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Using Big Data To Personalize Cancer Treatment

Researchers have identified a panel of 29 extracellular matrix genes that can determine how different lung cancer patients respond to treatment.

Climate Change Makes Algae Cheat On Coral

As the oceans warm up, symbiotic alga start to grow at the expense of their coral hosts.

Carbon Nanotubes Strengthen Desalination Membranes

Adding carbon nanotubes to reverse osmosis membranes helps them withstand chlorine exposure without reducing their desalination abilities.

Feasible To Treat Hepatitis C At Scale, Study

A decentralized, algorithm-based public health model helped cure over 90 percent of patients with hepatitis C virus infections in Punjab, India.

COPD Afflicts 100 Million People In China

The largest study of COPD across age groups in China finds that most don’t know they have the chronic lung disease.

Seeing A Fossil Insect’s True Colors

What did the wings of a 200-million-year-old insect look like? Shiny and metallic, according to microscopic analyses.

CRISPR Screening Identifies Important Tumor Suppressor Genes

Using gene editing to systematically screen a large number of tumor suppressor genes, researchers in China have identified five genes linked to lung tumor growth.

Even Short Trips Expose Travelers To Antibiotic Resistant Bugs

Almost 90 percent of Japanese travelers in a small study were found to have picked up antibiotic-resistant bacteria from short trips to Vietnam.

Watch A Robot Assemble Its Own IKEA Chair (VIDEO)

How long does it take you to assemble IKEA furniture? This robot can do it in under nine minutes without any external help.