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Hearing In Stereo: How The Brain Balances Left & Right
A study in mice has shown that the olivocochlear reflex acts as an ‘cochlear amplifier’, connecting and coordinating the left and right ears.
Alzheimer’s Proteins Used To Enhance Transfection
Self-assembling nanosheets made of amyloid-forming proteins have been used to enhance retrovirus transduction.
Japan’s NCC & Takeda Enter Research Partnership
The collaboration between the National Cancer Center and Takeda is part of a wider academic-industrial effort to develop new medicines.
Beef: Now With Fish Oils
Researchers have created transgenic cows that produce beneficial omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids.
Smaller Nanoparticles Deliver Cancer Drugs To The Lymph Nodes
The polymeric micelle drug delivery system could be useful for the development of non-surgical treatments for cancers that have spread to the lymph nodes.
Mapping Antioxidant Production In Apples
An expression profiling study has identified the genes involved in proanthocyanidin production in apples.
How mRNA Splicing Defects Trigger Cancer
Disruption of normal mRNA splicing can lead to DNA damage and the activation of apoptosis, according to a study in flies.
ICARUS1 Enables Plants To Grow At Warmer Temperatures
The discovery of a universal regulator of sensitivity to high temperatures might pave the way for climate-adapted plants.
Sunflower Enzyme Both Cuts & Glues Proteins
Asparaginyl endopeptidase are unusual enzymes that can simultaneously perform energy efficient cutting and ligation reactions.
