'Squishy' lasers could reveal how tumors and babies grow
New "squishy" lasers could help solve the mystery of the biological forces that control the development of embryos and cancerous tumors.
New "squishy" lasers could help solve the mystery of the biological forces that control the development of embryos and cancerous tumors.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 1, 2024
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A team of researchers, including colleagues from the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, have transferred into common fruit flies genes from simple organisms capable of regenerating their bodies. ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 1, 2024
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Putting 50 billion transistors into a microchip the size of a fingernail is a feat that requires manufacturing methods of nanometer level precision—layering of thin films, then etching, depositing, or using photolithography ...
Nanophysics
Jul 30, 2024
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One of just two vertebrates without a jaw, sea lampreys that are wreaking havoc in Midwestern fisheries are simultaneously helping scientists understand the origins of two important stem cells that drove the evolution of ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 26, 2024
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Each cell in the body has its own unique delivery system that scientists are working on harnessing to move revolutionary biological drugs—molecules like proteins, RNA and combinations of the two—to specific diseased parts ...
Biotechnology
Jul 24, 2024
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The behavior of the cells that make up our blood vessels is crucial to our well-being. Conditions such as inflammation, oxygen deprivation and viral infection can stress these cells and disrupt the formation of new, often ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 23, 2024
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New research from Rice University scientists is shedding light on how viruses ensure their survival by precisely timing the release of new viruses. The discovery offers a new theoretical framework for understanding these ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 18, 2024
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Peek inside the human genome and, among the 20,000 or so genes that serve as building blocks of life, you'll also find flecks of DNA left behind by viruses that infected primate ancestors tens of millions of years ago.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 17, 2024
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RIKEN researchers have developed a highly accurate method for temporarily silencing genes that is promising for advancing biological research and developing new therapies for genetic diseases. The study is published in Nature ...
Biotechnology
Jul 11, 2024
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A multi-institutional, international effort known as the Ruminant Telomere-to-Telomere consortium, or RT2T, is aiming to make scientific history by publishing the complete genomes of more than 300 species of ruminant animals, ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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