Possible 5th DNA base discovered
Scientists from Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute have recently published in Nature Chemical Biologythe discovery of what could be the fifth DNA base, 5-formylcytosine (5fC...
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Researcher Identity Network THOR Launched
The THOR (Technical and Human infrastructure for Open Research) project for researcher identification has officially launched. THOR is a state-of-the-art identifier network built on services...
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Labcritics at Science & You 2015
Labcritics was at Science & You 2015 in Nancy, France, a scientific communication event open to researchers, students, mediators and journalists. We enjoyed the high...
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Hyperlens to Enable Hypermagnification in Optical Microscopy
Scientists at the University of Buffalo are pushing the limits of microscopy with their new hyperlens. Currently in prototype stage, this new hyperlens is developed...
Microscopy
Genome Editing Dampens Mitochondrial DNA Mutation Heritability
Researchers from Salk Institute in San Diego, CA have presented a breakthrough study on the elimination of defective mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). The use of genome editing...
Bioengineering
New Approach to Molecular Imprinting Improves Anticancer Compound Detection
The combination of molecular imprinting and quartz crystal microbalance techniques allowed researchers from Dumlupınar University in Turkey to detect the anticancer compound kaempferol (KAE) at...
Bioengineering
TIME’s 5 Most Influential Women Scientists You Should Know
The contribution of women to the progress of science and medicine is gaining recognition since the past few decades and their achievements cannot be disregarded....
Biotechnology
3-D Human Skin Maps Unveiled
With the use of skin swabs of 400 different body sites of two healthy adult volunteers, researchers at the University of California, San Diego Skaggs...
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