When a microscopic lab worm grows an eye-popping oddity, scientists locate the mutated gene that caused it. It's truly interesting. Yet, more important findings, medically relevant ones, may be hiding in traits invisible ...
Biotechnology
Nov 24, 2016
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An ailing humpback whale that became grounded on a sandbar off New York has been euthanized.
Plants & Animals
Nov 23, 2016
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Tomi Laurila's research topic has many quirky names.
Bio & Medicine
Nov 10, 2016
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As Europe's population ages, the number of people requiring rehabilitation following neurological diseases such as stroke is expected to rise. Specialist care from physiotherapists and occupational therapists offers a chance ...
Robotics
Aug 25, 2016
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For the first time, scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have developed a technology allowing them to "see" single molecules of messenger RNA as they are translated into proteins in living mammalian cells. Initial ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 6, 2016
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A French court on Thursday upheld a ruling in which US biotech giant Monsanto was found guilty of poisoning a farmer who says he suffered neurological damage after inhaling a weedkiller made by the company.
Biotechnology
Sep 10, 2015
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Eye doctors soon could use computing power to help them see individual cells in the back of a patient's eye, thanks to imaging technology developed by engineers at the University of Illinois. Such detailed pictures of the ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 23, 2015
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As scientists overcome the technical challenges in reprogramming stem cells to produce biologically precise models of human neurons, these emerging model systems will accelerate research on understanding neuronal activity, ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 19, 2015
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A pig's skin cells may hold the key to new treatments and cures for devastating human neurological diseases. Researchers from the University of Georgia's Regenerative Bioscience Center have discovered a process of turning ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 1, 2015
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New research from Iowa State University shows that a fatal neurological disease in cows can be detected earlier by examining the animal's retinas.
Plants & Animals
Apr 10, 2015
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