Scientists have long suspected connections between heredity and disease, dating back to Hippocrates, who observed certain diseases “ran in families.” However, through the years, scientists have kept getting better at finding ways to also understand […]
In a new report, scholars from the Hoover Institution propose measures to secure biology now and in perpetuity.This post was originally published on this site
From willow bark remedies to aspirin tablets, salicylic acid has long been part of human health. It also lies at the heart of how plants fight disease. Now, researchers at the University of Cambridge have […]
Researchers at UBC Okanagan have uncovered how plants produce mitraphylline, a rare natural compound that may help fight cancer.This post was originally published on this site
Griffith University researchers have shown that the shape and surface chemistry of microscopic “re-entrant” structures—tiny overhanging caps arranged like mushroom tops—can tune how cancer cells stick, spread and multiply.This post was originally published on this […]
Ever wonder what your dog is trying to say? Well, a University of Texas at Arlington researcher is aiming to turn barks, howls and whimpers of man’s best friend into intelligible speech—a kind of Rosetta […]
Targeted drug delivery is a powerful and promising area of medicine. Therapies that pinpoint the exact areas of the body where they’re needed—and nowhere they’re not—can reduce the medicine dosage and avoid potentially harmful off-target […]
A research team led by Prof. Ben Ko Chi-bun, Associate Professor of the PolyU Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, has discovered the critical mechanism of action of tetrandrine, a compound derived from Chinese […]
A tree can sequester quite a bit of carbon, and forests can sequester and store quite a bit more, but knowing exactly how much is important for many reasons, from planning and management decisions to […]
Long before plants and algae, cyanobacteria were already performing photosynthesis—filling Earth’s skies with oxygen and setting the stage for life as we know it. The ultra-prevalent bacteria are critical to the global carbon cycle, responsible […]
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