Gene Editing Takes on New Roles

Gene Editing Takes on New Roles

Dec 17, 2016 | Non classé

A new combined method may finally give scientists a tool fine enough to probe life’s most nuanced processes 15.12.2016 What combinations of mutations help cancer cells survive? Which cells in the brain are involved in the onset of Alzheimer’s? How do immune cells...
Mystery of Super Flash Solved

Mystery of Super Flash Solved

Dec 15, 2016 | Non classé

The brightest flash of light in the cosmos could be a rare event involving a star and a supermassive black hole 15.12.2016 When astronomers and astrophysicists observe flashes of light in the dark sky, they assume they have seen a supernova. Possibly a star has burnt...
Gut Bacteria Have Outsized Influence

Gut Bacteria Have Outsized Influence

Dec 13, 2016 | Non classé

A new study reveals how our microbiomes affect the timing of liver activity 12.12.2016 The bacteria we carry around with us in our digestive tract have an influence that spans far beyond the lining of our guts. In research recently published in Cell, a collaborative...
How to Mix the Perfect Cocktail

How to Mix the Perfect Cocktail

Dec 9, 2016 | Non classé

A new model can predict drug interactions and side effects even between a large number of components 07.12.2016 A new method could take the guesswork out of mixing drug cocktails Drug cocktails such as those for treating cancer, like the alcoholic versions offered at...
Making Spines from Sea Water

Making Spines from Sea Water

Dec 7, 2016 | Non classé

How do creatures like sea urchins take up the calcium they need to build hard structures? 30.11.2016 Some sea creatures cover themselves with hard shells and spines, while vertebrates build skeletons out of the same minerals. How do these animals get the calcium they...