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New study finds genetically engineered crops could play a role in sustainable agriculture

..., according to a groundbreaking study published in the June 8 issue of the journal Science. The study analyzes, for the first time, environmental impact data from field exper...

Newly found sensing system enables certain bacteria to resist human immune defenses

Researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a component of the National Institutes of Health, have discovered a survival mechanism in a common type of bacteria tha...

Brightening prospects of using fluorescent nanotubes in medical applications

...t it takes about 100,000 laid side-by-side to span the width of a single human hair. In the last five years, scientists have discovered that some individual nanotubes are fluorescent. That is,...

Research shows cord blood comparable to matched bone marrow

...ording to an analysis of outcome data performed at the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transpla... Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. This is the first study that directly compares matched bone marrow, which is currently considered the preferred ...

Salty oceans provide early warning for climate change

Monitoring the saltiness of the ocean water could provide an early indicator of climate change. Significant increases or decreases i...

New collaborative research reveals chimpanzees can sustain multiple-tradition cultures

...xist, and now, based on findings by researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center at Emory University, the University of Texas and St. Andrews University, Scotland, they have their answer: Yes. The study, ...

Sun exposure early in life linked to specific skin cancer gene mutation

...ations, but just how these mutations contribute to the cause of melanomas has been a mystery. A new clue comes from scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Schools of Medicine and Public Health. Their research in...

Dual-imaging technique useful before -- and during -- brain surgery

Brain specialists associated with the Neuroscience Institute at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and University Hospital say the ability to incorporate—in real time—tw...

Alzheimer's disease to quadruple worldwide by 2050

...n 2006, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The researchers also concluded the global prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease will grow to more than 106 million by 2050. By that time, 4...

Stroke study sheds light on left-right brain divide

Research into the effects of strokes has furthered our understanding of the different roles of the left and right sides of our brains. A study led by the University of Exeter h...

Breakthrough developments in rheumatoid arthritis reported

...rsen, MD, stares at x-rays of hands, searching out the telltale signs of inflamed joints and wrists from ...h these clinical features at his side, he turns to the basic building blocks of life – the human genome – to figure out what makes these people susceptible...

Rising skin cancer rates are more likely to affect wealthy people, says 12-year review

...n a significant increase in Northern Ireland since the early 1990s and are more likely to affect men, old...uent areas, according to a study just published in the June issue of British Journal of Dermatology. Researchers who looked at official cancer statistics ...

'Lucky 13' as new gene discovery offers further hope for childhood blindness

...iscovered a gene that, when mutated, causes one of the most common forms of inherited blindness in babies. Scientists at the University of Leeds, working in collaboration with experts from other centres around the world, iden...

Researchers shed light on shrinking of chromosomes

...wo daughter cells at every division. Condensation, the shortening of chromosomes, allows the cell to handle such huge amounts of genetic material during cell division and helps preventing fatal...

U-M researchers discover gene switched off in cancer can be turned on

A gene implicated in the development of cancer cells can be switched on using drugs, report researchers from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. The finding could lead to a new class of targete...

Now, self-healing materials can mimic human skin, healing again and again

...self-healing materials, invented by researchers at the University of Illinois, mimics human skin by heali... that emulate biological circulatory systems. “In the same manner that a cut in the skin triggers blood flow to promote healing, a crack in these new mate...

Migration alert -- How tumor cells home in on the lymphatic system

...hanistic description of how tumor cells migrate to the lymphatic system in the early stages of tumor metastasis. This new understanding holds significant potential for developing ...

Researchers examine carbon capture and storage to combat global warming

...ther path for cutting emissions of carbon dioxide, the leading greenhouse gas that causes global warming....d and injects it underground. The gas never enters the atmosphere. The practice could transform heavy carbon spewers, such as coal power plants, into relat...

Undergraduate research shows leaderless honeybee organizing

...g “received knowledge” – in other words, absorbing the past discoveries of scholars and scientists. But U...tte senior biology major Andrew Pierce went beyond the textbooks and uncovered something previously unknown. Pierce’s discovery has to do with detecting a...

Newly discovered antibody may be body's natural defense against Alzheimer's

In an important advance in the battle against Alzheimer's disease, physician-scie...ers" that are toxic to brain cells, while ignoring the benign single-molecule forms of the same proteins. The existence of such antibodies was predicted by...

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