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Dual-Target Nanoparticle Reduces Lung Cancer Drug Resistance

This drug carrier nanoparticle specifically targets EGFR-mutant lung cancer cells and releases two types of drugs—doubling the effectiveness.

In the Lab

How Do RNA Molecules Interact? With A SPLASH

This sequencing technology, named SPLASH, helps researchers understand the interactions between RNA molecules—and therefore, how to inhibit infectious organisms.

Technology

nuTonomy Receives US$16M To Test Driverless Taxis In Singapore

nuTonomy, an autonomous vehicle software developer, plans to be the first to put driverless taxis on the roads.

In the Lab

Magic Tricks: Blink And You’ll Miss It

Take it from a professor who is also a magician: when performing illusions, they use the blinks of their audience to their advantage.

In the Lab

Macrofossils Re-Write The History Of Multicellular Life

Fossils of multi-celled organisms visible to the naked eye have just been found in China, and are a billion years older than previously thought.

In the Lab

Syrupy Stand-In Mimics Magma For Volcano Prediction

Using a setup involving dyed syrup and a precision shake table, researchers have modeled how earthquakes can cause volcanic eruptions.

In the Lab

India & China Bear A Third Of Global Mental Illness Burden

India and China's disease burdens for mental, neurological and substance use disorders are greater than in all high-income countries combined, says a study.

In the Lab

Bilingual Babies Learn Languages Faster (VIDEO)

Contrary to widely held beliefs, babies are not hindered by learning two languages—in fact, they learn both languages faster than monolingual babies.

In the Lab

Testing Knee Replacements With Egg Proteins

Albumin and globulin could prove to be effective lubricants when testing replacement hip and knee joints in a laboratory setting.

In the Lab

Dual-Target Nanoparticle Reduces Lung Cancer Drug Resistance

This drug carrier nanoparticle specifically targets EGFR-mutant lung cancer cells and releases two types of drugs—doubling the effectiveness.

In the Lab

How Do RNA Molecules Interact? With A SPLASH

This sequencing technology, named SPLASH, helps researchers understand the interactions between RNA molecules—and therefore, how to inhibit infectious organisms.

Technology

nuTonomy Receives US$16M To Test Driverless Taxis In Singapore

nuTonomy, an autonomous vehicle software developer, plans to be the first to put driverless taxis on the roads.

In the Lab

Magic Tricks: Blink And You’ll Miss It

Take it from a professor who is also a magician: when performing illusions, they use the blinks of their audience to their advantage.

In the Lab

Macrofossils Re-Write The History Of Multicellular Life

Fossils of multi-celled organisms visible to the naked eye have just been found in China, and are a billion years older than previously thought.

In the Lab

Syrupy Stand-In Mimics Magma For Volcano Prediction

Using a setup involving dyed syrup and a precision shake table, researchers have modeled how earthquakes can cause volcanic eruptions.

In the Lab

India & China Bear A Third Of Global Mental Illness Burden

India and China's disease burdens for mental, neurological and substance use disorders are greater than in all high-income countries combined, says a study.

In the Lab

Bilingual Babies Learn Languages Faster (VIDEO)

Contrary to widely held beliefs, babies are not hindered by learning two languages—in fact, they learn both languages faster than monolingual babies.

In the Lab

Testing Knee Replacements With Egg Proteins

Albumin and globulin could prove to be effective lubricants when testing replacement hip and knee joints in a laboratory setting.

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