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...
Basic Research
Publications
Scientific publishing and the tools around it – preprints, peer review, open access, and the software researchers use to read and cite.
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New Method Finds Sequences in Minutes Instead of Days
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have developed a new database search technique that allows to find DNA sequences in minutes instead of days. The method...
Bioinformatics
DNA Aptamers to Replace Antibodies in Disease Detection and Treatment
Researchers from the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) of A*STAR in Singapore have developed a better technology to detect and treat infectious diseases and cancer....
Bioengineering
Super-Resolution Microscopy to Diagnose Rare Platelet Disorder
A team of scientists led by a research group at University College London have developed a super-resolution microscopy method to diagnose a rare bleeding disease. The...
Biomedicine
First Visualization of Cancer Spread from its Origin
Researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital have visually followed the emergence and spread of cancer form its first cell to other parts of an animal. The...
Blog
Smartphone Fitness Apps Are Inaccurate and Unreliable
Researchers from the University of Toronto have evaluated several free fitness apps and found an unacceptable error percentage when compared to a pedometer. The authors recommend caution...
Apps
A New Method to Perpetuate Human Stem Cell Cultures
An international team of researchers from several institutions led by the University of Bath have developed a new method to detect and preserve human stem cells in...
Bioengineering
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...
Basic Research