IN THE LAB
New Fluorescent Probes Help Solve Cell Membrane Mystery
Researchers have succeeded at observing how raft domains, active sections of the cell membrane with special groups of molecules, form in live cells.
Anti-Cancer Drug Efficiently Synthesized In The Lab
Cortistatin A inhibits cancer tumors from growing blood vessels, but is difficult to harvest from nature. Now, researchers have fully synthesized it in high-yield quantities.
DNA-DNA Interactions Could Influence Chromosome Structure
To carry out their roles, do DNA molecules interact with proteins—the prevailing hypothesis—or with each other? A study now provides direct evidence for the latter.
A Genetic Approach To Breeding High-Yield Rice
Scientists have uncovered the regulator of a gene that limits growth of wind-pollinated flowers in rice, which could lead to improved crop yield.
‘Dancing’ Electrons Could Enable Faster Data Encoding
With the addition of a special insulator, electrons in a magnetic hard disk engage in a ‘dance’ with their neighboring electrons to transfer magnetic information over a longer range.
Multigene Sequencing Panel Detects Breast Cancer Early
Rather than testing them one by one, this test spots patients in India with risk of breast and ovarian cancers by using next-generation sequencing for a panel of genes.
Bats Follow Most Efficient Flight Path To Target Multiple Prey
Instead of foraging randomly for food, bats in fact select the most optimal flight route to capture two targets at once.
New Type Of Dinosaur Egg Found In China
Paleontologists in China have found a new species of dinosaur egg, which may represent a more basic type of egg predating the Late Cretaceous period.
The Many Twists And Turns Of DNA Supercoils
Controlling the supercoiling of bacterial DNA could be one way to control their gene expression and cell physiology.
