IN THE LAB
Designer Crystals For Next-Gen Electronics
Crystals of metallic organic frameworks with extremely large surface area could revolutionize electronics, researchers say.
Biomedical Engineers Develop Biocompatible Cartilage Replacement
Researchers have developed a method to grow biocompatible cartilage from the patient's own bone marrow.
Plant-Based Drug To Fight Resistant TB
Researchers have identified plant-based compounds that could possibly be used to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis.
Obesity-Promoting Genes Discovered
Mice that lack two genes—Cnot7 and Tob—remain lean even after eating a high-fat diet, research shows.
Splitting Germs To Double Teeth
Cutting a tooth germ in two results in two usable adult teeth, albeit at only half the size.
Memories Labelled And Erased With Light
Researchers have developed an optogenetic probe that can both label individual neurons and erase memories in the brains of mice.
Scientists Uncover Secondary Structure Of Lewy Bodies
The secondary structure of plaques known as Lewy bodies could help researchers develop new treatments for Parkinson's disease.
It Might Make Sense To Treat Melanoma With Antisense Therapy
Antisense oligonucleotides targeting the MDM4 protein have been shown to reduce tumor growth in a mouse model of metastatic melanoma.
Maintaining The Balance Between Excitation and Inhibition
Researchers have found that the same neurotransmitter can cause either neuronal excitation or inhibition, depending on which receptor it binds to.
