The rescue of 11 Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) from a mud hole inside the Keo…
Month: March 2017
Discovery of a new regulatory protein provides new tool for stem cell engineering
Bioengineers have discovered a protein that regulates the switch of embryonic stem cells from the…
Brain stimulation improves schizophrenia-like cognitive problems
A new study finds that stimulating the cerebellum in rats with schizophrenia-like thinking problems normalizes…
Watching the passage of knotted DNA slip through nanopores
How can long DNA filaments, which have convoluted and highly knotted structure, manage to pass…
Desktop scanners can be hijacked to perpetrate cyberattacks
The researchers conducted several demonstrations to transmit a message into computers connected to a flatbed…
Prostate screening often occurs without discussion of benefits, risks
Less than a third of men in a large national survey reported talking with their…
Toward glow-in-the-dark tumors: New fluorescent probe could light up cancer
A fluorescent probe lights up the enzyme beta-galactosidase in a cell culture. The glowing probe-enzyme…
Insurance coverage for IVF increases chance of having baby
Women who pursue in vitro fertilization (IVF) to become pregnant are more likely to give…
Vitamin D decreases risk of cancer, new study suggests
Low vitamin D status may increase the risk of cancer, suggests new research. The study…
Understanding predictability, randomness by digging in the dirt
When tilling soil, the blade of the tool cuts through dirt, loosening it in preparation…