A Noncoding RNA Regulates Chromosome Number
Researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered a gene that keeps the number of chromosomes stable. NORAD (Noncoding RNA Activated by DNA Damage) transcripts are the...
Basic Research
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Mykrobe Predictor Software Identifies Antibiotic Resistance
Researchers from the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics have developed a new software that predicts antibiotic resistance in bacteria by analyzing their genome. The new...
Apps
A More Potent Water Purification System Based on Cyclodextrin
A team of researchers form Cornell University has developed a water purifier based on a cyclodextrin modification. The original polymer, a compound used in air fresheners,...
Basic Research
Long-Lasting Hydrogel Derived from Sea Anemones
A team of researchers from Pohang and Yeungnam Universities have created a mechanically durable hydrogel inspired in a sturdy protein found in anemones that...
3D bioprinting
Metastatic Nanobridges to Take Control of Healthy Cells
Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWM) have discovered a new mechanism used by cancer cells to metastasize. Nanochannels protruding from metastatic cells connect them...
Biomedicine
Brain MRI Reveals a Potential Biomarker for Depression
A team of scientists from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI) have recently published a study that correlates depression risk with a...
Biomedicine
Targeting Our Gut Microbes Could Cure Arteriosclerosis
Researchers from Cleveland Clinic have discovered that blocking a specific microbiome metabolic pathway can diminish the risk of arteriosclerosis for the host. A compound found...
Biomedicine
Local Anesthesia Release Triggered by Light
A team of scientists from Harvard Medical School and the Massachussets Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a system to release anesthesia locally upon irradiation. Drug administration...
Biomedicine