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Link between power lines, ill-health called into question
New evidence suggesting that power lines and mobile phones do not cause physical harm to humans has been found by researchers at The University of Manchester Several past studies have suggested that the magnetic fields ... - Read More'Trojan horse' proteins: step forward for nanoparticle-based anti-cancer, anti-dementia therapeutic approaches
Scientists at Brunel University London have found a way of targeting hard to reach cancers and degenerative diseases using nanoparticles but without causing the damaging side effects the treatment normally brings In a huge step ... - Read MoreX-ray laser reveals how bacterial protein morphs in response to light
Human biology is a massive collection of chemical reactions from the intricate signaling network that powers our brain activity to the body's immune response to viruses and the way our eyes adjust to sunlight All ... - Read More'Designer' nanodevice could improve treatment options for cancer sufferers
Cancer diagnostics and treatment options could be drastically improved with the creation of a 'designer' nanodevice being developed by researchers from the UK Italy the US and Argentina The diagnostic 'nanodecoder' which will consist of ... - Read MoreOnline games and remote experiments could reduce scientific fraud, cherry-picking
One way to combat the rising level of errors and fraud in life sciences research is through massive online laboratories which use videogames to engage large numbers of non professional investigators and prevent scientists from ... - Read MoreScientists Find Protein-Building Enzymes Have Undergone Metamorphosis and Evolved Diverse New Functions
work toward their next discoveries The institute's graduate program which awards PhD degrees in biology and chemistry ranks among the top ten of its kind in the nation For more information see www scripps edu ... - Read MoreNew Compound Treats Both Blindness and Diabetes in Animal Studies
and involved 24 researchers working in seven labs labs across four cities ” KIRA6 is the latest in a series of compounds the acronym stands for “Kinase Inhibiting RNase Attenuators that were originally designed and ... - Read MorePlants respond to leaf vibrations caused by insects' chewing
Previous studies have suggested that plant growth can be influenced by sound and that plants respond to wind and touch Now researchers at the University of Missouri in a collaboration that brings together audio and ... - Read MoreNature's Chem Lab: How Microorganisms Manufacture Drugs
all with diverse complementary expertise that enable game changing discoveries like this Håkansson said Skiniotis Sherman and Smith are faculty members in the U M Life Sciences Institute where their laboratories are located and research ... - Read MoreUnmasking viral invaders with mass spectrometry
If you have it you probably don't know it Cytomegalovirus or CMV is perhaps one of the biggest pathogens you've never heard of big both proportionately and epidemiologically It contains approximately 200 genes compared to ... - Read MoreNew details on microtubules and how the anti-cancer drug Taxol works
A pathway to the design of even more effective versions of the powerful anti cancer drug Taxol has been opened with the most detailed look ever at the assembly and disassembly of microtubules tiny fibers ... - Read MoreEnergy-dense sugar battery created
Novel technology reveals aerodynamics of migrating birds flying in a V-formation
Novel technology reveals aerodynamics of birds flying in a V-formation
Polymer coatings based on molecular structures
Living desert underground: In perpetual darkness of limestone cave, surprisingly diverse ecosystem of microbes
Natural products discovery group asks for public's help with citizen science program
Designer piercings: New membrane pores with DNA nanotechnology
A new way to build membrane crossing pores using Lego like DNA building blocks has been developed by scientists at UCL in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Cambridge and the University of Southampton ... - Read MoreGaming technology unravels one of the most complex entities in nature: Computational research unveils secrets in the human carbohydrate bar-code
First step to reduce plant need for nitrogen fertilizer uncovered
Nitrogen fertilizer costs U S farmers approximately $8 billion each year and excess fertilizer can find its way into rivers and streams damaging the delicate water systems Now a discovery by a team of University ... - Read MoreGlobal Partners
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