Basic Research

Fundamental science without an immediate application – the mechanisms, structures and phenomena later work is built on.

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How Cornell’s Microscopic Robots Could Revolutionize Imaging

Researchers at Cornell University have come up with the latest creation of revolutionary proportions-the world’s smallest walking robots. Measuring 2 to 5 microns, they traverse...

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CROWDACURE: Crowdfunding Platform For Rare Diseases

A new website is trying to do what kickstarter has done for hundreds of entrepreneurs around the world in terms of gaining support for idea...

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CRISPR as a Recorder of Molecular Activity

Researchers from Harvard University have succesfully proved that CRISPR can work as a recorder of molecular events. Synthetic DNA molecules introduced in bacteria over a...

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Anti-CRISPR Proteins from Prophages Discovered in Proteobacterial Genomes

Researchers from the University of Toronto and the University of Otago have discovered five new proteins that block the bacterial CRISPR/Cas immune system. The anti-CRISPR proteins are...

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Nanothermomether Built with DNA

Illustration: istockphotos   Researchers from the University of Montreal have designed a DNA thermometer 20000 times smaller than a human hair. The scientists took advantage...

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RNA at the Center of Epigenetics

Researchers from Tel Aviv University, Sheba Medical Center, and University of Chicago have discovered a new RNA modification that plays a central role in the...

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Decline of Basic Science Papers in Medical Journals

Researchers from St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto have published a meta-research paper where they state the worrying decline in the number of basic research articles in...

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Electron Holography Microscope Obtains First Image of a Single Protein

  Researchers from the University of Zurich have obtained the first image ever of a single protein. The molecule was fixed on a graphene sheet...

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