Among patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy, treatment with an injection in the eye of the…
Month: November 2015
One-step test for hepatitis C virus infection developed
A cost-effective one-step test that screens, detects and confirms hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections has…
Streamlining mobile image processing
As smartphones become people’s primary computers and their primary cameras, there is growing demand for…
How DNA and a supercomputer can help sustain honey bee populations
To uncover what plants honey bees rely on, researchers are applying DNA metabarcoding to pollen…
Chemists turn bacterial molecules into potential drug molecules
Chemists explain how they have created molecules that mimic and dominate toxic ones secreted by…
Irradiated anthrax can be sequenced quickly
These days, mail addressed to selected government offices gets irradiated, in order to kill any…
Parasitic fungi and the battle against coffee rust disease
Coffee rust has ravaged Latin American plantations for several years, leading to reductions in annual…
‘Orphan gene’ may have potential to boost protein value of crops, according to research
A gene found only in a single plant species can increase protein content when introduced…
Not so happy old age?
The notion that older people are happier than younger people is being challenged following a…