A team including the scientist who first harnessed the revolutionary CRISPR-Cas9 system for mammalian genome…
Month: September 2015
Deep-diving whales could hold answer for synthetic blood
The ultra-stable properties of the proteins that allow deep-diving whales to remain active while holding…
What powers the pumping heart?
A treasure trove of proteins has been discovered, which researchers say hold answers about how…
Dried plums can reduce risk of colon cancer, research shows
A diet containing dried plums can positively affect microbiota, also referred to as gut bacteria,…
Researchers’ model helps predict consumer spending
When a business wants to predict consumer expenditures at a competing firm, the task can…
Root microbiome engineering improves plant growth
Humans have been breeding crops until they’re bigger and more nutritious since the early days…
Tick spit protein may trigger allergic reactions
Ticks have had millions of years to figure out how to bite without triggering their…
Developing new omics-based diagnostic tools to better manage yeast infections in humans
Yeasts are unicellular microorganisms classified within the Fungi kingdom. They are well known for their…
A different type of 2-D semiconductor
Researchers have produced the first atomically thin 2-D sheets of organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites. These ionic…
Road to supercapacitors for scrap tires
Some of the 300 million tires discarded each year in the United States alone could…