For the first time, research shows that a type 2 diabetes drug significantly reduces hospitalizations…
Month: November 2015
New technology colors in the infrared rainbow
Researchers have devised a technology that can bring true color to infrared imaging systems, like…
Tissue engineers recruit cells to make their own strong matrix
Extracellular matrix is the material that gives tissues their strength and stretch. It’s been hard…
The past shows how abrupt climate shifts affect Earth
New research shows how past abrupt climatic changes in the North Atlantic propagated globally. The…
The first long-haired ones: New wasp group proposed for five new species from India
Accustomed to parasitising the eggs of spiders, a worldwide genus of wasps is represented by…
Complex grammar of the genomic language
The ‘grammar’ of the human genetic code is more complex than that of even the…
New genetic cause of a childhood kidney cancer discovered
Genetic mutations in a gene called REST have been shown to cause Wilms tumor, a…
Molecular clocks control mutation rate in human cells
A theory that our cells have molecular clock processes ticking inside them, that damage DNA…
How glucose regulation enables malignant tumor growth
A new study identifies a key pathway used by cancer cells to make the lipids…
Giant fullerene system inhibits the infection by an artificial Ebola virus
Using an artificial Ebola virus model, a medical researchers have demonstrated how a supermolecule —…