Scientists Engineer Plants to Boost Sugar Yields for Biofuels
A new study details how researchers genetically manipulated secondary cell walls in plants to reduce the production of lignin while increasing the yield of sugars…
A new study details how researchers genetically manipulated secondary cell walls in plants to reduce the production of lignin while increasing the yield of sugars…
In a new study, a team of scientists have shown that a single antibody shrinks variety of human tumors transplanted into mice, finding that anti-CD47…
For the first time, researchers have successfully mapped telomerase, finding that differences in the telomeric gene are associated both with the risk of various cancers…
In a new study, researchers transplanted human glial progenitor cells (GPCs) into mice, finding that the transplanted mice were more rapid learners and acquired new…
Using genes inserted into two types of human cells, fibroblasts and glial cells, researchers showed that it is possible to reprogram other cells to become…
Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine have discovered that hunger-spiking neurons could help control autoimmune diseases, unmasking a previously unsuspected role of hypothalamic feeding…
In a new study, researchers from Lund University detail how they succeeded in rejuvenating the blood of mice by re-programming the stem cells that produce…
In a newly published study, researchers show how Down syndrome and low SNX27 are connected, discovering that the extra chromosome inherited in Down syndrome impairs…
While working with mice, researchers discovered key molecules that switch on stress pathways in preterm lung disorders and potential new drug targets to treat or…
In a newly published study, researchers examine the mitochondrial genome diversity of 43 giant squid samples collected from across the range of the species, finding…
Researchers at the Waisman Center turned iPS cells from a monkey’s skin into neural progenitor cells and successfully transplant them into its own brain, providing…
By using a laboratory technique known as somatic cell nuclear transfer, scientists have produce cloned embryos of the extinct frog Rheobatrachus silus. The genome of…
In a new study, scientists at King’s College were able to produce bioengineered teeth containing dentine, enamel and viable roots by using cells isolated from…
A newly published study reports on fourteen adult patients in long-term functional remission of HIV seven years after being taken off early antiretroviral treatment. The…
Using antipurinergic therapy, researchers were able to restore cell communications in a mouse model of autism, reversing the symptoms of the disorder. Autism results from…
In a newly published study, Yale University researchers detail how they engineered a system that tricks bacteria to deliver a safer vaccine, which could be…
In a new study, scientists were able to predict survival rates among patients with heart disease based on the length of strands of DNA found…
In a new study, a team of scientists from the Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital provides scientific evidence showing that exposure to new activities may…