New research suggests that blocking a protein normally credited with suppressing leukemia may be a…
Month: August 2013
Molecular process behind form of non-syndromic deafness identified
Researchers identify an underlying molecular process that causes a genetic form of non-syndromic deafness in…
Supervolcanic ash can turn to lava miles from eruption
Scientists have determined that ash can turn back into lava miles away from a supervolcano…
Hodgkin lymphoma treatment linked to possible risk of stomach cancer
Hodgkin lymphoma survivors who received certain radiation and chemotherapy regimens were at increased risk of…
Researcher controls colleague’s motions in first human brain-to-brain interface
Researchers have performed what they believe is the first noninvasive human-to-human brain interface, with one…
Promising therapeutic target for hard-to-treat brain tumor
Researchers say they have found a specific protein in nearly 100 percent of high-grade meningiomas…
New energy model offers transparency to let others replicate findings
Computer models are used to inform policy decisions about energy, but existing models are generally…
Genetic treasure hunting in sorghum may benefit crop improvement
Agricultural researchers have discovered that sorghum, a drought-tolerant African crop, holds vastly more genetic variation…
European hunter-gatherers owned pigs as early as 4600 BC
European hunter-gatherers acquired domesticated pigs from nearby farmers as early as 4600 BC, according to…
How quickly can a bacterium grow? E. coli can replicate close to thermodynamic limits of efficiency
All living things must obey the laws of physics — including the second law of…