Tweaking the levels of factors used during the reprogramming of adult cells into induced pluriopotent…
Month: December 2011
Bobsled runs — fast and yet safe
They should prove a challenge for the athletes, but not put them in danger: bobsled…
Children with HIV/AIDS falling through the cracks of treatment scale-up efforts
Less than one-quarter (23 percent) of children with HIV/AIDS who need treatment are getting it,…
Archaeologists find new evidence of animals being introduced to prehistoric Caribbean
An archaeological research team has found one of the most diverse collections of prehistoric non-native…
Cancer cells’ DNA repair disrupted to increase radiation sensitivity
Shortening end caps on chromosomes in human cervical cancer cells disrupts DNA repair signaling, increases…
Moral dilemma: Would you kill one person to save five?
Nine out of 10 people would kill one person to save five others, according to…
Two out of three medical students do not know when to wash their hands
Only 21 percent of surveyed medical students could identify five true and two false indications…
Aggression prevents the better part of valor … in fig wasps
Researchers have confirmed a unique behavior within the male population of tiny fig wasps that…
Danish HIV patients can live as long as the general population when treated optimally
Researchers who have been following Danish HIV patients for more than fifteen years now see…
World’s first captive breeding of Ozark hellbenders
After a decade-long effort, conservation experts report that Ozark hellbenders have been bred in captivity…