IN THE LAB
A Clever Workaround For Uniform Currents In Cell Cultures
Lab cultureware like petri dishes are circular, but the electric fields in them are not; researchers have now managed to get around this problem.
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.
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.
Turtle Hatchlings Lend Each Other A Flipper To Save Energy
A study has shown that turtle hatchlings lend each other a flipper digging out of the sand to save energy.
Fancy A Beer From A 5,000-Year-Old Recipe? (VIDEO)
Remnants of a 5,000-year-old ‘beer-making toolkit’ found in Northern China reveal a surprising recipe for this ubiquitous beverage.
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.
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.
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.
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.
