Between 1999 and 2013, there were 5,511 deaths by law enforcement, mostly among non-whites, a…
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Genes for a longer, healthier life found
Out of a ‘haystack’ of 40,000 genes from three different organisms, scientists have found genes…
Scientists overcome key CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing hurdle
Researchers have engineered changes to the revolutionary CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing system that significantly cut down…
Cancer cells can poison normal cells
A fundamental finding that cancer cells can induce neighboring normal cells to become cancerous has…
Taking Truvada ‘as needed’ can prevent HIV-transmission amongst people at high-risk
In a study into the prevention of HIV transmission, people who took the antiretroviral drug…
El Niño warming causes significant coral damage in central Pacific
Current El Niño conditions in the Pacific Ocean have created high water temperatures that are…
Irrigation method saves 50 percent of water needed for potato growth
An irrigation method uses 50 percent less water than traditional systems to grow potatoes –…
Childbirth an athletic event? Sports medicine used to diagnose injuries caused by deliveries
Childbirth is arguably the most traumatic event the human body can undergo, and new imaging…
State workers’ compensation policies affect costs, disability time
Certain workers’ compensation (WC) policies explain much of the state-level variation in costs and outcomes…
New diaphragms grown from stem cells offer hope of a cure for common birth defect, possibly future repairs of the heart
New diaphragm tissue in rats has been successfully created in the lab using a mixture of…