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How a Snake Kills Its Prey
August 26, 2024 8:26 am | by Ryan Bushey, Associate Editor | Videos | CommentsResearchers discovered the specific mechanism boa constrictors use to subdue their prey.
Safety Glasses Holder
August 25, 2024 11:23 am | Product Releases | CommentsTerra Universal introduces a new addition to their special BioSafe product line – a hinged, easy-clean safety glasses holder. The container is designed for comfortable access to stored items, while maintaining stringent cleanliness standards and simplifying sanitation processes.
Protein Found to Play a Key Role in Blocking Pathogen Survival
August 25, 2024 11:16 am | by Helen Knight, MIT | News | CommentsCalprotectin fends off microbial invaders by limiting access to iron, an important nutrient.
Researchers Find New Code that Makes Reprogramming of Cancer Cells Possible
August 25, 2024 11:08 am | by Mayo Clinic | News | CommentsCancer researchers dream of the day they can force tumor cells to morph back to the normal cells they once were. Now, researchers have discovered a way to potentially reprogram cancer cells back to normalcy.
Texas Lab Criticized Over Handling of Monkeys for Study
August 25, 2024 9:56 am | by David Warren, Associated Press | News | CommentsA prestigious laboratory in Texas is under federal investigation after auditors issued a preliminary report saying it did not do enough to prevent the suffering of primates who were infected with a deadly virus for a study of the disease.
Imaging Software Could Speed Breast Cancer Diagnosis
August 25, 2024 9:45 am | by Rice University | News | CommentsNew software developed by bioengineers could speed up the diagnosis of breast cancer with 90 percent accuracy and without the need for a specialist, according to recent research.
Report: Nearly 47 Million People Now Have Dementia
August 25, 2024 9:36 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsHealth researchers say there are now nearly 47 million people living with dementia globally, up from 35 million in 2009. They warned that without a medical breakthrough, numbers will likely double every 20 years.
Unusual Suite of “Women in Science” Initiatives Hailed: Special Report
August 25, 2024 9:28 am | by Cynthia Fox, Science Writer | Articles | CommentsScientists are hailing an Australian institute’s unusual raft of initiatives aimed at wiping out science gender gaps.
Five Biotech Startups to Check Out This Month
August 25, 2024 8:27 am | by Ryan Bushey, Associate Editor | Articles | CommentsThese companies are having an interesting month so far.
Clear Bottom Assay Plates
August 24, 2024 11:05 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe unique Krystal 2000 microplate range from Porvair Sciences has been optimized for luminescence and fluorescence assays. A patented manufacturing process, using a ‘two-shot’ mould, provides clear, individual wells in an opaque matrix.
Fossil Study: Dogs Evolved with Climate Change
August 24, 2024 10:58 am | by Brown University | News | CommentsOld dogs can teach humans new things about evolution. In Nature Communications a new study of North American dog fossils as old as 40 million years suggests that the evolutionary path of whole groups of predators can be a direct consequence of climate change.
The Mending Tissue - Cellular Instructions for Tissue Repair
August 24, 2024 10:48 am | by National University of Singapore | News | CommentsCollaborative study identifies universal mechanism that explains how tissue shape regulates physiological processes such as wound healing and embryo development.
Study Links Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Thinner Gray Matter and Better Math Skills in Kids
August 24, 2024 10:38 am | by Univeristy of Illinois | News | CommentsA new study reveals that 9- and 10-year-old children who are aerobically fit tend to have significantly thinner gray matter than their “lower-fit” peers. Thinning of the outermost layer of brain cells in the cerebrum is associated with better mathematics performance, researchers report.
Team Identifies Structure of Tumor-Suppressing Protein
August 24, 2024 10:06 am | by Carnegie Mellon University | News | CommentsAn international group of researchers have established the structure of an important tumor suppressing protein, PTEN. Their findings provide new insights into how the protein regulates cell growth and how mutations in the gene that encodes the protein can lead to cancer.
Scientists Uncover Surprising Mechanism Behind Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
August 24, 2024 10:04 am | by The Scripps Research Institute | News | CommentsScientists have discovered that the important human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus, develops resistance to this drug by “switching on” a previously uncharacterized set of genes.
