have confirmed that the presence of Escherichia coli pathogens in surface waters could result…
Self-referral: A significant factor in imaging growth
A recent study suggests that self-referral in medical imaging may be a significant contributing factor…
Big hole filled in cloud research
Under certain conditions, private and commercial propeller planes and jet aircraft may induce odd-shaped holes…
Environs prompt advantageous gene mutations as plants grow; changes passed to progeny
Researchers have found that the environment not only weeds out harmful and useless genetic mutations…
New technique advances bioprinting of cells
By extending pioneering acoustical work that applied sound waves to generate droplets from fluids, researchers…
New procedure to eliminate scarring in kidney surgeries
A urologist has developed a new “hidden” minimally invasive procedure that makes scarring virtually invisible…
Key immune substance linked to asthma, Stanford study finds
Medical researchers have linked a master molecule of the immune system, gamma-interferon, to the pathology…