IN THE LAB
When Is The Best Time To Eat ‘Good’ Fats?
Eating food with long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids during the day might help to lessen the risk of metabolic syndromes, researchers say.
Precise Gene Editing One SNP At A Time
Researchers in South Korea have produced the first transgenic mice using a base editor protein fused to CRISPR-Cas9.
Erasing Fears With Antibodies And Light
By combining the precision of antibodies with toxic oxygen bursts, researchers have inactivated neural proteins to abolish fearful memories in mice.
Seven New Night Frogs Discovered In India
Seven new species of Night Frog—including four miniature-sized species—have been discovered in India's Western Ghats region, a frog hot spot.
Asia’s Bee Mites Alarmingly Resistant
A study of the Tropilaelaps mercedesae genome has revealed that conventional mite control strategies might not work.
Stem Cells Used For Personalized Liver Drug Screening
Testing cancer drugs on liver cells made from the stem cells of patients could help reduce the incidence of adverse drug responses, researchers say.
For Angkor Wat, Climate Change Is Worse Than Tourists
Millimeter-level satellite data has revealed that increased groundwater usage for tourism has not adversely impacted Cambodia's historic Angkor Wat temple complex.
100,000 Year-Old Skulls Shed Light On The Origins Of Modern Humans
The ancestors of modern humans had features that resembled Neanderthals, according to a study of skull fragments found in China.
Diamond-Focused Laser Sheds Light On The Secret Of The Earth’s Core
Lasers shone through diamonds have revealed that crystallization of silicon dioxide at the core could explain the Earth’s magnetic field.
