A scientific team has expanded next-generation sequencing to create an off-the-shelf tool that does simultaneous…
Month: January 2013
Heat Shock Proteins May Shed New Light on a Variety of Debilitating Diseases
Researchers, in a finding that runs counter to conventional wisdom, have discovered for the first…
Bugs in the atmosphere: Significant microorganism populations found in middle and upper troposphere
In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, researchers used genomic…
Neural mechanism underlying drug cravings
Addiction may result from abnormal brain circuitry in the frontal cortex, the part of the…
Genes behind aggressive endometrial cancer
In a major breakthrough for uterine serous carcinoma (USC) — a chemo-resistant, aggressive form of…
Slow-release ‘jelly’ delivers drugs better
Biomedical engineers have developed a new delivery system that overcomes the shortcomings of a promising…
Shedding light on role of Amazon forests in global carbon cycle
Scientists have devised an analytical method that combines satellite images, simulation modeling and painstaking fieldwork…
New look at cell membrane reveals surprising organization
A look directly at the cell membrane is changing our understanding of its organization. Using…
Tooth development and weaning in chimpanzees not as closely related as once thought
Using a first-of-its-kind method, scientists have used digital photographs to show that, after the eruption…
Artificial pancreas: The way of the future for treating type 1 diabetes
Researchers have conducted a trial comparing a dual-hormone artificial pancreas with conventional diabetes treatment using…