New technique could help engineer polluted water filter, human tissues: Protein patterns look like flowers, trees, snowflakes 07/24/2019 Health News, Scientists can turn proteins into never-ending patterns that look like flowers, trees or snowflakes, a...
Beyond finding a gene: Same repeated stretch of DNA in three neurodegenerative diseases 07/22/2019 Health News, Families living with extremely rare neurodegenerative diseases finally received an answer to the cause of...
Living longer or healthier? Genetic discovery in worms suggests they can be separated 07/17/2019 Health News, Aging research indicates that better healthspan -- the quality of life as we age --...
Are the ‘viral’ agents of MS, ALS and schizophrenia buried in our genome? Viruses hid themselves in your ancestors’ DNA; now they’re waking up 07/11/2019 Health News, What if the missing 'environmental' factor in some of our deadliest neurological diseases were really...
Linking phenotypes to genotypes: A newly devised gene-editing strategy 07/09/2019 Health News, The power and convenience of modern-day word-processing programs, like Microsoft Word, have revolutionized our daily...
Genetic inequity towards endocrine disruptors 06/13/2019 Health News, Phthalates, one of the most common endocrine disruptors, are commonly used by industry in many...
New study identifies molecular aging ‘midlife crisis’ 06/06/2019 Health News, Just as a computer requires code to work, our bodies are regulated by molecular "programs"...
BRB-seq: The quick and cheaper future of RNA sequencing 04/19/2019 Health News, RNA sequencing is a technique used to analyze entire genomes by looking at the expression...
Mitochondrial permeability plays a key role in aging, recovery from ischemic injury 04/04/2019 Health News, The ability of molecules to pass through the membrane of mitochondria -- the cellular structures...
How do muscle and tendon connections last a lifetime? Cell biologists show in fruit flies how a protein controls mechanical stress on muscle-tendon attachments 04/04/2019 Health News, Muscles are connected to tendons to power animal movements such as running, swimming or flying....