IN THE LAB
Real-Time Embryo Imaging Could Boost IVF Success
Real-time imaging of embryos may increase the chances of success for IVF procedures through more efficient control of embryo quality.
Plants Are In Touch With Their Surroundings
Something to consider the next time you pluck a flower: wind, water droplets or shadows are all enough to set off an elaborate reaction in plants, suggesting that they possess a ‘touch response.’
8 Immune Genes Linked To Brain Cancer Death Risk
A set of eight immune system genes may play a role in how long people can live after developing glioblastoma multiforme, a common type of brain cancer.
Forgot How Something Felt? Sleep To Remember
Researchers have discovered that a good night’s sleep improves our ability to remember what we learned during the day.
Resistivity Of Carbon Nanocoils Increases With Coil Diameter
Researchers in Japan have shown that the resistivity of carbon nanocoils increases with coil diameter.
Teaching Predators With The Element Of Surprise
Lanternflies wait until they have been pecked at by birds before flashing their warning colors, so that the birds are conditioned to not eat other lanternflies.
One Test, Two Uses: Diagnosing Both Muscle-Wasting & Heart Failure
A simple screening method for sarcopenia, which causes muscle mass loss, was just found to be surprisingly effective at diagnosing heart failure risk.
Researchers Identify Potential Biomarker For Liver Cancer
The enzyme DMGDH suppresses the metastasis of liver cancer tumors, and could be a potential diagnostic marker of the disease.
Ridding Bacteria Of Their ‘Anchors’ To Stop Infections
Bacteria grow nanofilaments that help them latch on to our insides; blocking the protein responsible could help in fighting off infections.
