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ZENBU Helps Scientists Make Sense Of Large Datasets
A new bioinformatics tool developed at RIKEN helps scientists visualize and make sense of large datasets.
Authors Of Acid-Bath Stem Cell Study Release Methods For Scrutiny
Honest mistake or research misconduct? STAP cell researchers assert the former, publishing their detailed methods to allow other scientists to duplicate their results.
Stem Cell Breakthrough Called Into Question
A startling new finding that acid treatment can create stem cells has come under intense scrutiny by the scientific community.
Stress Is All It Takes To Make Stem Cells
Scientists have made the surprising discovery that ordinary cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent by subjecting them to stress.
Crystal Clear: Asia’s Advances In Structural Biology
Charu Chaudhry celebrates Asia's many achievements in structural biology in the International Year of Crystallography.
Study Shows Antidepressant Mechanism Of Ketamine
Japanese researchers have discovered the mechanism of how ketamine acts as an antidepressant: by boosting "feel-good" hormones in the brain region involved in motivation.
Jumping DNA In Brain May Be Cause Of Schizophrenia
LINE-1 retrotransposons are abnormally abundant in the schizophrenia brain and may be one of the causes of the disease, researchers say.
Researchers Discover Genetic Loci Linked To Rheumatoid Arthritis
The largest international study to date into the genetic basis of rheumatoid arthritis has shed light on how existing drugs target it.
Scientists Identify Genetic Loci For Lynch Syndrome
Scientists can now identify more accurately people at high risk for Lynch Syndrome, an inherited, familial condition that increases the risk of bowel and endometrial cancer.
