Experts call for a federated data ecosystem for sharing genomic and clinical data. A diverse…
Month: June 2016
Perovskite solar cells surpass 20 percent efficiency
Researchers are pushing the limits of perovskite solar cell performance by exploring the best way…
Why hierarchy exists in biological networks: New insight will aid development of artificial intelligence
New research explains why so many biological networks, including the human brain (a network of…
New insights into mechanism of metabolic disorders: Proteome of an entire family
Based on comprehensive protein data on mice, researchers have gained new insights into the mechanism…
Scientists unpack how Toxoplasma infection is linked to neurodegenerative disease
Toxoplasma gondii, a protozoan parasite, infects a third of the world’s population. Working on mice,…
A new way to nip AIDS in the bud
When new HIV particles bud from an infected cell, the enzyme protease activates to help…
How gene activation protein works
Scientists have discovered the three-dimensional structure of a gene-specific transcription activation complex, providing the first…
Nerve-insulating cells more diverse than previously thought
Oligodendrocytes, a type of brain cell that plays a crucial role in diseases such as…
Super quantum simulator ‘entangles’ hundreds of ions
Physicists have ‘entangled’ or linked together the properties of up to 219 beryllium ions (charged…
New qPAINT technology gives microscopes ‘super-vision’
Knowing the exact number of molecules located at specific junctures in cells can be a…