Researchers have been battling to find the cure for cancer since we began to understand what cancer really was. A cure is the ultimate goal, but most medical professionals and patients would... Read more
A new way to make powerful changes at will to the DNA of humans, other animals and plants, much like how a writer changes words in a story, could usher in a transformation in genetic medicin... Read more
Scientists at the Center for Research and Advanced Studies (Cinvestav) in Mexico developed a chip (also known as cDNA microarray) that allows detection of the RNA strand of the dengue... Read more
Lab success doesn’t always translate to real-world success. A team of Michigan State University scientists, however, has invented a new technology that increases the odds of helping algae-ba... Read more
Biohybrid systems allow for new applications in food technology, molecular biology, medical diagnostics, and pharmaceutical industry Cells, biological circuits, and individual biomolecules o... Read more
Rubber can be extracted from the juice of the dandelion. Yet the decisive breakthrough to industrial manufacturing is proving to be a tough step. Working jointly with industry and science, t... Read more
In 2008 researchers from the University of Southern Denmark showed that the drug thioridazine, which has previously been used to treat schizophrenia, is also a powerful weapon against antibi... Read more
Melbourne scientists have made the surprise discovery that malaria parasites can ‘talk’ to each other – a social behaviour to ensure the parasite’s survival and improve its chances of being... Read more
“Although we regularly cut it, it’s six-and-a-half meters tall.” Tobacco plants bloom when they are just a few months old – and then they die. Now, researchers have located a genetic s... Read more
The gel’s “sheer strength” could shore up weakened vessel walls at risk of rupturing A University of British Columbia researcher has helped create a gel – based on the mussel’s knack for cli... Read more
A team of chemical engineers at the University of Arkansas has developed a method for converting common algae into butanol, a renewable fuel that can be used in existing combustible engines.... Read more
Image via Wikipedia On the tenth anniversary of the sequencing of the human genome, what is that remarkable feat’s legacy, and what does it mean for the future? Things seemed so simple then.... Read more