IN THE LAB
Oil And Water For Low-Cost Gene Delivery
Using droplets of oil for electroporation allows researchers to introduce foreign material into as few as 1,000 cells.
ALMA Spots Monstrous Baby Galaxies Cradled In Dark Matter
By detecting submillimeter wavelength radiowaves, astronomners have identified three monstrous galaxies in a web of dark matter.
Pesticide In Milk Associated With Parkinson’s Disease
Exposure to a pineapple pesticide via milk intake has been linked to an increased incidence of Parkinson's in Japanese men.
Toxoplasma Parasites ‘Carbo-Load’ To Stay Dormant
The Toxoplasma parasite builds up a large stockpile of starch to help it establish a chronic infection, researchers say.
The Triceratops Gets A New ‘Ornamental Faced’ Cousin
The spaniel-sized Hualianceratops wucaiwanensis was discovered in China's Xinjiang province.
Solved: The Mystery Of Arsenic Release Into Groundwater
The construction of dams or other structures that change the course of water could promote the release of arsenic from soil-dwelling microbes.
mRNA Stability Regulates The Fine Line Between Cell Death & Survival
A protein known as CNOT3 destablilzes the mRNA of cell death associated proteins, thereby determining whether cells undergo necroptosis.
How Hepatitis C Escapes Our Immune System
The hepatitis C NS3 protein plays an important role in subverting the host immune response to establish a chronic infection, scientists say.
A Two-In-One Diagnostic & Therapeutic Endoscope
Researchers have developed an endoscope which allows them to simultaneously see and treat tumors in the colon.
