Biology
Medical researchers applied CRISPR technology to study the function of a very large human non-protein coding gene expressed only in placenta, stem cells, and certain cancers
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To improve how broken bones heal in people with diabetes, University of Pennsylvania researchers are leading work to develop an affordable oral therapy—grown in plants
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Simple chip powered by quantum dots allows standard microscopes to visualize difficult-to-image biological organisms
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According to a recent study, key regions for conservation include the Northern Pacific Ocean near China and Japan and the Atlantic between West Africa and the Americas
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New study uses environmental DNA sequencing technique to show ecological changes since last Ice Age
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Unlike Superglue, the new eco glue develops its full strength in a preferred direction, similar to "peel and stick" adhesives
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Understanding how cells communicate could reveal how tumors are able to evade the immune system and become resistant to treatments
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A new study on the microbiomes of our ancestors offers hypotheses about the influence of microbes on our early social and daily lives
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Analyzing almost 150,000 individual records, researchers found that the timing of the birds' spring migration has advanced over the last 50 years
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Butantan Institute researchers succeeded in reducing the toxicity and potentiating the analgesic effect of crotoxin by encapsulating it in nanostructured silica; the results of tests in an animal model of neuropathic pain are promising
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High fish diversity is a good indicator of forest health
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