A new enhanced DNA imaging technique has been developed that can probe the structure of…
Month: June 2016
NASA’s Juno spacecraft to risk Jupiter’s fireworks for science
On July 4, NASA will fly a solar-powered spacecraft the size of a basketball court…
Dividing the spoils of cooperation
When choosing unrelated male partners for cooperative ventures, men value productivity as well as generosity…
Smoking can hamper common treatment for breast cancer
We know that individuals who smoke take major health risks. Now a new research study…
Major differences between women and men who commit deadly violence
Women who commit deadly violence are different in many ways from male perpetrators, both in…
Terahertz radiation: Useful source for food safety
A compact and low-cost emitter generates light across the entire terahertz spectrum. Scientists say that…
Scientists discover mechanism of thalidomide
In the 1950s, thalidomide (Contergan) was prescribed as a sedative drug to pregnant women, resulting…
Multicolor super resolution imaging
Researchers have developed a new method, using super-resolution microscopy, to determine the length of stretched…
PI3K protein: Potential new therapeutic target in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
Researchers have demonstrated that selective inactivation of the p110&alpha, PI3K isoform is sufficient to block…
X-ray-free electron laser reveals radiosensitizing effects at molecular level
Researchers shed light on the molecular mechanisms behind radiation-based cancer therapies, through new study.