Biological Sciences
New NIH policy requires researchers to apply for access to the full genome sequence data from HeLa cells.
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The Reflections of Research competition seeks out the most extraordinary and surprising views of our heart and blood vessels amongst the research that donations help fund.
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Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, an innovator in life science research, has acquired the flow cytometry business assets of ReaMetrix India Pvt. Ltd, a Bangalore-based life science technology company. The transaction provides Beckman Coulter Life Sciences with temperature-stable, single-dose, multi-color antibody cocktails targeting the HIV monitoring and clinical research markets.
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Birds that yield good vibration provide motion excitation ... for engineers: As Earth warms, birds may be changing their migratory patterns. But to obtain avian data, scientists need in-flight tracking sensors – and those sensors need energy.
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In a new study, the crystals had no toxic effects in non-human primates
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Genevac reports that its HT Series II Evaporator using the Fast Lyophilisation, or LyoSpeed™ process is enabling a growing number of pharmaceutical labs to routinely dry HPLC fraction samples to a powder form, such that the samples can then be accurately weighed, easily sub-sampled and redissolved.
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MIT study also pinpoints where the brain stores memory traces, both false and authentic.
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In a twist on "survival of the fittest," researchers including biologist Greg Lang have discovered that evolution is driven not by a single beneficial mutation but rather by a group of mutations, including ones called "genetic hitchhikers" that are simply along for the ride.
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Consuming cranberry products has been anecdotally associated with prevention of urinary tract infections (UTIs) for over 100 years. But is this popular belief a myth, or scientific fact?
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The sounds of success are ringing at Kansas State University through a research project that has potential to treat human deafness and loss of balance.
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Improved technique makes it easier to add or delete genes in living cells, with less risk of off-target DNA damage.
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The risk of catching some nasty germ in the Hudson River just started looking nastier. Disease-causing microbes have long been found swimming there, but now researchers have documented antibiotic-resistant strains in specific spots, from the Tappan Zee Bridge to lower Manhattan.
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