IN THE LAB
How Cancer Cells Launch A Counterstrike Against BET Inhibitors
Cancer cells that develop resistance to BET inhibitors do so by recruiting the help of leukemia stem cells.
Culturing Cancer Cells For Personalized Treatments
Researchers have boosted the success rate of culturing circulating tumor cells from blood samples to 60 percent, paving the way for personalized treatments.
Cooking With Chloraminated Water Could Create Toxic Molecules
Chloraminated water can interact with iodized table salt during cooking to form new compounds that are highly toxic, scientists warn.
What Makes Ants Male Or Female?
Two genetic regions, one more than 100 million years old and the other new to science, control sex determination in ants, scientists say.
Stored Fat Fights Against The Body’s Attempts To Lose Weight
Fat cells produce a protein called sLR11 that actively resists efforts to burn fat, scientists say.
The Epigenetic Switch That Triggers Fat Cell Maturation
How do preadipocytes maintain plurpotency while remaining poised for differentiation? A unique bivalent epigenetic switch may be the answer.
Tracking Dopamine Release In Real-Time
Using refined carbon microelectrodes, researchers were able to monitor the release of dopamine in live and awake zebrafish larva.
MRI Scans Reveal How The Brains Of Happy People Are Different
Researchers in Japan have identified an area of the brain associated with feelings of happiness using MRIs.
How Thin Film Superconductors Withstand Strong Magnetic Fields
Internal magnetic fields in thin films of MoS2 help them to withstand external magnetic fields of up to 37 Tesla, scientists say.
