Molecular spies to fight cancer
Procedure for improving tumor diagnosis successfully tested.
Aug 3rd, 2015
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Procedure for improving tumor diagnosis successfully tested.
Aug 3rd, 2015
Read moreThe use of animals in scientific research prompts regular debate and it can be difficult to garner a clear picture of the actual need for animal models.
Aug 3rd, 2015
Read moreScientists have developed artificial blood vessels that are not susceptible to blood clot formation. The achievement was made possible by a new generation of drug-containing coating applied to the inner surface of the vessel.
Aug 3rd, 2015
Read moreThe ability to visualize and characterize the composition of a tumour in detail during its development can provide valuable insights in order to target appropriate therapeutics. Researchers now have visualized and quantified the growth and composition of breast tumours over time in a living animal.
Jul 31st, 2015
Read moreExperiments in yeast hint at ways to extend life of some human cells.
Jul 31st, 2015
Read moreResearchers have engineered a tethered ribosome that works nearly as well as the authentic cellular component, or organelle, that produces all the proteins and enzymes within the cell. The engineered ribosome may enable the production of new drugs and next-generation biomaterials and lead to a better understanding of how ribosomes function.
Jul 29th, 2015
Read moreMobile software simplifies measurements of gel electrophoresis.
Jul 29th, 2015
Read moreDiscovery delivers high starch content, virtually no methane emissions.
Jul 28th, 2015
Read moreA new technology will dramatically enhance investigations of epigenomes, the machinery that turns on and off genes and a very prominent field of study in diseases such as stem cell differentiation, inflammation and cancer.
Jul 28th, 2015
Read moreA pH-responsive polymer gel could create swallowable devices, including capsules for ultra-long drug delivery.
Jul 28th, 2015
Read moreResearchers have revealed the mechanism of action of the 'back brace' proteins that stabilize single strands, protect them and prevent them from folding back into a double-helix structure that can inhibit subsequent DNA processing.
Jul 26th, 2015
Read moreScientists tried to address one of the least understood issues in the modern molecular biology, namely, how do strands of DNA pack themselves into the cell nucleus.
Jul 23rd, 2015
Read moreProtein cargo appears to traverse the bacterial cell membrane through a large, water filled channel.
Jul 22nd, 2015
Read moreScientists have discovered the first fully synthetic substrate with potential to grow billions of stem cells. The research could forge the way for the creation of 'stem cell factories' - the mass production of human embryonic (pluripotent) stem cells.
Jul 22nd, 2015
Read moreScientists have exploited the light of fireflies in a new method that detects biological molecules without the need for complex devices and high costs.
Jul 22nd, 2015
Read moreChemists have developed photoresponsive derivatives of an antimitotic drug, which permit light-dependent control of cell division. The new agents could provide the basis for precisely targeted tumor therapies, free of side-effects.
Jul 16th, 2015
Read moreResearchers have developed a new technology to optically control genome editing.
Jul 16th, 2015
Read moreScientists have directed a common bacterium to produce more of a valuable fatty acid, lauric acid, than it typically does. The achievement is noteworthy not simply because of the increased production of fatty acid, which can be a useful component of biofuels.
Jul 15th, 2015
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