Researchers studying combinations of drugs against HIV have discovered why certain drugs sometimes act synergistically but…
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CRISPR engineering used to prevent certain glaucoma in mice
The gene editing method called CRISPR-Cas9 has been used to disrupt a mutant gene that is…
Cell biology: Kinesins ignore weak forces as they carry heavy loads
Simulations detail the mechanisms of kinesins that carry cargo inside cells. Scientists have determined the motor…
New survey finds 21 percent of Americans report personal experience with medical errors
The vast majority of Americans are having positive experiences with the health care system, but 21…
New source of radioactivity from Fukushima disaster
Scientists have found a previously unsuspected place where radioactive material from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power…
Did life on Earth start due to meteorites splashing into warm little ponds?
Life on Earth began somewhere between 3.7 and 4.5 billion years ago, after meteorites splashed down…
Strips of prairie plants slow loss of soil, nutrients and water from ag fields, double biodiversity
Prairie strips integrated in rowcrops reduce soil and nutrient loss from steep ground, provide habitat for…
Stress diminishes our capacity to sense new dangers, psychology research finds
Being under stress diminishes our abilities to predict new dangers that we face, a team of…
The ‘myth’ of language history: Grammar changes faster than vocabulary
Scientists have discovered that a language's grammatical structures change more quickly than vocabulary, overturning a long-held…
New Central Park fly species gets professor’s moniker
Introducing Themira lohmanus, a fly like no other, and the most recently discovered species in the…